I decided to create this quiz after reading an FTer's comment that the "Test Yourself - 2014 Aviation Quiz" http://www.flyertalk.com/story/flyer...tion-quiz.html was very US-centric.

I present for your interest and amusement my 2014 Euro-centric Aviation Quiz

Good Luck! ^

1) Which airline was the fastest growing European carrier in 2014?

a) Ryanair
b) easyJet
c) Vueling
d) Norwegian
e) Germanwings
f) Flybe

Answer: http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/...-cost-carrier/

2) Which of British Airways domestic destinations had the highest percentage of transfer passengers on the flights to and from London Heathrow during the first nine months of 2014?

a) Aberdeen
b) Belfast City
c) Birmingham
d) Glasgow
e) Edinburgh
f) Leeds Bradford
g) Manchester
h) Newcastle

Answer: http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/...nsfer-traffic/

3) Which of the following destinations did Icelandair choose as their 5th destination in the UK? (I know this won’t help, but here’s a hint… it’s the 39th destination on the Icelandair network.)

a) Aberdeen
b) Belfast City
c) Birmingham
d) Glasgow
e) Edinburgh
f) Leeds Bradford
g) Manchester
h) Newcastle

Answer: http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/...k-destination/

4) TRUE or FALSE

In 2014, the EU Court of Justice ruled that mobile boarding stairs colliding with an aircraft constitutes “extraordinary circumstances” thus relieving the air carrier of its obligation to pay compensation for a flight delay of more than three hours.

Answer: http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/d...cp140157en.pdf

5) Which airline painted the following special livery to celebrate their capital city? The livery reads: “Oooh Mmm Yeah Wow --- Fly to The City of Magic”

a) Alitalia
b) British Airways
c) Czech Airlines
c) Iberia
d) Air France
e) Swiss

Answer: http://www.luchtzak.be/forums/viewto...rt=100#p309584

6) In 2014, France sold a 49.99 % share of which airport to a Chinese investment group?

a) Cannes
b) Charles de Gaulle
c) Nice
d) Orly
e) Toulouse

Answer: http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2014...es-chinois.php

7) In December 2014, Scandinavia’s SAS Airlines entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of which regional airline?

a) Barents
b) Cimber
c) Finnair
d) Skyways
e) Wideroe

Answer: http://www.sasgroup.net/en/sas-acquirers-cimber/

8) Which European airline celebrated its 95th anniversary in 2014?

a) Air France
b) British Airways
c) KLM
d) LOT Polish Airlines
e) Lufthansa
f) Turkish Airlines

Answer: http://news.klm.com/klm-celebrates-9...y-on-7-october

9) London Heathrow opened the new Terminal 2 in June 2014. What is the name of the new terminal?

a) The Duke’s Terminal
b) The Duchess’ Terminal
c) The King’s Terminal
d) The Queen’s Terminal
e) The Prince's Terminal
f) The Princess’ Terminal

http://mediacentre.heathrowairport.c...minal-92e.aspx

10) In March 2014 a request to rename a major European Airport after a national political figure was approved. Which airport will be renamed?

a) Amsterdam
b) Berlin
c) Brussels
d) Gibraltar
e) Madrid
f) Stuttgart

Answer: http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/03/24/...31_058872.html