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Regulator launches Hydrogen Challenge to explore potential of new aviation fuel type
Civil Aviation AuthorityUK Civil Aviation Authority has launched a challenge for the industry to help leverage hydrogen as a zero-carbon emission aviation fuel.
Link (International Airport Review)

Passenger traffic inching towards full recovery in October
ACI Europe passenger trafficPassenger traffic across the European airport network continued to defy inflated air fares and geopolitical tensions in October.
Link (International Airport Review)

Seven million passengers welcomed at Belgrade Airport
Belgrade AirportBelgrade Airport welcomed its seven millionth passenger for the year 2023 and exceeds the number of passengers in 2019.
Link (International Airport Review)

London Gatwick’s plans to become dual-runway airport move ahead
London Gatwick’s Chief Planning Officer, Tim Norwood, spoke to International Airport Review on the airport’s innovative, low-impact plans to improve resilience and increase airport capacity to benefit travellers.
Link (International Airport Review)

Ireland’s Dublin and Cork airports heading for bumper 2023
The operator of both Dublin and Cork airports in the Republic of Ireland has announced that traffic through…
Link (AeroTime)

British Airways improves accessibility for hard-of-hearing passengers
British Airways has announced that it plans to make a raft of changes to improve its accessibility for…
Link (AeroTime)

UPS to construct a new hub facility at Hong Kong International Airport
United Parcel Service (UPS) has reached an agreement with Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) to develop a new…
Link (AeroTime)

Chennai airport operations grounded due to Cyclone Michaung, runway flooded
Operations at Chennai International Airport (MAA) have been grounded after Cyclone Michaung lashed India’s west-central and coastal south…
Link (AeroTime)

Penang airport struggles to process passengers as medical tourism booms in state
Arriving passengers at Penang International Airport (PEN) endured long queues, with some reportedly waiting up to four hours…
Link (AeroTime)

Australia’s Darwin Airport launches new phase of ‘aertropolis’* expansion
Darwin-Airport-Resort-new-poolAustralia’s first airport resort launches on 05 December 2023, following the integration of two existing airport hotels at Darwin Airport.
Link (International Airport Review)

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1. What is a deceleron?

2.When air traffic control advises pilots of other traffic, many pilots advise the controller that the traffic is not in sight using the colloquial and unofficial phrase "no joy." From where does this expression originate?

3. The Waco CG-4A glider was used during World War II (especially during the Normandy invasion) as a cargo and troop carrier. Why was it referred to as a "flying coffin"?

4. Almost all general aviation piston engines have a wet sump, a built-in oil reservoir, instead of an external or separate oil tank. How can you determine by looking at the oil dipstick of a wet-sump engine the minimum oil quantity with which the engine can be operated safely?

5. True or False, James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle was the first solo pilot to perform a blind takeoff and landing using only cockpit instruments and radio aids.

6. True or False, Two Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses took off from Hilo, Hawaii, on August 6, 1946, without anyone on board. Both landed safely at Muroc Dry Lake, California.