92 Airlines Industry Trivia Questions with Answers
92 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which airline operated the first scheduled passenger flight across the Pacific Ocean in 1936?
Answer
Pan American World Airways
Which airline was founded by Richard Branson in 1984?
Answer
Virgin Atlantic
Which airline operated the Boeing 777’s first commercial passenger flight in 1995?
Answer
United Airlines
Which treaty created the legal framework for international air travel liability in 1929?
Answer
Warsaw Convention
Which airline introduced the first widely recognized modern frequent-flyer program, AAdvantage?
Answer
American Airlines
In what year was Ryanair founded?
Answer
1984
Which airline was the first to operate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner commercially in 2011?
Answer
All Nippon Airways
Which airline was the launch customer for the Airbus A320 in 1988?
Answer
Air France
Which airline was the launch customer for the Boeing 737 in 1967?
Answer
Lufthansa
Which airline operated the first scheduled passenger flight of the Airbus A380 in 2007?
Answer
Singapore Airlines
On what date did the Boeing 747 make its first flight?
Answer
February 9, 1969
Which airline was the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s launch customer and first commercial operator?
Answer
All Nippon Airways
What does ETOPS mean in commercial aviation?
Answer
Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards
What was the first wide-body twin-engine commercial airliner?
Answer
Airbus A300
What does the airline abbreviation IATA stand for?
Answer
International Air Transport Association
Which aircraft became the first commercial jet airliner when BOAC introduced it in 1952?
Answer
De Havilland Comet
Which airline alliance was launched in 1997 as the first global airline alliance?
Answer
Star Alliance
What is the largest passenger aircraft ever built, according to Airbus?
Answer
Airbus A380