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I believe the gold taps / sink started way back since the days of the 737-200. My father took a flight on Royal Brunei in the mid 1970s and told me about the gold fixtures, and brought home a pack of Royal Brunei playing cards. Sadly the cards are gone now

Yes, as per notice which appeared in yesterday's New Straits Times: !!!

Initially I thought it was one of the regular B767 until I saw the 'HM Sultan's Flight' crest by the door. Glad nobody stopped me from taking pictures from various angles as I walked past, not even the tech crew who was doing the walkaround. Had only about 4 hours to spend at LGK. Indoor exhibition was noticably quiete that day. My favourite was EADS' booth which had loads of Airbus publications given away to visitors.

Went for LIMA on 4th Dec but found this was the most interesting aircraft at LGK that day, although not part of the exhibit. Very clean, very shiny Magnificent pictures there guys! Now where is the B-52?

Thanks for posting the pictures Ashmil. Looking at the above pic, I believe the hangar is in the background of the red-tailed Fokker. The shape looks like it, and it looks vintage. If you are to look at my last picture, to the right you can see the nose of the B747 facing the hangar. Between the hangar and the A300 is another smaller hangar which corresponds to the above picture. To be really sure, if the bigger one can fit an Airbus A300, then it is it! IIRC, many, many years ago as in early 1980s, MAS Catering had its building next to the carpark of Terminal 1. The background in the A300 pic was terminal 2 which I believe used for KUL-SIN flights during the time T1 was renovated to install the aerobridges. T3 was built for domestic flights, while all international flights used T1 exclusively after the renovations. T2 was then used for Hajj flights.

BC Tam, still have a 110 camera ? Still keep mine, 2 actually. Miss those simple days. Bought a dozen of those 110 films from a UK outlet some years ago just for keeps. Not many labs have the necessary negative carrier to print them these days. SV Choong. The flares? Helps keep the apron clean perhaps Ashmil, the hangar was between terminal 1 and terminal 2. Is it still standing? I can't remember if BA continued its journey to Australia. My experience on BA were just between UK and North America. I was happy flying MAS those days and did not consider flying other carriers if MAS was available. Sekarang lain cerita lah

Ashmil, these are the pictures I believe I posted 4 years ago. Hope you enjoy them... excuse the quality though. They were scanned from 28+ year old pictures, some taken with a Fujica camera using 110 catridge film ( heard of this? ). Pics above are of Subang during extension work for aerobridges. I think this was in late 1981 / early 1982. (Canon AF35M) Pride of the Soviet Union. At one time reputed to be the largest airline in the world. Can't remember their frequency into then KUL. Flew them once LHR-KUL via SVO and KHI. (Canon AF35M) Miss BA? (Pocket Fujica 300) Taken January 1981 (Canon AF35M) A300 & B742 in hangar 1982. (Nikon F3) Pics below of 9M-MHB ready for next flight. Taken in 1982. Now available in scale model by Aero Classics but in later cheatline. (Nikon F3)

Ashmil, sorry I have deleted the pics from photobucket some time ago. I still have the scanned pics in my harddrive and will try to look it up and repost for the benefit of viewers in this thread. A few days ago I passed by Skypark and was amazed at the transformation. But I still miss Terminal 1. In my mind it was outrageous for the gov to demolish a building that witnessed a lot of the nation's history. They might as well demolish the iconic KL railway station now that there is KL Sentral!!

Thanks for sharing the pictures Azizul. Fabulous pics indeed !

Nice airport for Twin Otters

Learnt that lesson for awhile now already. Ruined my videos with children's screams etc., when what I wanted was the sound of aircraft engines, however faint it may be.

Nice Starfighter. Reminds me of my first aircraft model by Airfix some 3 decades ago!

Baggage tag of the type you have was used throughout the 70s and 80s. There were also blue ones for first class and VIP.

Why would Tony want to be a coolie to the PM? He is the boss of an admired company, and finacially well-off too.

Sometime in the 1980s, a Cessna landed near Red Square... of all places! I suppose it was the greatest breach of Soviet airspace. Lucky for the pilot he was not shot down.

What kind of business practice is this "RM70 incentive for unsold seat"? Is this how FY conduct its business with other states?

