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3 minutes ago, Craig said:Interesting. AK5136 (KUL-BKI) is on approach to BKI, AK 5302 (JHB-BKI) is on its way to BKI, and MH 7427 (SDK-KUL)is taxiing out as we speak. It looks like the whole Sabah East Coast all the way to North Sulawesi is no go. There's also MH3061 (SDK-TWU) which I guess they are flying below the ash clouds.
Depends on timing. Cause the cancelled flights for KUL to BKI KCH is based on MET forecast on when and where the ashcloud will reach the predicted areas some earlier flights are completely unaffected.
Low level cruise is one of the ways to avoid but not fuel efficient except super air jet was doing it lol.
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Ak, Mh have put up advance notice and cancel flights way ahead. FY and OD as of now have yet to officially cancel asking pax to wait for further updates lol.
On the otherhand some indonesias super air jet were flying very low levels 12500feet at kalimantan to avoid ash cloud.
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33 minutes ago, Robert said:I see that some of the AKL flights are using a 333.
Any idea how much of a payload restriction they typically have.=>If i recall last time before they took the 6 A332. For A333 to AKL 3 rows of economy class seats are blocked with no passengers plus 0 commercial cargo freight on the lower compartment.
The A333 can be flown up to 10 hour routes which does not include additional flying time for 2 landing attempts, diversion to alternate airport(45min to 1hour) and maybe 15-20minutes of extra loitering time. So the aircraft can actually fly longer than 10hours.
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7 minutes ago, Robert said:yes as well at it being all uphill to Europe (joke)
Yes but the return flight is splendid LOL.
Anyways all these stuff where manufacturers say product x and y can go bazzilion miles is actuallly based on optimum condition like maybe predicted headwinds of not more than 40knots. Maybe light interior fitting etc and definitely a low to light moderate passenger density config.
It was one of the sole reason people got sceptic when airasia wanted to do an all KL direct to London with an 377 seater A339neo. Even french bee A359 with more than 400 passengers has some significant performance restriction in its range.
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41 minutes ago, Robert said:Thanks. Presume that you are a pilot as you have captured this pic?
No but its been shared by another pilot on a middle eastern based airline heading to turkey. Again seasonal winds are usually one of the issues with long haul.
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This is the near direct headwind that persisted for nearly 2.5hours for the westbound trip yesterday at 101knots!. Technically anything past Austria, Poland, Italy requires some adjustment to the commercial payload for the A339Neo now made worse with the instability with Iran and Ukraine there's not a lot of direct straight tracking. Again unless MH consistently flies with less than 220 pax on the intended westbound routes then there should be no issues even down to LHR AMS or even Nordic or to start from BKK with even greater safe margins.
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Vn has just issued out an rfp to lease 4 narrowbody aircraft short term with tenure to start between June to late october.
Vietnam Airlines issues Summer 2024 wet-lease RFP
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has already said that the country's airlines are currently facing a severe shortage of aircraft, noting that 42 aircraft will be taken out of service this year for engine inspections.
Those PW Leaps are also causing problems to Cebu Pacific. Not sure how Scoot will handle their E-2's along with SKS. Its also the same story for the A220.
Embraer less affected by Pratt engine issues but not immune, executive says
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2 minutes ago, Pall said:Also commonality on the hard product on board. Once the A359 comes out of refurbishment, it will showcase common product across the line between A339 and A359. Lesser headache for commercial and customer services when it comes to equipment swap when there is a need.
Some were arguing to instead operate an all a350 widebody fleet for simplification. While if we take out the long delivery queue issue from airbus and etc. Operating an all a350 would expensive especially on the shorter regionals and domestic seasonal peak upgrades. The A350 while already a B777-200 killer is still an expensive plane to operate under Malaysia's current market trend compared to the old days of cheap fuel and less competition.
In the end it still needs a smaller variant of either the A339 or B789. And in terms of unit cost to procure the plane the A339 is the cost advantage.
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5 hours ago, flee said:The A330neo is OK and it retains the 2-4-2 economy class seating that many pax like. Airlines like Delta, Virgin Atlantic and TAP seems to like this aircraft a lot. It may be less common in Asia as most of them have opted for A350 and B787 for their new wide bodies. Perhaps MAG chose it on cost grounds - delivery slots are also not as rare as that for the A350/B787. Early retirement is not a major issue because MAG is leasing all its aircraft to be "asset light".
