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BEIJING — Boeing 787-8s with General Electric GEnx engines have delivered an improvement in fuel economy of more than 20% by replacing Airbus A340-600s on transpacific routes, says Hainan Airlines, describing its experience with the new type after a year of operations. “Since Hainan Airlines introduced the 787 in July 2013, its performance in the market has been good,” says the airline. “Up to now, the load factor has been 90%. Passengers appreciate the smooth flight, quiet cabin and equipment that is easy to use.”

International Airlines Group (IAG) is acquiring eight Airbus A350-900s and eight A330-200s for Iberia Airlines, to replace the Spanish airline’s Airbus A340 fleet. The new aircraft will be delivered between 2015 and 2020. IAG CEO Willie Walsh said that the group decided not to order A330neos because “we wanted to get our hands on new fuel-efficient aircraft quickly. We would not have been able to secure A330neo before 2019-20. This is too late.”

All Nippon Airways will become the first carrier to operate Boeing 787-9 revenue flights, beating Air New Zealand by just a few days. ANA plans to

LOS ANGELES — Boeing has confirmed that the third variant of the 787, the double-stretch 787-10, will be assembled exclusively in its Charleston

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/07/asd_08_01_2014_dod6.pdf Data Watch: Top 5 U.S. Airports, Ranked by April 2014 Systemwide (Domestic and International) Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines Rank Airport (code) Country Total Flights Flights Change CAGR 2004 - 2013 1 Atlanta (ATL) 3.887 1 3.731 4.2 2 Chicago O’Hare (ORD) 2.542 2 2.334 8.9 3 Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 2.439 3 2.319 5.2

Ireland’s director general of civil aviation is the latest high-ranking official to throw his support behind Norwegian Air International’s (NAI)

Air France-KLM is weighing several scenarios for a more radical downsizing of its full-freighter fleet and has booked an €106 million ($142 million)

Second-quarter slowdowns in third-party revenue and operating profit will not deter Air France-KLM Group from pouring more resources into its

Cancellations booked by Airbus in this year’s first half included only one surprise and were dominated by operators switching from current-generation

Qantas plans to upgrade the interiors of its Boeing 737-800 domestic fleet, which will result in an improved inflight entertainment (IFE) system and a

Underlying profits from Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace business declined 10% to £405 million ($686 million) for the first six months of 2014. In a

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%