A subspecies of which bird or insect makes an annual migration of - in terms of direct flight - almost 14,500 km (9,000 miles) each way (total 29,000 km, 18,000 miles), each leg of which is non-stop?
Bar-tailed godwit The godwit subspecies Limosa lapponica baueri breed in Alaska, and migrate across the Pacific Ocean to overwinter in New Zealand. It is among the longest migrations in the world. The longest are thought to be the arctic tern and the sooty shearwater; the arctic tern and New Zealand-bred sooty shearwaters are tracked as travelling up to 74,000 km (46,000 miles) in a year.
What is claimed to be the fastest bird in level flight, (though its record is in dispute from supporters of the White-throated Needletail)?
The merger of which two airlines, to create the world's 3rd largest airline in terms of annual revenue, was confirmed on 8 April 2010?
