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The Benefits Of The Boeing 777X’s Folding Wingtips
One of the most notable and unique features of the Boeing 777X is its folding wingtips. Since the concept first emerged as a design feature of the new aircraft, the world has been eagerly waiting to see what they’re all about. But why did the 777X need folding wingtips, and what’s the benefit of having them?
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Could Boeing Build A 787X?
Recently, an interesting discussion started on the Simple Flying YouTube channel that Boeing could build the 787X to fill in the market gap left by the canceled Boeing 797. What would this aircraft look like and how would it work? Let’s explore!
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The Airbus A350 Cockpit Now Has A 'Liquid Free' Zone
Cockpits in A350 aircraft will now have a defined liquid-free zone. The interim directive from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency follows two incidents where spilled liquids in the cockpit led to the shutdown of one of the plane’s engines.
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Airbus Secured 2 New A220 Customers In January
The January 2020 numbers are in at Airbus. The European aircraft manufacturer reports a total of 274 commercial aircraft orders from its A220, A320 and A350 XWB product lines. This includes two new customers for the most recent addition to the family: the A220.
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New Software Issue Found As Boeing 737 MAX Certification Flights Draw Near
The Boeing 737 MAX has been grounded for almost a year. However, following in-depth investigation and testing by the regulators, it looks poised to begin certification flights in a matter of weeks. However, today a new software issue has cropped up that could spell more trouble for Boeing. Does this mean the MAX will take even longer to return?
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Bamboo Airways Will Launch Prague Flights As Soon As March
Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways will be launching its direct flight between Hanoi and Prague in March. Bamboo Airways is the first Vietnamese carrier to link Vietnam and the Czech Republic. The airline received permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) this week to begin operating the flight route next month.
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Air France Extends China Flight Suspension Until Mid March
Air France has extended its flight suspension to Chinese destinations until the middle of March. The suspension is due to the ongoing coronavirus situation which is most prevalent in China.
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Inside The World Of Religious Airlines
At some point in 2020, the world’s first Christian airline, Judah 1, will officially take flight. The Texas-based airline is vocal in its aims to spread Christian principles through mission trips. Whilst it may be the first Christian airline, there are other airlines conducting operations under a faith-based doctrine. Here’s how they work.
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What Will Jet Airways Bidders Actually Receive?
Nearly a year after grounding all flights, Jet Airways is back in the news. With new bids for the airline emerging and the deadline for more approaching fast, it might be interesting to see what a new Jet Airways owner might get.
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South African Airways Mulls Axing Jobs Quicker Than Planned
Financially struggling, recent reports suggest that South African Airways may be expediting its plans to cut jobs. A spokeswoman for NUMSA – the National Union of Metal Workers South Africa – says that the airline has told unions it must fire over 944 workers in order to secure much-needed funding to continue operations.
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Confirmed: Turkish Airlines Launching 787-9 Vancouver Service
Turkish Airlines has confirmed that it will launch services to Vancouver from June of 2020. Using a Boeing 787, the airline is expanding its footprint in North America.
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Wizz Air Waves Auf Wiedersehen To Frankfurt Operations
Wizz Air is set to withdraw from Frankfurt Airport from April onwards. The news was broken earlier today by Airliners.de. The low-cost Ryanair challenger first began flying to Frankfurt in 2017.
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Virgin Atlantic And Delta's Joint Venture With Air France-KLM Is Now Live
The project between Virgin Atlantic, Delta, Air France, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has officially taken off. The carriers’ transatlantic services can essentially now be operated as a single joint venture.
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Icelandair Passengers Increase Thanks To WOW Air Demise
According to figures released earlier today, Icelandair achieved a 17% passenger increase over the course of January 2020. While the airline puts this down to the ‘Company’s focus on the markets to and from Iceland’, it’s almost certainly been driven by the demise of WOW Air.
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LATAM Set To Launch Chile's Longest Route Yet
LATAM Airlines Group will start flying from Santiago de Chile to Frankfurt. From 30 June 2019 onwards, the South American carrier will have three weekly non-stop flights.
