JuliusWong

The only airline which is actively leasing out their B77W is Jet Airways. Yes, they always lease out with at least one cabin crew of theirs and both cockpit crew of theirs.

Just for reference, Airbus hiked their price recently by 3.6%. An A380 now cost a whooping USD403.9 million per piece, excluding engines. Source: http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/new-airbus-aircraft-list-prices-for-2013/

It is more of Singapore market is too crowded with too many players vying for both leisure, O&D and business travellers markets. In other word, the market has hit maturing plateau.

Changi Airport will be able to cope in near future, only of they can bring Terminal 4 forward instead of 2017. However, TF updated his FB status the other day that there will maybe one more joint-venture for the year. Perhaps he was talking about AirAsia India. Below was his status: "Done analysis of all business for next 5 years. We may do one more JV. Then that's it for next 5 to 10 years. No Korea No Cambodia No Vietnam etc. We have got a fantastic spread of countries and we will now build all those to size of Malaysia. No Singapore. We serve it well already from our airlines. No Laos No Brunei. ASEAN is done. We are very strong there. So no more JV." If we read between the fine line, TF may be planning to go all-out to fight against Malindo on domestic front. Only time will tell what is in for AK Group in 2013.

Yes, Sri Lanka students form the 2nd largest student population after Indonesia for both Monash University Sunway campus and Swinburne University Sawarak.

Yes definitely, A380 has been popular with airlines which are flying them now. However for MH's case, I don't think any other MH's route can sustain daily A380. Both route can be easily covered by Qantas if they do return. There should be a joint venture between QF and MH. Daily A380 for MH Sydney and Melbourne will overkill the routes. The six A380 are just nice for MH. Last thing we would want for MH is to be bloated with excess capacity.

I thought the Colombo flight are loaded with expat workers and students heading here to KL vv. ??

No, San Miguel Corporation is owned by one of the richest family in the Philippines, the Cojuangco family. San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is Southeast Asia's largest publicly listed food, beverage and packaging company with over 17,000 employees in over 100 major facilities throughout the Asia-Pacific region. In August 2011, ExxonMobil, owner of Esso and Mobil brands agreed to sell its interest in three businesses operating in the Malaysian downstream petroleum sector to San Miguel Corporation of the Philippines. Petron Corporation is the largest oil refining and marketing company in the Philippines, and is majority owned by beverage maker San Miguel. The total transaction value was US$577.3 million for 65% of Esso Malaysia Berhad, 100% of ExxonMobil Malaysia Sdn Bhd and 100% of ExxonMobil Borneo Sdn Bhd. Petron also wrapped up the acquisition of 175.5 million ordinary shares in Esso Malaysia at RM0.50 per share, totaling US$195.123 million. SMC is also the powerhouse behind Philippines Airlines after buying 49% stake from Lucio Tan, another wealthy man in the Philippines.

The first few previews at TripAdvisor had stated the new management lacks the 'soft touch' of Pan Pacific KLIA previously, although still good. Let's see in few months time. Good luck KLIA. I found KLIA crowded at peak hours mainly due to open space in terminal are being used for concessionaires nowadays.......

They believe MX will and can be resurrected....despite two failed attempts already for the past three years. Let her die gracefully. Moreover, AM is now dominant in Mexico's market, I highly doubt MX will survive even if she is resurrected.

Yes, I noticed it as well today when I was on aboard MH730. The Going Places has a new look and all MH advertisement inside has the new slogan.

All B787 are now grounded. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/blog/2013/01/17/current-status-of-b787-8-operations/

Don't do anything for now. At least UA hasn't ground their fleet yet. Let's hope no more incident for next few days, then you'll be safe.....

JAL and ANA had announced they are grounding B787 fleet indefinitely. Japan Ministry of Transport orders all Japan-based B787 to be inspected. Source: http://news.sky.com/story/1038642/boeing-dreamliners-grounded-by-japan-airlines Remaining operators AI, LO, QR, ET and UA have yet to take any action. An update on B787 woes since entry into service: (Reuters) - Boeing Co's new 787 Dreamliner is the pride of the company's passenger jet fleet, but a series of incidents in the last few months have raised questions about its safety and image. Following is a list of the events: 2012 July - A General Electric Co engine on a 787 in North Charleston, South Carolina, breaks during a preflight test. The National Transportation Safety Board rules it a "contained" failure, meaning the broken pieces did not exit through the engine wall. GE orders inspections of the engines. The Federal Aviation Administration stops short of grounding planes for inspections. December 4 - A United Airlines 787 with 184 people aboard is forced to make an emergency landing in New Orleans after experiencing electrical problems. December 5 - U.S. regulators say there is a manufacturing fault in 787 fuel lines and advises operators to make extra inspections to guard against engine failures. December 13 - Qatar Airways grounds one of its three 787s after finding the same electrical problem that affected the December 4 United flight. December 17 - United confirms finding an electrical problem in a second plane in its 787 fleet. 2013 January 7 - A parked 787 operated by Japan Airlines catches fire at Boston Logan International Airport after a battery in an auxiliary power system explodes. January 8 - A second 787 operated by Japan Airlines leaks fuel at Logan, forcing it to cancel its takeoff and return to the gate. The plane departs later. Following a safety inspection, United finds a wiring problem in the same electrical system that caused the January 7 fire in Boston, the Wall Street Journal reports. January 9 - Japan's All Nippon Airways Co cancels a 787 flight scheduled for a domestic trip within Japan due to brake problems. January 11 - A cockpit window on an ANA 787 cracks during a Japanese domestic flight. The plane lands safely with no injuries. A separate ANA 787 springs an oil leak from its left engine, which is discovered after the plane lands safely. The U.S. Department of Transportation says the 787 will undergo a comprehensive review of its critical systems. January 13 - The Japan Airlines 787 that leaked fuel in Boston on January 8 experiences another, separate fuel leak while undergoing checks in Tokyo. January 15 - A 787 operated by ANA makes an emergency landing at Takamatsu in western Japan after smoke appears in the plane's cockpit. (Reporting by Ben Berkowitz; Editing by Alden Bentley, Nick Zieminski, Jeffrey Benkoe and Phil Berlowitz) Source: Chicago Tribute (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-boeing-787-factboxbre90f022-20130115,0,6622417.story)

