S V Choong

My list: China HKG, HKGx, SZX, CAN, ZUH, XMN, NKG, PVG, SHA, TAO, NGB, PEK, SYX, TPE Japan NRT, KIX, FUK, Korea SEL (now GMP) Malaysia TWU, BKI, SDK, LDU, SMM, LDU, KCH, KUL, SZB, TGG South East Asia BWN, SIN, BKK, HAN, MNL, CGK, DPS Australia MEL, AVV, SYD, OOL, BNE, HBA, PER, CBR, New Zealand AKL, WLG, CHC, DUD, PMR, ZQN Pacific NAN United States LAX, SFO ------- Upcoming/ planned: CKG, LHR, FRA, HND, CTS, YVR, SEA, JFK, SGN, DAD, OKA, HAK

I started on the Fokker F-27 from TWU and then B737-2H6 Advs. Was told by my parents that I have been on the SIA B737-112s too, between BKI-SIN. Could have also been B727-212 Advs. Can anyone confirm if the B727-200 Advs or B737-112 flew between BKI-SIN between late 1970s to 1982? Mr. BC Tam?? Thanks

BC, your family were originally from Fragrant Harbor?

Wow, Suzanne, such a long list!! Updating: Malaysia Airlines (MH): F27, F50, B732, B734, B735, B738, B744, B77E, A300B4-200, A332, A333, DC-10-30 Air Asia (AK) - B733, A320 Singapore Airlines (SQ): A312, A313, B742, B743, B77E, B77W, B744 (-412, -4H6), B773, A388, A333 Cathay Pacific Airways (CX): A343, B773, A333, B744 (-412), B77W Dragonair (KA): A320, A321, A333 Korean Air (KE): A333, B743 Philippine Airlines (PR): A300B4-200 Shenzhen Airlines (ZH): B733, B738 Xiamen Airlines (MF): B737-700, B738 Shanghai Airlines (FM): B738, B752 Qantas Airways (QF): B733, B734, B763, B744, B747-438ER, B712, A332 Qantas New Zealand (QF): BAe146 Air New Zealand (NZ): B732, B733, B762, B763, A320, ATR72-500 Ansett New Zealand (AN): BAe146 Pelita Air, Indonesia (6D): Hercules C-130 Freedomair, NZ (SJ): B733 Origin Pacific Airways, NZ (QO): DHC-8 Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF): B752, Hercules C-130 Jetstar.com (JQ): A320, A321 LAN Chile (LA): A343 Polynesian Blue (DJ): B738 Pacific Blue (DJ): B738 China Southern Airlines (CZ): ERJ145 Japan Airlines (JL): B763 Emirates Airlines (EK): A345, A388, B77W Air Pacific (FJ): B763 V Australia (VA): B77W VirginBlue (DJ): E170 Virgin Australia: B738 Tiger Airways Australia (TT): A320-200 Silk Air (MI): A320-100 China Eastern (MU): B733, A300B4-600R Royal Brunei (BI): B77E, A319 Thai Airways (TG): B772, B744, A388, B77W, A346, A333 Hainan Airlines (HU): A346, B788 Vietnam Airlines (VN): A321 Air France (AF): B77W Garuda Indonesia (GA): B77W KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL): B77E Air China: B744, A321 Hong Kong Airlines: A320 Types: Airbus: A300B4-203, A300-600R, A310-200, A310-300,A319-100, A320-100, A320-200, A321-200, A330-200, A330-300, A340-300, A340-500, A340-600, A380-800 ATR: ATR-72-500 British Aerospace: BAe-146 Boeing: B717-200, B737-200, B737-300, B737-400, B737-500, B737-700, B737-800, B747-200, B747-300, B747-400, B747-400ER, B757-200, B767-200, B767-300, B777-200, B777-200ER, B777-300, B777-300ER, B787-8 DeHavilland Canada: DHC-8-300 Embraer: ERJ-145, ERJ-170 Fokker: F-27 Friendship, F-50 Lockheed: C-130 Hercules McDonnell Douglas: DC-10-30

Super high fuel surcharge with CX and KA? Not as high as SQ and some other airlines.... Try redeem your miles with SQ and you will see what I mean....

How come pilots are still flying in the dark and unaware of their surroundings? I thought we don't need to rely on human as much!?

Whoa, close shave??

