\n1.All International Airline Pilots speak English.<\/p>\n
\t2.Flights longer than 8 hours require 3 pilots (1 captain and 2 first
\n\tofficers) to rotate flying duties.
\n\t Flights longer than 12 hours require 4 pilots (1 captain and 3 first
\n\tofficers). They usually fly 3-4 hour shifts.<\/p>\n
\t3.Each airline pilot flying the aircraft, eats a different meal to
\n\tminimize the risk of all pilots on board being ill.<\/p>\n
\t4.On average, pilots fly between 9 and 14 days a month (Indian company
\n\tpilots fly 24 to 26 days)<\/p>\n
\t5.All airlines have an agreement to let each other’s travelling pilots
\n\toccupy empty seats. If no seats are available, the travelling
\n\tpilot can also occupy an extra seat in the cockpit that is usually
\n\tempty.<\/p>\n
\t6.The main function of flight attendants are for the safety and security
\n\tof their passengers, and passenger comfort is only secondary.<\/p>\n
\t7.The first female flight attendants in 1930 were required to weigh less
\n\tthan 115 pounds. In addition, they had to be nurses and unmarried.<\/p>\n
\t8.Flight attendants must not have any tattoos visible when a uniform is
\n\tworn. These requirements are designed to give the airlines a positive
\n\trepresentation.<\/p>\n
\t9.The normal ratio of Flight Attendants to passenger seats is one Flight
\n\tAttendant for every 50 passenger seats.<\/p>\n
\t10.The height requirement for Flight Attendant is for safety reasons,
\n\tmaking sure that all flight attendants can reach overhead safety
\n\tequipment.<\/p>\n
\t11.The normal ratio of Lavatories to passengers is approximately one
\n\tlavatory for every 50 passengers.<\/p>\n
\t12.An air traveler can lose approximately 1.5 liters of water in the
\n\tbody during a three-hour flight.<\/p>\n
\t13.The reason why the lights are turned out during take-off and
\n\tlanding-Is for your eyes to adjust to lower levels of light. If
\n\tthere’s an accident and they have to activate the emergency slides,
\n\tstudies have shown that you will be able to see better and therefore be
\n\table to evacuate more quickly and safely.<\/p>\n
\t14.The World’s largest Airline in terms of Fleet Size is Delta Airlines
\n\tUnited States) with 744 aircraft and 121 aircraft on order as of March
\n\t2011.<\/p>\n
\t15.The largest passenger plane is the Airbus 380 – nearly 240 feet long,
\n\talmost 80 feet high, and has a wingspan of more than 260 feet. The
\n\tdouble-decker plane has a standard seating capacity of 555 passengers.<\/p>\n
\t16.The world’s busiest airport in terms of passenger volume or the
\n\tnumber of take-offs and landings, is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
\n\tInternational Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, United States – with more than
\n\t88 million passengers shuffled through the Atlanta airport in 2009, with
\n\tanother 20 million in the first three months of 2010, and with
\n\taircraft take-off and landings approximately every 37 seconds.<\/p>\n
\t17.The Internet\/On-Line check-in was first used by Alaskan Airlines in
\n\t1999.<\/p>\n
\t18.The world’s Largest Airport is Kansai International Airport, Osaka,
\n\tJapan (as of 2011). By 2013 Al Maktoum International Airport in Jebel
\n\tAli, Dubai, United Arab Emirates is planned to be the largest airport in
\n\tthe world.<\/p>\n
\t19.The airport with the longest runway in the world is Qamdo Bangda
\n\tAirport in the People’s Republic of China with 5.50 kilometer’s in
\n\tlength (as of 2011).<\/p>\n
\t20.American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by removing 1 olive from each
\n\tsalad served in first class.<\/p>\n
\t21.In 2009, Southwest served 632 million cans of soda, juices, and
\n\twater; 14.3 million alcoholic beverages; 14 million bags of pretzels; 90
\n\tmillion bags of peanuts; 17.7 million Select-A-Snacks; and 33.5 million
\n\tother snacks.<\/p>\n
\t22.Singapore Airlines spends about $700 million on food every year and
\n\t$16 million on wine alone. First class passengers consume 20,000
\n\tbottles of alcohol every month and Singapore Airlines is the second
\n\tlargest buyer of Dom Perignon champagne in the world.<\/p>\n
\t23.Cathay Pacific carries rice cookers, toasters, cappuccino makers and
\n\tskillets on board their airplanes.<\/p>\n
\t24.KLM of Netherlands stands for Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij
\n\t(meaning Royal Dutch Airlines).<\/p>\n
\t25.KLM is the worlds’ oldest airline established in 1919.<\/p>\n
\t26.QANTAS – Australia’s national airline, originally stood for
\n\tQueensland And Northern Territories Air Service. It is the second
\n\tworld’s oldest airline established in 1920, and still has the world’s
\n\tbest safety record with no fatal crashes as of 2011<\/p>\n
\t27.Virgin Atlantic lists catering as their third biggest expense, after
\n\tfuel and maintenance.<\/p>\n
\t28.American Airlines spent about $425 million on food for domestic
\n\tpassengers in 2001.<\/p>\n
\t29.In one year, British Airways passengers consume: 40.5 tons of chicken
\n\t* 6 tons of caviar * 22 tons of smoked salmon * 557,507 boxes of
\n\tchocolate * 90 thousand cases (9 liter cases) of sparkling wine.<\/p>\n
\t30.Abu Dhabi Airport Services once did a complete turn-around for a
\n\tBoeing 777 in under 40 minutes, as opposed to a normal minimum of one
\n\thour. They unloaded passengers, cargo, mail, cleaned the aircraft, and
\n\tloaded outbound passengers, cargo and mail in that short time.<\/p>\n
\t31.In 2001, Dubai Duty Free sold 1,570,214 cartons of cigarettes,
\n\t2,003,151 bottles of liquor, 2,909 kilograms of gold, 101,824 watches,
\n\t690,502 bottles of perfume, 52,119 mobile phones.<\/p>\n
\t32.In-flight catering is an $18 billion worldwide industry employing up
\n\tto 200,000 people.<\/p>\n
\t33.Delta Airline was the first to introduce air bridge, which saved
\n\ttravelers lengthy walk from the plane to the terminal.<\/p>\n
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