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Video answers: ‘737 MAX preview’

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It’s 14% more fuel efficient than current 737s.
  2. It comes from the engines, the winglets and cockpit systems.
  3. It can carry 12 more passengers in a two class configuration.
  4. No, it’s 8% cheaper to operate.
  5. They wanted it to be spacious, more environmentally friendly and quieter, which is what Boeing has achieved, so passengers should love it.

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Video answers: ‘The A380 effect’

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Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It brings hundreds of millions of dollars in growth and economic activity into the economy.
  2. It’s needed to bring more passengers to LA to fill the growing number of hotel rooms available.
  3. As a result of the investment, Emirates began operating a Dubai – Birmingham route using the A380.
  4. Birmingham can now attract tourists from the Middle East and Asia.
  5. Prestige, but being a part of a very select group of cities served by the biggest aircraft in the world also creates a ‘feel good factor’.

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Video answers: ‘What happens when a plane is struck by lightning?’

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. They don’t notice anything dramatic, just a quick flash of light.
  2. There aren’t any noticeable effects to a plane’s systems after a strike.
  3. They’re designed to allow the flow of electricity to pass through the plane and dissipate off the trailing edges of it.
  4. Objects called static wicks are used to help electricity exit the plane.
  5. They also help with the discharge of static electricity that accumulates on the plane.
  6. Small burn marks can be left on a plane after a lightning strike, which aren’t an issue according to Alex.

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Video answers: ‘Round the world in 8 days pt.5’

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It offers extra legroom seats (for a price), a business class product with lie-flat beds on key routes and the ‘Marketplace’ for passengers to help themselves to snacks and drinks.
  2. It offered live tv.
  3. It’s giving away free wifi to passengers.
  4. He describes it as a global low-cost carrier.
  5. It has been helped by the most modern aircraft; the 787 and the A350.
  6. The lesson is that the low-cost market has evolved.

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Video answers: ‘Round the world in 8 days pt.4’

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  1. Due to their flight schedule, the team were able to get a full night’s sleep, which has helped their energy levels.
  2. He describes it as transformative, he says it has changed the way everybody behaves.
  3. It has been successful because it has been almost completely independent since it was founded. They don’t feed the Qantas network, they also don’t feed baggage through to the Qantas network.
  4. They sell access to the entertainment system as well as an amenity kit, they also sell food and drinks.
  5. They crossed the international date line giving them a 42-hour day.
  6. It’s an ‘ultra-low-cost’ airline that uses older, cheaper planes. They only fly when people want. They don’t operate daily services if they’re not needed and usually connect small underserved cities.
  7. There’s no coffee on board because they remove the coffee makers from the planes when they buy them.

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Video answers: ‘Farnborough 2016 look ahead’

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Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. The Embraer E2 and the Airliner Hybrid Air Vehicle could be there for the first time.
  2. She thinks that the growth in its internationalisation is one of the highlights, with 22 international pavilions.
  3. It has a more permanent feel to it, with more structures being used not just for the show, but all year round.
  4. The keys will be handed over to the contractors who will build more new permanent facilities which should be ready for the airshow in 2018.

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