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  9. Posted · Edited by Li Ren · Report reply

    I think competition is good - so current airlines should never concede a walkover. Besides there are a lot of people who would never fly AirAsia X. So there are still customers to be had. :)

     

    Checked the return air ticket of China Airlines depart from KUL to TPE and the best offer is RM777, D7's is RM723 and EVA is RM1103.

    Date: 12/10/09

    21/10/09

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    Jetpod crashes on test flight, killing pilot

    By RASLAN BAHAROM

     

    TAIPING: Newly-assembled aircraft Jetpod, by British-based Avcen, crash landed during a test flight from Tekah airstrip near here, killing pilot Michael Robert Dacre, 53, who is also the managing director of the Avcen.

     

    The crash happened at 12.30pm Sunday. The Jetpod is owned by AVCEN’s Malaysian subsidiary.

     

    According to Wikipedia Jetpod is a design proposal for a very quiet aircraft that can take off and land in short distances (STOL), developed by Avcen Limited, a company formed in 1998 to promote development of the Jetpod.

     

    It aimed to Jetpod in the skies by 2010.

     

    A number of applications have been proposed, including as a military transport, an executive transport, and as a short to medium-range air taxi.

     

    According to Avcen's publicity materials, the Jetpod's maximum speed is 550 km/h (350 mph, 300 knots).

     

    It would needs only 125 meters (135 yards) to take-off or land, allowing runways to be constructed close to the center of major cities, and would be sufficiently quiet to not be noticeable above city traffic.

     

    The trip from Heathrow Airport to central London would take about 4 minutes and cost about $100.

     

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