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Singapore flag carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) continued to see diminishing profits as it faces a double-ended squeeze from the low cost carriers

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/07/avd_08_01_2014_cht1.pdf Top 10 U.S. Airports, Ranked by April 2014 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines Passenger numbers in millions (000,000) Apr 2014 Rank Airport Apr 2014 Enplaned Passengers Apr 2013 Rank Apr 2013 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2013-2014 1 Atlanta (ATL) 3.520 1 3.389 3.8 2 Chicago O’Hare (ORD) 2.299 3 2.107 9.1 3 Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 2.222 2 2.120 4.8

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/07/avd_08_01_2014_cht2.pdf Top 10 U.S. Airports, Ranked by January-April 2014 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines Passenger numbers in millions (000,000) Jan-Apr 2014 Rank Airport Jan-Apr 2014 Enplaned Passengers Jan-Apr 2013 Rank Jan-Apr 2013 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2013-2014 1 Atlanta (ATL) 12.782 1 12.750 0.2 2 Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 8.490 2 8.240 3.0

LOS ANGELES — Boeing says international collaboration between industry, government and academia is required to avoid future shortages of commercial

MONTREAL — The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and other major global aviation

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/07/avd_07_31_2014_dataw.pdf Data Watch: Top 20 Airports In Caribbean Only 2013 International Flights

Grupo Aeromexico incurred a net loss of MXP89 million ($6.9 million) in the second quarter, reversed from a net profit of MXP322 million in the 2013

Delta Air Lines is upping the amount of domestic crude oil that it refines at its Trainer, Pennsylvania, facility to help lower jet fuel costs even

Transavia has gained access to Amsterdan Schiphol’s budget Pier H through court procedings, but the low-cost subsidiary of Air France-KLM has not yet

ANA Holdings, citing rapidly intensifying competition in Myanmar, has “abandoned its plan” to invest in Asian Wings Airways (AWA), the Japanese

French air accident investigators have read the flight data recorder (FDR) of the Boeing MD-83 that crashed in Mali while operating for Air Algerie, but work is continuing on the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) which was damaged on impact. Flight AH 5017 was operating from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to Algiers on July 24 when it crashed in the Gossi region of northeastern Mali, near the border of Burkina Faso. The wreckage was found in a disintegrated state, and there were no survivors among the 112 passengers and six crew on board.

LONDON — The U.K. House of Lords is to launch an inquiry into the civil use of UAVs prompted by concerns over safety and privacy. The inquiry will be

Singapore’s Minister for Transport, Lui Tuck Yew, has said that although the country’s aviation business has solid future prospects, the whole sector should prepare itself for externally driven economic shocks, brought on by regional volatility. “As a global air hub, [Singapore aviation] is highly dependent on international economic and political developments,” he said at a recent policy event.

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/07/avd_07_31_2014_cht1.pdf Top 20 City Pairs Caribbean Only 2013 Rank City Pair Total Seats Seats Added Seats Change CAGR 2004 - 2013 1 New York - San Juan 1,849,987 39,150 1.1% -2.5% 2 Paris - Pointe-a-Pitre 1,168,022 74,980 3.4% 0.7% 3 New York - Santo Domingo 1,069,804 16,977 0.8% -0.2% 4 Fort de France - Paris 1,042,539 29,597 1.5% 0.4%

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/07/avd_07_31_2014_cht2.pdf Top 20 Airports In Caribbean Only 2013 International Flights Rank Airport (code) Country Total Flights Flights Added Flights Change CAGR 2004 - 2013 1 San Juan (SJU) Puerto Rico 106,140 -5,384 -4.8% -3.7% 2 St.Maarten (SXM) Netherlands Antilles 61,608 3,560 61.0% 1.8% 3 St.Barthelemy (SBH) Guadeloupe 42,600 1,878 4.6% 7.1%

The European Commission has approved LOT Polish Airlines’ restructuring plan and Poland’s €200 million ($268 million) financial assistance to its flag

In a sign that an already warming used aircraft market could continue to heat up, United Airlines says it is among the cadre of cost-conscious

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Airbus has terminated an order for six A380s from Tokyo-based Skymark Airlines that were scheduled for delivery between 2014 and 2015. Skymark, which

Calgary-based WestJet next year will start flying Boeing 767-300ERs, the first widebody aircraft the low-cost carrier (LCC) will operate since its

Spirit Airlines is focusing on its domestic route network but is not dismissing further international growth despite Southwest Airlines’ expansion

New Transportation Security Administration (TSA) guidance clarifies several key points about its repair station security rule, including how large

Extending NextGen In The Oceans Is Important To The U.S. By Norman Mineta For most of the last century, the U.S. reigned as the undisputed leader in

Extending NextGen In The Oceans Is Important To The U.S. By Norman Mineta

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/07/avd_07_30_2014_cht2.pdf Top 20 City Pairs Latin America Domestic only 2013 Rank City Pair Total Seats Seats Added Seats Change CAGR 2004 - 2013 1 Rio de Janeiro - Sao Paulo 14,166,947 877,350 3.3% 1.8% 2 Brasilia - Sao Paulo 5,472,726 129,905 1.2% 3.5% 3 Belo Horizonte - Sao Paulo 5,195,402 809,872 9.2% 3.9% 4 Porto Alegre - Sao Paulo 4,986,258 83,518 0.9% 5.3%