Ivan L.

The flights leaving MEL and SYD empty as a ferry flight back to SIN this afternoon. One flight in SYD and one flight in MEL were canceled as a result.

Hmm.. Considering that Garuda has upped their playing field recently, it's probably fairer to say that MH would soon be like UA or AA.

More business class seats pictures here... http://www.sqtalk.com/forums/showpost.php?...mp;postcount=57

Well.. isn't this why MH has problems retaining its reputation as 5 stars airlines? MH saving grace at the moment is the crew and for them to drop out from number 1 is not okay. The world keeps spinning and the competition keeps rolling in, "Tak apa" kind of attitude doesn't have place if MH wants to compete with the world. It's a wake up call and MH definitely didn't do a good job. I'm sorry to say, but this comment has no factual support. SIA has won many awards and accolades for a long time, way before A380 even exist. Their legendary service has dated back to when they still have Boeing 707 and 747-200. I start to wonder if you have even ride on SQ... Some of the awards that SQ won is listed here: http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/en_UK/cont...chievements.jsp

Ermmm.. are you sure that's Batam? I thought the ones with resorts and golf courses are Bintan. Batam is an industrial island, can be very dirty. Many Singaporeans go there to do business or have their factories located over there.

I think, you should just do a daytrip to SIN to check out the airport coz it is a destination in itself. For me, it's a tourist attractions just like Sentosa or Jurong bird park . Singaporeans go to Changi like they go to their local shopping malls, the shops are very attractive and there are a lot of food choices and restaurants. Anyway, at least the airports in the list deserve the awards. They are simply excellent.

Is this the latest Qantas engineer's tactic? Plane had faults despite overhaul - The Age A QANTAS aircraft just back from a maintenance overhaul in Malaysia had a string of faults including problems with its navigation systems and rudder. A flight attendant also received two electric shocks in the galley of the 737, which is used on domestic routes, documents obtained by The Age show. ... Among the other faults with the 737 and included in a technical log of defects obtained by The Age were: ■Movement of the pilot rudder pedals was restricted due to poor installation of the cockpit panels. ■ The captain's window had been scratched; a check said it looked as if it had been cleaned with "Scotch-Brite". ■ Cooling ducts that controlled computer temperatures were not working properly, likely causing the captain's primary instrument display and indication display screens to black out intermittently. ■ Equipment that allowed the air crew to report back to Qantas and vice versa stopped working. ■ The aircraft had "throttle stagger", which sources said meant that instead of being able to use autopilot the pilots had to adjust the power of the plane constantly. Other faults included a "squeal" or leak in the captain's side window and a small turbine engine at the rear of the plane that was over-spinning. Source: Click Here

The fuel surcharge in Australia also going like crazy.. According to this news report here, http://www.theage.com.au/news/news/airline...3770909129.html, MH has increased their surcharge from AUD588 to AUD829 for Sydney-London flights, that is really skyhigh! Added with the taxes, the extras can cost simply between 30-50% of the tickets price.

That comment reminds me of the Qantas union statement that Asian maintenance companies compromised safety. Rather than bickering whether AK should move to SZB or not, they should just focus on building the hub in KLIA. As it stands now, KUL is running way behind their competitors.

I have to agree with you.. Singapore does have lots of stake in many Australian companies, eg. Optus, Australand, etc. However, marriage between SQ and QF is one that never going to happen, at least not in my lifetime.

Well if it does make money, the least thing they can do is changing the equipment to A320 like they do with SGN. They may make money, but the problem is how much? It may just simply like what others said, the yield simply lower than other destinations.

Hybrid? Nothing new here.. That is very much like what UA, AA, and their American counterparts have offered..

It's reported here as well... "The Australian pilots union has criticised plans by the Qantas group to use foreign pilots on its low-cost airline Jetstar, claiming there is no shortage of Australian captains and it would be safer to use them." "While Mr Somerville did not directly say that the strategy would compromise passenger safety, he said he would "bet that the pilots brought in from the UK are not from British Airways, put it that way"." Source: http://www.theage.com.au/news/news/jetstar...1653891010.html The media and unions have blown out this issue out of proportion by saying it less safe to use foreign pilots.

The color make MAS looks more like a charter holiday airline, not a 5 stars airline. Imagine if they install these colors in 777 and 747, eeewwww.... Since their financial condition is improved, they should hire a designer.

