- •Теми для співбесіди
- •Topic 1 the effects of the weather on aviation
- •Topic 2 an airline dispatcher is my future career
- •Topic 3 a famous aircraft designer
- •Topic 4 safety and human factors
- •Topic 5 aviation in the future
- •Topic 6 future air navigation systems
- •Topic 7 weather information for the pilot
- •Topic 8 eurocontrol – european organizatiom for the safety of air navigation
- •Topic 9 the early days of aviation
- •Topic 10
- •International civil aviation organization
- •Topic 11 aeronautical information service
- •Topic 12 free flight
- •Topic 13 human factors in aviation
- •Topic 14 flying – then and now
- •Topic 15 boryspil international airport
- •Topic 16 some large airports in the world
- •Topic 17 heathrow airport – one of the largest international airports
- •Topic 18 my career plans
- •Topic 19 careers in civil aviation
- •Topic 20 flight safety issues
- •Topic 21 security in civil aviation
- •Topic 22 english in my future career
- •Topic 23 some large airlines in the world
- •Topic 24 some large airlines in ukraine
- •Topic 25 kirovograd flight academy of national aviation university
- •Topic 26 air traffic service faculty of kirovograd flight academy
- •Topic 27 aeronautical information service in ukraine
- •Topic 28 aeronautical information service is my future career
- •Topic 29 ukraine international airlines
- •Topic 30 environmental issues in aviation
Topic 16 some large airports in the world
I'd like to speak about Dubai International Airport, an international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a major aviation hub in the Middle East, and it is the main airport of Dubai. It is situated in the Al Garhound District, 4 km (2.5 miles) southeast of Dubai.
The airport, officially opened in 1960, was built at a cost of some US$5.5 billion and can handle 60 million passengers and 2.1 million tonnes of cargo a year and is expanding to accommodate over 80 million passengers by 2011. When the full expansion program get completed by 2011, the airport will have three terminals and three concourses, two cargo mega terminals, an airport free zone, an expo centre with three large exhibition halls, a major aircraft maintenance hub and a flower centre to handle perishable goods.
In 2008, the airport was the 20th busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic and 11 busiest by cargo traffic. The airport also was the 6th busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic.
The airport is operated by the Department of Civil aviation and is the home base of Dubai's international airline, Emirates Airline and Emirates SkyCargo; the Emirates hub is the largest airline hub in the Middle East and Africa and Handles 60% of all passenger traffic at the airport, however it only handles 37% of all aircraft movements at the airport.
As of June 2009, there are over 5600 weekly flights operated by over 130 airlines to over 2000 destinations across North America, Europe, South America, East Asia, Southwest Asia, South Asia, Australia and Africa.
Dubai Airport has two parallel runways, 12R/30L and 12L/30R, each 60 m (200 ft) wide. The runways are equipped with four sets of ILS to guide landing aircraft safely under very bad weather conditions. The runways were recently expanded to accommodate the Airbus A380 and have achieved CAT III B approval.
Topic 17 heathrow airport – one of the largest international airports
London's Heathrow Airport or Heathrow, located in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is the largest and busiest airport in the United Kingdom and the European Union. It is the world's fourth busiest airport for passenger traffic and it handles the most international passenger traffic in the world. Heathrow is owned and operated by British Airports Authority (BAA). It is located 12 NM (22 km) west of Central London, England. The airport's location to the west of London, and the east-west orientation of its runways, means that airliners usually approach to land directly over the city. Another disadvantage of the site is that it is low-flying, at 83 feet (25 m) above sea level, and can be prone to fog.
The airport opened fully for civilian use on 31 May 1946.
Nowadays Heathrow Airport is used by over 90 airlines which fly to 170 destinations worldwide. The airport is the primary hub of British Airways, BMI and Virgin Atlantic.
Of Heathrow's 67 million annual passengers, 11% travel to UK destinations, 43% are short-haul international travellers, and 46% are long-haul. The airport has five passenger terminals and a cargo terminal. Terminal 5 opened to passengers on 27 March 2008.
Originally, Heathrow had six runways, arranged in three pairs at different angles, with the passenger terminal in the centre. With the growth of the required length for runways, Heathrow now has just two parallel runways running east-west. Runway 23, a short runway for use in strong south-westerly winds, was decommissioned in 2005 and now forms part of a taxiway.
A new 87 metres high £50 million air traffic control tower entered service on 21 April 2007.
Policing of the airport is the responsibility of the aviation security unit of the Metropolitan Police, although the army, including armoured vehicles of the Household Cavalry, has occasionally been deployed to the airport during periods of heightened security.
Heathrow Airport has Anglican, Catholic, Free Church, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and Jewish chaplains.
Heathrow Airport has its own resident press corps, consisting of six photographers and one TV crew, serving all the major newspapers and television stations around the world.
Night-time flights at Heathrow are subject to restrictions. Between 11.00 p.m. and 7.00 a.m. the noisiest aircraft cannot be scheduled to operate at all.
In January 2009 the Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon announced that the UK government support the expansion of Heathrow by building the third runway (2200m) and sixth terminal building.