ITTS (MIDTERM - AIR TRANSPORTATION)

Wright Brothers, 1903

Air transportation was slow to take off after the _________ breakthrough at Kitty Hawk in ______

January 1, 1914

On ____________, the world’s inaugural scheduled flight with a paying passenger hopped across the bay separating Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida.

Swissair

Before the World War II, ______already was carrying around 14-16 passenger between Zurich to London

KLM, 1920

The first commercial service was introduced by ______, the Dutch Airlines, in ____ between Amsterdam and London

DC-3, 1936

The ____ made its maiden commercial flight in ____ between New York and Chicago

Douglas DC-3

By the eve of World War II, airlines around the world were adopting the USA-built ________ with a capacity of 28 passengers, a speed of 310 kilometers per hour, and a range of more than 2,400 kilometers nonstop

October 1958, Boeing 707

In _______, __________ took its maiden commercial flight with Pan American World Airways route from New York to Paris.

Jet Age

In the ________, commercial aircraft have advanced markedly in capacity and range. Jumbo jets have revolutionized travel. A large number of people travel by air because of the speed, comfort, and economy in terms of time saved

B707

134-seat (in a typical two-class configuration)

B747

the 366-seat (in a typical three-class configuration)

Jet Set

The economies of scale fostered by the 747 and other wide-body jets helped to push real airfares downward, thereby democratizing aviation beyond the so-called “_____”

B777, A330, B787 and A350

By the 2010s, the majority of the B747s were being retired and replaced by longer range and more fuel-efficient twin- engine aircraft such as the ____, the ____, the ____ and the ____

Scheduled

airlines operate as regular schedules

Chartered

airlines or the non-scheduled airlines operate only when there is a demand, mainly during the tourist seasons. The _____ flights work out cheaper than the scheduled carriers as they are operated only when there is a high load factor.

International Air Transport Association (IATA), 105

- regulates international air travel

- has more than _____ major airlines of the world as its members

- regulates the price of tickets on different sectors of travel in the world.

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), 1945

is an intergovernmental organization established in the year ____. Only the government of the country can become a member

small carrier and large carrier

Airlines are classified into two broad categories namely ____________

commuter airlines, 30

The small carrier also known as __________ has less than __ seats

major airlines, 100 to 800

The larger carriers, also known as ________ fly direct routes between the major cities and seat and seat ______ passengers

excursion, group, and apex

To attract customers, many airlines offer cheaper promotional fares such as ______ fares, _____ fares, and _____ fares

Seat Configuration

refer to the way seating is arranged within the aircraft

Pitch, legroom, 31 to 32

The distance between seat rows. It is often called as ______. The average pitch is __ to __ inches, but other airlines offer 33-34 inches

Width, 17 to 18

The average seat on an aircraft is merely __ to __ inches wide, with some as narrow as 16.5

Recline

Some seats can be reclined by 10%, 45% or even full recline, creating a bedlike situation depending on the class of service you’re in

First class

usually at the front of the plane. It usually features wider seats, greater pitch, more recline, elaborate meals, free alcoholic beverages, entertainment on board and airline full miles accrual

Business class, J or C

distinguished from other travel classes by the quality of seating, food, drinks, ground service and other amenities. In commercial aviation, full ________ is usually denoted '_' or '_' with schedule flexibility

Premium economy class, elite economy class or economy plus class

also known as _______________, is a travel class offered on some airlines. This travel class is positioned as a middle ground between standard economy class and business class in terms of price, comfort, and amenities

Economy class

the most standard level of service. ________ seats usually recline and have a fold-down table.

Code - PR
Hub - Manila
IATA - MNL

Philippine Airlines

Airline Code: __

Hub: ______

IATA Code: ___

Code - 5J
Hub - Manila
IATA - MNL, CEB

Cebu Pacific Airline

Code: __

Hub: ___

IATA Code: ______

Code - Z2 (for international - AK)
Hub - Kuala Lumpur
IATA - KUL

Air Asia Airline

Code: ___

Main Hub: _____

IATA Code: ____

1. Qatar Airways

2. Singapore Airlines

3. Cathay Pacific Airways

4. Emirates

5. ANA All Nippon Airways

6. Turkish Airlines

7. Korean Air

8. Air France

9. Japan Airlines

10. Hainan Airlines

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