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Global Aviation M A G A Z I N E Issue 32 / April 2013 Page 1 - Introduction Welcome on board this Global Aircraft. In this issue of the Global Aviation Magazine, we will take a look at two more Global Lines cities Boise, Idaho and Mumbai, India. We also take another look at a featured aircraft in the Global Fleet. This month’s featured aircraft is the Embraer Regional Jet 190LR. We wish you a pleasant flight. Three story Lobby/Bar at the Global Explorer’s ThreeTheThreeTheMember’sMember’s three three story story story story Lobby BarLobb compu lobby atlobbyy/Bar atthe terthe and Globalat at facility Globalthe barthe Global Explorer’sGlobalarea atExplorer’s the at Explorer’s Explorer’s LosGlobal Club Angeles lub at at Club at Las Vegas International airport. ClubExplorer’sClub locatedAnchorage atDallas/Ft. WashingtonClubInternational at Seattle atInternational Anchorage Worth International National Airport. airport. Internationalairport. airport. Airport. 2. Boise, Idaho – City of Trees 5. Mumbai, India - Bollywood 8. Pilot Information 9. Introducing the Embraer ERJ-190 LR 11. In-Flight Movies/Featured Music 13. From the Front Desk New GlobalMember Explorer’s check-in Lounge and lounge at Beijing at London Airport Heathrow’s Global Explorer Club. MemberGlobalGlobal Explorer Explorer check- inMember’s Club area memberof thecheck Global -checkin and Ex- inreceptionplorer’s area Copenhagen,Clubarea inTel Oslo, Aviv, Denmark Norway Israel . Page 2 – Boise, Idaho – City of Trees Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, the population of Boise was 205,671. It is also the 101st largest U.S. city by population, recently surpassing Spokane, Washington in the 2011 U.S. Census Population Estimates, by only 42 people (210,145). The Boise metropolitan area is home to about 616,500 people and is the most populous metropolitan area in Idaho, containing the state's three largest cities; Boise, Nampa, and Meridian. Boise City is the third most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. Pacific Northwest (behind only the Seattle and Portland metropolitan areas). The area was called Boise long before the establishment of Fort Boise. The original Fort Boise was 40 miles west, near Parma, down the Boise River near its confluence with the Snake River at the Oregon border. This defense was erected by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1830 and it was abandoned in the 1850s, however massacres along the Oregon Trail prompted the U.S. Army to re- establish a fort in the area in 1863 during the U.S. Civil War. The location was selected because it is near the intersection of the Oregon Trail with a major road connecting the Boise Basin and Silver City mining areas. During the mid-1860s, Idaho City was the largest city in the Northwest, and as a staging area, Fort Boise grew rapidly; Boise was incorporated as a city in 1863. Page 3 – Boise, Idaho – City of Trees The first capital of the Idaho Territory was Lewiston in northern Idaho, which in 1863 was the largest community, exceeding the populations of Olympia and Seattle, Washington Territory and Portland, Oregon combined. The original territory was larger than Texas. But following the creation of Montana Territory, Boise was made the territorial capital of a much reduced Idaho in a controversial decision which overturned a district court ruling by a one-vote majority in the territorial Supreme Court along geographic lines in 1866. Designed by Alfred B. Mullett, the U.S. Assay Office at 210 Main Street was built in 1871 and today is a National Historic Landmark. Boise is located in southwestern Idaho, about 41 miles east of the Oregon border, and 110 miles north of the Nevada border. The downtown sits at 2,704 feet above sea level. Most of the metropolitan area lies on a broad, flat plain, descending to the west. Mountains rise to the northeast, stretching from the far southeastern tip of the Boise city limits. The Boise foothills are sometimes described as the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. About 34 miles southwest of Boise, and about 26 miles southwest of Nampa, the Owyhee Mountains lie entirely in neighboring Owyhee County. Page 4 – Boise, Idaho – City of Trees Boise is headquarters for several major companies, such as Boise Cascade LLC, New Albertsons Inc., Albertsons LLC, Idaho Pacific Lumber Company, Idaho Timber, and WinCo Foods. Other major industries are headquartered in Boise or have large manufacturing facilities present. The state government is also one of the city's largest employers. The area's largest employer is publicly traded Micron Technology. Technology investment and the high-tech industry have become increasingly important to the city, with