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First powered flight
The first powered, controlled, sustained lighter-than-air flight is believed to have taken place in 1852 when Henri Giffard flew 15 miles (24 km) in France, with a steam engine driven craft. -
Zeppelins
Zeppelins were first flown commercially in 1910 by Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-AG (DELAG), the world's first airline in revenue service. By mid-1914, DELAG had carried over 34,000 passengers on over 1,500 flights. After the outbreak of World War I, the German military made extensive use of Zeppelins as bombers and scouts. -
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First crossing
Between 8 and 31 May 1919, the Curtiss seaplane NC-4 made a crossing of the Atlantic flying from the U.S. to Newfoundland, then to the Azores and on to Portugal and finally the UK. The whole journey took 23 days. NC-4 was the only one of the three United States Navy aircraft to set out that completed the journey. The journey had been organized by the U.S. Navy to include crew rest, aircraft maintenance and repair and refueling, and had been supported by a trail of 53 "station ships" across the A -
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First Commercial flight across the Atlantic
On 14–15 June 1919, British aviators Alcock and Brown made the first non-stop transatlantic flight. They flew a modified World War I Vickers Vimy bomber from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Clifden, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. -
First round the world commercial flight
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First round the world non-stop flight
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De Havilland Comet
The de Havilland DH 106 Comet was the first production commercial jetliner. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland at its Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom headquarters, the Comet 1 prototype first flew on 27 July 1949. It featured an aerodynamically clean design with four de Havilland Ghost turbojet engines buried in the wings, a pressurised fuselage, and large square windows. -
First commercial passenger jet
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Boeing 747
The Boeing 747 is a wide-body commercial airliner and cargo transport aircraft, often referred to by its original nickname, Jumbo Jet, or Queen of the Skies. It is among the world's most recognizable aircraft and was the first wide-body ever produced. First flown commercially in 1970, the 747 held the passenger capacity record for 37 years. 345 passengers -
Concorde
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde is a retired turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner or supersonic transport. It is one of only two SSTs to have entered commercial service; the other was the Tupolev Tu-144. Concorde was jointly developed and produced by Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation under an Anglo-French treaty. First flown in 1969, Concorde entered service in 1976 and continued commercial flights for 27 years. -
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Air Transport
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Airbus A380
The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner; many airports have had to upgrade their facilities to properly accommodate it because of its size. 800 passengers. -
Boeing estimates about 26,000 new passenger and cargo would deliver to airlines in next 20 years.
25% will replace retiring airplanes, 75% will add to the extension of global aircraft fleet.
fundamental development to tourism,
contributes 3% of global GDP,
carried 4.8 billion passengers and 89 million tonnes of freight,
more than 76 million aircraft movement,
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ICAO
world airline passenger traffic fell 3.1% in 2009.
total regions fell except for Middle East recoreded grwoth of 10%,
other regions recorded negative with Africa's hit of 9.6% overall. -
Recovery
moderate recovery of 3.3% growth for the sirpline industry, in line with improving economic conditions around the world. -
The forecast
forecast a return to the traditional 5.5% yearly growth rate in airline passenger traffic.
