Timothy
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hope the weapons + helmets are just there for the photoshoot and not compulsory to literally "hand carry" throughout the flight.
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Do elaborate.
My guess is our way of cooking has no health consideration in it.
I tried kfc in london...the chicken is bigger and meatier but kinda cotton-y in texture...sembileh the islam way of slaughtering which drains the blood means the chicken is more tender and springy...at least that's how I like my kfc.
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
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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.
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Capt, I thought KUL-BTU-KUL have been serviced by B738 all this while. I checked once a while on MH2743 and MH2742 at flightradar24.com. It shows the B738 as the aircraft being used.
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.
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for such aerospace high tech and advanced composites, you need capable and very skilled people trained well for the aerospace industry. S'pore's technical and vocational education is one of the best in Asia and is very credible in the world. Thats why RR chose S'pore and not regionally where costs maybe cheaper but education and capability and competence may not be there. Simple.
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.
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[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 ?
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anybody knows what 9M-GIF is doing in Kuching ? Seems to be the only Cessna gone from ex-GGIFA flight school hanger.
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Maybe like airasia, if you don't "buy" a seat when booking, they will assign you anyone without the ability to change it at check-in...my wild guess...will fly with them next month, i hope to be able to pick my seat when i check-in...
able to change select seats while checking in with flymas.mobi. just had a flight yesterday
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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.
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“From Nov 1, guests on our A380 First Class will be treated to an epicurean journey with the finest Sevruga caviar which they can pair with a wide selection of wines"
The traditional way is caviar and vodka though.
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Inevitable. First encountered policy like this with Ryanair in '09. Everything must be stuffed into 1 piece of 7kg bag.
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.
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Hi Josh,
Have you tried the new J on the A380 and if ye show does it compare to the previous J on the 772/747?
Also I have tried the F on the 747 and liked it even though it is old now, how does that compare to the new F if you had the chance to try both?
And lastly does the new MH F A380 have caviar on the menu
Cheers,
K.
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.
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Problem is, the system is tested out a lot before the launch and those problem didn't crop up at all. I know, I spent hours testing it myself. I don't think it's fair to blame them solely.
Well I don't think Engineering or Catering has a say in it, so who should share the blame with IT ?
The fact that we - the customers - face very similar set of obvious issues suggests that the tech team was trying to get rid of the cockroaches and ants in the room, but missed the elephant and the buffalo in the same room.
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.
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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.
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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
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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
Because we feel that Palestinians do not get socio-economic opportunity that they should have gotten.
And the Malaysian government practices fair socio-economic policy ?
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So it means as long as AJ is still there, there's little chance Firefly will acquire jets and resume their service to Sabah and Sarawak. No direct competition with Air Asia.
Looks good only
But by the very reason of its inception, not ever likely to turn in a profit nor able to sustain itself
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.
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An interesting day indeed. Classic airframe though upgraded. Arrived from Don Muang
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
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Bro, have Sabah Flying Club came back with the costing yet?
Nope
Apparently their training Capt was giving joyrides in Lahad Datu during Merdeka Week. Got his hp and going to try a call tomorrow.Hi Timothy, I recently obtained my PPL in UK where I live. As a regular visitor to KK I am hoping to take a flight whilst there next February. Did you find out what aircraft they use for training C150/152 perhaps?
Flyingfish
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
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I wonder where are they gonna set that up. Maybe take over the busted GGIFA at Bintulu.
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.
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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
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old BTU airport, located at the centre of the town
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
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Well it's in the process so you'll probably get the miles soon. Unless of course you haven't flown yet, of course.
FYI, Enrich have several vacancies open - perhaps you'd like to try and join?
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
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AirAsia plans A320 rollovers
AirAsia will begin to roll over its early delivery Airbus A320s for new aircraft in a couple of years, says Zaman Ahmad, the airline's head of customer experience and technology, speaking at ILA to announce AirAsia will become the first operator of an A320 fitted with sharklet wing-tips.
"Probably from 2014-2015 we will start rolling over the first A320s depending on [aircraft] utilisation," says Ahmad.
The Flightglobal Pro premium news and data service shows AirAsia began taking deliveries of CFM56-powered A320s in November 2005.
At 14h, AirAsia has one of the highest average daily utilisations of any carrier worldwide, while its A320s typically fly eight to nine sectors a day.
AirAsia has 116 A320s in service and is taking about 20 a year from its orderbook of 375 A320s, says Ahmad. The average age of its A320s is eight, he adds.
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.
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Looks good. It lists the frequency range but I'm not sure who else will be on there. Able to pick up Police/Bomba ?
the SBS 3 pointed out by Gavin lists Maplin as a distributor. Will give them a ring tomorrow and see if they can have it sent to store