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100
Which middle eastern airport did Emirates' London Heathrow flights initially go via?
A) Manama
B) Abu Dhabi
C) Doha
D) Kuwait City
E) Damman
100
Which European fifth freedom route did Emirates exit in March 2008?
A) Athens - Newark
B) Barcelona - Mexico City
C) Hamburg - New York JFK
D) Milan - New York JFK
E) Dusseldorf - New York JFK
100
In 2015, which city in the Americas did Emirates announces services to and then never operate?
A) San Diego
B) Vancouver
C) Panama City
D) Lima
E) Fort Lauderdale
100
As of July 2024, which of the following outstations does not have an Emirates lounge operating?
Bonus 100: Which outstation is the lounge below located in?
A) Colombo
B) Brisbane
C) London Gatwick
D) Hamburg
E) Amsterdam
100
What is the the project name for Qantas' nonstop AU-US/UK flight programme?
A) Project Sunset
B) Project Dawn
C) Project Sunshine
D) Project Sunrise
E) Project Sunlight
200
Which airline did Emirates acquire a 42% stake of in 1998?
A) Pakistan International Airlines
B) Air India
C) Middle East Airlines
D) Air Lanka
E) Garuda Indonesia
200
Which major London football team did Emirates launch a sponsorship agreement with in 2001?
A) Arsenal
B) West Ham United
C) Queens Park Rangers
D) Fulham
E) Chelsea
200
What aircraft type did Emirates order 40 of in February 2019 and then cancel nine months later?
A) 40x A330-900neo
B) 30x A350-1000
C) 10x A350-900
D) 30x B787-9
E) 10x B777-200F
200
Which new Emirates route was planned to launch in April 2020 but then never operated?
A) Singapore - Bali
B) Bangkok - Sydney
C) Singapore - Surabaya
D) Singapore - Penang
E) Miami - Bogota
200
Which carrier currently operates the most A350s? (All variants)
A) British Airways
B) Qatar Airways
C) Cathay Pacific
D) Singapore Airlines
E) Delta Air Lines
300
When did Emirates launch inflight fax machine services?
A) 1998
B) 2000
C) 1992
D) 1989
E) 1994
300
Which Emirates aircraft did the below 2-2-2 Business Class configuration feature on?
A) A330-200
B) A340-500
C) A340-300
D) B777-200ER
E) B777-300
300
Which outstation (pictured below) received four daily A380 services for a very brief period in 2016 and where were they from?
A) New York JFK - 2x Direct & 2x via MXP
B) Sydney - 3x Direct & via BKK
C) Melbourne - 2x Direct & via KUL/SIN
D) Auckland - 1x Direct & via BNE/MEL/SYD
E) Manchester - 4x Direct
300
Which flight was the last scheduled passenger service to leave Dubai on 24th March 2020 prior to the suspension of all passenger services?
Bonus 100: When was the only other full ground stop of the Emirates fleet?
A) EK262 - DXB-GRU
B) EK005 - DXB-LHR
C) EK075 - DXB-CDG
D) EK953 - DXB-BEY
E) EK047- DXB-FRA
300
What percentage stake of ITA Airways did the Lufthansa Group recently get approval to purchase?
A) 41%
B) 45%
C) 0% - Deal blocked
D) 38%
E) 51%
400
Which destination was Emirates' first in Europe launching in 1987?
A) Paris Charles De Gaulle
B) Frankfurt
C) London Heathrow
D) London Gatwick
E) Manchester
400
In 2003, which US carrier did Emirates enter into a reciprocal codeshare and loyalty partnership with on flights across London Gatwick?
A) United Airlines
B) Continental Airlines
C) Northwest Airlines
D) US Airways
E) Jetblue Airways
400
In 2017, Emirates took delivery of two A380s ordered by a airline in the midst of bankruptcy proceedings. Which airline was this?
A) All Nippon Airways
B) Air Austral
C) Malaysia Airlines
D) Transaero
E) Skymark Airlines
400
In June 2024, Emirates was fined $1.5m USD by the US Department of Transport. What was the reason?
A) Breaching night time curfew at SFO
B) Operating in Russian airspace with United code
C) Operating too low over restricted airspace with Jetblue code
D) False advertising of A380 products for 777 flights
E) Not accurately disclosing onboard food allergens
400
For the Summer 2024 season, which carrier is the third largest operator at DXB by passenger air transport movements?
A) Saudia
B) Indigo
C) SpiceJet
D) FlyNas
E) Air India
500
Emirates made its first order for the Airbus A380 in the year 2000. How many aircraft were initially ordered?
A) 10 + 6 options
B) 50
C) 5 + 10 options
D) 35
E) 7 + 5 options
500
Apple launched the first iPhone on 27 June 2007. How many actively operating Emirates aircraft pre-date this launch?
A) 7
B) 4
C) 11
D) 2
E) 0
500
On 3rd September 2015, Emirates received $1.5bn USD worth of aircraft in one single day. What was the mix of aircraft delivered?
A) 4x A380-800s
B) 3x A380-800s & 1x B777-300ER
C) 2x A380-800s & 2x B777-200F
D) 1x A380-800 & 2x B777-300ER & 1x B777-200F
E) 2x A380-800 & 1x B777-300ER & 1x B777-200F
500
In the Winter 23/Summer 24 season Emirates temporarily increased to 7x daily LHR services. Which airlines leased Emirates slots to enable this increase?
Bonus 100: Which destinations were these slots previously used for?
A) W: British Airways | S: Air France-KLM
B) W: Oman Air | S: SAS
C) W: JAL | S: Royal Jordanian
D) W: Jetblue | S: Lufthansa
E) W: Cathay Pacific | S: Virgin Atlantic
500
Qatar Airways has a fleet of 228 aircraft as of May-24. How many of these aircraft are equipped with their Q-Suite Business Class product?
A) 160
B) 115
C) 78
D) 55
E) 90