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As their populations soar, bald eagles increasingly pose a threat of plane collisions -- Reports to the Federal Aviation Administration of bald eagles struck by airplanes have increased 2,200% since 1990 as the once-threatened species repopulates its historical range. The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that eagles, which can weigh as much as a Thanksgiving ham and slam into fast-moving planes as if they were fired from a cannon, pose an increasing risk at U.S. airports. Kyle Hopkins/Los Angeles Times
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United Airlines San Francisco-Hangzhou route emphasizes new focus on secondary China gateway service -- United Airlines plans to open three weekly 787-9 flights between San Francisco and Hangzhou from 13-Jul-2016, according to Chinese news site Carnoc. Hangzhou in eastern China will be the third example of United flying to a secondary Chinese city after Chengdu (opened in 2014) and Xi'an (due to open May-2016). No other North American airline serves a secondary Chinese city, so United's growth - with an expectation to open a new Chinese city every year - could influence future decisions. CAPA Centre for Aviation
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As East Bay tourism heats up, Oakland airport gears up for growth -- As East Bay tourism heats up, Oakland International Airport is making changes to serve the growing number of travelers to the area and boost both its passenger count and role as a major gateway for the Bay Area travel market. Part of that includes increasing its number of nonstop flights to markets across the United States and abroad. In May, Norwegian Air launched Oakland's first direct flight to the United Kingdom, marking that airline's third European connection from Oakland.
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Southwest Airlines hits 100 daily departures from Lambert -- Southwest Airlines has hit 100 daily departures from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. The airline is the airport's dominant carrier with about half the market share, and has its own terminal. Its newest nonstop flights are to Oakland, Calif., Portland, Ore., and Cleveland. St. Louis passengers already could get to Cleveland and Portland directly on other airlines, but Oakland is a new nonstop destination from Lambert. Leah Thorsen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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FAA rules not likely to impact Pittsburgh airport drilling -- New guidance from the Federal Aviation Administration on drilling for oil and natural gas at airports nationwide isn't expected to alter the course at Pittsburgh International Airport property. The FAA on Friday published a 47-page advisory for airports and drillers who engage in subsurface drilling beneath airport property. Paul J. Gough/Pittsburgh Business Times
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Aldermen move to block anti-Emanuel referendum on airport control -- In what's become an annual pre-election ritual at Chicago City Hall, aldermen allied with Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday recommended filling the city ballot with three advisory questions, leaving no room for another one that could prove politically embarrassing for the administration. Left on the outside this time was a question on whether the mayor should be stripped of his control of the city's two major airports in favor of an independent authority. Hal Dardick/Chicago Tribune
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American Airlines to move to revenue-based frequent-flier program -- American Airlines Group Inc. said Monday it will change its frequent-flier program to award miles based on ticket price rather than distance flown, becoming the largest carrier to shift its loyalty program to favor bigger spenders. The top U.S. airline by traffic said that its AAdvantage program, which has about 100 million members, will make the change on August 1. Starting then, customers who have no status in the plan will receive 5 miles for each dollar spent on tickets, excluding government taxes and fees. Susan Carey/Wall Street Journal
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'Hard to imagine better times than these' in aviation -- Hawaiian Airlines chief executive Mark Dunkerley has spent decades in the aviation industry and seen many ups and downs. Asked to describe the current state of the market, he says: "I think it is hard to imagine, in general, better times than these." The oil price may have risen by 67 per cent to around $US50 a barrel from a 12-year low of under $US30 a barrel in January, but compared with the $US145 high reached in 2008 it is still very reasonable. Jamie Freed/Sydney Morning Herald
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EU to start delicate Middle East, Asia aviation talks -- The European Union is poised to kick off talks on far-reaching aviation agreements that will land its negotiators in between some fast-growing emerging-market airlines and those European and U.S. carriers opposing their expansion. EU member states on Tuesday are set to grant the European Commission, the bloc's executive arm, the exclusive mandate to negotiate deals with the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean. Robert Wall/Wall Street Journal
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Democrats press airline group on reports of racial profiling -- House members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus are pressing the country's top airline trade group for greater clarity on how it is working to mitigate racial and religious profiling by airlines. In a letter to Airlines for America (A4A), which represents the nation's major carriers with the exception of Delta, lawmakers raised concern about a series of recent incidents in which perceived or actual Muslim and Arab American passengers were reportedly suspected of terrorism and removed from planes without concrete evidence. Melanie Zanona/The Hill
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Star Alliance appoints Goh as new CEO; Schwab to retire at year-end -- Star Alliance has appointed Jeffrey Goh as CEO as of Jan. 1, 2017, succeeding Mark Schwab who will retire at the end of the year. "Jeffrey Goh will head Star Alliances Services Gmbh, the Germany-based brand and project management which coordinates the activities of the alliance," Star said in a statement. Goh, who joined Star in 2007 from IATA, is currently COO and general counsel of Star Alliance. Kurt Hofmann/Air Transport World
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FAA offering rebates to spur adoption of new safety technology -- In a bid to accelerate the adoption of safety technology on older general aviation aircraft flying in the U.S., the chief of the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday announced $500 rebates for the purchase of GPS-based identification technology known as ADS-B Out, or automatic dependent surveillance broadcast. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta made the announcement at a news conference organized by the Wichita Aero Club at the Doubletree by Hilton Wichita Airport. Jerry Siebenmark/Wichita Eagle
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20 planes every aviation fan should experience -- At any one time, the skies are buzzing with activity -- air traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometers has grown 85% in the past 15 years and Airbus's Global Market Forecast 2015 predicts it will grow 145% by 2034. The air traveler of today has a wide spread of frequencies, connections and types of service available to them -- but there's one area where choice has narrowed. Growing consolidation in the aircraft manufacturing industry, driven by its huge capital requirements and massive economies of scale, means we're flying in an increasingly narrower range of airliner types. Miguel Ros/CNN
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The world's 20 longest Dreamliner routes -- When United Airlines launched nonstop service between San Francisco and Singapore last week, it became the world's longest route to be flown with the Boeing 787 "Dreamliner." So, what are the world's other long Dreamliner flights? We asked airline data provider OAG for the answer, and they shared the world's 20 longest routes that are currently operated with the 787. The list was compiled looking at regularly scheduled airline routes flown with the Dreamliner as of the first week of June 2016. Ben Mutzabaugh/USA Today
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Jacobs Engineering plans to move jobs from Pasadena to Texas -- Jacobs Engineering Group, one of the world's largest engineering companies, is preparing to move employees from its Pasadena headquarters to Dallas, becoming the latest major corporation to relocate significant operations from California to Texas. The Fortune 500 firm, founded in Pasadena more than half a century ago, already has 300 employees in downtown Dallas and is weighing a more significant relocation. Mendi Head, a spokeswoman for the firm, confirmed the plans in an interview Monday. Natalie Kitroeff/Los Angeles Times
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