The A330neo is definitely on cost ground. Airbus was the only one willing to offset the A380 and even discounted the A330neo frames significantly over the 789. Then there's persisting contracts that is related to industry wide chain for Malaysia such as Mindef etc that have to be taken upon.
52 minutes ago, KK Lee said:Had mas ordered A350/787 instead of A330 ceo previously, most if not all of current widebodies would be A350/787. current mas management don't seem to plan over 5 years horizon.
If MH were to take all 787 they'll be a problem for some of the long haul flights. Most of the long haul 789 operators are on low density config. As the aircraft comes with limitation to the aircrafts mtow with the required amount of passengers that Malaysia intends to bring for long haul flights. The A359 has such less burden with higher commercial payload allowance and higher weights.
In the end it still has to take both 787 and a350s. The A339 plus A359 pairing seems to make sense in terms of commonality rating and range utilization. But the A339 would lose out to the 789 when it is paired side by side on the same routes in operating cost.
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Most of the issues is not related to wages but the scheduling itself. Everyone knows its not financially feasible to go neck to neck for gulf level pay but scheduling itself is something that can actually be remitted but is constantly ignored. Other airlines are only giving tech crew about maybe 1-2 days worth of standby's some even with allowance. Over at MAG you can have up to one guy having 10-12 days standby in 1 calendar month without any allowance. Worse cant go anywhere on standby except waiting at the closest mamak/kopitiam store for callup.
Some of the rumors on why management is not keen on stabilizing scheduling is just due to the fact board is asking for everyone to be in participation mode(so called reported for work even though NOT REQUIRED). But the global aviation industry has already mandated you cannot lock tech crew, engineers as the same as office people where everyone has a punchcard hours and KPI.
Then with the issue of salary itself our neighboring Asean have all gone up adjusting the payscale post pandemic to match or try to peg it with USD to counter the bleeding of crew towards the giants. Malaysia on the other hand as a whole is going the towards the other direction and i am sure it will result in continuous pressure on safety and service quality towards customers.
Technically Malaysia as a whole has a problem with all this chinamen like companies and taukehs that has also been passed on to the private sectors and now GLCs in many related industries. With the country still focusing on low wage labor, manufacturing downline and limited exposure and interest to STEM R&D based subjects plus a GOV who has no proper revenue stream, it wont bold well long term.
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The old plan from 2021 was to dispose almost 40% of the a330ceos in 2025 and all of them to exit in 2027. But now with them saying they need 50 widebody total and them not giving any timeline to firm up the extra 20options for the a330neo(even if they did they wont arrive by 2027 or later) its no brainer they have to retain quite a number of the old a330ceos to hold the fort for at least 5 years or in worse case seek out 2nd hand frames if its expensive to renew leases.
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1 hour ago, Craig said:AKL will be the second 339 route for MH (for now) beginning 30 March 2025 (a bit late? I thought AKL was primed for 339 as soon as they have 3-4 339s?). Flight schedule for NS25:
MH133 KUL0835 – 2250AKL 339 x357
MH145 KUL2110 – 1125+1AKL 339 x146
MH132 AKL0025 – 0750KUL 339 x146
MH144 AKL1300 – 2025KUL 339 x257Very rare to see MH updating their schedule this far in advance 😅
Too far out to actually firm something. E.G the max 8 severely delayed scheduling timeline. Note last year dec they said 4 a330neos to come in 2024 now its changed to 3. Looking at how aircraft deliveries have been missing the mark consistently. The worse possible scenario one has to consider is maybe MH will only receive 2 frames this year. AKL being put far out also is to have more breathing room to make changes to scheduling.
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8 hours ago, Riza said:Compared to 333, what kind of arrangement / improvement done that results in those extra 1J + 6Y seats in 339?
Not mistake the 330ceo to 330neo comes with a bit of revision on the galleys, crew seating, lavatory to allow 1 row of seats by default.
Then with those herringbone config for business class. That slanting position allows the airline to maintain somewhat the same amount of seats while maintaining 1-2-1 seating arrangement while previous iteration has been mix with only a few throne seats. Though am not really a fan of the claustrophobic wall partition unless its roomy like a suite. Cx collins diamond though with dull color at least does not feel claustrophobic as not much enclosement.