Its good to know that they are keeping the forest and not turning it to another lucrative retail space! Phew! indeed!

A mistake by an air traffic controller sent a plane close to mountains and in the flight path of another jet, according a news report. ABC7 News reports an EVA Air Boeing 777 was instructed to turn left instead of right by a San Diego air traffic controller, sending it close to mountains above Altadena, CA. The plane had just taken off from Los Angeles heading to Taipei. That also took it toward an Air Canada plane which had just left LAX. According to audio transcripts, San Diego ATC can be heard saying: "EVA 015 Heavy, what are you doing? Turn southbound now, southbound now. Stop your climb." This instruction was repeated several times, the report says. It took more than a minute for crew to heed the warning and change direction. The early Friday incident played out above the San Gabriel Valley during a heavy rainstorm. The Federal Aviation Administration said the EVA jet did not come close enough to the other plane to warrant evasive action but a FAA investigation will be conducted to see if it flew too close to the mountains. Referring to the air traffic controller, the FAA's Ian Gregor said: "She meant to tell the pilot to make a right turn to a 180-degree heading. The pilot turned to the left. The controller quickly realized EVA was turning in the wrong direction. She took immediate action to keep EVA safely separated from an Air Canada jet that had departed LAX off the north runway complex.'' http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2025149

Are they allowed to buy the A320NEO or A321NEO? Or are these engine options deemed too new for the Iranians to take up (due to the sanction in place)?

Oh no... the end of the classics?

I have... many times on EK's 77W between KUL and MEL. It was okay, not bad.

The rebranding exercise already cost them quite a bit... I m hoping they will order some 737Max but A321neo will probably win the contract.

They can't. For a country to go independent peacefully, they must be agreed upon by the country they are trying to separate from. Singapore's case was easily done and went separate ways peacefully simply because they were expelled by the Federation of Malaysia. For Chen Shui Bian is about corruption and trying to put up a good show which lied to ones that voted him into the office. Thats the reason why he is now in jail. O/T by the way...

Taiwan has always been B-16xxx... Hong Kong's rego is B-Hxx and B-Lxx. Macau's B-Mxx Mainland China recycles some of their Registrations. So far, some were previously Taiwan's registration even rego of ill fated aircraft. (at the time when Taiwan was recognised as the "proper" China and when Communist China had XI-*** registration suffix).So far I have seen B-1xxx, B-2xxx, B-3xxx and B-5xxx registration. I noticed that their registration, as with HK and Macau's is first come first serve basis like vehicle registration. I hope they will adopt Japan's format and change to B-123AA format. Despite China Airlines carrying the "China" name, it was not an airline founded in mainland China. China Airlines was founded in 1959 at Taiwan, the Republic of China.

Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, Xiamen, Hainan from the mainland? Eva Air and China Airlines from Taiwan. Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Airlines from Hong Kong.

Well before we know it, Chinese mobile phone brands such as Mi, Oppo and Huawei are now coming up with good stuff. You may not want it now but just wait till they become big. Their WeChat and payment system in China is now more advanced than many developed countries. The fact that Americans and the Europeans are not selling them technology and weaponry has created a good environment for their technology to grow. First they copy and learn and I hope they will progress from there. Japan did that as well in the 1950-60s. Literally stripped the US imported cars and learn from it to create their own.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-12/china-s-flood-of-cheap-air-fares-deals-blow-to-global-carriers A sign of things to come. Hong Kong is losing its position as an entrepôt sooner.

Thanks guys (jahur and flee). I wonder if the 77W belongs to EVA and will they be wet leased? It's exciting to see 77W in Air Asia livery.

Wouldn't the A350-900 be suitable for KUL-LGW/ KUL-LHR role? Why would they need extra 77W??

It will probably become a retail space.... making this airport another big shopping mall which many airports around the world are doing.

I reckon since they prefer Arabic culture... might as well make it a desert lol. It's a bit sad that the forest is gone. I think putting a walkway over the jungle looked hideous...

I just think the 77E is too large of a bird to serve this route. The 788 is prolly more suitable for this route which SQ does not have any! Perhaps it may come to a point that SQ might use Scoot 788 to fly this route, much to the displeasure of politicians from both countries.

Well. lapdogs will always follow what the master wants them to do. One might actually ask what has the British got to do with South East Asia? Any unfinished business?

No mention of when they are going to be rebranded to Batik Air Malaysia?