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Video answers: ‘How do budget airlines offer low fares’

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  1. You don’t get food, newspapers, a generous baggage allowance, passenger lounge access or frequent flier miles.
  2. LCCs use planes that are more efficient and use single-type fleets to keep maintenance and training costs down.
  3. Single-class seats are used, which allow budget airlines to have space for more passengers.
  4. They oversell their flights knowing that a percentage of passengers won’t make the flight, allowing them to make more money on each flight.
  5. They can buy food, wifi, blankets and souvenirs.
  6. They choose secondary airports which are less busy. They also don’t use jetways, allowing them to save time and keep their planes in the air for longer each day.

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Video: ‘How do budget airlines offer low fares’

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This week’s video describes how budget airlines or LCCs are able to offer such low fares. Watch the video to find out how they do it.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

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  1. What don’t you get for your low fare on an LCC?
  2. How are costs kept low?
  3. How are cabins configured?
  4. How do LCCs sell their seats?
  5. What services can passengers additionally buy on board?
  6. What cost cutting measures do LCCs make with airports?

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How do budget airlines offer low fares?

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Structure: ‘Conditionals 3’

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This time in our structure help we continue to talk about conditional sentences. This time we’re talking about the second conditional. Similar to the zero and first conditionals, it has two parts, an ‘if’ part and the ‘other part’. You can change the order of these two parts without changing the meaning of the sentence. In the second conditional, the ‘if part’ has a low chance of happening or is impossible. The speaker chooses the appropriate conditional form based on their understanding of the certainly of the situation happening. Check out the diagram below for more information and examples, then try to write some sentences of your own.

Diagram of the form and use of the second conditional.
Second conditional

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Video answers: ‘GE’s bet on goliath engines’

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  1. The GE9X was selected to power the new 777X aircraft.
  2. They loosened the regulations related to twin-engine aircraft operations, making it possible for airlines to start using them on their long-haul flights.
  3. He had to decide whether to build a derivative of the CF6 engine, which was cheaper, or spend more than $2 billion on a completely new engine.
  4. Its most impressive improvement was the enormous increase in the high pressure compressor capability, which allowed the engines to set a world record for thrust.
  5. It will be lighter, more durable, will have a larger fan, a higher pressure ratio, and a 10% improved fuel burn over the GE90.

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Video: ‘GE’s bet on goliath engines’

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This week’s video is about GE’s decision to manufacture massive engines for twin engine operations. Watch the video to find out how it worked out for them.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

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  1. Which engine was selected to power the 777X wide-body?
  2. How did aviation regulatory bodies change their views on twin-engine aircraft?
  3. What decision did Brain Rowe have to make about GE’s engine development for airplanes?
  4. What was the GE90’s more impressive improvement?
  5. What’s different about the GE9X?

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GE’s Big Bet on Goliath Engines

In 1990, Brian Rowe bet $2 billion on a revolutionary jet engine design that would go on to influence three decades of propulsion. The GE90’s concept, architecture and technologies allowed for extraordinary gains in the aviation industry, culminating in the new GE9X engine for the Boeing 777X.

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Structure: ‘Conditionals 2’

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This time in our structure help we continue to talk about conditional sentences. This time we’re talking about the first conditional. Similar to the zero conditional, it has two parts, an ‘if’ part and the ‘other part’. You can change the order of these two parts without changing the meaning of the sentence. In the first conditional, the ‘if part’ has a good chance of happening. The speaker chooses the appropriate conditional form based on their understanding of the certainly of the situation happening. Check out the diagram below for more information and examples, then try to write some sentences of your own.

Diagram of the form and use of the first conditional.
First conditional

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