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Airline News
· All International airline
pilots speak English.
· Flights longer than 8 hours require 3
pilots (1 captain and 2 first officers)
to rotate flying duties. Flights longer
than 12 hours require 4 pilots (1
captain and 3 first officers). They
usually fly 3-4 hour shifts.
· Each airline pilot flying the aircraft,
eats a different meal to minimise the
risk of all pilots on board getting ill.
· On average, pilots fly between
9 and 14 days a month (Indian
pilots fly 24 to 26 days).
· All airlines have an agreement to
let each other's travelling pilots
occupy empty seats. If no seats are
available, the travelling pilot can
also occupy an extra seat in the
cockpit that is usually empty.
· The main function of flight attendants
are for the safety and security of
their passengers, and passenger
comfort is only secondary.
· The first female flight attendants in
1930 were required to weigh less
than 115 pounds. In addition, they
had to be nurses and unmarried.
· Flight attendants must not have
any tattoos visible when a uniform
is worn. These requirements
are designed to give the airlines
a positive representation.
· The normal ratio of Flight Attendants
to passenger seats is one Flight
Attendant for every 50 passenger seats.
· The normal ratio of Lavatories to
passengers is approximately one
lavatory for every 50 passengers.
· An air traveller can lose
approximately 1.5 litres of water in
the body during a three-hour flight.
· The reason why the lights are turned
out during take-off and landing is for
your eyes to adjust to lower levels of
light. If there's an accident and they
have to activate the emergency slides,
studies have shown that you will be
able to see better and therefore be able
to evacuate more quickly and safely.
· The World's largest airline in terms
of fleet size is Delta Airlines United
States with 744 aircraft and 121
aircraft on order as of March 2011.
· The largest passenger plane is the
Airbus 380 - nearly 240 feet long,
almost 80 feet high, and has a
wingspan of more than 260 feet. The
double-Decker plane has a standard
seating capacity of 555 passengers.
· The world's busiest airport in terms of
passenger volume or the number of
take-offs and landings, is Hartsfield
Jackson Atlanta International Airport,
Atlanta, Georgia, United States with
more than 88 million passengers
shuffled through the Atlanta airport
in 2009, with another 20 million in
the first three months of 2010, and
with aircraft take-off and landings
approximately every 37 seconds.
· The Internet/On-Line check-in was
first used by Alaskan Airlines in 1999.
· The world's largest airport is Kansai
International Airport, Osaka, Japan
(as of 2011). This year Al Maktoum
International Airport in Jebel Ali,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates is
the largest airport in the world.
· The airport with the longest runway in
the world is Qamdo Bangda Airport
in the Peoples Republic of China with
5.50 kilometres in length (as of 2011).
· American Airlines saved $40,000
in 1987 by removing 1 olive from
each salad served in first class.
· In 2009, Southwest served 632
million cans of soda, juices, and
water; 14.3 million alcoholic
beverages; 14 million bags of
pretzels; 90 million bags of peanuts;
17.7 million Select-A-Snacks;
and 33.5 million other snacks.
· KLM of Netherlands stands for
Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij
(meaning Royal Dutch Airlines).
· KLM is the worlds' oldest
airline established in 1919.
· QANTAS - Australia's national
airline, originally stood for
Queensland And Northern Territories
Air Service. It is the second world's
oldest airline established in 1920, and
still has the world's best safety record
with no fatal crashes as of 2012.
· Virgin Atlantic lists catering
as their third biggest expense,
after fuel and maintenance.
· In one year, British Airways
passengers consume: 40.5 tons of
chicken, 6 tons of caviar, 22 tons
of smoked salmon, 557,507 boxes
of chocolate, 90 thousand cases (9
litre cases) of sparkling wine.
· Abu Dhabi Airport Services once
did a complete turn-around for a
Boeing 777 in under 40 minutes, as
opposed to a normal minimum of
one hour. They unloaded passengers,
cargo, mail, cleaned the aircraft,
and loaded outbound passengers,
cargo and mail in that short time.
· In 2001, Dubai Duty Free sold
1,570,214 cartons of cigarettes,
2,003,151 bottles of liquor, 2,909
kilo grams of gold, 101,824
watches, 690,502 bottles of
perfume, 52,119 mobile phones.
· In-flight catering is an $18 billion
worldwide industry employing
up to 200,000 people.
· Delta Airline was the first to
introduce air bridge, which saved
travellers lengthy walk from
the plane to the terminal. ·
Interesting
Airline
Industry facts
Boeing earned $3.9b net profit on $81.7b revenues
in 2012, versus a $4.02b profit earned in 2011 on
$68.7b revenues. The company said it is assuming no
significant financial impact in 2013 from the battery
issue which has grounded the 787 fleet worldwide.
"Strong fourth-quarter operating performance
capped a year of significant growth and solid
execution, driving higher earnings and cash flow
for our company," Boeing Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney said.
"In a year of considerable achievement, Boeing
was the commercial aviation market leader for
both orders and deliveries, with more than 600
airplanes delivered, including the first three
Charlestonbuilt 787 Dreamliners. Significant new
international orders for Defense, Space & Security
and more than 900 orders for the 737 MAX also
contributed to our record company backlog."
In the 4Q12 Boeing recorded $978m net
profit down 29.8% from 4Q11 - on a 14%
year-over-year increase in revenues to $22.3b.
"Our first order of business for 2013 is to resolve
the battery issue on the 787 and return the airplanes
safely to service with our customers," McNerney said.
"At the same time, we remain focused on our ongoing
priorities of profitable ramp up in commercial airplane
production, successful execution of our development
programs, and continued growth in core, adjacent
and international defense and space markets."
The Commercial Airplanes segment recorded
$49.1b revenues for the full year 2012, up 35.8%.
Boeing Military aircraft earned $16.4b, up 9.6%
while revenues for its global services & support
segment lifted 3.2% to $8.6b. For the full year
it delivered a total 601 commercial aircraft; 415
737s, 31 747s, 26 767s, 83 777s and 46 787s. ·
Boeing forecasts for 2013
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