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200+ Qantas passengers escorted by police after security breach at SYD airport
Qantas passengers escorted through Melbourne airport by police after security breach at Sydney airport
Link (AeroTime)

VPorts creates electric AAM corridors between Quebec and U.S.
VPorts creates electric AAM corridors between Quebec and U.S.VPorts has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the first-of-their-kind international electric Advanced Air Mobility corridors between Quebec and the U.S.
Link (International Airport Review)

Queen Alia International Airport stands out for passenger satisfaction and service excellence
With customer satisfaction high on its priorities checklist, Queen Alia International Airport has gone to great lengths over the past decade to ensure its new terminal delivers a welcoming, comfortable and authentically Jordanian travel experience at the heart of the Middle East. Nicolas Claude, CEO of Airport International Group explains more.
Link (International Airport Review)

How the CEO of P2F firm Avensis uses his position to drive equality in aviation
The head of passenger-to-freight conversion specialist Avensis speaks about how men can help promote women in aviation
Link (AeroTime)

Avinor integrates forecasting technology across airport network
Avinor integrates forecasting technology across airport networkAvinor has revealed it will integrate a new forecasting technology, which will allow the operator to plan and optimise operations across all areas of the airport network.
Link (International Airport Review)

Impressive summer air traffic results at Torino Airport
Torino Airport has experienced its best summer yet, surpassing the 1,250,000 passenger mark in the June to August 2022 quarter.
Link (International Airport Review)

Rolls-Royce pulls out of Boom’s supersonic jet program: AIN
British engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is reportedly pulling out of Boom’s supersonic jet project, leaving the company without an engine manufacturer.
Link (AeroTime)

Russia delays MC-21 again, deliveries to start in 2025
Russia announces another delay for the MC-21, its troubled competitor to the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320.
Link (AeroTime)

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol jobs programme reaches milestone
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s jobs programme has reached a major milestone over the last three years, providing help to more than 500 people to find employment.
Link (International Airport Review)

Brazil’s toxic aircraft carrier sails back to Rio de Janeiro
The tugboat of Brazil’s decommissioned aircraft carrier NAe Sao Paulo has been tracked sailing back to Rio de Janeiro.
Link (AeroTime)

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Ladies and gentleman, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress.

- Captain Eric Moody, British Airways, passenger PA after flying through volcanic ash in a B-747..

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1. 1. The Douglas DC-3 has been known as the Gooney Bird, Old Methuselah, the Dizzy Three, the Placid Plodder, and other nicknames. It also has been called the Dakota (primarily by the British). What is the origin of that name?

2. True or False; The Wright brothers made their first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903.

3. The Lomcevak, which loosely translated from Czechoslovakian means headache or hangover, is an aerobatic maneuver during which the airplane tumbles head over heels about the pitch (lateral) axis while moving in a lateral direction. How does a pilot execute such a maneuver?

4. How many beds are aboard a Boeing 747 built to be used as Air Force One?

5. The first airplane used by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the 3600th Air Demonstration Unit, was the
A. F-84F Thunderstreak.
B. F-84G Thunderjet.
C. F-86 Sabre.
D. F-100 Super Sabre.

6. Where did the first air traffic controller work, and how did he control traffic?

2. True or False; The Wright brothers made their first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903.

6. Where did the first air traffic controller work, and how did he control traffic?