Believe it or not there was news this week that didn’t involve possible ATC reform and the cleverly named AIRR Act (for it or against it you have to admit, that is a well thought-out acronym). Take your mind off of the state of our ATC system for a moment and delve into some of the other big aviation headlines with our Friday news quiz (OK, there’s one question about ATC reform, but we’re only human).
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Embraer delivered its first Legacy 500 to a Chinese customer earlier this week. Who did China’s launch customer turn out to be?
Xi Jinping, president of China and Communist Party chief
The Chinese branch of NetJets
An unnamed Chinese billionaire
Jackie Chan
The U.S. and Europe lifted sanctions on Iran last month, prompting the country’s flag carrier to place a huge 118 aircraft order with Airbus. About how many aircraft is Iran expected to absorb into its fleet in the next 20 years?
300
200
500
1,500
Gogo announced that its wireless In-flight Entertainment (IFE) streaming technology, Gogo Vision, has now been installed on more than how many aircraft?
2,000
1,000
1 million
3,500
The FCC and DOT have established a working group to assess the security of what?
Doors on airplane bathrooms because members keep getting locked in
Touchscreen devices in seatback IFEs
Commercial communications onboard aircraft
Aircraft health monitoring systems
The AIRR Act, introduced this week, proposes major ATC reform that involves removing the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) from within the FAA, but NOT doing what with it?
Privatizing it
Setting it up as a non-profit organization
Advancing NextGen technologies
Setting it up to regulate aviation
Test Your Avionics News Knowledge!
Try out our weekly quiz to see how up you are on Avionics news!
It’s been a busy week in the world of aircraft electronics, NextGen, in-flight connectivity and everything in aviation. Have you been keeping up with the latest developments? Test your knowledge here to see how you stack up!
Avionics News Quiz
February 5, 2016
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