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March 23, 2012

A4A Members Challenge German Departure Tax

Files Legal Complaint Against Levy It Says Illegally Penalizes U.S. Carriers

Airlines for America (A4A) on Wednesday filed an initial legal complaint to reject the German Air Transport Tax, which the advocacy group says illegally penalizes carriers serving the country by taxing U.S. airlines the maximum amount of $59 per passenger.

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BTS Releases December 2011 Airline Traffic Data

System Traffic Up 0.5 Percent from December 2010 

The U.S. DOT’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported Thursday that U.S. airlines carried 58.9 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in December 2011, 0.6 percent more domestic passengers and 0.3 percent more international passengers than in December 2010. These increases resulted in a systemwide increase of 0.5 percent in passengers from December 2010. 

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Southwest Airlines Celebrates First Boeing 737-800 Aircraft

Will Eventually Take Delivery Of 33 Of The Updated Single-Aisle Airplanes

Southwest Airlines hosted a celebration Wednesday for the arrival of the carrier's very first Boeing 737-800 aircraft at its Maintenance Hangar in Dallas. Employees, media, and invited guests had their first opportunity to see the new aircraft, as Southwest Executives hosted a walk-through and tour of the airline's newest addition to the fleet and brand new aircraft type.

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United Flight Stranded In Alaska For Two Days

The Reason? Broken Lavs

Passengers on board a United airlines flight from San Francisco, CA, to Shanghai got an unexpected two-day layover in Anchorage, AK, this week because the airliner's lavatories malfunctioned.

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DOT IG Focuses Senate Testimony On FAA Oversight Of Airlines

Says Agency Faces 'Challenges' In Implementing The 2010 Airline Safety and FAA Extension Act

At a hearing Tuesday before the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security regarding the FAA's commercial airline safety oversight, the Department of Transportation's Inspector General said the FAA still faces challenges in implementing the 2010 Airline Safety and FAA Extension Act.

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A4A Outlines Path To Grow U.S. Air Travel At Senate Hearing

Recommends Push To Promote Tourism Without Compromising Safety

Airlines for America (A4A) has presented recommendations to the U.S. government for improving security and immigration as a way to boost travel and tourism to and within the United States. "We need to act promptly and decisively to make travel and tourism promotion a national priority without compromising security and safety," said A4A Senior Vice President for Safety, Security and Operations Thomas L. Hendricks, who testified Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee.

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Airbus, Boeing, Embraer Collaborate On Aviation Biofuel Commercialization

Accelerating Availability Is Key Pillar Of Industry’s Sustainable Growth Strategy

EADS / Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on the development of drop-in, affordable aviation biofuels. The three leading airframe manufacturers agreed Thursday to seek collaborative opportunities to speak in unity to government, biofuel producers and other key stakeholders to support, promote and accelerate the availability of sustainable new jet fuel sources.

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American Eagle Outlines Restructuring Plan

FA's Call Plan 'Outrageous', Pilots Pledge Careful Scrutiny

American Eagle has laid out a restructuring plan that cuts $75 million in annual employee costs, a move that the carrier's labor groups are eyeing somewhat skeptically, to say the least.

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