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Q.1
In January, Airbus delivered the first A320neo to which customer?

Q.2
This year, United Airlines and Singapore Airlines launched direct services to and from a city in North America and Singapore: United with the 787-9, SIA with the A350-900. What is the North American city?

Q.3
When Chengdu Airlines flew the first revenue service with Comac’s ARJ21, the milestone was only how many years late?

Q.4
Lufthansa took delivery of the first Airbus A320neo with P&W power – but who got the first CFM Leap-powered example?

Q.5
Which design revamp is Airbus not considering to cram more seats into A380s?

Q.6
Which Chinese airline has agreed to be the launch user of Comac’s C919 narrowbody?

Q.7
Airbus delivered its 10,000th aircraft in October; which model and which airline?

Q.8
Canadian government financial support for the Bombardier CSeries faces a WTO challenge from which country?

Q.9
Boeing won an $855 million, 10-year contract for avionics and logistics support for which aging USAF type?

Q.10
An Italian air force F-35A pilot made type history in February. What did he do with the aircraft?

Q.11
Which country made its first appearance with Eurofighters at the USAF’s Red Flag fighter exercises in Nevada?

Q.12
In September, India – finally – signed a deal to acquire how many Dassault Rafale fighters?

Q.13
The first of 42 F-35As ordered by Japan was rolled out from Lockheed Martin plant in Texas; what ageing type will the Japanese fleet replace?

Q.14
Hindustan Aeronautics and Russian Helicopters formed a JV to make which model in India?

Q.15
What technical problem caused the USAF to ground 10-15 F-35As in August?

Q.16
Which military aircraft was NOT acquired by the UK Ministry of Defence at the Farnborough air show?

Q.17
Which new air-to-air missile achieve operational status on the Saab Gripen fighter in July:

Q.18
Which country flew a new stealth fighter demonstrator named the X-2 for the first time in 2016?

Q.19
What will be the US Navy designation for the carrier-based version of the V-22 Osprey?

Q.20
The US Navy has been working on concepts for a large, carrier-based unmanned air system for nearly 20 years under several different acronyms. Designated as the MQ-25 Stingray, the acronym for the programme of record is now UCAAS, which stands for unmanned carrier aviation air system. What acronym has never been associated with the concept:

Q.21
The Missile Technology Control Regime is a multilateral agreement that aims to prevent the proliferation of missile and unmanned technology, by controlling the trade of systems that can carry a 500kg payload over 300km. Which nation, after many years of trying, was entered into the regime in June 2016?

Q.22
The Federal Aviation Administration’s new Federal Aviation Regulation Part 107 came into effect in August, which allows commercial operators of UAVs to carry out missions without requiring previously-mandated permissions. What controversial requirement did the ruling do away with?

Q.23
Which UAV novice carried out the first flight of its Aquila UAV this year?

Q.24
Which nation carried out its first exercise dedicated to the testing of unmanned systems this year?

Q.25
In November, Singapore announced the replacement for its fleet of AS332 Super Puma transport helicopters. What helicopter did it select?

Q.26
At NBAA in October, Snecma’s development-delayed Silvercrest engine was chosen to power the clean-sheet Cessna Citation Hemisphere. Which all-new aircraft is the engine’s launch customer?

Q.27
What name has Textron Aviation given its new single-engined turboprop?

Q.28
What new business jet variant did Boeing launch at the Farnborough airshow in July?

Q.29
Cirrus Aircraft entered the aviation history books in October. Why?

Q.30
Which of these in-development engines will power the in-development Bombardier Global 7000 ultra-long-range business jet?

Q.31
What is the code-name for One Aviation’s upgraded Eclipse 550 very light jet?

Q.32
Engine and systems supplier Honeywell proposed, then abandoned in the face of protests from the target and customers, a $90.7 billion takeover of which rival?

Q.33
Switzerland’s Pilatus Aircraft is building a US headquarters in which state?

Q.34
Virgin Galactic bought a used Virgin Atlantic 747-400 to use as an air-launch platform for its LauncherOne rocket. What is the nickname of the modified 747?

Q.35
Hybrid Air Vehicle’s Airlander airship, which crashed in August on its second flight, has attracted which (unofficial) nickname?

Q.36
Which aircraft type did not make its Farnborough air show debut in 2016?

Q.37
Embraer paid $205 million to settle US corruption allegations. What is it not alleged to have done?

Q.38
In which Chinese city has Boeing set up a completions centre for the 737?

Q.39
What four-engined amphibian made its public debut at this year’s Airshow China in Zhuhai?

Q.40
Which Russian airline associated with the Sukhoi Superjet 100 hasn’t gone bankrupt?

Q.41
Lufthansa, which helped to launch the 737 in the 60s, retired its last four examples on 29 October. On arrival at which airport did they end their careers?

Q.42
Captain Chesley Sullenberger lent his nickname, ‘Sully’, to the title of a new feature film about the US Airways flight which landed on the Hudson river in 2009. But can you name his co-pilot?

Q.43
70 years ago this year, the first passenger flight operated from London Heathrow. But to where?

Q.44
Which Boeing airliner was the first to have its maiden flight with non-US engines, and in what year?

Q.45
Which was the first of the Royal Air Force’s V-class nuclear bombers to enter service?

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