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A Boeing 737 MAX Name Change Would Be Silly
On Monday one of the large Boeing 737 MAX customers suggested that the manufacturer should rename the aircraft. However, Boeing’s new CEO David Calhoun has said changing the name will be silly.
Boeing’s new CEO, David Calhoun, has been left with a huge undertaking. He has joined the company right in the midst of the Boeing 737 MAX crisis.
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Boeing 777X First Test Flight Delayed
The first-ever flight of the highly anticipated Boeing 777X has been postponed. Inclement weather in the Washington area has meant the flight test could not go ahead today. Instead, Boeing will look to fly the giant bird for the first time on Friday.
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The Boeing 797/NMA Is Going Back To The Drawing Boards
Boeing has shelved all of its plans for the ‘797 NMA’ and has been asked to return to the drawing board by its new CEO. This is surprising as the Boeing 797 was rumored to be on the verge of announcement only a year ago, but now seems to be a concept that needs to be rebuilt from scratch.
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Boeing 777X Spotted Doing Taxi Tests Ahead Of Its First Flight
Boeing’s long-awaited new widebody, the 777X, is gearing up for its first flight on January 23, 2020. Ahead of this, the 777X was spotted in Seattle undergoing a series of taxi tests. These tests are a routine part of the aircraft’s design and certification process.
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Why Don't The Big 3 US Carriers Operate Low Cost Subsidiaries?
United, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines don’t operate low-cost subsidiary airlines and have chosen instead to unbundle and discount their tickets. Why don’t they operate an LLC and keep their various flagship products premium?
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SAA Airbus A350 Goes International With Flight To New York
South African Airways (SAA) operated the first international flight for its new Airbus A350-900. The aircraft left Johannesburg for New York on 20th January 2020.
SAA had been getting used to its new arrival on domestic operations. The plane had mostly been operated on flights between two of South Africa’s capitals of Cape Town and Johannesburg.
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Norwegian Will Now Charge For Hand Luggage
As of today (23rd January 2020), Norwegian has changed its hand luggage policy meaning that passengers on certain ticket types will lose some of their luggage allowance or face extra charges.
Norwegian has made cutbacks to its previously generous luggage allowance downgrading passengers with the LowFare ticket type.
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Forget Premium Economy, Lufthansa Is Considering Premium Business
Lufthansa is expecting its first Boeing 777-9 in about a year, hopefully. With this aircraft comes a brand new business class product, as the airline revealed towards the end of last year. However, along with the new product comes a brand new concept… and it shall be called, premium business.
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Air France Eyes Domestic Business Class Offering
Air France has announced it will extend its business class offering to include flights on its domestic network. Business class will be available on departures from Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and French regions such as Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Toulouse, Montpellier and Mulhouse. Air France is the only airline to offer business class within France.
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United Airlines Rethinks Its Taxi, Takeoff, & Landing Policy
United Airlines is rethinking its policy on taxi, takeoff, and landing policies. As per One Mile At A Time, the airline will be making two changes to its policies from February 1st, 2020. Both of these policies target taxi, takeoff, and landing.
Take-off and landing are two of the most critical parts of a flight. As a result, fairly comprehensive policies are in place that governs these phases of flight. In fact, most people will be familiar that their seatbacks and tray tables should be up, while armrests should be down. So, what about United Airlines?
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GoAir Will Cancel Up To 50 Flights Per Day Due To A320neo Issues
Indian low-cost carrier GoAir is facing the prospect of canceling some of its flights in the near future due to delays in the delivery of its Airbus A320neos and engines. The airline has blamed the issue on Airbus and Pratt and Whitney, who they say are unable to deliver expected products through to the 9th March.
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SWISS Latest To Announce Beijing Daxing Switch
SWISS has become the latest airline to announce a switch to Beijing’s new Daxing Airport. A number of international airlines are currently switching across to Beijing’s new airport following its opening last year.
