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    AJ wish comes true??... :pardon:

     

    Airbus Said To Market Upgraded A330 To Extend Jet’s Range

    By Andrea Rothman - Jul 6, 2012 11:13 PM GMT+0800

     

    Airbus SAS will start offering an improved version of its twin-engine A330 wide-body that extends its range or payload, two people familiar with the plan said.

     

    Airbus management has signed off on the proposal, which may be unveiled at the Farnborough Air show starting next week, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plan hasn’t been announced yet. The new version would have a maximum takeoff weight of 240 metric tons, extending the range by about 400 nautical miles, the people said.

     

    The company completed a detailed resource study this month and determined it could go ahead with the A330 enhancement, overcoming concerns that it may stretch its engineering capabilities too far. Airbus has already said it’s talking with Rolls-Royce Plc (RR/), General Electric Co. (GE) and Pratt & Whitney about incremental improvements to the engines on the A330.

     

    “Airframe makers always believe you can never have enough range, and they’ve largely been proved right,” said Paul Sheridan, the head of consultancy Asia at Ascend Worldwide Ltd., an aviation advisory company in London.

     

    Airbus is working to boost production of its A330 to 11 a month from 9.5, as airlines buy more of the aircraft partly because Boeing Co. (BA) was late with its competing 787 Dreamliner. Airbus and Boeing have both announced improved versions of their best-selling single-aisle aircraft to make them more fuel efficient, and Airbus is also extending the range of its A321 jets with so-called sharklets that sit on the end of the wings.Airbus, based in Toulouse in southern France, declined to comment.

     

    More Weight

     

    Boosting the maximum takeoff weight to 240 tons from 238 would allow airlines to accommodate more fuel or passengers and let them book additional revenue from more seats or new destinations. AirAsia X, the long-haul arm of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Bhd. (AIRA), is one airline interested in such a plane, as it would allow direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Paris, Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes said in May.

     

    Airbus wants to maintain the momentum of the A330 after the Boeing Dreamliner entered service. The U.S. company is studying plans to extend the 787 family with another version, the 787-10. Airbus has won 1,199 orders for the A330, and delivered 871. The A350-900, seating 300 passengers instead of about 250 on an A330, is scheduled to enter service by mid 2014.

    A330 customers include AirAsia X, Korean Air (003490), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, a unit of Air France (AF) KLM Group, Deutsche Lufthansa (LHA) and Iberia, a unit of IAG International. (IAG)

     

    To contact the reporter on this story: Andrea Rothman in Toulouse ataerothman@bloomberg.net

    To contact the editor responsible for this story: Benedikt Kammel at bkammel@bloomberg.net

    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-06/airbus-said-to-market-improved-a330-to-bolster-range-of-aircraft.html

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    Interesting new series by TV3, starts tomorrow night, 9pm (2/5/12). Look out for the 2 episodes that intrigued all of us all this while.

     

    'Detik Tragik' Papar Bencana Terburuk Dalam Negara

     

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    Gambar fail menunjukkan orang ramai menghadiri pengebumian 93 penumpang dan tujuh orang anak kapal terbunuh apabila pesawat Syarikat Penerbangan Malaysia terhempas di Tanjung Kupang, Johor pada 4 Disember 1977.

     

    PETALING JAYA: Stesen TV3 bakal menyiarkan sebuah dokumentari kisah benar yang memaparkan peristiwa cemas dalam negara termasuklah kejadian letupan kilang mercun dan bunga api Bright Sparklers di Sungai Buloh dekat sini pada tahun 1991.

     

    Penerbit Eksekutifnya, Mohd Said Abdullah Thani berkata, program Detik Tragik sebanyak 13 episod itu diterbitkan untuk memberi peluang kepada generasi hari ini menyaksikan peristiwa penting dan bencana yang telah meragut nyawa dan menggemparkan negara.

     

    “Kami menggunakan pendekatan penyiasatan secara serius yang melibatkan tinjauan ke lokasi kejadian sebenar dan menemu bual saksi serta mangsa yang terlibat.

     

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    Zakiah Anas antara wartawan yang terlibat dalam 'Detik Tragik'.

