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  1. Posted · Edited by S V Choong · Report reply

    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

     

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    Upcoming/ planned:

    CKG, LHR, FRA, HND, CTS, YVR, SEA, JFK, SGN, DAD, OKA, HAK

  2. Posted · Edited by S V Choong · Report reply

    I don't think I ever travelled on MSA :)

    My earliest (very vague) recollection was on CX's CV880 flying BKI-MNL-HKG

    (admittedly, I would not have had the faintest knowledge back then as to what make or model of flying object that was transporting me then to my dotting grandparents at Fragrant Harbour)

     

    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

  3. Posted · Edited by S V Choong · Report reply

    I don't think I ever travelled on MSA :)

    My earliest (very vague) recollection was on CX's CV880 flying BKI-MNL-HKG

    (admittedly, I would not have had the faintest knowledge back then as to what make or model of flying object that was transporting me then to my dotting grandparents at Fragrant Harbour)

     

    BC, your family were originally from Fragrant Harbor?

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    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

  5. Posted · Edited by S V Choong · Report reply

    The Cathay Dragon re-branding was totally unnecessary as there are more urgent matters to solve. Like their super high fuel surcharge, thanks to stupid management who negotiated a bad deal.

     

    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....

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    ATC error causes near miss for EVA Air flight in California
    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.''

  14. Posted · Edited by S V Choong · Report reply

    The previous Taiwan President Chen Sui Bian wanted to change the name to Taiwan Airlines (with many other public services to rebrand as well), it was met with such a huge anger and opposition from mainland China that the latter positioned few of their missiles towards Taiwan. Not cool at all......

     

    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...

  15. Posted · Edited by S V Choong · Report reply

    The Chinese registration is B-. Mainland China is B-xxxx, just 4 digits. That can only support 10000 registration. I wonder if they will change that in the future. Taiwan is B-xxxxx, which is 5 digits

    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.

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    I believe this is nothing compared to what is coming. We will soon have China made aircraft as well - this will be similar to what happened in the electronics industry.

     

    First they assemble, then they manufacture for major manufacturers, then the clone and sell them as Chinese brands. Is it any wonder that Chinese government airlines are now in possession of all sorts of aircraft and have orders for more? Then are in the learning phase now - so don't be surprised if they become a major aircraft manufacturing nation in 20 or 30 years, just as they are now making electronics products.

     

    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.

     

    True, but what is new? The Chinese has been known to clone anything and everything (except human beings I think), and they are still very good at it. Way better than us if we look at our automotive industry.

     

    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.

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    Killing four empty hours at Guangzhou airport waiting for a China Southern connection to Sydney may not be everyones idea of fun. For Gina Capella, it was a no-brainer.

     

    The 43-year-old Boston resident and her friend saved hundreds of dollars last year choosing China Southern Airlines Co. over a direct flight from Seoul with Korean Air Lines Co. or Asiana Airlines Inc. We didnt mind the layover because it was so much cheaper, she said. Like, almost half the price.

     

    Chinese airlines are flooding the world with some of the lowest long-haul fares ever seen -- and delivering a hammer blow to foreign carriers trying to keep up. From Delta Air Lines Inc. and American Airlines Group Inc. in the U.S., to Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and Korean Air, many operators are feeling the squeeze from the extended reach of mainland Chinese carriers.

     

     

    They dont just offer cheap fares on routes long-dominated by national airlines like Korean Air. Theyre also adding hundreds of overseas flights from little-known Chinese cities to airports all over the world.

     

    Chinese airlines are still hardly scratching the surface of their potential, not just in China, but globally, said Will Horton, a Hong Kong-based analyst at the CAPA Centre for Aviation. If an airline today cannot compete with or grow alongside a Chinese airline, the future will be bleak......

     

    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.

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    B-16701 EVA Airways Boeing 777-35E(ER) - cn 32639 / 524 Delivered 27-07-2005 11.4 years old

    B-16702 EVA Airways Boeing 777-35E(ER) - cn 32640 / 531 Delivered 26-08-2005 11.3 years old

     

    Both are leased from http://www.daecapital.com/

     

    TF, a GE fanboy, will also get to operate GE engined wide body.

    Sounds credible and plausible - these could be on 12 year leases and a 5 year follow on lease with a new customer will be a good deal for them.

     

     

    I think that with long haul ops far from proven, it will be best for D7 not to take ownership of A359s unless fuel prices go back to USD200 again. Otherwise, they will be stuck with a long haul plane with no routes to fly - something they had already experienced with the A343.

     

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

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