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TUI Germany Will Launch Long Haul Dusseldorf Flights In November
TUI’s German branch is set to commence long haul flights from Dusseldorf. The flights, due to launch in November, will see the airline flying to the Dominican Republic and Mexico with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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Huge Route Cuts For Struggling South African Airways
Struggling South African Airways has just cut a large number of routes from its network. The airline has been grappling with its finances for a while now, and recently temporarily cut routes in order to conserve cash.
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Here's How Airlines Use Social Media To Reduce The Impact of Travel Disruptions
Travel disruptions are not only inconvenient for passengers. For airlines, they present a period of increased pressure when policy and expectation management really matter. Soft costs can be a big financial burden on airlines around busy travel times, but social media can help. To better understand what issues airlines face, we caught up with an expert.
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Southwest Airlines To Share $667 Million With Its Employees
On February 5th, Southwest Airlines announced it would be sharing US$667 million with its employees through its 2019 ProfitSharing Plan. In what was a challenging year for the company, funds shared will also include compensation from Boeing connected to the grounding of the 737 MAX.
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Brisbane Airport Hosts 10% More Passengers From The US In 2019
Brisbane Airport handled a record number of passengers in 2019. Over 24 million domestic and international passengers moved through the airport over the year.
The airport’s CEO, Gert-Jan de Graaff, says Brisbane Airport is going from strength to strength with far-reaching economic benefits.
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Has Smelly Beach Algae Caused Slow Growth At Cancun Airport?
In 2019, Cancun International Airport grew only 1.1%. Last year, the hub received 25.4 million passengers. In comparison with 2018, it received just 200,000 extra passengers; previously it showed a growth of over a million passengers extra annually.
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Record year for Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport (MIA) served 45.9 million passengers in 2019, a yearly upturn of nearly one million passengers.
Contributing to MIA’s growth was the addition of five new international passenger routes to London (Norwegian), Casablanca (Royal Air Maroc), Warsaw (LOT Polish Airlines), Cordoba (American Airlines) and Paris (Corsair).
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Stockholm Arlanda expands its hotel offering
Stockholm Arlanda has opened a new hotel, the 500-room Comfort Hotel Arlanda Airport, within a few minutes' walk of its terminals.
Operator, Swedavia, notes that the new hotel boasts BREAM certification in line with its desire for it to built and operate to a high enviromental standard.
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Seattle-Tacoma International Airport introduces mobile-charging services
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has introduced FuelRod’s charge on-the-go SwapBox kiosks, a mobile-charging service for smartphones and tablets.
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Munich Airport introduces mobile payment solution at retail concessions
After introducing a new ‘Smart Checkout – Tap, Pay & Enjoy’ payment solution at one of its eurotrade retail units, Munich Airport (MUC) has become the first location in Europe to offer a mobile, cashless payment process to passengers.
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Airlines And Airways
1. What was Fiji Airways known as before May 2012?
Air Pacific
Pacific Airlines
Air Fiji
Fiji Airlines
2. Air New Zealand makes which major New Zealand city its "home base"?
Auckland
Wellington
Christchurch
Sydney
3. Magda Szubanski starred in which Australian low budget airline's commercials from 2004-2008?
Jetstar
Qantas
Tiger Airways
Air Australia
4. What is the name of the corporation that owns American Airlines?
AMR Corportation
Applied Industrial Technologies
American Transportation Corporation
Bucyrus International
5. Which airline was created with the backing of the Dubai royal family?
Gulf Air
Air Arabia
Emirates
Middle Eastern Airways
6. Singapore Airlines uses their iconic flight attendants as a successful marketing tool. What are the flight attendants known as?
Geisha Girls
Singapore Beauties
Asian Beauties
Singapore Girls
7. What airline is colloquially known as "The flying kangaroo"?
Emirates
QANTAS
Virgin
Air Canada
8. In 2011, Richard Branson's Australian airline became known as what?
Virgin Australia
Virgin Down Under
Virgin Oceania
Virgin Blue
9. If one was to fly to a regional center in Australia, what airline would one chose?
Regional Express
Emirates
Jetstar
Virgin Australia
10. Air Canada's predecessor was Trans-Canada Airlines, which was created in 1936. Which year was their first passenger flight?
1937
1932
1948
1955
