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The Airport Carbon Accreditation footprint and Africa’s airports carbon economy
African AirportEnoch Opare Mintah, PhD candidate at Kingston University, London, discusses the transformation of Africa’s airport carbon economy and the role it will play in the race for decarbonisation.
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IATA’S three ground handling priorities: recruitment & retention, global standards and digitalisation
IATA Ground handling prioritiesIATA's three priorities, outlined at the 35th IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC) include a focus on workplace recruitment and retention; adhering to standards and enhancing digitalisation.
Link (International Airport Review)

Airbus and Abu Dhabi-based Masdar sign sustainable technologies deal
Airbus and Abu-Dhabi-based renewable energy firm Masdar have signed an agreement that will see the two companies collaborate…
Link (AeroTime)

Ryanair places Boeing order for up to 300 737 MAX Jets
Ryanair Boeing partnerThe purchase agreement, designed to further the airlines growth, is the biggest in Ryanair's history and includes a firm order for 150 737-10 jets, with options for 150 more.
Link (International Airport Review)

Millions pass through Heathrow to celebrate royal Coronation
Heathrow passenger trafficThe airport reported that 6.4 million passengers travelled in April, showing strong progress from when travel restrictions were first lifted a year ago.
Link (International Airport Review)

Parent company of Singapore Airlines posts record-high annual profit
SIA Group, the parent company of Singapore Airlines and long-haul, low-cost carrier Scoot, has posted a record-high profit…
Link (AeroTime)

Deutsche Aircraft announces launch customer for D328eco
Deutsche Aircraft announces German operator Private Wings as the first launch customer for its D328eco regional aircraft. Private…
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Hawaiian Airlines unveils new business class, economy cabins on Boeing 787
Hawaiian Airlines has offered a sneak preview at its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner interior design, and introduced a new…
Link (AeroTime)

CAA meeting aviation and aerospace leaders in Scotland
CAA aviation leaders meetingThe CAA are wanting to understand the work being done to maintain high levels of safety, improve the passenger experience and create a sustainable future across aviation.
Link (International Airport Review)

Aeroflot asked flight attendants to ‘stop logging malfunctions’ on flights
A Russian investigative news publication has claimed that the nation’s flag carrier, Aeroflot, asked staff to stop logging…
Link (AeroTime)

Aviation Quote

Recently a man asked whether the business of flying ever could be regulated by rules and statutes. I doubt it. Not that flying men are lawless. No one realizes better than they the need for discipline. But they have learned discipline through constant contact with two of the oldest statutes in the universe - the law of gravity and the law of self-preservation.

Ten feet off the ground these two laws supersede all others and there is little hope of their repeal.

- Walter Hinton, in an adventure article on flying in Liberty magazine, 24 July 1926.

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Q.1 What new technology for a commercial airliner was introduced by Boeing on the 787-9?
Adaptive bypass ratio engines
Hybrid laminar flow control
Aero-elastic wings
Automated speech recognition for cockpit commands

Q.2 Which new aircraft concept did NOT emerge from either Airbus or Boeing in 2014?
A321neoLR
737 Max 200
A330-800
757 Max

Q.3 How many flight hours had been amassed by four Bombardier CS100s from first flight on 16 September 2013 to a grounding caused by an engine failure on 29 May 2014?
About 300
Nearly 2,400
Slightly more than 600
Less than 100

Q.4 Which country would have been the site of a Dash 8 Q400 assembly plant if negotiations with Bombardier had not failed?
China
Brazil
Russia
USA

Q.5 What Asia-Pacific carrier operates the world’s longest route?
Singapore Airlines: SIN-JFK
Cathay Pacific: HKG-LHR
All Nippon Airways: NRT-ATL
Qantas Airways: DFW-SYD

Q.6 Which Russian air defense system was identified by US officials as the source of an alleged missile attack that caused Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to crash in Ukraine on 17 July?
Tor-M1
S-300
Patriot
Buk

Q.7 Which US carrier ordered 50 Airbus A350s?
Delta Air Lines
United Airlines
American Airlines
JetBlue Airways

Q.8 In April, Mesa Air Lines agreed to buy four regional aircraft from a mothballed Alitalia fleet. What type were they?
Sukhoi Superjet 100
Embraer ERJ 145
Bombardier CRJ900
ATR 72

Q.9 In its investigation of the 2013 battery fire on a Japan Airlines 787 at Boston’s Logan airport, the US NTSB raised quality control concerns about which Japanese supplier to Boeing?
Mitsubishi
Takamatsu
Panasonic
GS Yuasa

Q.10 Which Middle Eastern carrier is taking a 49% stake in Alitalia as part of a bid to save the troubled Italian flag carrier?
Emirates
Gulf Air
Etihad
Royal Jordanian Airlines