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News
Accidents/Incidents
A passenger on SpiceJet flight tried to open emergency door mid-air A passenger travelling on SpiceJet Delhi-Varanasi flight tried to open the emergency door of the aircraft when it was mid-air, but was restrained by the flight crew and co-passengers, the airline said on Sunday. Link
Spirit Airlines makes emergency landing after passenger tried to open a door A Spirit Airlines flight traveling from Cleveland to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing in Denver Wednesday after a passenger reportedly attempted to open the cabin door in mid-flight. Link
Russian spy planes patrol alarm four NATO air forces After they were detected and tracked by NATO air defense radars, two Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-142 Bear-F strategic surveillance aircraft flying south from the Barents Sea with their transponders off were consecutively intercepted by the Quick Reaction Alert aircraft of the Norwegian, British, Belgian, and French air forces. Link
Commercial
Aerion AS3 supersonic airliner to reach Mach 4+ and carry 50 passengers Aerion Supersonic is currently working on the AS2 business jet, an aircraft capable of carrying 12 passengers at a speed of Mach 1.4 (about 1,700 kilometers per hour) over 7,780 kilometers (4,200 nautical miles). Link
Airlines
Norway's Newest Airline Ready With Jets But Still No Permits to Fly At least one lessor believes the low-cost, long-haul model could work, even with so many doubters in recent years. AerCap is leasing nine Boeing 787s to Norse Atlantic Airways that will form the backbone of the startup carrier’s fleet when it starts flying later this year. Link
European Airlines' Summer of Recovery Remains Hazy Almost exactly a year ago, as the world was shutting down in the face of a terrifying new disease and as we watched news reports out of Italy and New York with growing horror, airline CEOs the world over were looking ahead to the crucial summer travel season and assuming travel would be at a standstill. But by May last year, many thought the lockdowns and quarantines had slowed Covid's relentless onslaught and spoke of "green shoots" (remember those?) as people yearned for their summer holidays. And traffic did return, but so did the disease. Link
American Airlines is planning to unground all aircraft by May In a memo sent to American employees, Maya Leibman (@xJonNYC), American Airlines’ Chief Information Officer, highlighted: Bookings on aa.com and the mobile app are up 150-400% compared to last year and within a few points of 2019. Last weekend, the booking was even higher than they were over the same weekend in 2019. Link
Airports
New airport management system installed by Lithuanian Airports Lithuanian Airports has announced that it has completed the installation of a new airport management system designed to enhance the passenger experience, increase operational efficiency and modernise airport operations management. Link
All 10 Swedavia airports achieve fossil free operations Just before the end of 2020, Swedavia became one of the first airport operators in the world to have all operations under its own management at its 10 airports be fossil-free. The company has noted this milestone in its Annual and Sustainability Report 2020. Link
Aviation Quote
One cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow.
1. The Mikoyan-Gurevich aircraft company produced some of the most formidable Soviet jet aircraft to fight in the many wars of the 20th century - the MiGs. NATO intelligence assigned them new (English) names. Which of the following was NOT the name of a MiG fighter? Flanker Foxhound Fagot Flogger
2. The French aircraft company "Dassault-Breguet" produced France's most successful line of Jet Fighters, the Mirages. All Mirage fighters were designed with the distinctly triangular Delta-Wing configuration. True False
3. The Israeli Aircraft Industries produced several aircraft based on the French Mirage, after France put a stop to military cooperation between the two countries. Which of the following is NOT one of the fighter aircraft designs created by Israel after its relations with France went sour? Lavi Nesher Arava Kfir
4. While close-support for ground troops was eventually delegated to "Rotary Wing Aircraft", also known as Helicopters, some jet aircraft were specifically designed to provide anti-tank support on the battlefield. Which of these aircraft is NOT designed for such a role? Q-5 Fantan A-10 Thunderbolt A-6 Intruder Su-25 Frogfoot
5. Most aircraft aficionados will instantly recognize the "Blackbird", a super-sonic jet with some stealth properties, designed to fly at extremely high altitudes while taking pictures. Which American company was responsible for producing this massive reconnaissance aircraft? Lockheed Northrop Grumman Boeing
6. Which of the following car manufacturers was never involved in the production of aircraft or aircraft parts, at any time during the 20th century? Rolls-Royce Peugeot Saab Mitsubishi
7. American Fighter Jets are usually designated by the letter "F" followed by a number. Due to the specific process of defense-contracting in the United States, some of the numbers have gone unused. Of the following models, which aircraft actually went on to military production and use? F-48 F-111 F-17 F-39
8. The founder of one of the leading American aerospace companies was infatuated with the idea of a Flying Wing - an aircraft comprised of a single aerodynamic shape, with no outstanding fuselage. Which company did he found? General Dynamics McDonnell-Douglas Boeing Northrop
9. While jet power has certainly become the dominant means of propulsion for aircraft in the latter half of the 20th century, some civilian and military aircraft still held a potential application for propeller-driven engines. Which of the following aircraft has propellers instead of jets? Ilyushin Il-76 McDonnell-Douglas KC-10 Vickers-Armstrongs Valiant Grumman E-2
10. Which of the following aircraft does not have any sort of weaponry for aerial combat? Lockheed F-117A Hawker-Siddeley Harrier Tupolev Tu-22 Cessna A-37