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1
Q

The biggest daily users of the UK ATC system are the major UK and Irish carriers…(8)

A

1.) British Airways
2.) Ryanair
3.) Aer Lingus
4.) Virgin Atlantic
5.) EasyJet
and charter airlines such as
6.) Thomson Airways
7.) Thomas Cook
8.) Monarch Airlines

2
Q

The major companies of the UK’s geographical neighbours like _____ (France), _____ (the Netherlands), _____ (Spain), _____ (Germany), _____ (Sweden, Denmark and Norway), _____ (Italy) and _____ (Switzerland), not only operate to and from the UK, but also to the USA as well. This is as well as other operators from around the world.

A
  1. ) Air France
  2. ) KLM
  3. ) Iberia
  4. ) Lufthansa
  5. ) SAS
  6. ) Alitalia
  7. ) Swiss
3
Q

Approximately how many flights pass through UK airspace each day?

A

6000+

4
Q

The majority of airlines operate a mixture of _____ and _____ ACFT which operate on certain routes depending on the amount of traffic that route generates.

A
  1. ) Jet

2. ) Propeller

5
Q

Heathrow to Newcastle could be a popular route so the aircraft which operate the route are _____ aircraft with over 130 seats. However, a route from Southampton to Newcastle may not be so popular, so the route is own by _____ aircraft with fewer seats than a _____ or by smaller _______ airliners.

A
  1. ) Jet
  2. ) Propeller
  3. ) Jet
  4. ) Regional Jet
6
Q

Why are some jet ACFT not included in the question card decks ? (2)

A
  1. ) Some not as common today due to implementation of strict noise categories which operators must adhere to.
  2. ) ACFT are being replace by more modern, fuel efficient ACFT,
7
Q

Seating capacity for propeller driven ACFT are usually less than…

A

80 seats

8
Q

As well as the passenger ACFT in there has been a marked increase in…

A

Private business jet travel

9
Q

ACFT types now common in UK airspace due to the rise of business travel include…(4) and what sort of levels, speeds and routes are they doing?

A
  1. ) Gulfstreams, Cessna Citations, Dassault Falcons, and Canadair Challengers.
  2. )All of which can fly at slightly higher levels than passenger ACFT flying at around B757 speeds.
  3. ) They are used for short trips around the UK and Europe and also for longer transatlantic or Far East flights