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Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighter completes maiden flight: video
Lockheed Martin announced that the first F-16 Block 70 fighter jet took to the skies at its Greenville…
Link (AeroTime)

The biggest opportunity for airports right now: Karine Duclos
karine duclosWatch this exclusive voxpop filmed at ACI World's Customer Experience Summit in Krakow, Poland.
Link (International Airport Review)

Amazon Air enters its third market, launches air cargo services in India
Amazon Air, the air cargo arm of the online retail giant Amazon, has announced the launch of freight…
Link (AeroTime)

Art installation at Leonardo da Vinci Airport raises awareness on environmental issues
passenger experience ADRAeroporti di Roma aims to raise public awareness on environmental issues such as saving water and recovering plastic, the leading cause of pollution of the seas, through culture.
Link (International Airport Review)

No passenger traffic at BER on 25 January 2023
berlin brandenbergDue to the announced warning strike, no commercial flights are possible on Wednesday, 25 January 2023.
Link (International Airport Review)

Emirates tests a GE90 engine with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Emirates has successfully run a ground test on one of its General Electric GE90 engines on a Boeing…
Link (AeroTime)

Congolese jet attacked above Rwanda over alleged airspace violation: video
At least one video showing Rwandan military shooting man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) at a Congolese Air Force…
Link (AeroTime)

Air passenger taxis and air ambulance are seen as the biggest eVTOL growth markets
UAMKey to growth of the eVTOL market will be the development of battery technology making longer flights of over 100 miles more practical and sustainable.
Link (International Airport Review)

Ukraine set sights on new jets; pilots train in the US: Ukrainian Air Force
Ukraine has decided which type of new combat aircraft it will acquire, has allocated funds for training on…
Link (AeroTime)

Airport technology VS soul: Voxpop with Megan Bozarth
megan bozarthAirports must walk the fine line between new technology and "soul" according to Megan.
Link (International Airport Review)


Aviation Quote

Why does every plane have two pilots? Really, you only need one pilot. Let's take out the second pilot. Let the bloody computer fly it.

- Michael O'Leary, Ryanair CEO, regards eliminating co-pilots in airline operations. Interview in Bloomberg Businessweek, 2 September 2010


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1. What is the Cessna 305?

2. While flying in a single-engine Cessna, Martin Wikelski observed that dragonflies fly only during warm daylight hours. How did he determine this?

3. The tails of the Piper PA–28 series of aircraft feature corrugations to strengthen the metal surfaces. Why are these corrugations concave (rounded inward) instead of convex (bulge outward)?

4. What major aviation motion picture was used by the U.S. Air Force as an official training film?

5. Construction of what will become the world’s highest airport used by airlines will begin next year and be completed in 2014. In which country will this airport be located?

6. The Invasion of Normandy (a.k.a. Operation Overlord) began on June 6, 1944, which is also known as D-Day. It involved what probably was the largest armada of military aircraft ever assembled for a single purpose. What does the “D” in D-Day represent?

7. A pilot is flying over Kansas at noon under clear skies. Unbeknownst to him, the sun is suddenly extinguished. How much time would elapse before the pilot finds himself flying in total darkness?
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