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Airbus A330neo High-Weight Variant Makes Maiden Flight
On February 28th, Airbus had the maiden flight of the high-weight version of its Airbus A330-900neo. This variant of the aircraft offers customers greater range and a higher payload weight when compared to the current A330-900neo.
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Rolls Royce May Not Make Money On Airbus A350-1000 Engine
Airbus uses a Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 for its A350-1000. For the largest variant in the A350 XWB family, the manufacturer has chosen an engine with a higher thrust than the A350-900’s Trent XWB-84. However, in order to extend the time-on-wing of its engine, Rolls-Royce might choose to make a loss on the product.
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Dassault Reports Strong 2019, Preps Future Falcon
Last year was busy for Dassault Aviation, but chairman and CEO Eric Trappier noted possible challenges for 2020 such as the COVID-19 virus, Brexit, continuing trade tensions, “and, of course, the rise of environmental concerns.”
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Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Waive Change Fees Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Airways, America’s sixth and seventh largest airlines respectively, recently announced they will be introducing waivers for all change and cancellation fees incurred as a result of fears surrounding coronavirus.
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PIA Boeing 777 Loses Radio Contact Over Europe
On Thursday 27 February, Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK-786 lost radio contact with air traffic control (ATC) whilst flying over Central/Eastern Europe. The aircraft arrived in Islamabad on time and without any further incident.
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Turkish Airlines Increases Flights To The US And Mexico
Turkish Airlines is ramping up for the busier northern hemisphere spring and summer travel season with increased services to several North American destinations. Cities seeing increased frequencies include Chicago, San Francisco, Mexico City, and Cancun. Here is what the airline has planned…
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Ryanair And Wizz Air Flights Banned From Montenegro Due To Coronavirus
The European country of Montenegro banned all flights from Northern Italy into its two airports, Podgorica and Tivat, from today through to April. Let’s take a look at what impact this will have.
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AirAsia Launches Unlimited Flight Pass For $118USD
AirAsia – AirAsia X to be more specific – is now offering its “BIG” members unlimited flights between Asia and Australia for just $118 USD a year. The airline hopes that its new scheme will combat a reduced demand for international flights amid coronavirus fears. Will it work?
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El Al Could Layoff 1,000 Employees As Coronavirus Impacts Financials
Israeli flag carrier El Al said today that it was considering cutting 1,000 jobs from its workforce. The cuts are being made in response to decreased demand and travel restrictions coming out of the coronavirus outbreak. The airline currently has a total workforce of around 6,000 staff.
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Air Transat Deplanes Family With Coughing Infant Over Coronavirus Fears
A family was removed from an Air Transat flight bound for Paris this week over suspected Coronavirus fears. After their daughter was heard coughing, Mrs. Ferraton and her family were told that they would not be able to fly. The decision was made despite two doctors giving the all-clear.
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Silver Airways Wants To Fly Larger Aircraft – What Does This Mean For Passengers?
Based at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), regional airline Silver Airways wants to operate larger aircraft between the United States and several Caribbean destinations. Already the airline is the biggest American carrier flying to the Bahamas with more flights to remote parts of the Lucayan Archipelago than any other carrier. Now, Silver Airways is now looking to expand to other Caribbean countries.
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Airline Startup Of The Week: Guyana's Air Demerara
Last week we learned about a new airline coming to the South American nation of Guyana. The name of the airline will be Air Demerara but aside from a logo and vague destinations, we don’t have too many solid details for the new startup. The airline plans to operate in 2021 out of two of Guyana’s international airports.
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Aeroflot To Use Different Terminal For Coronavirus-Impacted Destinations
In an attempt to control the spread of coronavirus, Aeroflot will segment flights serving the worst outbreak-infected regions. The Russian airline will be using Terminal F at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow to segment passengers who are more likely to transmit the virus. This strategy seems plausible but is it enough to prevent additional coronavirus cases?
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Hyderabad's airport run hailed a huge success
Over 2,000 runners today competed in the first ever fun run at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.
Organised by airport operator GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), runners either competed in five or ten kilometre races on courses that started and ended near the gateway's Novotel hotel.
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New smart gates for Brasil's Fortaleza and Porto Alegre airports
New smart gate technology has been introduced at Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA) airports in Brazil.
The new technology, supplied by SITA, provides passengers with automated entry to the security checking area with a simple scan of their boarding pass.
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Aviation Quote
Every generation has the obligation to free men's minds for a look at new worlds, to look out from a higher plateau than the last generation. Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but by what your mind can imagine. . . . Make your life count and the world will be a better place because you tried.
- Astronaut Ellison Onizuka, astronaut, in his graduation address to Konawaena High School, Hawaii, 1980.
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Airline Trivia
1. What airline began as a crop dusting company in Louisiana?
A..American
B. Continental
C. Piedmont
D. Delta
2. What airline was originally headquartered in El Paso, Texas?
A. Southwest
B. Continental
C. American
D. America West
3. Who was the first airline to establish a home page on the internet?
A. United
B. Northwest
C. Delta
D. Southwest
4. What airline was first to ban smoking on all North American flights?
A. Continental
B. American
C. Northwest
D. United
5. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, a Delta airplane takes off every ....
A. 8 minutes
B. 12 seconds
C. 5 minutes
D. 2 minutes
6. What airline was the first to use radio communications?
A. Delta
B. Pan Am
C. United
D. Northwest
7. What airline was the first to have oxygen masks on board?
A. American
B. Northwest
C. Pan Am
D. Alaska
8. Who was the first airline to offer in-flight motion pictures?
A. TWA
B. Pan Am
C. United
D. Northwest
9. What airline was first to offer 'Round the World' service?
A. TWA
B. Pan Am
C. Northwest
D. United
10. Which was the first airline to carry emergency life saving equipment on board?
A. TWA
B. American
C. Pan Am
D. Delta
