Teoh Z Yao
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Ooh, I'm booked on a Tiger flight on July 14th SIN-KUL... @@
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Don't think Cessna needs to backtrack, does it? Is this carelessness?
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How does the KPI thingy apply to airline pilots?
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Ah, I see you have had a first taste of our local culture even before arrival - Tourism Malaysia doing a fine job
Here we call it 'tai-chi' (I believe the rest of the world refer to it as 'passing the buck')
I find British culture to be the same... Inheritance?
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Condolence to the family of Col. Zack... I think Col. Zack performed along with Capt. Attan during the KUKL 2006, right?
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Looks like it's truly Love at First Sight between the wing tip and the building.
Picture of the collision:
If I was sitting in the building at the floor, I would be shocked when the wing struck, but delighted to see a wing tip at my finger tips! :-P [just kidding]
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There is nothing to shout about ....... it is a standard industry practice .........
Either that guy (Tan) has not seen it before or that was his first time ever onboard of an aircraft .....
I beg to differ... Although it's standard practice, it is to me pretty unsightly to see a stewardess who served you so sweetly two hours ago dozing off at the seat next to you. If I were a cabin crew, I would not feel comfortable taking a nap in the presence of passengers. All said, this is just my personal opinion if I were a cabin crew.
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Have you come across an SIA (Singapore Airlines) girl sleeping beside you on a long-haul flight? If you have, you weren't dreaming, because she was probably taking a break.That was what one traveller, who wanted to be known as Tan, found out after he saw some Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight attendants resting in the last few rows of the economy-class seats on his flight back to Singapore from Christchurch, New Zealand
"I was on a long flight back, about nine hours, and I was amazed to see the stewardesses on the flight take their rest among the passengers.
"Despite this, some passengers kept asking them for drinks even though they were clearly on their break," Tan told The New Paper.
He also questioned why the crew was not given a private rest area away from the view of other passengers.
It is understood that there are no bunks for in-flight crew onboard some SIA flights to and from Christchurch and Auckland as the aircraft used for the flights -- a variant of the Boeing 777 -- do not come with crew bunks. That has been the situation since last July.
SIA spokesman Nicholas Ionides said the absence of bunks on these flights was in line with guidelines set by the Air Operator Certificate Requirements. It states that rest is only mandatory for cabin crew members who are on duty for 14 hours or more.
"Notwithstanding that, we set aside a block of economy-class seats on medium-haul flights on the particular aircraft type for our crew to rest during breaks," added Ionides.
On such flights, six economy-class seats are set aside for the crew members to rest. On average, SIA has 14 to 15 cabin crew members and three cockpit on a flight.
However, the airline did not comment on why crew bunks were no longer provided for those working that particular route.
Meanwhile, image consultant Elaine Heng said that the sight of the crew sleeping could adversely impact the airline's branding and image.
"The crew represents the airline. They're expected to be well groomed and professional, but you can't do that when told to sleep and rest in full view of the passengers," she added.
Flight attendants who spoke to the same paper said that such situations create an awkward environment between crew and passengers. One crew said the rest seats are marked only by a red sticker.
"Most times, passengers don't even know what the red stickers mean and some passengers get annoyed when we tell them those seats are meant for cabin crew use," he said.
Another flight attendant lamented that because they are resting in the cabin, passengers would still approach them for service.
"I rest very little during these flights, which is exhausting, considering the journey to Auckland is nearly 10 hours," she said.
One brand consultant, who declined to be named, said the response from the flight attendants reflect the need for private rest facilities.
Passengers may not know the attendants are on their breaks, and this could lead to the perception that flight attendants are sleeping on the job.
Regular SIA passenger Dexter Ng, 23, told Yahoo! Singapore the crew should not be blamed in this case.
"From a humane point of view, it is understandable for them to rest because it can get pretty exhausting.
"But it is up to the management to provide them a private resting area because it will create an impression that the flight attendants are unprofessional," he said.
I personally think this will tarnish the brand name... Not sightly to see service crews rest among us, but then why I find it ok to see crews dining among us...? Ironic... :-P
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Love these, too! Should have seen the head up and made a trip to the island today!
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Same problem, huh...
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Singapore is very advanced. Some can even argue better than Australia. Naturally people don't tend to say bad things about them. In contrast to weaker ones, they can be made scapegoat of anything.
Huh?
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SIA Engineering services Qantas in Changi?
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I didn't understand how an aerobridge could be near KLIA; I thought it was being transported... :-P
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Love the shots, Sim! I miss AMS!
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Just for a survey, does anyone know if Cathay, Qantas, and SQ are serviced by the same company when it comes to engines?
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Wow! Thomas Cook, a common sight in Manchester Ringway... Missing it!
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Engine problem out of Singapore again...? -.-
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Despite its poor image, I actually thought it's pretty good flying Lion in 2008 on their brand new 739! Can't remember the details, but it wasn't one I would complain...
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Taking space for granted, the 380 pilots...?
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Cornelis, your visitor was grounded, but it gave us a good time! :-)
More photos, captain!
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Yeah, I remember this shiny freighter!
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From 2001... ???
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I thought topic title says policy will be simplified ?!
Yeah... :-P
an odd Singapore Airlines feature
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Yeah, good circle of how things work... What about the non-management pilots then? How does KPI apply to a pilot? Flying more fuel efficient increases KPI?