The whole research is questionable. Coming from marketing background, how can the research lump full cost carrier with low cost carrier together? They are two different categories of carrier, each with their own distinct 5Ps: Products, People, Price, Place and Promotion. We can further extended 3Ps: Physical Evidence, Process and Physical Environment. The research should have two categories with two sub-group each: Low cost carrier: Short haul and medium-long haul flight Full service carrier: Short haul and medium-long haul flight Full service carrier gives meal as complimentary (at least in Asian airlines): full main course with sides, selection of drinks and alcoholic drinks, dessert, snacks etc. Low cost carrier only nothing but point A to point B services. Luggage and meal come at extra cost. Both are hardly in the same league. I had taken SQ, AK, D7, MH, TR, 3K, BI, MU, MF and CZ so far. SQ Economy Long haul was only a pass. The bread they gave was as hard as rock. And the mee was.....er...er... AK Short haul was awesome. D7 Economy Long haul was awesome. MH Economy Short and Long haul were amazing. TR never eaten anything cause all cabin crew disappeared after taking off. 3K was all right. BI Short haul was horrible. MU, MF and CZ all domestic were horrible.

RB has been pretty under the radar for past few months except for the rebranding exercise. V8-RBU is a second hand aircraft I doubt RB would want to waste a big welcoming ceremony for it.

I wonder if our AirAsia is interested???

Holy Molly Lord.......Since when professional jobs such as pilot became so.....so____________(fill in the blank)?

KS Ong, that's some awesome photo you have there, especially Golden Myanmar Airlines. As fpor Jetstar Pacific, they are phasing all B737 fleet. VN-A189, most probably is being prepared to return to lessor. It may follow her fellow sisters to Kemble to be scrapped.

MH always does this for Brunei flight. Not sure of others.......

KUL-CMB is a combination of A320 and A340 nowadays, depending on morning or evening flight.

ASA Adjudication on Skytrax Research Skytrax Research29 Harley StreetLondon W1G 9QR Date: 7 November 2012 Media: Internet (on own site) Sector: Business Number of complaints: 1 Complaint Ref: A12-196416 Background Summary of Council decision: Five issues were investigated, all of which were Upheld. More info: http://www.asa.org.uk/Rulings/Adjudications/2012/11/Skytrax-Research/SHP_ADJ_196416.aspx Skytrax loses all its credibility...........

The Sharklet was first tested on Airbus' own A320 test bed MSN 0001 with CFM56-powered engines. It received EASA approval on 3rd December 2012, soon followed by US FAA approval. IAE V2500 is yet to obtain approval for Sharklets, therefore Qatar Airways, who was supposed to be first to fly A320 with sharklets has been postponed. IMO, there maybe two reasons. Firstly, due to the tight deadline to deliver three aircrafts (9M-AQQ, AQR. AQS). Secondly, Airbus might be unsure if they can get EASA and US FAA approval on-time, therefore they managed to install one of them with Sharklets to reduce the risk of delivering uncertified product. I would have guess those two sharklets are prepared specially for AirAsia delivery only as the production for sharklets are yet to kick in. Both 9M-AQQ and 9M-AQS were delivered on the same day (22nd Dec 2012). 9M-AQR was delivered on 26th Dec 2012. Next in line to get Sharklets is Cebu Pacific A320-214WL RP-C3272 MSN 5442. Then AirArabia A320-214WL A6-ANO MSN 5452. A320 with IAE V2500-certified Sharklets will start with Qatar Airways A320-232WL A7-AHV MSN 5182. Next will be IndiGo A320-232WL VT-IFH MSN 5437. Note that IAE certification has fallen behind quite a lot. Installing the Sharklets may require extra time and money which some airline may want to avoid the hassle.

I can't believe you always blame AirAsia or TF for every single matter/issues. The initial deadline was set by MAHB themselves, NOT by AirAsia. AirAsia had already predicted the initial deadline is not achievable, therefore had asked MAHB multiple time are they sure they (MAHB) can really meet the deadline. MAHB responded they're confident with the deadline. Furthermore, everyone is the aviation forum also now, by the look of the current construction stage, there is no possibility that KLIA2 will be ready on time. The apron and runway aren't even tar yet. MAHB and their contractors knew well ahead they couldn't make it at all. It's not about rushing thing, they are merely using so called 'teething issue' as an excuse. As you yourself has stated such a big project for May deadline is unachievable, If they are so confident that KLIA2 will be ready on time, they would have been starting to test all systems by NOW. If they can't or not confident enough to achieve, then don't give your stakeholders a false hope. Any stakeholders will shout through the roof as any delay will jeopardise their future short, medium and long term plan. Every single second for them is about money. And on a side note, Penang Airport contractors are appointed by MAHB as well. See the similarities???

Yes, try Emirates from A330 to A380 to B777-200ER to B777-300ER to B777-300 to A345...every single type has different seat pitch.