     

    "Banyak maklumat baru yang kami bongkar dalam Detik Tragik selain yang pernah disiarkan menerusi media,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan yang dikeluarkan di sini, Selasa.

     

    Antara peristiwa yang akan turut disiarkan seperti kebakaran di Terminal 1, Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Subang, Ribut Greg di Keningau, Sabah, Tsunami di Pulau Pinang dan Kedah dan banjir lumpur di Pos Dipang, Perak.

     

    Turut dipaparkan kejadian terminal feri runtuh di Butterworth, pesawat terhempas di Tanjung Kupang, Johor yang turut meragut nyawa seorang menteri serta tanah runtuh di Genting Sempah, Pahang.

     

    Katanya, kejadian letupan kilang mercun dan bunga api yang berlaku pada 7 Mei 1991 itu pasti meninggalkan kenangan pahit kerana ia telah meragut 26 nyawa manakala 83 orang cedera.

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    Letupan kilang bunga api dan mercun di Sungai Buloh pada tahun 1991.

     

    "Letupan dahsyat itu turut digelar ‘Hiroshima Sungai Buloh’ berikutan gegaran ledakan seakan-akan bom atom. Berpunca daripada 200 tan belerang, gegaran ledakan tersebut dapat dirasai sehingga tujuh kilometer dari lokasi tragedi,” ujarnya.

     

    Siri dokumentari itu menampilkan gabungan wartawan berpengalaman dan muka baru, seperti Zakiah Anas, Harris Mohd Farok Alex, Nurul Syuhada Nurul Ain Mohd Zin, Mohd Raziff Zulkafli, Siti Hajar Rozli, Nurul Syafikah Abd. Masri dan Syazwan Syuwari Nordin

     

    Ia akan bersiaran selama setengah jam pada setiap hari Rabu pukul 9 malam bermula 2 Mei depan.

     

    http://mstar.com.my/...c=mstar_hiburan

     

    :drinks:

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    A Gulfstream G200(VP-CEK) flying from Seletar to Kota Kinabalu diverted to Kuching yesterday afternoon due to technical problems.

     

     

    Private jet makes emergency landing

     

    KUCHING: A private aircraft coming in from Singapore had to make an emergency landing at the Hornbill Skyways hangar near the Kuching International Airport due to engine problem.

     

    In the incident, the pilot managed to bring the plane down to safety at about 4.45pm yesterday.

    It is understood that the aircraft belongs to a prominent businessman.

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    Engine problem: The private aircraft flying in from Singapore at the Hornbill Skyways hangar in Kuching, Mondaday.

     

    Kuching deputy police chief Supt Pauzi Bujang when contacted, confirmed the incident and said no casualty was reported.

     

    “I understand that the engine of the aircraft was having problem but it was not serious. The cause of the malfunction is still uncertain,” he said.

     

    Meanwhile, a spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Depart- ment’s operation centre said it received a distress call regarding the incident from the management of Hornbill Skyways at about 4.52pm.

     

    “About 10 men from the Batu Lintang station were despatched to the scene. There is no report of injury or casualty,” the spokesperson said.

     

    http://thestar.com.m...130&sec=sarawak

  20. Posted · Edited by rayner · Report reply

    Good to know you enjoyed your day trip adventure KC, really really sorry for the unwelcoming heavy rain during your short visit here... :pardon:

    (next time, remember to come on Sunday, so that you can get wonderful weather as shown below :p )

     

    Anyway, short spotting today to catch FY's 2nd last flight to KCH...

     

    Will missed this funky orange livery in KCH... :cray:

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    (no no, the plane is not diving, just the angle tilt a bit... ;)

     

    and, Batavia in new uniform

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    Thanks for viewing... :drinks:

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    AHH departing KCH for KUL tmr ard 10am

     

    Current state of the "hangar"...

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    Some update...

    Zero Seben arrival for last sunday morning, due to minor work at the end of runway 25 threshold

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    after 930am, back to 25 arrival but with reduce runway length at rwy 25 (all visual landing after alpha one)

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    then from 4pm onwards, back to 07 arrival

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    That's all, thanks for viewing and Selamat Hari Merdeka Raya from the KCH Spotters Team.

     

    :drinks:

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