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Do you know that now there are direct flights between China and Taiwan?
  • Taiwan, seat of the exiled Republic of China since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, has banned direct sea, air, and trade links with China since 1949, and has banned Chinese mainlanders from entering Taiwan. On Friday 4 July 2008, China and Taiwan started regular direct flights for the first time in 59 years. The first flight from China to Taiwan was operated by China Southern Airlines and China Airlines operated from Taiwan to China.
   
Do you know which airline is the first airline to use the Boeing 747-800 Freighter?
  • Cargolux is the launch customer for the 747-8, and will take delivery of the first of its 13 Boeing 747-800 Freighters in 2009. Cargolux’s new 747-800 Freighters will offer significant capacity benefits over their 747-400 Freighter fleet, with a maximum structural payload capacity of 154 tons and 16 percent more revenue cargo volume.
   
Do you know what is the IATA Fuel Quality Pool ( IFQP ) ?
  • The IATA Fuel Quality Pool or IFQP is a group of airlines that actively share fuel inspection reports and workload at locations worldwide. In addition to the promotion of fuel quality results, the sharing of inspection reports by the pool member airlines has demonstrated significant bottom line savings for the participants, which are being achieved whilst in full compliance with regulatory requirements concerning airlines' provision of quality control and management oversight of airport fueling services.
   
Do you know the newest member of the Star Alliance ?
  • Air China officially joined the Star Alliance on December 12, 2007 along with Shanghai Airlines. Air China is the People's Republic of China's state owned and second-largest commercial airline after China Southern Airlines. Air China operates 5090 flights each week worldwide and is also the 18th largest airline in the world by fleet size
   
Do you know the top ranking of the most punctual airlines in the Asia Pacific Region?
  • First place, Korean Air 91.5% Second place, Asiana 91.3% Third place, China Airlines 89.3%
   
Do you know what is a flight plan and how is it important?
  • A flight plan is used by pilots before they take off and also handed to the Air Traffic Control ( ATC ), to inform them of important information such as type of aircraft, equipment on board, destination airport, alternate airport when landing at destination airport is not possible, duration of flight with the current amount of fuel on board, flight path, flight speed, and requested flight altitude which would result in maximum fuel efficiency for the aircraft. Moreover, information such as time of departure, arrival and entering other international air space are also included in the flight plan. Therefore, the amount of information in the flight plan makes it very important for a plane that is departing.
   
Do you know which airline is the world’s first airline to fly one of its commercial aircraft on bio-fuel?
  • Nowadays the aviation industry is investing in new clean and green ways to power its aircraft. Virgin Atlantic has become the world's first airline to fly one of its commercial aircraft on bio-fuel using a mix of standard jet fuel, coconut and palm oils powered the Boeing 747 jumbo jet from London Heathrow to Amsterdam.
   
Do you know the maximum flow rate of the hydrant dispenser trucks ?
  • On February 5, 2008, the Airbus A380 has become the first commercial flight to complete a flight using liquid fuel processed from gas. The three-hour flight from the UK to France was the first stage of a test flight program to evaluate the enviromental impact of alternative fuels in the airline market.
   
Did you know that it is believed that soya oil can be used with commercial aircrafts and can reduce greenhouse gas levels ?
  • A group of American biochemists believe that soya oil is just the thing to give aviation fuel a greener future. They say that an aircraft fuel based on soya oil and traditional jet fuel will slash consumption of fossil fuel, and help slow the rise in greenhouse gas levels by using carbon from renewable sources. Commercial jets run on a petroleum fuel called Jet A1. Like all fossil fuels, it releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when burnt. Biofuels like soya oil, on the other hand, are " carbon neutral " because the carbon the release came from the atmosphere only recently.
   
Did you know that aerospace engineers have discovered a method for an aircraft to self-repair itself ?
  • A new technique that mimics healing process found in nature could enable damaged aircraft to mend themselves automatically, even during a flight, developed by aerospace engineers at Bristol University, could make it possible to design lighter airplanes in the future. This would lead to fuel savings, cutting costs for airlines and passengers and reducing carbon emissions. The technique is if a tiny hole or crack appears in an aircraft, the epoxy resin would “ bleed “ from embedded vessels nearby and quickly seal it up.