The ultimate civil aviation trivia quiz!

This week you'll certainly need a 'wide-body' of knowledge to be successful. From pioneering first flights to next-generation tech and everything in between, this ultimate trivia quiz is guaranteed to test your skills. Good luck! 

 

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the oldest airport in the New York City metropolitan area still operating today?

Teterboro
Newark
LaGuardia
JFK

Question 2 of 10

2. When designing the 747, Boeing used engine technology originally developed for which military aircraft project?

YC-15
C-141 Starlifter
C-5A
C-9A Nightingale

Question 3 of 10

3. What was the world’s first widebody twin-engined commercial jet aircraft?

Sud Aviation Caravelle
Airbus A300B1
Ilyushin Il-86
Boeing 767-200

Question 4 of 10

4. What was the fastest time ever recorded by Concorde between New York/JFK and Heathrow?

3 hours 15 minutes and 39 seconds
2 hours 59 minutes and 3 seconds
2 hours 52 minutes and 59 seconds
2 hours 46 minutes and 12 seconds

Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these carriers was NOT a launch customer for the Airbus A320?

British Caledonian
Air France
Cyprus Airways
Alitalia

Question 6 of 10

6. RJAA is the IATA code for which airport?

Seoul/Gimpo
Johannesburg/OR Tambo
Tokyo/Narita
Jaipur

Question 7 of 10

7. Which twin-aisle jet was the fastest in history to operate one million passenger flights?

Boeing 747
Airbus A330
Airbus A350
Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Question 8 of 10

8. According to Airbus, how many seats are typically found on a standard three-class configuration A340-300?

295
305
325
335

Question 9 of 10

9. Which airline uses to callsign ‘GREEN FLIGHT’

Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus UK
Emerald Airlines
Aer Arann Islands

Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these engines is being developed exclusively for the Boeing 777X?

General Electric GE7X
General Electric GE9X
Rolls-Royce Trent 7000
Pratt and Whitney PW7000

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