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    just some updates, saw a DC8 with rego 9G-AED parked in the remote cargo bay. also spotted 9M-NAA sitting inside SAE's hangar again!

     

    Been so long I want to ask this 200m ringgit questions...

     

    Where do the 9M-NAA "stored" when she not on official duty?It is around KLIA or at SZB or inside RMAF AB hangar???(I remember once it was at MH MRO remote bay, could be that 1 for maintenance...)

     

    Who is the pilot of NAA?I read it piloted by 3 ex-MH B777 pilots but not clear either on full time basis or during on official duty by the nation VVVIP...

     

    Thank you :)

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    Yes, I do agree with Uncle Norman statement above. Since the govt shut down the Kementerian Pembangunan Usahawan, Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) is most suffer agency now under new ministry with new minister. Since MARA been moved to new ministry, I always heard complaints from MARA's scholar, they seldom get late in their monthly allowance. Quite pitiful to them to cope with daily expense sometime.

     

    MARA, from rich go poor...Wonder if MARA budget goes for rural development? :rolleyes:

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    Hi,

     

    Train/Bus from Changi Airport to Changi Village:

     

    MRT from Changi Airport to Tanah Merah Station. Transfer to Bus no 9

    Take the one bound for Cargo Complex (towards Changi Village).

    Note: Bus number 2 also can but it terminates at Changi Village, need to walk a bit more to spotting location.

     

    ....

     

    Cheers!

     

    How long it take to reach the destination? just roughly its okey..

     

    I think i may unable to spotting this time at SIN as my return flight with AK around 2000...

     

    Thank you.

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    As today forex exchange rate, guess who is richer...hehe

     

    1 USD = 361.900 ZWD ==> 1 ZWD = 0.00276319 USD , Zimbaew Dollar

    1 USD = 9,400.01 IDR ==> 1 IDR = 0.000106383 USD , Indonesia Rupiah

    1 USD = 143.079 KPW ==> 1 KPW = 0.00698913 USD , North Korea Won

    1 USD = 3.42450 MYR ==> 1 MYR = 0.292013 USD , Malaysia Ringgit

     

    But no idea how much respective countries goods price.

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    Emm arrive at KUL/WMKK everyday on 1320 and 0800 (local time I believe??) and depart 1450 and 0930 is a good news for KUL spotters to shot this 2nd operator using A345 in KUL. :yahoo:

     

    Only 32R-14L can make it possible for spotter today. :sorry:

     

    Wishing KLIA may get more good news similar to this in year 2010...

     

     

     

    EK408 DXB0225 – 1320KUL1450 – 0125+1MEL 345 D

    EK409 MEL0310 – 08000930 – 1230DXB 345 D

     

     

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    Nice shot there Uncle Norman with dark cloud background and sparking light towards the a/c... :good:

     

    Emm if any info about Jalan Perkeliling from 1/1/10 please do inform...

     

    I even wonder how the WX staff get in to their office when the road close. Do they soon will move to new office? For time being Im sure still be access when ever the WX staff get to their office..hehe.. :rolleyes:

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    Hmmm, how am I not surprised... Maybe the flight is full of politicians going on educational visits to Zimbabwe... You know, the unofficial 'Look Zimbabwe Policy'

     

    Emm not surprising and I believe it's not influence by politician more than influence by Awang Hitam/Gagak Hitam coming to Klang Valley. Can see them more often this day compare to those day... ;) ;)

     

    Coming here as student but 90% of them never get in to the class/lecture...Need USD,can meet them also :nea: :nea:

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    A330 with brand new technology and cabin, just using 'old mould'...The only reason why MH, IMHO, chose A330 due to its delivery date...Only plane can make fast delivery...

     

    If read on the press statement, it still an Europe and US market MAS did not mention about...So I believe and wish, MAS will do 2nd phase of shopping for these destinations, so still hope for another plane at least brand new B777 or as what Flee said, the another 10 option convert to A350....

     

    Emm bid OT, when B747 out of MH fleet operation, which aircraft will replace for Buenos Aires (BUE) sector?

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    for sure..najib la..

     

    for sure..najib la..

     

    Pucat gigi dia...

     

     

    NO COVER-UP, says Najib

    Jet engine disappearance discovered when PM was still Defence Minister

    Masami Mustaza

    Monday, December 21st, 2009 13:07:00

    Najib

     

    PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said there was no attempt to "cover up" the disappearance of the RM50 million jet engine belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).

     

    He said the matter was uncovered when he was still Defence Minister.

     

    "I decided that we should go to the police when the disappearance was discovered.

     

    "Mindef (Ministry of Defence) has no intention of covering up; that's why we went to the police," he told reporters at a Press conference after attending a special meeting with the Malaysian Industry-Government Group For High Technology (Might) and launching the 2009 MIGHT report here this morning.

     

    "Right now, we are co-operating with the police and we will wait for the full report to come out," he said.

     

    It was reported that the General Electric J85-21A turbojet engine with afterburner, the powerplant of the single-seater F-5E Tiger II and and RF-5E Tigereye disappeared from the RMAF airbase in Sungai Besi during a routine maintenance service.

     

    The engine, it was reported, may have been shipped off to a Middle East country which is the subject of US sanctions.

     

    It was also reported that a brigadier-general and 40 other armed forces personnel were sacked late last year over their alleged involvement in the affair.

     

    The brigadier-general, reportedly a department head, was allegedly one of four men identified by police as the 'main players.'

     

    Their services were terminated by an internal inquiry and disciplinary committee following an audit of RMAF assets.

