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/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/08/avd_08_08_2014_cht2.pdf U.S Airline Employees - May 2014 Top 10 Airlines Ranked by Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees* Rank Airline Total FTE Employees Carrier Group** Top 10 Airlines May 2013 1 United (UA) 80,500 Network United (UA) 2 Delta (DL) 75,720 Network Delta (DL) 3 American (AA) 59,747 Network American (AA) 4 Southwest (WN) 45,342 Low-Cost Southwest (WN)

The European Commission (EC) is urging the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to approve Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application for a

SkyWest Inc., parent of regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, reported a $14.7 million net loss for the second-quarter, reversed

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/08/avd_08_07_2014_dataww.pdf Data Watch: Domestic Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines Passenger numbers in millions (000,000) 2012 2013 2012-2013 Pct. Change 2014 2013-2014 Pct. Change January 47.1 47.8 1.6 47.9 0.3 February 46.4 45.7 -1.4 45.5 -0.5 March 56.2 56.6 0.6 57.7 2.1 April 53.7 53.2 -0.9 54.8 3.0 May 55.7 56.6 1.5 June 57.9 58.0 0.1 July 59.7 59.3 -0.6

BEIJING—Avic-unit Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (CACC) at Chengdu has completed the nose of the first Comac C919, apparently the first

On the heels of its record-breaking profit for Q2 this year, American Airlines says it is turning its attention to expanding in Asia. “What we are

National carrier Air India has announced plans to lease five Airbus A320 aircraft from a Chinese lessor as part of its strategy to replace its aging

Europe, heeding industry calls to allow proven international collaboration progress in place of new rules, will not pursue volcanic ash airworthiness

Domestic Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines Passenger numbers in millions (000,000) 2012 2013 2012-2013 Pct. Change 2014 2013-2014 Pct. Change January 47.1 47.8 1.6 47.9 0.3 February 46.4 45.7 -1.4 45.5 -0.5 March 56.2 56.6 0.6 57.7 2.1 April 53.7 53.2 -0.9 54.8 3.0 May 55.7 56.6 1.5 June 57.9 58.0 0.1 July 59.7 59.3 -0.6 August 58.6 58.1 -0.9 September 50.1 50.8 1.3 October 53.8 54.7 1.7 November 51.8 50.5 -2.5 December 51.2 54.3 6.2

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/08/avd_08_07_2014_cht2.pdf Domestic Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Airlines Monthly Year-to-Date Apr

Virgin America’s initial public offering registration statement underscores the carrier’s significant reliance on three elements—its two base cities

Southwest Airlines’ newly announced flights from Dallas/Love Field (DAL) to the Bay Area illustrate the airline’s shifting strategy as it moves from a

Top 5 U.S. Airlines, Ranked by April 2014 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements Apr 2014 Rank Carrier Apr 2014 Enplaned Passengers Apr 2013 Rank Apr 2013 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2013-2014 1 Southwest (WN) 10.564 1 9.643 9.6 2 Delta (DL) 8.961 2 8.129 10.2 3 American (AA) 5.501 3 5.349 2.8 4 United (UA) 5.264 4 5.263 0.0 5 US Airways (US) 4.304 5 4.141 3.9

Turkey’s two main airlines maintained high seat-load factors in the first six months of the year despite double-digit capacity hikes and a continuous expansion of their networks, which saw Turkish Airlines operate 23 destinations more than a year ago and its smaller low-cost rival, 13.

At the 2014 half-year mark, global air freight markets registered a combined 4.1% increase in volume compared to the same period in 2013, according to

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) says three FAA technology programs designed to decrease the risk of

The FAA is on the verge of achieving initial deployment of a new air traffic control (ATC) system at all of its en route centers, although it could be

Oman Air has finally found a CEO to succeed Wayne Pearce, who left the Muscat-based carrier last February, and appointed Paul Gregorowitsch for an

BEIJING—Avic subsidiary Joy Air will expand to more than four times its current size, with an order for 30 MA-60 regional airliners from sibling Xian

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/08/avd_08_06_2014_cht1.pdf Top 10 U.S. Airlines, Ranked by April 2014 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements Passenger numbers in millions (000,000) Apr 2014 Rank Carrier Apr 2014 Enplaned Passengers Apr 2013 Rank Apr 2013 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2013-2014 1 Southwest (WN) 10.564 1 9.643 9.6 2 Delta (DL) 8.961 2 8.129 10.2 3 American (AA) 5.501 3 5.349 2.8 4 United (UA) 5.264 4 5.263 0.0

Top 10 U.S. Airlines, Ranked by January-April 2014 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements Passenger numbers in millions (000,000) Jan-Apr 2014 Rank Carrier Jan-Apr 2014 Enplaned Passengers Jan-Apr 2013 Rank Jan-Apr 2013 Enplaned Passengers Pct. Change 2013-2014 1 Southwest (WN) 38.460 1 35.831 7.3 2 Delta (DL) 32.143 2 30.320 6.0 3 American (AA) 21.283 3 21.040 1.2 4 United (UA) 20.262 4 20.608 -1.7 5 US Airways (US) 16.508 5 16.287 1.4 6 ExpressJet (EV) 8.908 6 9.361 -4.8 7 JetBlue (B6) 8.334 7 8.405 -0.8

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NEW DELHI — An official with India’s space agency says the country’s homegrown satellite navigation system is on track to become fully operational for Indian users in July/August 2015. With the development of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), an indigenous GPS system “is on the anvil,” says K. Sivan, director of the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Liquid Propulsion Systems Center. India currently uses other countries’ satellite services for navigation applications requiring GPS.

Airbus’s decision to offer a “Standard Catalog” cabin interior offering for the A350 is seeing good response from within the industry, the airframer says. To date, “by far the majority” of operators from its lineup of 38 customers have accepted its standardized-design approach, said the company’s Head of Interiors Marketing, Zuzana Hrnkova. Its range of pre-specified seats, interior fittings, luggage bins and fittings is designed to keep initial build costs down and supply lines as short as possible.