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Dubai Airport’s statement on weather disruption
Heavy rainfall caused flooding at runways and terminal entryways, making it unsafe for flights to operate and for people to enter the airport.
Link (International Airport Review)

Air India to add the first Airbus A350 international route
Air India has announced it will launch the first international mroute on May 1 between Delhi and Dubai.
Link (World Airline News)

New airport carbon accreditation milestone for Quito
Quito’s Mariscal Sucre International Airport has become the first airport in Latin America and the Caribbean to receive Level 4+ ‘Transition’ certification in ACI’s Airport Carbon Accreditation programme. Driven on by operator Corporación Quiport’s commitment to being a good neighbour, the Ecuadorian gateway has been part of the programe since 2015. All airports achieving Level ...
Link (Airport World)

Boeing makes its largest purchase of blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to be supplied by EPIC Fuels and Avfuel
SAFThe volume represents Boeing’s largest annual SAF purchase to date, 60% more than in 2023.
Link (International Airport Review)

Travellers looking for new experiences at airports
Global travellers, particularly those from younger generations, are looking for much more than just utility and a bit of shopping when they visit the airport, according to new research. Findings from the latest round of the Airport Experience research, a comprehensive study of more than 9,000 travellers conducted by global airport lounge and experience specialists ...
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VINCI Airports acquires stake in Edinburgh Airport
Global airport investor, VINCI Airports, has acquired a 50.01% stake in Edinburgh Airport in Scotland. It will now work in partnership with Global Infrastructure Partners on developing the gateway, which supports 28,000 jobs in Scotland and contributes £1.4 billion a year to the Scottish economy. Sir John Elvidge, chairman of Edinburgh Airport, said: “We are ...
Link (Airport World)

Israel’s military response to Iran’s attack: what we know so far
Early on April 19, 2024, Israel responded to the drone and missile attack launched against its territory by…
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Runway 3 at Helsinki Airport to be closed for renovation work
The renovation of runway 3 will continue until 12 June and, during this time, aircraft will take off and land in different directions than usual.
Link (International Airport Review)

French aircraft manufacturer Elixir Aircraft to build plants in Europe and the US
Elixir Aircraft, a French startup manufacturer of light aircraft, has announced significant investments during the AERO Friedrichshafen general…
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Air Canada details its summer 2024 schedule
Air Canada customers have a wide range of exciting options across Europe and Asiathis summer, along with a choice of 120 destinations in North America, to fulfill their summer travel plans. Alongside new and enhanced international routes to Singapore, Madrid, Stockholm, Osaka and Seoul, the carrier’s Summer 2024 international capacity is growing by 30 percent into Asia-Pacific and 25 percent to key leisure destinations in Southern Europe compared to ...
Link (World Airline News)

Spirit Airlines unveils new Spirit Central Campus in Dania Beach, Florida
Spirit Airlines today celebrated the official opening of Spirit Central, its new corporate campus at Dania Pointe in Dania Beach, Florida. The campus spans more than 11 acres and features four buildings, including a support center with offices, an amenity building, a new crew training facility built for hands-on experience in flight simulators, and a corporate ...
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Play Airlines is coming to Cardiff
PLAY Airlines has initiated ticket sales for flights to Cardiff, Wales. Operating twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays, over a six-week period, the inaugural flight is scheduled for October 10, 2024, with the final flight departing on November 20. Tailoring services to coincide with the upcoming UEFA Nations League matches between Iceland and Wales, ...
Link (World Airline News)

The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority officially becomes a Certified Autism Center™
The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority officially becomes a Certified Autism Center™ (CAC), a designation awarded by the international board of credentialing and continuing education standards (IBCCES).
Link (International Airport Review)

Second LEED Gold accolade for LaGuardia’s Terminal B
LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP) has announced that Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport has been awarded its second LEED Gold certification, this time for its operations and maintenance (O&M) practices. It believes that the prestigious accolade underscores LGP’s “unwavering commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship in aviation infrastructure”. LEED certification by the US Green Building Council ...
Link (Airport World)

