Timothy

UK vs M'sia KFC : UK Menu Includes : Baked Beans, Corn, Gravy, Chicken Strip, "Hot Wings" (half chicken wings), Smoothies , Bacon on Zinger Buger Uk Menu Excludes : Mash Potato, "Spicy" style Chicken , Buns, Snack Plate/Dinner plate combo. KFC in M'sia is so much nicer though. In the UK it feels like the chicken was left to soak in oil before serving No crunch & meat that oozes liquid

Thinking of getting an ads-b receiver this month. Anyone suggest a good one ? Can these receive radio transmissions as well ? Traveling to the UK so "importing" shouldn't be a problem.

No. I flew in Oct and it was B734. Had a flight to BTU-KUL-BTU 2 days ago which was served by B738. Outbound : 9M-MXK [brilliantly comfortable with new seats, clear windows + IFE ] Inbound : 9M-FFE [Crap seats, crap legroom. B734 beats this any day ]

As a UK trained engineer, who worked on a project sponsored by RR aerospace I have to mention these engines are put together in the UK by 17-19 year old apprentices. Out of an assembly line of 50 people, at most only 2 will have university degrees, who do the inspection. The BBC Series "How To Build" has an episode on this too. IMHO, RR deciding on Singapore was due to them already having a strong foot hold there in terms of personnel & equipment. Not to mention the numerous supply contracts they have to the Republic of Singapore Air Force.

[Taken in KCH] My return ride to BTU. Naked gear without her covering Also saw a Falcon 7X with VP (or VQ) reg holding for take off when we landed. Couldn't get a shot but wondering if anyone knows which craft it could be ?

anybody knows what 9M-GIF is doing in Kuching ? Seems to be the only Cessna gone from ex-GGIFA flight school hanger.

able to change select seats while checking in with flymas.mobi. just had a flight yesterday

A 2 month + update. Have not even gotten a taster flight yet. Sabah Flying Club Cessna has been grounded due to faulty instrumentation. Feedback is very slow, and currently considering Aust as an alternate.

The traditional way is caviar and vodka though.

I'm surprised AK included weight. Even Ryanair only does size restrictions at least when I last flew them early this year. My backpack easily weights more than 7kg, with laptop (ancient), cams and lenses alone.

Finishing of new J seats is quite poor. Loose panels & screws on 4 of the 6 seats booked. Comfort wise I didn't notice a difference between the new and old. Has to be noted that on the new J, the seat locks up once the table is taken out of the armrest. So you're pretty much stuck until the flight attendant clears the table. Also no guava juice for inbound KUL flights.

Well I don't think Engineering or Catering has a say in it, so who should share the blame with IT ? What's worse is that other parts of MH seem oblivious to the problem caused by this new booking engine. Call centre said "tiada masalah lehhh" when told I could not book KCH-SIN for end of Nov and instead had to do KCH-KUL-SIN due to company policy of flying MH. After explaining I had just flew this flight yesterday, the receptionist came out with all sort of excuses, ie: codeshare might not show, ataupun its not a daily flight.

Weird that they swapped the red of the state emblem for black on the tail. The font reminds me of those used on "boutique" hotels wannabes , just dosent seem to have substance.

This seems fun Scenario 1 BN wins 13th GE and DS najib retain PM Selection criteria ... As an ex-Defense Minister, decision left to RMAF generals. Possible winner : SU-30MKM to reduce lifetime cost of current fleet and maximize fleet commonality Scenario 2 PR win 13th GE with DS Anwar as PM and 2 Deputy PM's of Chinese/Indian descent. Selection criteria ... Reconciliation to Singapore as agenda. Shared defense capability in view of rising global tensions (China vs Japan etc) Possible winner : F-15 / F-16 SG. Israeli components swapped for "Buatan Malaysia" ... basically licensed stuff

Actually, I think equipping aircraft with a separate electric motor on the gear would be the way to go. These things are small, don't weight more than a person, dont need gearboxes and are best at low speeds And the Malaysian government practices fair socio-economic policy ?

I was seated next to a MasWings officer on a recent sector and was told the following : 1) MasWings are making a lost on domestic inter-borneo routes. Would not survive without subsidy. 2) MasWings are planning to get jets. By 2015. Apparently MH B738 ... perhaps those that were leased ? 3) The Tag line for them is to be a BIMP-EAGA community airline. Route expansion includes Philippines, Indonesia, India and Peninsular M'sia. 4) No plans for amphibious aircraft 5) Need 2 more ATR to run a efficient schedule. 6) Management office still in Subang instead of Borneo I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information , but the person seemed genuine in his passion for MasWings. I think MAS should just concentrate on being a premium airline and leave the low cost sector alone.

Anybody knows what this bird is doing in BTU ? Saw her today (28/9) parked at apron around 1230. Couldn't snap pic since was in a hurry

Nope Apparently their training Capt was giving joyrides in Lahad Datu during Merdeka Week. Got his hp and going to try a call tomorrow. on the website it looks like a C152. I was in the UK before and could go back to do a PPL. Mind sharing if your experience was good ? And if so, which school did you go to ? Will update if they provide equipment list

Fingers crossed ! Anybody the routes this new partnership will focus on ? An interesting start would be by introducing amphibians since both M'sia & Indon are blessed with rivers / seas and most major towns are situated along either one. Not sure if B787 will make a difference. Top priority for a budget traveler is cost and schedule. if you have 5 x connections to a city compare to just 1 , equipment type won't matter.

I believe this was shared somewhere before on MW (since I have the sited booked marked ) Still an awesome read ! Still hoping somebody within MH decides to do a good documentary on it's early days as MSA

This is definitely unquestionable. Shame nobody submitted it to the Guinness Book of Records while it was still active. An airport that was literally in the heart of the town. Rumors have it that a new bridge / tunnel will connect the current BTU airport across the river. If this falls through, distance will be around 2KM from terminal to town center

I won't mind giving it a go. Right now claiming Enrich miles takes more than a month Sorry, I meant getting a reply from Enrich takes more than a month. Only to be told "Miles have already been credited from xxx sector". Except that I was claiming miles from sector yyy

How is the average age of AK's A320 8 years old ? This works out that they took delivery of all 116 A320 in 2005.

Looking forward to the TR !

I'm not sure how long the course would take, but yes tentatively going to be full time and finishing ASAP.