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Greater Orlando Airport Authority to enhance main terminals areas
Orlando Airport authority board budgetThe Greater Orlando Aviation Authority will issue for the refurbishment of the interiors at Airsides 1 & 3 and the interior refurbishment of Levels 1 & 2 at Terminals A & B.
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Heathrow back in profit after strong traffic recovery in 2023
London’s Heathrow Airport enjoyed the third busiest year in its history, and made a profit for the first time since 2019 last year as it continued its recovery from the global pandemic. A total of 79.2 million passengers passed through its facilities in 2023, nearly 30% more than the previous year. It claims that it ...
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Ryanair to increase services from Stockholm and Gothenburg
Swedish airport operator, Swedavia, today revealed that Ryanair will launch four new routes at Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Göteborg Landvetter Airport respectively this summer. Ryanair is to expand at both Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Göteborg Landvetter Airport ahead of the summer programme 2024 and will launch four new routes. From Stockholm Arlanda, the Irish airline ...
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US F/A-18 and RAF Typhoon fighter jets strike Houthi military targets in Yemen
The United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) have launched a fresh wave of air strikes against Iranian-backed…
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All time high for passenger traffic at Washington DC’s airports
The Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority hosted 50.6 million total passengers in 2023, setting a new travel record at Reagan National and Dulles International airports. This achievement was driven by strong demand at both airports, resulting in a new passenger record at Reagan National and an international passenger record at Dulles International. “Setting a new record ...
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AIG to enhance water infrastructure at Queen Alia International Airport
Airport International Group (AIG) and Jordan Water Company (Miyahuna) have formed a strategic partnership to enhance the water infrastructure of Queen Alia International Airport. The agreement paves the way for a new water pipeline spanning over 11 kilometres from Miyahuna’s Al Qastal substation to the airport, of which 4.6km are outside airport premises and 6.7km ...
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Jammu Airport’s new terminal building inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The new terminal building is being developed at a cost of rs. 865 Crore and will boost the local economy, trade and tourism.
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Exploring new routes and keeping costs low at Warsaw Modlin Airport
Tomasz Szymczak, of Lotnisko Warszawa/Modlin Airport, gave us an insight into how the low-cost, regional airport operates.
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Stratolaunch executes new flight carrying TA-1 test vehicle with live propellant
Aerospace company, Stratolaunch has completed its second captive carry flight with the first powered Talon-A hypersonic vehicle, TA-1. …
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American Airlines becomes only US carrier to fly between New York and Tokyo
American Airlines will become the only carrier in the United States (US) to fly non-stop between New York and Tokyo.…
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Federal Aviation Administration finalises rule to reduce carbon pollution from New Jets and Turboprops
FAA grants Monterey airportThe rule requires incorporating improved fuel-efficient technologies for airplanes manufactured after January 01, 2028.
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Plato was right! Reflections on innovation in civil aviation
Marcelo Mota, Commercial Director & CCO of Aeroportos Brasil Viracopos S.A. tells International Airport Review why necessity is the mother of invention in airports.Marcelo Mota, Commercial Director & CCO of Aeroportos Brasil Viracopos S.A. tells International Airport Review why necessity is the mother of invention in airports.
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Spirit Airlines all-Airbus fleet continues growth with arrival of 10th A321neo
Spirit Airlines has announced the arrival of its 10th Airbus A321neo in a post on X (formally known…
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Work to start on ‘sustainable’ car park expansion at Brisbane Airport
Construction is set to commence on an expanded car park at Brisbane Airport’s Domestic Terminal as part of the ongoing $5 billion Future BNE transformation. Future BNE encompasses more than 150 projects including upgrades to the Domestic and International Terminals, the construction of Terminal 3’s first stage, and additional commercial, industrial, and retail developments. The ...
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Highlights from Singapore Airshow 2023: Did COMAC outshine Airbus and Boeing?
As the business end of Singapore Airshow 2024 draws to an end, it’s the turn of the general…
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Aviation Quote

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

- Prime Minster Winston Churchill, House of Commons, 20 August 1940. The Royal Air Force has been known as 'the few' ever since. M. Hastings (2009) Winston's War states that Churchill came up with the phrase a few days earlier on 16 August, after visiting Fighter Command's 11 Group operation room. His chief of staff 'Pug' Ismay made some remark in the car riding back to Chequers, and Churchill said, "Don't speak to me. I have never been so moved." After a few minutes he spoke the classic line.

This quote is often changed by writers and speakers, giving us material such as 'Never . . . was so much owed by so few to so many,' seen after the Falklands War. Other folks have wondered if Churchill was referring to the RAF's bar tab.

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1. There have been several British airplanes named after insects, such as the de Havilland Mosquito. How many American production airplanes have been named after insects?

2. Most pilots are familiar with the PBY, a twin-engine Consolidated Catalina flying boat used initially as a patrol bomber during World War II. What was a PBJ?

3. As any pilot who has studied a sectional chart knows, an RCO is a remote communications outlet used to communicate with distant facilities. What is a GCO?

4. What well-known civilian landplane may land with landing gear retracted during routine operations?

5. True or False, early Lear Jets have a "knife blade" down the center of the windshield. Its purpose is to dissect birds in flight.

6. True or False, After resigning from and selling his interest in TWA, Howard Hughes purchased another airline and named it after himself.