Historia

Question 1

First flight of a jet aircraft with two flight decks

Answer 1

1960

Question 2

All IATA members have to fly on IFR

Answer 2

1961

Question 3

First patent of inflatable ramps

Answer 3

1954

Question 4

Start of the space race

Answer 4

1955

Question 5

Use of VORTAC

Answer 5

1956

Question 6

First time an airliner introduces a tourist class

Answer 6

1950

Question 7

First flight of a royal family

Answer 7

1951

Question 8

ICAO recommends English as the universal language in communications

Answer 8

1952

Question 9

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Answer 9

1941

Question 10

Chicago convention

Answer 10

1944

Question 11

First flight of a turboprop powered aircraft

Answer 11

1945

Question 12

Germany is banned from operating its own airlines after WWII

Answer 12

1945

Question 13

Signature of the Bermuda Agreement I

Answer 13

1946

Question 14

The world biggest hydroplane makes its first and only flight

Answer 14

1947

Question 15

First time an airline serves food

Answer 15

1947

Question 16

First flight of a jet

Answer 16

1948

Question 17

The De Havilland Comet takes off

Answer 17

1949

Question 18

Founding of the Civil Aviation Administration of China

Answer 18

1949

Question 19

First commercial flight between the US and Asia

Answer 19

1937

Question 20

Introduction of airport codes

Answer 20

1931

Question 21

First use of advanced flight planning

Answer 21

1933

Question 22

First hijacked flight

Answer 22

1931

Question 23

First automatic landing

Answer 23

1937

Question 24

The US government creates the Civil Aeronautical Authority

Answer 24

1938

Question 25

Codes for seat reservations come into general use

Answer 25

1933

Question 26

First flight with a pressurized compartment

Answer 26

1921

Question 27

First airliner collision

Answer 27

1922

Question 28

First flight of an autogyro

Answer 28

1923

Question 29

First flight to cross the US without stops

Answer 29

1923

Question 30

First adoption of air commerce regulations

Answer 30

1926

Question 31

First airport hotel opens in London-Croydon

Answer 31

1928

Question 32

Warsow convention

Answer 32

1929

Question 33

First air traffic controller

Answer 33

1929

Question 34

Allocation of radio frequencies for aviation in US

Answer 34

1929

Question 35

First IFR flight

Answer 35

1929

Question 36

First cargo flight

Answer 36

1911

Question 37

First aerial bombing

Answer 37

1911

Question 38

Invention of airspeed indicator

Answer 38

1912

Question 39

Invention of the gyroscopic compass and stabilizer

Answer 39

1913

Question 40

First flight of a metal aircraft

Answer 40

1915

Question 41

First air-air communication

Answer 41

1916

Question 42

First regular airmail service

Answer 42

1918

Question 43

Paris convention

Answer 43

1919

Question 44

First flight of the Wright brothers

Answer 44

1903

Question 45

First bird strike to an aircraft

Answer 45

1905

Question 46

Founding of the first aeronautical association

Answer 46

1905

Question 47

First use of control systems in an aircraft

Answer 47

1908

Question 48

First flight with a passenger

Answer 48

1908

Question 49

First pilot license

Answer 49

1909

Question 50

First airport opens

Answer 50

1909

Question 51

First international air navigation conference

Answer 51

1910

Question 52

Invention of the flight simulator

Answer 52

1910

Question 53

First aviation force

Answer 53

1910

Question 54

First air-ground communication

Answer 54

1910

Question 55

First transatlantic regular service via intermediate points

Answer 55

1937

Question 56

All civil flying ceases in Europe following the beginning of WWII

Answer 56

1939

Question 57

All IATA members have to fly on IFR

Answer 57

1961

Question 58

Launch of a computerized reservation system

Answer 58

1963

Question 59

The FAA issues a rule requiring cockpit voice recorder

Answer 59

1964

Question 60

First scheduled helicopter passenger service

Answer 60

1950

Question 61

Implementation of the new ICAO alphabet

Answer 61

1951

Question 62

First briefing about emergency measures

Answer 62

1952

Question 63

FAA requires oxygen masks to be ready for immediate use

Answer 63

1959

Question 64

US CAA operates the first VOR airways

Answer 64

1950

Question 65

US CAA begins operating air traffic control towers

Answer 65

1941

Question 66

First time a pilot exceeds the speed of sound in level flight

Answer 66

1947

Question 67

First duty free shop opens in Shannon

Answer 67

1947

Question 68

Emergency exit seats are restricted to people capable of activating the exit

Answer 68

1990

Question 69

First airline to offer individual TV screens on a widebody aircraft

Answer 69

1991

Question 70

Adoption of the Schengen Agreement

Answer 70

1995

Question 71

First time an airline boards more than 100 million passengers in a year

Answer 71

1997

Question 72

Foundation of EASA

Answer 72

2002

Question 73

First time an airline offers internet onboard

Answer 73

2003

Question 74

Adoption of the single european skies 1

Answer 74

2004

Question 75

Foundation of a neutral global distribution system

Answer 75

1987

Question 76

The US bans smoking in 2 hours flights

Answer 76

1988

Question 77

First time a cabin is reserved for non-smokers

Answer 77

1970

Question 78

The Concorde makes its first transatlantic flight

Answer 78

1971

Question 79

First airport to do passenger screening

Answer 79

1971

Question 80

It becomes compulsory to X-Ray screen carry-on luggage

Answer 80

1975

Question 81

Signature of the airline deregulation act

Answer 81

1978

Question 82

First airline to board one million passengers in one city in one month

Answer 82

1979

Question 83

Signature of the Schengen agreement

Answer 83

1985

Question 84

First On-line check-in

Answer 84

1999

Question 85

Foundation of Eurocontrol

Answer 85

1960

Question 86

Bermudas agreement II

Answer 86

1977