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July 05, 2016

Sea-Tac Airport Achieves Salmon-Safe Certification

First U.S. Airport To Be So Recognized

Shortly after the FAA moved to protect walruses in Alaska (we're not making that up), SEA-TAC Airport has become the first U.S. airport to achieve Salmon-Safe certification, earned for its environmental practices that protect Puget Sound water quality and salmon habitat.

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Photographer Has A Beef With American Airlines

Baggage Handler Dropped Case Containing $20,000 Worth Of Gear

A photographer on his way to shoot a wedding in Detroit last month had to borrow a camera to finish the job after baggage handlers at American Airlines dropped his Pelican case containing some $20,000 worth of equipment.

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SmartLynx Airlines Receives Landmark 750th Fokker iPAD EFB Solution

Fokker's First EFB Was Introduced Four Years Ago

GKN Aerospace’s Fokker Technologies business unit recently delivered the 750th Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution to A320 charter and ACMI operator SmartLynx Airlines. In 2012 Fokker launched the Electronic Flight Bag solution (EFB) to the aviation world, which now has reached the impressive number of more than 750 aircraft flying with this EFB solution on more than 15 different aircraft types in more than 20 different countries.

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Boeing: Shortage Of Aviation Skills Prominent In Africa

Company Exec Says Various Countries Should Look To Consolidation Of Regulatory Agencies

There is a shortage of aviation skills in Africa, and the regulatory agencies in several African countries should work together to improve the aviation climate on that continent.

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Howard Eng Appointed Chair Of Canadian Airports Council

Kelowna International Airport Director Sam Samaddar Named Vice Chair

The Canadian Airports Council has announced that Howard Eng, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, has been elected as its new chair.

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Alcoa Awarded Multi-Year, $470 Million Contract With Embraer

Agreement Between The Companies Makes Alcoa Sole Supplier For Proprietary Wing Skins And Fuselage Sheet

Lightweight metals manufacturer Alcoa has been awarded a long-term contract with Embraer valued at approximately $470 million. Under the multiyear agreement, Alcoa will supply aluminum sheet and plate for Embraer’s new E2s, the second generation of its E-Jets family of commercial aircraft, a narrow-body medium-range jet airliner.

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Airbus Hosts “Carnet de Vol Alternance” Events

Helping Student Apprentices Find Employment In The Aerospace Sector

In Nantes on June 28 and Toulouse on June 30, Airbus hosted two new editions of its “Carnet de Vol Alternance” event to help student apprentices find jobs. Nearly 500 apprentices leaving Airbus Group, Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Defence and Space, ATR and STELIA Aerospace, met around one hundred recruiting companies for individual interviews.

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Jazz Adds Okanagan College To Its Professional Pilot Career Pathway Program

First Such Agreement Between The Airline And The School

Jazz Aviation LP has made a further commitment to Canada's future professional pilots with a new agreement between the airline's Jazz Aviation Pathway Program and Okanagan College's Commercial Aviation program.

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