Electra.aero gets US Army contract to test blown-wing ESTOL concept
Electra.aero, a Virginia-based developer of hybrid-electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) aircraft, has received $1.9 million from the…
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Southwest unveils a new brand campaign called “The Big Flex”
Southwest Airlines today unveiled a new brand campaign, “The Big Flex,” showcasing the carrier’s flexible and Customer-friendly points of difference, including two bags fly free®1, no change or cancellation fees2, flight credits that don’t expire3, and points that don’t expire4. The campaign highlights what’s most important to Southwest® Customers—choice and flexibility—delivered with the low fares and ...
Link (World Airline News)

UK MoD orders Airbus H145 helicopters to bolster training in jungle warfare
In the United Kingdom (UK), the Ministry of Defense (MoD) has ordered six new Airbus H145 helicopters, to…
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Southwest 737-8 narrowly avoids runway collision with departing JetBlue E-190
A runway collision between a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 and a JetBlue Airways Embraer E-190 has…
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PEOPLE matters
Making new connections Richard Plenty and Terri Morrissey reflect on how the global pandemic has changed the way we connect and communicate with each other. To what extent did the COVID pandemic fundamentally change the way in which we connect: physically, geographically, socially, and psychologically? Prior to 2020, if we wished to see distant relatives ...
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A journey of sustainability, enhanced experience and eco-tourism at Bangalore International Airport
For International Airport Review's Issue 4, Desai Prasannamurti, the Vice President of Landscape for Bangalore International Airport, wrote exclusively about Terminal 2’s biodiversity and how it's furthering the airport’s pledge to sustainability.
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Aviation Quote

. . . when I look round to see how we can win the war I see that there is only one sure path . . . and that is absolutely devastating, exterminating attack by very heavy bombers from this country upon the Nazi homeland. We must be able to overwhelm them by this means, without which I do not see a way through.

- British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in a letter to Minister of Aircraft Production Lord Beaverbrook, July 1940.

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WW2 Luftwaffe

1. The JU-87 "Stuka" was not a pretty site to look at, all the less so when it was hurtling towards you at an 80 degree angle, but it was not pleasant to hear either. It had a siren on its port landing gear. What was the nickname the crews gave this device?

The Horns of the Reich
The Trumpets of Jericho
The Sirens of Jericho
The Trumpets of Victory

2. This out-of-date bomber was used for high altitude reconnaissance by Germany for a short period of time after the Battle of Britain. Which was it?

Junkers 88P
Junkers 86R
Dornier 217N
Dornier 23R

3. Germany shortly before WW2 is commonly believed to have had little interest in long range heavy bombers, but in fact it had one of the largest supporters of long range bombers from the get-go. Who was he?

Ernst Udet
Ernhard Milch
Kurt Student
Walter Wever


4. Many medium bombers that Germany had were converted into night fighters when the need arose. Which of those was unpopular with its crews?

Junkers 188
Junkers 88
Dornier 217
Messerschmitt 110

5. The He-177 was a great aircraft when it worked. What was one of the things the RLM (Reichsluftministerie) did that caused the 177 to go from a great bomber to a great disaster?

Elimination of the evaporative cooling system
Demands that poor French engines power the He-177
Demands that the He-177 be built out of wood
Underpowered BMW 132 Bramo engines

6. Which one of the three German Battle of Britain bombers could carry the most tonnage, and which could carry the least over a short distance?

Junkers 88, Junkers 87
Junkers 88, Junkers 87
Dornier 215, Heinkel 111
Heinkel 111, Dornier 17

7. This is the only bomber in World War II to have a top speed of over 460mph, what was it?

Arado 234
Heinkel 111P
Arado 232
Junkers 388K

8. The Junkers 287 was the intended replacement for the aging Stuka in 1944. With forward swept wings, two Junkers 003 turbojets and something interesting captured from the Americans, the JU-287 would have been a formidable ground attack/bomber aircraft. What was the American "contribution"?

Landing gear taken off B-24's
Rockets of P-47 wing racks
Guns off of P-51D fighters
Norden bombsights off of B-17's

9. Ground attack was a field of bombers in which the Germans excelled. Convinced that more armor was necessary to protect the pilots of ground attack aircraft Henschel came up with the HS-129, what was its nickname?

armored Panzer destroyer
The flying tank
The flying armored car
the flying assault gun

10. The Germans had originally decided to build one carrier known as the Graf Zeppelin. What were the two types of aircraft that were designed to be based on the carrier?

Fi-282, Do-215
He-115B, Bf-110E
Fi-167, Ju-87C
Ju-87T, Bf-109L