     

    Although those sacked had lost their pensions and benefits, it was reported that the brigadier-general retained his pension and other retirement benefits.

     

    On the issue of the pension, Najib said the matter is being looked into.

     

    "The subject of his pension depends on Mindef and RMAF, and will also depend on the outcome of the investigation.

     

     

    Now the police investigations report have been completed and with A-G Chamber hand now, but I wonder why the brigadier-general still get the pension benefit while the low rank not? for sure the main culprit (if it true) was the brigadier-general and the kulis get more pain...

     

     

    STOLEN PARTS BACK HERE

    RMAF possibly bought parts from jet engine stolen from Sungei Besi air base two years ago

    MARHALIM ABAS

    Monday, December 21st, 2009 11:42:00

    RMAF

     

    PETALING JAYA: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) possibly ended up buying parts and components from a jet engine that went missing from its base two years ago and was subsequently sold abroad.

     

    Local defence industry sources told The Malay Mail the General Electric J85-GE-21 engine had most likely been dismantled into smaller components when it was reportedly "sold" to a South American arms dealer.

     

    These components, the sources added, could have been sold back to the RMAF by government-appointed panel companies.

     

    "With up to six F5 jets still flying today, it is most likely that we could have purchased these components without knowing their origin," a source familiar with investigations into the case said.

     

    The source said it would have been much easier to sell these components, such as fuel pump, case and vane, as the sellers only needed to produce certificates of worthiness, unlike a whole engine, which needed a full service documentation.

     

    And it is almost impossible to trace such items to the original engine because the smaller components are interchangeable across the whole production line.

     

    The source also said it was most likely the locals involved in stealing the engine would have been paid less than RM1 million for their trouble.

     

    The source also claimed the engine would not have been worth more than RM10 million, even if it had been sold whole, a much lower figure than reported by local media.

     

    This was because it was a used engine and it needed to be overhauled before it could be fitted to an aircraft.

     

    On the RMAF personnel involved, the source said they would have knowledge of the parts most used by the 12th Squadron based at the Butterworth air base.

     

    Such knowledge would have been useful when the arms dealer offered these components to local companies that supplied parts to the RMAF. The other parts may well have been sold to other F5 users in the region, which include Thailand and Indonesia, the source added.

     

    Another industry source said it was most unlikely a foreign air force would purchase a whole engine without its full documentation, which would have to include approval documents from the US State Department.

     

    The sale of US military items, including second-hand items like the J85 engine, needed approval from the US Congress, the source added.

     

    Furthermore, the countries that still fly the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter and its variants around the world are staunch US allies, which would very unlikely buy a whole engine from an unverified source and without the State Department approval certificate.

     

    The source said only Iran, which is one of the biggest users of the F5 interceptor aircraft and its unlicensed indigenously developed variant, would be the only buyer of a whole engine.

     

    The US has maintained an arms embargo on Iran since the Islamic revolution in 1979. The source said the US, which has been notified of the engine theft, would have found out about any delivery to Iran and would have imposed sanctions on Malaysia for violating the arms embargo.

     

    The sources said as far as they knew, the US has not placed any restrictions on the sale of items, military or dual-purpose, on Malaysia.

     

    The sources believe the scheme was hatched when the Defence Ministry offered part of its F5 fleet for sale "between 2005 and 2006". Although the sale did not go through, it was believed that arms dealers who had bid for the planes had gained access to RMAF personnel.

     

    The disappearance of the engine, one of two which powers the RMAF F5 fleet, was discovered in late 2007.

     

    The engine was shipped from the Butterworth air base to Sungei Besi air base where it was supposed to be stored until it was sent for overhaul locally.

     

    It was discovered missing when RMAF was informed by its service provider that it had not received the engine for a scheduled overhaul.

    The Malay Mail was informed that initially RMAF personnel told investigators the engine was sent overseas for overhaul and it was quickly found out that the claim was just a ruse to cover for its disappearance.

    Up to six F5 aircraft remain in the RMAF fleet, down from the 14 jets it used to operate a decade ago. Apart from two single-seat F-5E Tigers, RMAF also operates two RF-5E Tigereye reconnaissance aircrafts and two F-5F twin-seaters that are used for training. The Tigereyes are the only photo-reconnaissance combat aircraft in service with RMAF.

     

    Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, when contacted yesterday, said the ministry was still investigating the matter and could not give details as it involved legal aspects.

     

    "We hope legal action can be sped up. So far, it is learnt that "

     

    He said action had been taken against several senior officers as well as junior personnel but declined to say what action was taken.

     

    Ahmad Zahid said there was a strong demand for components and spare parts for first generation supersonic fighter aircraft, especially among countries that were still using it.

     

    Both sources from the Malay Mail.

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    Vina AirAsia revived? Or this is with a totally new partner? Way to go AirAsia! Conquer the world. Let's ganyang Jetstar Pacific and VN LOL.

     

    Lets ganyang and lanyak both of them also...haha...:lol:

     

    On another story not related to topic,

     

    If you read newspaper report either today or yesterday, in sport section, Sir Richard Branson throw a challenge to DTF..If 1Malaysia F1 team loss to Virgin Racing Team in 2010 F1 race, DTF need to wear stewardess uniform...haha...can't imagine how he look :rofl: ..

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    Pretty sad to know the your story Cikgu,KCH fail to maintain international flight in and out from the nice new upgrade airport...

     

    I just wonder why..

    • I personally dont think so Kuching folks and Sarawakian people generally do not go holiday outside Malaysia, but pax load still low...
    • Or Sarawak Tourism for Kuching segment is not attractive enough for foreign visitor?

    :)

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