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2 hours ago, Robert said:was thinking similar because airlines usually start with e few short sectors for training and testing etc
It is confirmed that they'll be flown on domestics though not sure for how long. Anyone out here ought to monitor the ticketing website and snoop around for the month of october.
Commercial sectors likely to be flown for domestic will be KCH, PEN, BKI. On another note i am not sure if there is need to do the restricted and unpredictable CAM proving flight. Back then 9M-MAB was flown on KUL-BKI-KCH-KUL with CAM folks onboard to certify the a350.
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1 hour ago, Craig said:MH's 339 schedule has been loaded. Inaugural flight is going to be 25th November 2024 on MH 149 to MEL. If they are receiving them beginning Q3 2024, I think we'd see them in some domestic/regional routes before the official launch (like MH A359).
Expect Domestic and some Asean flights around Oct. to mid nov. Though am not sure if they will be loaded into the ticketing system like the trials A350 last time.
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Product video shown on Airbus's Linkedin video
Kabin pesawat A330neo Malaysia Airlines
Noticed Songket motif wau is no longer used unlike the announcement order video a while back.
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29 minutes ago, flee said:Nowadays, big screens are the norm - somehow, I think that 13.3 inch for economy is a bit small.
I think the largest it can go for economy is 15.0 and that depends on which sort of economy class seat is installed as well. Most ife makers are now sitting at 11.0 to 13.3inch as standard offering for economy. Meanwhile the previous generation ifes are within 8 to 10inches.
Meanwhile smartphones are ballooning the screen sizes. I mean it is difficult to find a flagship phone with 6.0 screen. At samsung even the budget to mid range models are going fod 6.6 now. Meanwhile even the ipad pros are getting larger which actually makes it not portable friendly.
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17.0 inch for business class
13.3 inch screen for economy
Ife vendor rumored to be Safran Rave with resolution bump to 4k and wireless headphone capability.
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Seems demo seats of both economy and business class will be available on the upcoming matta fair with fully working IFE.
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Malaysia Airlines reveals new Airbus A330-900 business and economy seats
The Business class seats are the Collins Aerospace Elevation seats, the same seats used in British Airway’s Clubworld and Etihad Airways A350 Business Studio long-haul products. It features individual doors, which gives passengers a better sense of privacy when the doors are closed. The seats will be arranged in a 1-2-1 layout, with each seat having aisle access – an upgrade to the current layout in the MAS A330 family. Each seat will have a large entertainment screen and wireless charging stations – a first for Malaysia Airlines.
For economy, Malaysia Airlines has chosen the award-winning Recaro CL3810 Economy Class seat. While still unspecified, the in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for Economy Class will see an upgrade, especially for the IFE screens. The display looks to be bigger than what MAS has for economy passengers in the current A330-300. The seat covers throughout the cabin will feature the airline’s signature songket motif, paying homage to Malaysia’s cultural heritage by seamlessly blending tradition with contemporary style, similar to the design concept of the seats in the Boeing 737-8.
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1 hour ago, JuliusWong said:
The wait is almost over........
Hints economy class is also having a makeover and will also be installed on the 350s Y class.
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Malaysia Aviation Group posts first annual net profit in a decade
QuoteKUALA LUMPUR (March 21): Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has, for the first time since 2014, recorded an annual net profit. Earnings stood at RM766 million in 2023, compared with a net loss of RM344 million in 2022, driven by robust traffic in the premium segment, active capacity management and stronger yield for the group's passenger segment.
Besides that, MAG also attributed the improved performance to its intensified international network flow and deep partnership collaborations.
"These were achieved despite higher operational and labour costs, a weaker ringgit, challenges in supply chains due to increasing costs and uncertain delivery commitments, fuel prices, and elevated interest rates," MAG group managing director Datuk Captain Izham Ismail said at a press conference here on Thursday.
Net profit finally. Hopefully this momentum is maintained or improved.
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DXB is more of the city not financing planning proper drainage system for a torrential rain that originally happens once every few years. But same time their gov is doing 180ish annual cloud seeding to secure water and agriculture stability. So even 45minutes of torrential rain is enough to put the city into a halt now made worse with unintended result potentially from cloud seeding.