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Five Companies Interested In Rescuing Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines is currently being courted by five different airlines; Qatar, AirAsia, Malindo Air, China Southern, and Japan Airlines. KLM-Air France was rumored to have made an offer for 49% of the airline but has since denied these claims.
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Here's Why Frontier Airlines Paints Animals On Its Aircraft Tails
Frontier Airlines is well known for its animal livery on its fuselages and tails. The Denver based low-cost carrier has 98 aircraft in its fleet and animals of varying degrees of cuteness adorn many of them.
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Helsinki Airport to launch double bridges at its West Pier
Helsinki Airport is set to introduce a new double passenger bridge solution at its West Pier in the autumn of 2020, in a bid to allow more passengers to board and deboard quicker; significantly decreasing the need for apron buses.
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Fraport Greece to upgrade and modernise 14 airports
Fraport Greece (FG) has announced that it will upgrade and modernise 14 of Greece’s airports.
Hill International, who specialise in construction risk management, have been selected to provide project management support and on-call technical support services related to the upgrade, maintenance, management and operation of the selected airports.
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Changi Airport to begin Terminal 2 expansion works
Changi Airport Group (CAG) has announced its plans for expansion and renovation works at its Terminal 2 (T2), which will begin in late January 2020 and is expected to be completed by 2024.
The project will begin work on check-in rows nine to 12 in the departures hall, and marks the beginning of a multi-year expansion project to increase T2’s handling capacity and replace the outdated facilities and amenities.
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LAX unveils new 'Fly Quieter' programme to reduce noise levels
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has launched a new initiative aimed at incentivising proactive efforts by large commercial airlines to fly as quietly as possible at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
The Fly Quieter program will evaluate airlines annually based on scoring from a variety of criteria, including compliance with LAX noise abatement procedures, the use of quieter aircraft and new technology, as well as engagement with local community groups and other stakeholders.
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Mexico City’s Long Haul Routes Problem
Mexico City is located at 7,342 feet over sea level. Given the altitude of the city, long haul routes are a big headache for airlines, as we’ve seen with Emirates and now with China Southern and Hainan Airlines. Let’s see why.
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Wuhan Quarantined - Airport And Other Transport Closed
Chinese authorities have quarantined the city of Wuhan in an effort to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. All departing flights have been canceled, as well as trains and other forms of mass transportation.
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Aviation Quote
To the aircraft I aim, not the man.
- Francesco Baracca, Italy's leading ace of WWI, in Italian "è all'apparecchio che io miro non all'uomo," the prancing horse emblem he sported on his aircraft was used by Enzo Ferrari on his cars. Corpo Aeronautico Militare, 34 victories WWI.
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C-130 Hercules Trivia
1. In what year was the first C-130 flight?
1954
1961
1957
1962
2. Which version of the C-130 is purpose built for landing on ice?
HC-130
SC-130
LC-130
C-130i
3. Which of the following nations uses the C-130 as an aerial tanker for its fighters?
Philippines
Norway
New Zealand
Spain
4. The standard C-130J has how many propeller blades per engine?
6
3
4
8
5. A C-130B model has external fuel tanks located where?
Between the engines
At the wing tips
Outboard of the outboard engines
The C-130B has no external fuel tanks
6. Which of the following is a designation of a Royal Canadian Air Force C-130?
CC-130H
RC-130
C-130C
C.3
7. C-130s have been used in many roles, but which of the following is just a concept?
Float plane
Fire bomber
Drone launch and control
Satellite capsule recovery
8. Which is not a common C-130 nickname?
Herky Bird
Spectre
Provider
Trash Hauler
9. Which aircraft has the most similar capabilities to the transport version of a C-130?
B747
C-160 Transall
C-131
An-2
10. The C-130 has flown many famous missions. In which of the following did the C-130 play the central role?
Operation El Dorado Canyon
Operation Beer Run
Operation Arc Light
Entebbe hostage rescue
