In what has been called China’s worst air disaster in more than a decade, a China Eastern Airlines plane crashed into a remote, mountainous area of the country on March 21 while flying from Kunming to Guangzhou. While this is a tragic incident, data shows that the airline industry has become much safer over time and has learned many lessons from past accidents. Here’s a quiz about crashes, lessons learned, heroes and the industry.
In what has been called China’s worst air disaster in more than a decade, a China Eastern Airlines plane crashed into a remote, mountainous area of the country on March 21 while flying from Kunming to Guangzhou. While this is a tragic incident, data shows that the airline industry has become much safer over time and has learned many lessons from past accidents. Here’s a quiz about crashes, lessons learned, heroes and the industry.
In what has been called China’s worst air disaster in more than a decade, a China Eastern Airlines plane crashed into a remote, mountainous area of the country on March 21 while flying from Kunming to Guangzhou. While this is a tragic incident, data shows that the airline industry has become much safer over time and has learned many lessons from past accidents. Here’s a quiz about crashes, lessons learned, heroes and the industry.
1† The mid-air collision of two planes over Charkhi Dadri in 1996 is one of India’s worst aviation disasters. The accident, which killed all 349 people on board both flights, led to two major changes in aviation. First, India said that any aircraft with 30 or more passengers or a maximum payload of more than 3 tons would have to have an ACAS (airborne collision avoidance system) to be allowed to fly in Indian airspace. What was the other change India proposed to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that many countries opposed? This requirement was not set out until 2003 when ICAO published guidelines on it. And the reason India insisted on it was because it was largely a reason for the crash.
Reply :
Making English the language of aviation. Charkhi Dadri’s crash occurred largely because the Kazakh pilot did not understand the instructions given to him in English.
2† This man was in the news last June because he was elected to an important position by US President Joe Biden. A Clint Eastwood film was based on a heroic act this man did to a passenger plane that was hit by a flock of birds in 2009. He was honored for this act by the United States Senate and the House of Representatives. Who are we talking about and what is the name of the Eastwood movie?
Reply :
to tarnish; Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger
3† Two fatal crashes (one in 2018 and one in 2019) involving a particular aircraft model resulted in this aircraft being grounded worldwide. Which multinational does this aircraft model belong to?
4† In 1956, a mid-air collision occurred over the Grand Canyon. The crash sparked a public outcry for safer airspace and a certain organization was formed and given total control of US airspace. What is the name of this organization?
Reply :
Federal Aviation Agency or Federal Aviation Administration
5† The black box is a flight recorder in an airplane. We often hear about searches for the black box in the event of a crash, as finding it provides clues to the cause of the crash. What color is the black box?
6† Why are airplane windows round and not square like they used to be?
Reply :
The edges of the square windows created weak spots, which were further emphasized by the great height. These square windows were responsible for crashes in earlier decades.
7† This word, a distress call signifying a life-threatening emergency and used in ships and airplanes, comes from a French word meaning “help me.” What is the emergency call?
