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Aviation Daily, August 5, 2016

VOL. 405 NO. 25 August 05, 2016

Labor

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Four Southwest Unions Call For CEO, COO To Resign

Aug 04, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO—Four Southwest Airlines unions are calling for the resignations of CEO Gary Kelly and Chief Operating Officer Mike Van de Ven, citing what they call “leadership failures.”

Airlines

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Nok Air Looks To Boost Fleet, International Network

Aug 04, 2016
Nok Air’s fleet growth is allowing the Thai LCC to add more Southeast Asian routes, and it is also looking further afield to markets such as India.
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Qatar Airways Seeks Greater Australian Access

Aug 04, 2016
Qatar Airways is urging further relaxation in air service restrictions between Australia and Qatar so it can add more flights to Australia’s main gateways.
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Southwest Focuses On ‘Rich’ California Market

Aug 04, 2016
Southwest Airlines is betting big on California, which proclaims itself “The Golden State,” while dismissing the potential threat posed by the proposed Virgin America-Alaska Airlines merger.
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British Airways Completes Boeing 747s Retrofit

Aug 04, 2016
The refurbishments of 18 Boeing 747-400s were carried out over 11 months at BA’s in-house maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities in Cardiff, Wales.
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Ryanair’s Steep Traffic Growth Leading Many LCC Rivals

Aug 04, 2016
Ryanair achieved another traffic record last month as it grew passenger numbers 12% to 11.3 million.

Fuel Watch

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Global Jet Fuel Prices As of August 3, 2016

Aug 06, 2016
View the Global Jet Fuel Prices As of August 3, 2016 chart in PDF format.

Obituary

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Former Congressman LaTourette Dead At 62

Aug 04, 2016
The late Steve LaTourette was a longtime member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Air Traffic Management

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FAA Charters Safety Team To Prevent UAS Accidents

Aug 02, 2016
The FAA is chartering an Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team (UAST) to address issues raised by growing unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations.

Forecasts/Industry Data

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U.S. Airline Employees Top 10 Airlines, April 2016

Aug 06, 2016
View the U.S. Airline Employees Top 10 Airlines, April 2016 chart in PDF format.