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US relaxes Cuba travel advisory to ‘exercise increased caution’ level
The US State Department has downgraded its travel advisory for US citizens travelling to Cuba for a second time since a “do not travel” warning went into effect in 2017.
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Air France unions to hold strategy meeting prior to new CEO arrival
Air France unions will meet to discuss the next steps they will take to continue their fight for bigger pay increases as the Air France-KLM group prepares for the arrival of new CEO Benjamin Smith by the end of September.
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Japan’s Peach initiates new pilot training program
Japanese LCC Peach has launched a new pilot training initiative, as it looks for ways to avoid the pilot shortages that have affected Asia-Pacific airlines. The carrier has so far received 2,000 applications for its Pilot Challenge Program, with training set to begin in April 2019.
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NTSB: Corrosion, fatigue cracking behind 2016 FedEx landing accident
Corrosion that led to fatigue cracking caused the landing gear collapse on a FedEx MD-10-10F freighter at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) Oct. 28, 2016, according to the NTSB final accident report released Aug. 23.
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Iberia increases frequencies to six Latin American destinations
Spanish flag carrier Iberia is boosting services from its Madrid Barajas hub to six destinations in Latin America from Oct. 27. The IAG-owned carrier will increase frequencies between Madrid and Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina, from 14X- to 17X-weekly flights. The additional services will be operated with Airbus A330-200s configured with 19 business seats and 269 economy seats.
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Ryanair to further tighten hand-luggage policy
Irish LCC Ryanair has again tightened its hand-luggage limit for non-priority passengers as it strives to limit boarding delays. The policy goes into effect Nov. 1.
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Shanghai Airlines plans Singapore, Melbourne 787 routes
Shanghai Airlines plans to put Boeing 787-9s on routes to Singapore and to Melbourne, Australia. Both routes will be new to the carrier, although parent China Eastern Airlines is already flying them.
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Primera Air to add three transatlantic routes from Brussels
Nordic LCC Primera Air is continuing with its long-haul expansion, adding non-stop long-haul services from Brussels Airport to Boston Logan, New York/Newark Liberty and Washington Dulles.
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Garuda Indonesia to suspend Heathrow service
Garuda Indonesia has revealed that it will end its thrice-weekly nonstop Jakarta-London Heathrow service, effective 28 October.
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Taiwan authorities investigate Mandarin ATR overrun at Taichung
Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council is investigating a runway excursion involving an ATR 72-600 aircraft operated by Mandarin Airlines.
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US airlines gear up for next Tokyo Haneda liberalisation
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are both eager to land more flights at Tokyo Haneda airport when the Japanese government opens the airport to more international service in 2020.
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Work starts on Nepal's new Pokhara Regional International Airport
Work has begun on the terminal buildings at Nepal’s new Pokhara Regional International Airport, which is set to replace the city’s existing gateway in 2021.
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Sydney Airport announces APN Outdoor contract for advertising rights
Sydney Airport signs five-and-a-half-year contract with APN Outdoor for airport advertising rights. The partnership focuses on strengthening engagement for customers.
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Wellington Airport’s new air traffic control tower ready for take off
The new air traffic control tower at Wellington Airport, one of New Zealand’s first buildings constructed to withstand a tsunami, will be integral to the installation of digital towers.
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New decoy missile, MALD-X, completes successful flight demonstrations
A series of free flight demonstrations of the Miniature Air-Launched Decoy X (MALD-X) at Naval Air Warfare Center Point Mugu, California on 20 August and 22 August were completed successfully, according to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering's Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO).
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PICTURE: Project Dolphin surfaces with UAE air force markings
The United Arab Emirates' secretive programme to adapt a pair of Bombardier Global 6000 business jets for an unspecified special-mission role has made a significant advance, with the lead example having been moved to the UK Ministry of Defence's Boscombe Down site in Wiltshire for further testing.
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Aviation Quote
The cockpit was my office. It was a place where I experienced many emotions and learned many lessons. It was a place of work, but also a keeper of dreams. It was a place of deadly serious encounters, yet there I discovered much about life. I learned about joy and sorrow, pride and humility, fear and overcoming fear. I saw much from that office that most people would never see. At times it terrified me, yet I could always feel at home there. It was my place, at that time in space, and the jet was mine for those moments. Though it was a place where I could quickly die, the cockpit was a place where I truly lived.
- Brian Shul, Sled Driver; Flying The World's Fastest Jet, 1992.
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1. Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 crashed in Scandinavia after losing power to both engines due to the intake of ice. Where did it take off from?
Oslo Gardemoren
Stockholm Arlanda
Helsinki Vantaa
Copenhagen Kastrup
2. A SAS McDonnell Douglas crashed near a major city in the US at night in the 1960s. Which city was this?
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York City
Atlanta
3. In 1986, an Aeromexico DC-9 collided with a private plane above Cerritos, Los Angeles. What was the doomed Aeromexico jet's flight number?
498
489
576
984
4. A mid air collision occurred above the Amazon in 2006 when a Boeing 737 and an Embraer business jet collided at 37,000 feet. What commercial operator owned the 737?
TAM Airlines
Gol Linhas Aereas
Aerolineas Argentinas
Avianca
5. A fatal crash in Brazil occurred in 2007 when TAM Airlines Flight 3054 skidded off the runway and slammed into a TAM Express building. What airport was this at?
Sao Paulo Guarulhos
Rio De Jainero Santos Dumont
Rio De Jainero Galelao
Sao Paulo Congonhas
6. In 2005, a runway overrun occurred when an Air France jet overran the runway in Toronto. The media dubbed this the miracle of runway...
24R
24L
35L
9R
7. Air France had three deadly crashes that happened between 2000-2010. One was Air France Flight 447 and another was Air France 358: what was the third?
Air France Flight 8969
Air France Flight 4590
Air France Flight 7
Air France Flight 117
8. Air France Flight 8969 was a hijacking that took place in 1994. The hijackers intended to crash the plane into which famous French monument?
Notre Dame
Eiffel Tower
Arch Du Triomphe
The Louvre
9. In 1976, an Air France Flight was hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists when flying out of Athens. Where did the hijackers demand to be flown?
Mogadishu Airport
Jomo Kenyatta Airport
Dar Es Salaam Airport
Entebbe Airport
10. In 1977, a Boeing 737 aircraft named Landshut, otherwise known as Lufthansa flight 181, was hijacked and flown to Mogadishu in Somalia. The plane survived and continued in service until 1985, when it was sold by Lufthansa to which Brazilian airline?
TAM Airlines
WebJet Linhas Aereas
Gol
TAF Linhas Aereas
