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Aviation Daily, May 16, 2016

VOL. 405 NO. 32 May 16, 2016

Airlines

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Korean Air Boosts Widebody Fleet As 747-400 Exit Nears

May 13, 2016
Korean Air is set to receive additional widebody aircraft that will help upgrade its passenger and cargo fleets, and allow the carrier to retire its remaining 747-400s by the end of 2017.
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DOT Awards Haneda Nighttime Slot To Hawaiian

May 13, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO—Hawaiian Airlines has won the right to operate between Tokyo Haneda Airport and Honolulu and Kona, Hawaii, the Transportation Department (DOT) announced May 13. &nbsp
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Great Lakes Soon Will Send Pilots To Frontier Airlines

May 13, 2016
Great Lakes Airlines will soon announce an agreement with Frontier Airlines to allow some pilots at the regional carrier to take jobs at Frontier after flying as little as two years for Great Lakes.
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Piedmont, American Must Decide Fate Of Dash 8 Fleet

May 12, 2016
Piedmont Airlines and its parent, American Airlines, soon must make decisions about the future of the regional carrier’s Bombardier Dash 8 fleet, as some of its aircraft will reach a limit on how many cycles they can perform, while others eventually will run up against a federal mandate requiring updated cockpits.

Airports

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BRU CEO Estimates Attack Revenue Loss At €90 Million

May 13, 2016
Brussels Airport (BRU) is not reviewing its incentive policy, even though attracting new airlines is becoming increasingly hard due to recurring labor disputes following the March 22 terrorist attacks, the airport’s CEO said.

Safety

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Wasp Problem Forces Changes At Brisbane Airport, Etihad

May 13, 2016
Within the space of 2 hr. 3 min. in November 2013, industrious mud-dauber wasps built a nest in the pilot-side pitot probe of an in-transit Etihad Airways Airbus A330 as it sat on the ground at Brisbane Airport in Australia.

This Week in Aviation History

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This Week In Aviation Daily History

May 16, 2016
25 Years Ago May 16, 1991—Trans World Airlines has announced a cash tender offer to offload some of its heavy debt in a “restructuring designed to enable TWA to survive.” The buyback would be financed mainly through the $445 million TWA reaped from selling three of its prized London routes to American Airlines. 50 Years Ago

Industry Data

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BEER Aircraft Retail Delivery Values (2016-2020)

May 16, 2016
View the BEER Aircraft Retail Delivery Values (2016-2020) in PDF format.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

May 16, 2016
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) May 17-19—Aviation Fuel Forum, Hilton Prague Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic, www.iata.org/events/aff/Pages/index.aspx May. 17-19—ISTAT Asia 2016, Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, www.istat.org/p/cm/ld/fid=49

Programs

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Zipline To Deliver Blood By UAS In Rwanda

May 13, 2016
Silicon Valley startup Zipline plans to begin using unmanned aircraft to deliver blood for transfusions in Rwanda in July.