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Airline

Any company providing scheduled flights to paying customers.

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Airline

Cathay Pacific

Aviation; Airline

Operating a fleet of 126 air-craft and flying to 114 destinations worldwide, Cathay Pacific is the flag carrier of Hong Kong and is the founding member of the OneWorld Alliance of airlines. Cathay ...

Emirates Airlines

Aviation; Airline

Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, and operating over 2,400 passenger flights per week, Emirates is the largest airline in the Middle East. The airline is owned directly by the government of Dubai, and ...

Air Canada

Aviation; Airline

The flag carrier of Canada and a founding member of the Star Alliance, with its headquarters located in Montreal, Quebec. The airline currently operates on a network of 178 destinations, and has ...

Wet lease

Aviation; Airline

Lease of an aircraft and flight crew (at least one pilot) to another company.

Breakeven load factor

Aviation; Airline

Measure of when a passenger airline can break even on its costs. The relation between percentage of seats filled at a particular price and airline operating costs.

Dry lease

Aviation; Airline

Budget aircraft lease not including any crew or maintainance guarantees.

Pitot tube

Aviation; Airline

Tube used to determine airspeed on aircraft.

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