In a year, each of the largest airports in the world handles 1000 times the daily passengers of Amsterdam’s metro lines.
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As of Nov 2005, the longest non-stop passenger airline flight ever was flown from Hong Kong to London, lasting 12,500 miles (over 20,000 km) and 23 hours, landing 25 minutes ahead of schedule.
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American Airlines is the world’s largest air carrier.
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Most accidents happen during takeoff, climbing, descending and landing and most crashes are survivable.
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In serious plane crashes that are considered survivable, more than three quarters of the passengers survive.
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The speed of an aircraft when flying can be measured relative the ground, relative to the surrounding air, or relative to the speed of sound.
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Military aircraft use a different jet fuel from commercial airlines. JP-5 has a higher flashpoint and lower flammability decreasing the likelihood of fiery crashes.
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The first Flight Simulator was created by Edwin Albert Link (patented in 1931). Used first for military air mail pilots The Link Trainer was used to in the training of virtually all American pilots of World War II.
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The first reported hijacking of a plane – also known as skyjacking – occurred in 1931 in Peru.
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Almost all planes operating in American airspace and planes serving European countries are required to use a Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System, or TCAS. TCAS displays the relative positions and velocities of aircraft up to 40 miles away and sounds an alarm if it determines that another aircraft will pass too closely. The system tells each plane which direction to fly to avoid a collision
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