1 . American Airlines-1,556 aircraft
American became the world’s largest airline when it merged with US Airways last year. US Airways itself has been through mergers with many airlines, creating a real family tree of history in this now huge carrier.
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Delta Air Lines-1,330 aircraft
Delta merged with Northwest Airlines in 2008 and has continued to grow, with a giant operation at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson airport and worldwide coverage.
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United Airlines- 1,229 aircraft
United vastly increased in size when it joined forces with Continental Airlines in 2010. Its worldwide footprint is huge, including bases in the Far East and massive regional fleets.
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Southwest Airlines-720 aircraft
S
outhwest
was a pioneering airline and, apart from a few Boeing 727s operated
in its early days, has stuck with the 737 ever since. Today it has a
huge fleet of -700 and -800 examples, with older -300s and -500s in
the process of retirement.
5. FedEx Express-688 aircraft
The world’s largest cargo airline, with a large worldwide reach and many smaller feeder aircraft servicing its US hubs, which accounts for its vast size.
2.
Scan the text and discuss the following items with your
partner.
a. The biggest airline in the world.
b. The oldest airline in the world.
W
atch
grammar video ““Possessive
case of the nouns””
and then proceed to exercises # 1 and 2.
1. Find in the texts the sentences with possessive case of the nouns and comparison of adjectives. Explain the rules. If you there is а difficulty see grammar database on page…
2.Fill in the gaps with correct prepositions.
1.The world’s largest airlines can be defined __several ways.
2.American Airlines Group is the largest __ its fleet size, revenue, profit, passengers carried and revenue passenger mile.
3.Delta Air Lines is the largest __assets value and market capitalization.
4.Lufthansa Group is the largest __ number __employees, FedEx Express__ freight tonne-kilometers, Ryanair__ number __international passengers carried and Turkish Airlines__number__countries served. 5.US Airways itself has been ___ mergers __ many airlines, creating a real family tree__history__this now huge carrier. 6. Delta merged __Northwest Airlines __ 2008 and has continued __ grow, __ a giant operation __ Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson airport and worldwide coverage. 7.The world’s largest cargo airline, ___ a large worldwide reach and many smaller feeder aircraft servicing its US hubs, which accounts__its vast size.8. Southwest was a pioneering airline and, apart __a few Boeing 727s operated __its early days, has stuck __the 737 ever since.
3. What prepositions are often used in the text?
4. Complete sentences with correct grammar with the following words: size, revenue, profit, passengers , assets value , market capitalization. employees, international passengers, mergers ,huge carrier, grow, giant operation , worldwide coverage, cargo airline, feeder aircraft ,hubs, vast size, a pioneering airline, stuck .