Q 01/05

Which first-class luxury, rationed to five minutes each, did Emirates add to its A380s in 2008?

A) A shower

B) A massage

C) A sauna

D) A hot tub

Answer · why

A) A shower

A shower spa on each Emirates A380 draws on 2.5 tonnes of water carried aloft, and a timer limits every first-class passenger to five minutes.

Q 02/05

Which word do A380 pilots add to their callsign to warn controllers of the jet's powerful wake?

A) Heavy

B) Super

C) Jumbo

D) Giant

Answer · why

B) Super

Super tells air traffic control to leave extra space behind an A380, whose wake can upset a following plane. Other large airliners say heavy instead.

Q 03/05

Around 2007 the A380 was considered as a replacement for which famous American government aircraft?

A) Air Force Two

B) The Doomsday Plane

C) Air Force One

D) The Vomit Comet

Answer · why

C) Air Force One

Air Force One could have been a double-decker Airbus, but the company declined to bid in 2009 because assembling only three planes in the US made no f...

Q 04/05

After the A380's first flight, test pilot Jacques Rosay said the giant jet handled like what?

A) A sports car

B) A city bus

C) A speedboat

D) A bicycle

Answer · why

D) A bicycle

A bicycle was his comparison, a striking verdict on the largest passenger airliner ever built, which flew that day with a crew of just six.

Q 05/05

How did passengers obtain their seats on the very first A380 commercial flight in October 2007?

A) A national lottery

B) A charity auction

C) A frequent-flyer draw

D) An essay contest

Answer · why

B) A charity auction

A charity auction sold the seats online, with winning bids running from $560 all the way up to $100,380.