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Aviation Daily, April 21, 2016

VOL. 405 NO. 15 April 21, 2016
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Airlines

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Ex-Air Canada CEO To Chair United In Proxy Fight Deal

Apr 20, 2016
United Continental Holdings has resolved the proxy fight over the makeup of its board of directors by agreeing to make former Air Canada CEO Robert Milton the non-executive chairman of the board.
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Wizz Air Relaunches Gatwick Flights To Eastern Europe

Apr 20, 2016
Wizz Air Hungary plans to restart operations from London’s Gatwick Airport after an eight-year hiatus.
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Hawaiian Pilots Hold Strike Authorization Vote

Apr 20, 2016
Pilots at Hawaiian Airlines are raising the temperature of their contract dispute with the carrier by scheduling a strike authorization vote.

Regulatory/Legislative

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Senate Passes Bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Bill, 95-3

Apr 20, 2016
The U.S. Senate has passed legislation to reauthorize the FAA through Sept. 30, 2017, by a 95-3 vote.

Intelligence

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U.K. Team To Assist With Thai Safety Upgrade

Apr 20, 2016
The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority has signed an agreement to help its Thai counterpart improve its safety oversight and address ICAO compliance concerns.

Airports

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Brussels Airport Targets May Reopening Of Departure Hall

Apr 20, 2016
Brussels Airport aims to be fully operational in late June, in time for the busy summer holiday season.
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Airlines Resume Operations At Kumamoto, Post-Quake

Apr 20, 2016
Japanese airlines are gradually restoring services at Kumamoto Airport in the wake of earthquakes that struck the city last week.

Safety

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FAA To Mandate Removal Of Certain Zodiac Seats

Apr 20, 2016
Citing design flaws that could cause injury if a passenger was thrown forward during a high-impact incident, the FAA is calling for more than 10,000 Zodiac Aerospace seats to be removed from service.
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NASA Uses 24 UAS To Test Traffic Management Concept

Apr 20, 2016
A total of 24 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flew simultaneously at six FAA-designated test sites across the U.S. on April 19, in the biggest test yet of NASA’s UAS traffic management (UTM) concept.

Airline Snapshot

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Airline Snapshot: JAPAN AIRLINES

Apr 21, 2016
View the Airline Snapshot: Japan Airlines chart in PDF format.