AK really wants to say it out loud as ASEAN carrier. I would prefer a mural of Asean people, somewhat like VMY 2007 livery which was very nice. Good shot Radzi. And to think this aircraft was almost written off!

Oh dear. SBW I think is the last Sarawak airport left with lovely ethnic motifs adorning the walls, and now it will give way to yet another grey, sterile terminal. SBW was never spotter-friendly, at least from within the building. Hope your wish, as well as many others, will come true Tamizi.

From what I understand, Rural Air Service is defined as those using the Twin Otters, thus qualifying for gov subsidies. Using F50 or ATR is not RAS, or IS IT? How could BKI be defined as rural? How could SBW be rural? If BKI (the second busies airport in Malaysia?) is rural, then PEN, JHB is even more rural. OT, but look who's asking for ever more help. Tak mampu kalu....bungkus saja lah! http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=427020

Only CONDEMNED airlines run to the government asking for protection from competition. Not enough asking for ALMS every now and then, now this.

Aeroflot flight from London to KUL via Moscow was about GBP200 in total. At that time, the exchange rate was around MYR 3.50 - GBP 1.00, so about MYR 700 all in. Now that was cheap considering MAS was charging double for the cheapest APEX fare. I bought the ticket in London. I don't know the fares for SQ or BA to KUL. I only flew BA (and TWA) for several transatlantic flights between LHR and LAX, which cost GBP 299 return during the months of April-Sept 1985. As for the insurance thing, I'm not sure. I did keep my original Aeroflot ticket but can't find it at the moment to check the T&C

(OT) The experience was good actually. I had always wanted to try it out.. flying in a Soviet aircraft, and set foot on Soviet territory Those were the old days of the Cold War, and the 'USSR' evokes such mystic, probably due to the west which was forever demonizing the USSR, the KGB etc. Not helped by the stern looks of former Soviet presidents of that time e.g. Leonid Brezhnev, Konstantin Chernenko, Yuri Andropov (although Andropov warmed up a little when a little American girl wrote a letter to him... look for Samantha Smith in the Net for the story) The cabin itself was not too bad. If I recall correctly, the back seat table looked different from the usual plastic ones. They were made of some kind of stainless steel. Seats were quite comfortable for the all-economy cabin. Since the flight was not full, I had the whole back part of the aircraft to myself. Oh yes, the 4 Soloviev engines were screaming loud but I thought I enjoyed it, not knowing the 'ringing' to come for the next few days ! During the long transit at Sheremetyevo, we were actually allowed to exit the terminal. I was alone at that time and had no mood to venture beyond the airport. I now regret not taking a trip to Moscow for sightseeing. I killed time roaming about the relatively modern airport, learning new names of Soviet cities and capital cities of eastern Europe via the flight information display. Most planes there were obviously Soviet made, but I remember seeing a Lufthansa A300 as well. It took almost exactly 24 hours since I left LHR to reach KUL, arriving at about 4pm. The sight of Subang Airport was such a joy after being away from home for several months. I believe the aircraft will only fly out the next day as the engines would be covered after the flight.

Flew once on the Il-62M from Heathrow to KUL via Moscow (Sheremetyevo)and Karachi in 1985. The LHR-Moscow sector also used the IL-62M. No visa required to transit at Moscow... but had to wait some 9 hours at the airport for the flight to KUL! I recall the immigration officer wanted to have my Cross pen as souvenir, but had to refuse as it has sentimental value to me. Perhaps there were not many western goods available in the then USSR. It was a one-class cabin. I can only recall steak served from Karachi to KUL, as there was this large lump of beef served. I suppose it was halal as I requested for MOML, and likely uplifted at Karachi. I opted to sit at the very end of the cabin (next to the engines) and my ears were 'ringing' for days after the flight! The cabin crew were not those 'young' ones were are so used to in Asia. There was one stewardess who looked about late 40s. But I have encountered elderly crew on TWA and BA, so I was not too surprised. What struck me was how huge the body build of the pilots... almost bear-like

I thought I saw a neatly cut opening to the right of the box in Meor's pictures at Airliners Meals thread. I find it strange to have a box, complete with cover and sleeve to keep it closed....but then there is an opening to the side of the box that may cause contents of the box to spill out anyway. Why bother with a box in the first place? Just use a tray, and everything is laid out nicely in front of the customer to eat.

It is not everyday one can see a small fish eating a big fish