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Boeing predicts need for 3,260 freighters by 2037
With air cargo traffic expected to double over the next 20 years, the global freighter fleet will need to expand by more than 70% to satisfy demand, from the current 1,870 aircraft to 3,260 in 2037.
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Bombardier alleges former staffers took trade secrets to MRJ
Bombardier has alleged that several former employees stole sensitive CSeries certification documents prior to taking new jobs working on the Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ programme.
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Norwegian subsidiary wins approval for US flights
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted Norwegian Group subsidiary Norwegian Air Norway (NAN) authority to fly to and from the US.
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UK to probe competition concerns on CityJet-Aer Lingus wet lease
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will probe Irish regional airline CityJet’s plans to place aircraft on long-term wet-lease with International Airlines Group (IAG) Irish carrier Aer Lingus.
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Ryanair 1H profit down 7% on ATC strikes, higher costs
Ryanair’s first-half profit fell 7%, hit by lower fares, air traffic control strikes and higher fuel, staff and passenger compensation costs which offset growth in ancillary revenues. The Irish LCC said the tough operating environment will lead to more airline failures this winter and it warned it could not rule out further Ryanair capacity cuts or base closures if oil prices rise or air fares fall further.
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Delta plans Minneapolis-Shanghai daily A350 service in 2020
Delta Air Lines expects to launch daily nonstop service between Shanghai-Pudong Airport (PVG) and its Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) hub in June 2020.
The Atlanta-based carrier plans to use 306-seat Airbus A350-900s on the route—aircraft that are proving popular in the region. Delta has 10 of its 11 A350s flying in the Pacific—part of a revamp that included retiring its Boeing 747-400s.
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CEO: Qatar Airways eyes US investment opportunities
Qatar Airways—which will begin double-daily Doha-New York JFK Airbus A350-1000 service Oct. 28—is looking into investment opportunities in the US, according to Group CEO Akbar Al Baker. The Doha-based airline is the launch customer for the type. Qatar’s A350-1000 has a 327-seat configuration with two cabins: 46 Qsuite business- and 281 economy-class seats.
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PICTURES: China Airlines receives A350 in special livery
China Airlines has taken delivery of an Airbus A350-900 painted in a scheme that combines the Taiwanese carrier's own plum-blossom logo with the aircraft manufacturer's "carbonfibre pattern" house livery.
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Drone missed Heathrow-bound 787's engine by 10ft
UK investigators have disclosed that an unmanned aerial vehicle was flown within 10ft of a Boeing 787 on approach to London Heathrow.
The aircraft had been operating at 3,200ft on approach to runway 27L on 25 June, according to the UK Airprox Board.
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Huge new building wrap unveiled at Sydney International Airport
Sydney Airport is now home to one of Australia’s largest advertising building wraps courtesy of the 1,957sqm display on the western face of T1 International's multi-storey car park.
Large-format outdoor innovators, Wideopen Platform, has partnered with the airport on the project.
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ANALYSIS: What to make of American's local shift in Phoenix
American Airlines is carrying more local passengers at the expense of connecting ones in Phoenix, continuing the debate over the future of its connecting hub at the airport.
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ANALYSIS: Can expanded Heathrow keep within air-quality limits?
When the UK government announced in June that members of parliament had voted in favour of building a third runway at London Heathrow, it threw in the caveat that final development consent would be granted only if the expansion could be delivered within the country's existing air-quality obligations.
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VIDEO: KLM 747-400 hits loader while under tow
Video images have emerged purportedly showing the moment that a KLM Boeing 747-400 under tow collided with ground support equipment at Amsterdam Schiphol.
The aircraft is shown being towed into a parking position before its outboard right-hand General Electric CF6 strikes a cargo-loading vehicle, apparently unattended, on the ramp.
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Passenger numbers at Melbourne Airport up from same 2017 period
Melbourne Airport has continued its increase in passenger numbers through September as international traveller volumes peaked at around 960,000 people, a rise of almost 10 per cent on September 2017.
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Edinburgh announces another trans-Atlantic route
A new route to Boston will be introduced to the growing number of destinations at Edinburgh Airport, with Delta Air Lines operating the service for summer 2019.
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Leonardo da Vinci Airport sets new record with its passenger services
A new record has been set at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport in efforts to improve quality of passenger services, with a score of 4.44 out of five on ACI scale.
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US Navy launches first unmanned air vehicle test squadron
The US Navy commissioned its first unmanned air vehicle test and evaluation squadron in a ceremony on 18 October.
The new unit will be called Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 24 (UX-24) and will be based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s Webster Outlying Field near St. Inigoes, Maryland.
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US approves possible Chinook sale to Royal Air Force
The UK's long-expected procurement of additional Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters has taken a major step forward with US approval granted for a possible 16-unit acquisition.
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Cash-strapped Jakarta to renegotiate K-FX/I-FX involvement
Jakarta hopes to renegotiate its partnership with Seoul in the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) K-FX/I-FX fighter programme.
A team lead by Indonesia’s coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs Wiranto will head to Seoul to discuss the issue, according the ministry’s website.
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The most important thing for a fighter pilot is to get his first victory without too much shock.
- Colonel Werner Moelders, Luftwaffe. He got his first victory, and 114 others.
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Airlines And Airways
1. What was Fiji Airways known as before May 2012?
Air Pacific
Pacific Airlines
Air Fiji
Fiji Airlines
2. Air New Zealand makes which major New Zealand city its "home base"?
Auckland
Wellington
Christchurch
Sydney
3. Magda Szubanski starred in which Australian low budget airline's commercials from 2004-2008?
Jetstar
Qantas
Tiger Airways
Air Australia
4. What is the name of the corporation that owns American Airlines?
AMR Corportation
Applied Industrial Technologies
American Transportation Corporation
Bucyrus International
5. Which airline was created with the backing of the Dubai royal family?
Gulf Air
Air Arabia
Emirates
Middle Eastern Airways
6. Singapore Airlines uses their iconic flight attendants as a successful marketing tool. What are the flight attendants known as?
Geisha Girls
Singapore Beauties
Asian Beauties
Singapore Girls
7. What airline is colloquially known as "The flying kangaroo"?
Emirates
QANTAS
Virgin
Air Canada
8. In 2011, Richard Branson's Australian airline became known as what?
Virgin Australia
Virgin Down Under
Virgin Oceania
Virgin Blue
9. If I was to fly to a regional center in Australia, what airline would I chose?
Regional Express
Emirates
Jetstar
Virgin Australia
10. Air Canada's predecessor was Trans-Canada Airlines, which was created in 1936. Which year was their first passenger flight?
1937
1932
1948
1955