businesses including Hewlett Packard, Healthwise, Bodybuilding.com, Crucial.com, Sybase, and Microsoft. The call center industry is also a major source of employment; there are over 20 call centers in the city employing more than 7,000 people, including DIRECTV and T-Mobile. Varney Air Service, founded by Walter Varney, was formed in Boise, though headquartered at Pasco, Washington. The original airmail contract was from Pasco to Elko, Nevada with stops in Boise in both directions. The company is the root of present day United Airlines, which still serves the city at the newly renovated and upgraded Boise Airport. Numbering about 15,000, Boise's ethnic Basque community is the largest such community in the United States and the fifth largest in the world. A large Basque festival known as Jaialdi is held once every five years (next in 2015). Page 5 – Mumbai, India - Bollywood Mumbai, formerly Bombay, is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million. Along with the neighboring urban areas, including the cities of Navi Mumbai and Thane, it is one of the most populous urban regions in the world. Mumbai lies on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbor. In 2009, Mumbai was named an Alpha world city. It is also the wealthiest city in India, and has the highest GDP of any city in South, West or Central Asia. The seven islands that came to constitute Mumbai were home to communities of fishing colonies. For centuries, the islands were under the control of successive empires before being ceded to the Portuguese and subsequently to the British. By 1845, several projects along with the construction of major roads and railways transformed Bombay into a major seaport on the Arabian Sea. Economic and educational development characterized the city during the 19th century. It became a strong base for the Indian independence movement during the early 20th century. When India became independent in 1947, the city was incorporated into Bombay State. In 1960, following the Samyukta Maharashtra movement, a new state of Maharashtra was created with Bombay as capital. The city was renamed Mumbai in 1996, the name being derived from the Koli goddess— Mumbadevi. Page 6 – Mumbai, India - Bollywood Mumbai is the commercial and entertainment capital of India, it is also one of the world's top 10 centers of commerce in terms of global financial flow, generating 5% of India's GDP, and accounting for 25% of industrial output, 70% of maritime trade in India (Mumbai Port Trust & JNPT), and 70% of capital transactions to India's economy. The city houses important financial institutions such as the Reserve Bank of India, the Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange of India, the SEBI and the corporate headquarters of numerous Indian companies and multinational corporations. It is also home to some of India's premier scientific and nuclear institutes like BARC, NPCL, IREL, TIFR, AERB, AECI, and the Department of Atomic Energy. The city also houses India's Hindi (Bollywood) and Marathi film and television industry. Mumbai's business opportunities, as well as its potential to offer a higher standard of living, attract migrants from all over India and, in turn, make the city a melting pot of many communities and cultures. The architecture of the city is a blend of Gothic Revival, Indo-Saracenic, Art Deco, and other contemporary styles. Most of the buildings during the British period, such as the Victoria Terminus and Bombay University, were built in Gothic Revival style. Their architectural features include a variety of European influences such as German gables, Dutch roofs, Swiss timbering, Romance arches, Tudor casements, and traditional Indian features. There are also a few Indo-Saracenic styled buildings such as the Gateway of India. Art Deco styled landmarks can be found along the Marine Drive and west of the Oval Maidan. Mumbai has the second largest number of Art Deco buildings in the world after Miami. Page 7 – Mumbai, India - Bollywood Residents of Mumbai call themselves Mumbaikar, Mumbaiite or Bombayite. Mumbai has a large polyglot population like any other metropolitan city of India. Marathi, the official language of Maharashtra state, of which Mumbai is the capital, is widely spoken and understood in the city. Sixteen major languages of India are also spoken in Mumbai, most common being Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati and English. English is extensively spoken and is the principal language of the city's white collar workforce. A colloquial form of Hindi, known as Bambaiya – a blend of Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Konkani, Urdu, Indian English and some invented words – is spoken on the streets.

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