14. the aircraft that use the system

Question 1

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

Answer 1

1.) British Airways
2.) Ryanair
3.) Aer Lingus
4.) Virgin Atlantic
5.) EasyJet
charter airlines such as
6.) TUI Airways
7.) Thomas Cook

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

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

Question 3

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

Answer 3

1. ) Jet

2. ) Propeller

Question 4

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 flown by _____ aircraft or a small _____ aircraft with fewer seats.

Answer 4

1. ) Jet
2. ) Propeller
3. ) Jet

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Private business jet travel

Question 6

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?

Answer 6

1. ) Gulfstreams, Cessna Citations, Dassault Falcons, and Canadair Challengers.
2. )All of which can fly at slightly higher levels than passenger ACFT flying at Airbus A320s speed
3. ) They are used for short trips around the UK and Europe and also for longer transatlantic or Far East flights