Some interesting and different aviation fast facts that you may not have heard before.
我們來一起見識一下航空那些有趣的事兒。
Did you know...
你知道嗎...
1
KLM is the world's oldest airline, established in 1919.
荷蘭航空，世界上最“老”的航空公司，成立於1919年。
2
Qantas is the world's second oldest airline, established in 1920.
澳洲航空，世界上第二“老”的航空公司，成立於1920年。
3
An aircraft takes off or lands every 37 seconds at Chicago O’Hare's International Airport.
芝加哥 O’Hare 機場每37秒就有一個飛機起飛/落地。
4
The wing-span of the A380 is longer than the aircraft itself. Wingspan is 80m, the length is 72.7m.
A380的翼展比機身還長，翼展80米，機身長72.7米。
5
The internet and on-line check-in was first introduced by Alaska Airlines in 1999.
網上值機最早是由阿拉斯加航空提出的，1999年。
6
The winglets on an Airbus A330-200 are the same height as the world's tallest man (2.4m).
A330-200的翼梢小翼長2.4米，和世界上最高的人一樣（2.4米）。
7
At any given hour there are over 61,000 people airborne over the USA.
任何一個小時內都有61000人在空中(USA)。
8
Did you know Qantas invented business class in 1979?
1979年，澳洲航空發明了“商務艙”
9
Sydney to Dallas on Qantas A380 is the world's longest flight by distance.
A380執飛的悉尼到達拉斯的航線是世界上距離最長的航線。
10
By American Airlines switching a pilots paper manuals to iPad they will save $1.2 million in fuel.
通過使用IPAD電子資料取代紙質資料，美航每年節省了120萬美金的燃油費。
11
In the U.S.A., over two million passengers board over 30,000 flights each day.
在美國，每天有超過三萬架次航班，搭載超過兩百萬旅客。
12
Pilots and co-pilots are required to eat different meals in case of food poisoning.
機組食用不同的餐食是為了防止食物中毒。
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