I believe this is part of the union tactics to gain attention. Qantas have shifted some of their maintenance overseas and many are unhappy with this decision. Hence, they are trying to discredit the overseas maintenance companies. I do have sympathy over potential job losses in Australia, however this kind of strategy is absolutely digusting. It's also like saying that Asian airlines are unsafe. I find that the Australian media is often very biased, love to exaggerate the issue, and have very insular view.

No wonder YTL is keen to have express train link to SIN. I wonder, if the bus and plane travelers to SIN also have to pay for extra tax to have the "convenience" of this link in the future. This is just simply ridiculous.. LCCT is not even served by ERL, why should AK passengers pay for it? Let say you transfer for different flights in LCCT or KLIA, why do we have to pay for service we don't use? What makes me even more upset is this deal was not even disclosed to the public. If it is not viable, then it's time for the operator to find more ways to make money.

I would call that MH = MALAYSIAN HOSTILITY... Anyway, with only hourly salary, they probably will be struggling badly if they are stationed in places like LHR, AMS, ARN, NRT or EWR. I just hope this rumor will stay as rumor.

Did SIN T3 even have problems during their opening day? The problem with LHR is they knew that they have teething problem, yet they didn't try to fix it. It is definitely not normal when you have to cancel 34 flights in one day. KUL did have problem, but that was a decade ago. Not to mention this is a developed country we are talking about. This is not a 3rd world country, where lack of infrastructure and proper management can be forgiven.

GA already has snack box on their short haul domestic flights and it has been there for as long as I can remember. However, I haven't seen them implement it on their international flights.

That is a bullcrap.. I have been buying ticket to the same destination for over 8 years with SQ. Ticket price stays the same (maybe even lower), while the fuel surcharge and taxes has increase by double, maybe more. However, I don't see any decrease in terms of service with SQ. I still have a great entertainment options and hot meals. MH on the other hand, has replaced the refreshment on the long haul sector with cold hard sandwich. On the short haul sectors, they changed to snackbox Increase in prices and surcharges due to fuel, people can understand. But when your ticket prices goes up, the least thing that the airline can do is let the service level unchanged. If MH, promote itself as 3 stars airlines, people probably don't care about it. But once they promote themselves to be in the same league as SQ and CX, that's outrageous.

Actually, Adam Air has halted its operations as of today. Source (in Indonesian): http://www.padangekspres.co.id/content/view/777/1/

Agreed... I rest my case.... We will never bring MH to the world stage again with that kind of attitude (especially if he work for MH or IJ)

Now, you have point out MH's weakness. World is changing rapidly, business survival depends on how fast you can adapt to the business environment. The world doesn't wait for MH to change. A lot can happen in one day, stock market can crash, an earthquake can happen in just seconds... Tak apa lah principle is not valid here, as MH is a company that depends on the global customers and markets. Unless MH is a domestic only airline, it has to be able to adapt quickly to the competitors challenges and customers demand. For how long are we going to wait for MH to change? and for one, I'm curious how regular are you flying MH and/or its competitors?

SQ increased flights frequency to ZRH while MH stopped flying there AK increased flights to SUB to 4x a day while MH reduced flights to 4x a week SQ increased capacity to MEL by flying 2 744 and 1 77W per day (up from 1 772, 1 773, and 1 744) while MH reduced flights to 2 772 (down from 1 744 and 1 772) SQ has 2x daily flights to BNE while MH struggles to fill in their once a day flight to BNE and now has to re-route their SYD flight to pick up passengers from BNE SQ refitted their A345 with all business class seats for the EWR route (and LAX...) EK will put their first A380 for JFK route as demand has apparently been high while MH still struggling to find profit in their thrice weekly flight to EWR Don't underestimate the market.. People can and will change their flying habits once they find out that grass is sometimes greener on the other side.

Michael, I don't think anyone here love to bash their national carriers. But unfortunately, MH has gone downhill and it is not the 5 stars airlines it supposed to be. Have you actually fly the competitors like EK and SQ? We criticized MH bcoz we want them to do better. Yes the lounge is great, but competitors are not staying still. CX has a great lounge in HKG and TG has spa in its lounge. SQ has improved their onboard experience by bringing the new seats. What has MH done? Bringing snackbox experience onboard! I don't see any of these airlines offering snackbox, even on short haul routes. Yes MH can succeed given the right strategy. IJ has done great in terms of bringing back the company's profit, however at what cost? In order to achieve this, he fail to see that MH is still and largely a serviced based company. MH is not just a transport company that brings people from point A to point B. If IJ cuts back too much, I'm afraid MH will fall behind (or has it?).