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Embraer's Legacy 450 receives FAA certification
Embraer Executive Jets today announced that its new Legacy 450 business jet received type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The approval comes a few weeks after the aircraft earned certification from Brazil's civil aeronautics authority (ANAC).
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First MRJ test flight scheduled for latter half of October
The first Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) test flight is scheduled for the latter half of October, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced. Mitsubishi said in a statement released Monday that further details will be released near the end of September and the exact date of the first flight will be announced one day before.
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Airlines

Aeroflot Announces 1H 2015 IFRS Financial Results
Aeroflot Group today published its consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2015 , in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
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Air Canada Issues 2014 Corporate Sustainability Report
Air Canada today released the 2014 edition of Citizens of the World, the airline's fourth corporate sustainability report. The document provides an update on Air Canada's performance during 2014 in four key areas of sustainability: safety, the environment, employee well-being, and the company's community involvement. For the first time, Air Canada retained a third-party auditor to assure select indicators in the report to independently verify the company's disclosure. Link

Austrian Airlines readies for Embraer E-195 deliveries
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines is preparing to receive the first of 17 modified Embraer E-195s. The first 120-seat jet will be used on training purposes initially before transitioning to revenue service. The first commercial flight is scheduled for January 2016. A second aircraft is expected to join the fleet in September.
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JetBlue to Take Off for Sunny and Stylish Palm Springs, California
JetBlue Airways (JBLU) today announced it will begin seasonal non-stop service between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) in Southern California this winter, subject to government approval. Palm Springs will be JetBlue's ninth destination in the Golden State. The new flights will operate five times per week, Thursday through Monday, between January 14, 2016 and May 1, 2016. Seats are on sale beginning today with introductory fares starting at $99 one way between New York and Palm Springs.
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New Malaysia Airlines gets AOC
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB), the new entity spawned from the crisis-hit Malaysia Airlines, has been granted an air operator’s certificate (AOC) by the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). The AOC came following months of audit activities, including airworthiness operations, MRO conformance and regulatory conformity, the airline said.
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Airports

Atlanta is still home to the world's busiest airport
For the 17th year in a row, Atlanta operated the busiest passenger airport in the world in 2014, according to the Airports Council International's World Airport Traffic Report, released Monday, August 31.
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Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Welcomes JAL
Japan Airlines announced today it will return to service at Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport with four flights per week to Tokyo Narita (NRT) Airport, utilizing Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft on the route. The new Japan Airlines service to Tokyo will start November 30 operating out of DFW's International Terminal D, and the carrier is considering going to daily service in Spring 2016.
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Delta debuts Sky Club at SFO with wall of windows
Delta Air Lines opened a Sky Club last week at San Francisco International Airport that features a wall of windows to watch aircraft departures and arrivals. The 9,000-square foot lounge also features Vietnamese-inspired food such as pho.
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Maui tourism receives boost from 12.1% increase in airline seats
The Hawaii Tourism Authority said a 12.1% increase in airline seats to Maui helped boost tourism to the island in July. Maui hosted 243,041 visitors in July, a 7.6% increase from the same month last year.
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Military

BAE considering 'all options' after Northrop snags CIRCM contract
Northrop Grumman has been selected to develop and produce a next-generation, laser-based infrared countermeasure system for the US military after winning over BAE Systems for the Army’s Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) program. The company received a $35 million contract from the Army last week for the engineering and manufacturing development phase, which runs through October 2017.
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Belarus buys second batch of Yak-130 trainers from Irkut
Belarus has ordered its second batch of Yakovlev Yak-130 advanced trainers from Russia, bringing its total commitment to eight, the country’s defence ministry has confirmed. The new deal was signed with the type's manufacturer, Irkut, at the MAKS air show in Moscow in late August.
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Draken Supports Multinational F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Exercise
Draken International, the leading global provider of contract air services, recently supported operational testing of the F-35 at Edwards Air Force Base by flying the company's A-4K fighter jets as simulated adversaries. The large force training exercise was initiated by the 323rd Test and Evaluation Squadron and supported by the Joint Strike Fighter Operational Test Team from Aug. 17-28. This was the first time any commercial air services company had provided adversary support for the F-35.
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Aviation Quote

Once committed to an attack, fly in at full speed. After scoring crippling or disabling hits, I would clear myself and then repeat the process. I never pursued the enemy once they had eluded me. Better to break off and set up again for a new assault. I always began my attacks from full strength, if possible, my ideal flying height being 22,000 ft because at that altitude I could best utilize the performance of my aircraft. Combat flying is based on the slashing attack and rough maneuvering. In combat flying, fancy precision aerobatic work is really not of much use. Instead, it is the rough maneuver which succeeds.
— Colonel Erich 'Bubi' Hartmann, GAF, aka Karaya One, the World's leading ace, with 352 victories in WWII Jagdgeschwader 52.

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1. Why is the action of moving an airplane on the ground under its own power called taxiing?

2. What US-built, twin engine airplane was or has been in continuous production longer than any other?

3. True or false, as a pilot proceeds north, circles of latitude become smaller.

4. During WW2, small black bombs were painted on the nose below the cockpit to denote how many bombing missions a particular bomber had completed. What was the significance of nose markings that were small black camels?

5. Whose personal airplanes were named Immelman I, Immelman II and Immelman III?

6. A pilot flying close to and above a stratified cloud layer sees the sharply defined shadow of his airplane encircled by rainbow-like rings. This phenomenon is called???