Sanjay Thaker
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wow...very very encouraging and promising words by Mr. Jala....u know i somehow really like his way of doing it...he may be criticised for cutting down on routes..but he knows what he wants..
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yes i think its wrong to jump to conclusion..MH is known as one of the world's safest airlines...
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Creating a niche market for themselves...thats a challenge any new start up airline would have to face in malaysia..and even asia..with all the boom of airlines suddenly...do u really think those who fly AK are doing so happily or are they doing so basically coz they dont have a choice..i mean either they pay low fares and get AK..or pay a bomb and get MH
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I don't think there are any restrictions. Asmara hopes to start scheduled services soon, but in the meantime they will operate charters.
It does not however, make commercial sense to have another airline in Malaysia.
Not until MAS has picked up its game and yields from and within Malaysia improve. Right now, with the yields so low, any start up would find it difficult to tangle with the "big boys" (AXM and MAS)
Thanx Sandeep, but what if the start up airline eats a little into MAS's pax share and a lil into AK's pax share? do u think that would still be insufficient?
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I agree...in contrary to people's perception, LCCs do capture a certain percentage of a full frills airline's pax load but its not too big, most of the pax on LCCs are actually bus users...and first time airline pax mostly..
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Guys, fantastic shots..truly amazing..hats off to all of you. I am juz wondering, its getting me a lil confused, where did u guys position urselves? coz i see the f1 circuit in background..and also another thing, TK where did u get the scanner from? thinking of investing in one..haha
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The indians have stopped any other LCCs from being set up in their country. Anyone has any idea if any other airline is allowed to operate commercially on a scheduled basis in our country...or has the Malaysian authorities muted it as well?
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Latest from News.au
By Steve Creedy
October 30, 2006 12:00am
QANTAS has taken advantage of the problems at European manufacturer Airbus to lift its A380 fleet by eight of the giant planes in a 12-aircraft order with a sticker value of nearly $3 billion.
The upgrade of the airline's A380 fleet from 12 to 20 aircraft will be accompanied by the acquisition of four A330-200 aircraft, which will be delivered from December next year to help offset a capacity shortfall caused by the giant plane's two-year production delay.
The Airbus planes are in addition to a decision by Qantas to buy five more Boeing 737-800s with a list price of up to $US75 million ($97 million) each and a previously announced order for up to 115 Boeing 787s.
"We're going to have a much more uniform fleet of aircraft further out and all of them with the best technology," Qantas chief executive Geoff Dixon said yesterday.
Mr Dixon said the A380s would be delivered between 2008 and 2015 and deployed on dense, long-haul routes to the US, Britain and Continental Europe.
He also hinted that the flying kangaroo might also start up services to Middle Eastern destinations such as Dubai once the big jet gives it the capacity to fly there non-stop.
He said the airline had negotiated an "attractive package" of outright purchases and operating leases to firm up the A380 order.
But he would not reveal the overall cost of the package, saying simply that all costs would be met by operating cash flows.
However, the airline will have received significant discounts on the sticker price because of the inconvenience of the two-year delay in its A380 deliveries and the fact Airbus now has to sell many more planes to break even on the superjumbo project.
Qantas initially ordered 12 A380s with an option for 12 more and Mr Dixon said yesterday the airline had always intended to acquire more of the double-decker planes. "Twelve is just not a viable fleet and we always intended to go firm with the options ... it's a very good package," he said.
Mr Dixon said the A380 and the 787 both had operating costs up to 20 per cent lower than existing planes. They would form the nucleus of the Qantas and Jetstar fleets out to 2015.
The airline did not see Boeing's 747-8 stretch jumbo jet as an alternative.
What i dont really understand is, what did the article actually mean by saying that Qantas has taken advantage of the problems at Airbus by ordering another 8 more aircrafts. Anyone able to explain how did Qantas actually take advantage of the problems to order another 8 when all other airlines are reviewing their orders and some thinking of cancellation?
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sad times for them all there...they need to do make a difference to their air safety....otherwise this is going to be a common thing in nigeria
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nope..contract is 5 yrs with MH..(thats if they still take in contract FAs which i doubt they do anymore) and i think 3 yrs with EK
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i heard that its gonna be implemented partially in 2008 and not completely..is that true Keith?
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Hey guys,
We all know that most of the countries in Asia and S.E Asia are moving towards open skies policy especially within the S.E Asian region between ASEAN countries...anyone knows when specifically would this be implemented?
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Yes, AirAsia's eyes are definately trained on India.. in particular the Chennai market - that's a no brainer!
However, it will be interesting to see how the India-Malaysia O&D market matures in the coming years. With a larger indian middle class, and more disposable income, places like Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok are high on the holiday agenda for many indian families. And walking around KL, that ain't hard to tell!
But how will Indian carriers respond to AirAsia??? - the airline with the lowest costs in the world???
With other Indian LCCs prohibited from commencing international services for 5 years from date of inception (IIRC), then AirAsia will definately be able toget a jumpstart IF given the chance
Will the Indian authorities accept on the basis of the present over-capacity crisis looming in the Indian sub-continent? Is it absolutely confirmed that there is a over capacity in the indian sub-continent because i always had a perception that there is a huge space for growth in that continent
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hey guys,
it was interesting to read Dato Tony saying that he once did think about opening a long haul LCC but later opted for short haul flights cause he didnt believe in the model. I juz wanted to know, what you guys think of a long haul LCC in Malaysia or in the S.E Asia region in general..
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personally i am not a fan of this kinda angled seats..but they look good to the eyes though...overall
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congratz to both you guys!
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so how much of fuel is filled up in a 734 for a return flight KUL-KBR -KUL
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thanx radzi, so a KUL-KBR flight takes just below an hour, it means that the aircraft is gonna consume less than 2,500 kg for that flight?
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Hey guys, i was juz doing a little research for myself to roughly estimate the cost of fuel to airlines. I would like to know if anyone could roughly give me an approximation of the amount of fuel burnt on MH's B734 and AK's A320....someone like Capt Radzi or anyone else with knowledge on this matter would be helpful..thanx guys!
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i dont think mr idris would even be thinking bout it...totally way off the hub and spoke concept the airline is pushing for now..
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thanx mushrif...now we have some light on this..
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Sneeze, do you have any idea which company is the supplier of the new seats for CX especially those new EY seats?
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Unresponsible captain !!!!!
firstly, its IRresponsible..and secondly..i agree with Capt. Radzi....pilots should decide not to fly if they find their aircraft being unsafe. I know of a MH A330 pilot who did that once..
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If i recall it rightly, this was the same suggestion made my us here in MW.com on ways to cut cost in MAS a couple of months back..are they listening to us now? haha!
Singapore Airlines leases 19 A330-300 from Airbus
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and i suppose the A330s would be replaced by their brand new 787 later on