Peter Smith

When I first saw this earlier in the week, AirAsia was the furthest carrier from my mind. Great marketing

A -400F's are converts

Not all landing fees are based on weight (and if they are it is calculated on MTOW not actual). A lot of airports have adopted a price per passenger fee for RPT flights, and this is physically calculated on the number of passengers onboard (excluding crew) so in effect if one day you bring in 150 people, you will be charged 150 x whatever the price per pax is, and the next if you have only 1 passenger, you are onyl charged for one. Great idea to encourage airlines to stick it out through tougher times by immediately reducing their costs.

-MND

Dont get too excited about seeing Qantas metal anytime soon in KUL. They have only announced that they will codeshare with the daily EK408/409

Boeing have had a strategically placed 747-8i billboard right outside Cathay City for sometime, obviously with intention of attracting Mr Slosar and the boards attention each day. Clever marketing.

-MSx registered will have de-rated engines for shorter haul, regional/domestic flying. Correct me if I am wrong, however they will be in a similar config to the current -MLx series

Atlas 747-400F due 1540 today (14/1)

Ironically, the aircraft was VH-QOW, which is in the Toronga Western Plains Zoo scheme

Did anyone photograph A320 OE-IBP going for test flight yesterday? Or know which carrier it is headed to?

Geoff, the second photo I believe is a Space Shuttle

-AQQ is the only one

Each Sunday, EY418 (and return as 411) is opb a VA 77W. This is to not only allow better utilisation of the EY flight, but also prevents what would otherwise be a 30 or so hour layover between flights for the VA bird in AUH. This wet lease arrangement has been in place for sometime now - which is lucky for KUL spotters who have had the opportunity to spot the livery in its original guise, the transition and in full Virgin Australia scheme.

Interesting that PK-AZA was a Tianjin built machine. This would be the first exported Chinese built Airbus

TZ5 "Scooter 5" OOL-SIN I believe is the flight in question, operated by 9V-OTA. It departed back to SIN as "Scooter 5 Delta" and yes I believe was weather related

Fantastic! 56yrs old and still going strong

Very nice!!!

Awesome stuff, Chaity. Great silhouette of D7!

If true, this would not be entirely surprising

As well as A320's 9M-AQQ (sharklets) and AQS due in KUL tomorrow on delivery, so is Lao Airlines next A320 RPDL-34224 in all white livery.

Be nice if they sent it to Perth!!! -MXH came for Trip 2 of Mk2 MH120/121

Red, blue and grey. Very classy. Although as an aussie, the Australian Hybrid looks great!

That looks absolutely fantastic!

With the general attitude displayed in this topic, is it any wonder invites to events such as this are few and far between these days? Criticizing MH for asking to have pictures removed is certainly not going to change anyone's opinion, let alone aid the cause to have members included. Comparing AK to MH is interesting as it seems all have forgotten about a similar request being made by the former regarding photos just a few years ago. Working in the industry, I can fully appreciate why MH requested the pictures be removed. With the internet becoming an evermore powerful medium, secrets are much harder kept - however in this case, its just a matter of everyone being patient, not unnecessarily irate.

A332 9M-MKV is slated to go to HiFly as CS-TRJ early in the new year according to Skyliner.