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Questions tagged [airlines]
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Is there a commonly recognized placeholder airline name?
I'm wondering if there is a common placeholder name for an airline, either implying a legally disclosed or fictional entity, which is frequently used?
For instance, I've seen the terms containing 'widgets' used very often in an economics context.…
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Why have none of the US /UK/Japanese airlines ordered the Irkut MC-21 yet?
A new airliner was launched on June 8, 2016 by the Russian company Irkut Corporation.
Source: https://www.flightglobal.com/
The airliner looks good on paper:
Empty plane weight is reduced due to composite and prospective alloy materials and…
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What is the purpose of the second wifi network on board (some?) B787 aircraft?
I recently flew for the first time on a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, registered A7-BCY. This aircraft had the universal symbol for wifi externally displayed beside the entrance door, and as wifi on an aircraft was another first for me I was keen to try…
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What is a "Major Airline"?
Which airlines can be designated as "major"? what difference between them and other airlines?
What qualities airline should have to be "major"?
I can't find any proper description, but I heard about it a lot from aviation news.
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Is it a bad idea to brush your teeth with water from an airliner sink faucet?
Is it a bad idea to brush your teeth with water from an airliner sink faucet? Does some sort of health risk from said water outweigh the risk of poor dental hygiene?
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Does international mail go in passenger planes?
I have a shipment from Canada to South America coming, and it's curious that the "priority" FedEx option takes 6 days to arrive, when there are daily flights between the two destinations.
So I'm assuming mail does not go in airliners.
Am I right,…
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Is Qantas holder of the world’s longest commercial non-stop flight?
Is it Singapore Airlines or Qantas that is currently holding the record for the world longest non-stop commercial flight?
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Why do airlines split themselves into domestic and international subsidiaries?
As an example, Air Canada operates its own brand for international flights, but has a subsidiary called Air Canada Rouge for domestic and US flights. What's the reason for creating such subsidiaries?
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Why don't some airlines assign seats to passengers?
Why don't some airlines (for example Southwest in US) assign seats to passengers? How does it help them? Doesn't it delay the boarding (passengers going back and forth inside the plane to grab their favorite seats)?
Are there any studies to show…
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Flight with 9 holding patterns before landing on the wrong airport
Can someone explain why this happened? Quite odd why he cannot get landing clearance from atc. And is this common?
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How do I find a plane's history when booking a flight?
While booking tickets for a commercial airliner, is it possible to know the name of the aircraft (not the model, but the designated name) and then search the history of the plane, on how old is it, how many repairs has it gone through, has it ever…
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Why do airlines have geographical names in them?
Why do airlines name themselves for example "Cathay Pacific" or "Virgin Atlantic". Aren't they indirectly limiting themselves to always fly over "Pacific" or "Atlantic"? It would be weird if Virgin Atlantic flies over Pacific and vice versa.
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