According to the article, what is one benefit of air travel executives exchanging model airplanes in today's business world?A.The model airplanes are often made available for sale to the general public after they're acquired at business meetings by airline executives.B.The miniature models can be given to travel agents, who can use them to show potential customers the insides of airplanes and promote the luxury of air travel.C.Model planes have their origins with aerospace engineers, who used to design planes and then test them out in wind tunnels.D.While putting a model airplane on the table won't sway the deal, it can help break the ice at a business meeting, helping to start the conversation that could lead to saying, "We have a deal."

The author probably wrote this article to __________.A.Tell readers about a company that manufactures model airplanes today as a way to inform the public about air travel and its many conveniencesB.Suggest that model airplanes, which are scaled to one hundredth of the size of a jet and range in price from $130 to $1,500 each, are a waste of moneyC.Recommend that aircraft manufacturers be more aggressive about making final sales before offering models of their airplanes to airline executivesD.Highlight the unique way in which air travel executives around the world do business by exchanging model airplanes instead of business cardsSUBMITExtras© 2024 Achieve3000 Inc. and its licensors.All Rights Reserved.

Which of these should not be included in a summary of this article?A.Gerry Laderman, senior vice president of finance and procurement at United Airlines, admits that he has taken some model airplanes to his home.B.Air travel executives around the world do business by exchanging model airplanes, which are actually high-quality, miniature reproductions of passenger planes.C.Chris Jones, vice president of North American sales for aircraft manufacturer Airbus, says that model airplanes can be used as a teaser to give airline executives an idea of what they could own.D.Exchanging miniature airplane models can help initiate the conversation at a business meeting that could eventually lead air travel executives to say, "We have a deal."SUBMITExtrasHIGHLIGHTDICTIONARYSCREEN MASKINGREAD ALOUDTRANSLATESETTINGS

The reader can infer from the article that __________.A.United Airlines plans to open a travel agency division where it can display model airplanes in the hopes of enticing more people to try out the luxuries of air travel.B.Pacific Miniatures, a model airplane company located in California, will probably open orders to the general public since its inventory of model airplanes is so large.C.European aircraft manufacturer Airbus believes that its order of 30,000 model airplanes in 2014 was a valid business expenditure.D.JetBlue Airlines CEO Robin Hayes will probably opt not to purchase an Airbus A330, since a model of the plane already sits in his office.

Then, explain why aircraft manufacturers give these models to airline executives

Describe the model airplanes discussed in the article. Then, explain why aircraft manufacturers give these models to airline executives. Be sure to use facts and details from the article in your response.