Naim

Look at this pic again ... you know who these blokes are?

I bet they are still laughing ... for this great stunt!

London and Paris fares look good.

I'd love to see the A380!

CHINA BOLEH! === Five-year-old Chinese boy becomes youngest pilot Last Updated: Tuesday, September 03, 2013, 16:13 Beijing: A five-year-old boy from China has become the Guinness world record holder for the youngest person to pilot a plane. He Yide, nicknamed Duoduo, made a 35-minute flight in an ultralight aircraft across the Beijing Wildlife Park Aug 31, Chinese media reported Tuesday. Zhang Yonghui, the person in charge of the aviation club where Duoduo learned flying, said the distance of the flight was 30 km. He Liesheng, the boy's father, said he wanted his son to become braver by flying a plane and also develop his curiosity and desire to explore, according to the Global Times. The boy earlier sparked a fury in 2012 when a video of his running half naked in the snow went viral on the internet. The video was shot by his family in New York at minus 13 degrees Celsius. The boy has also sailed a yacht in an international competition and climbed the Fujiyama mountain in Japan during a rainstorm, the media reports said. Duoduo's father was nicknamed “Eagle Dad” because of his strict parenting methods and has prompted debates over his style of parenting. "He's education style is worth learning, but not every child is suitable for it," the Global Times quoted Gu Li, the director of a learning research centre in Nanjing, as saying. Sun Yunxiao, deputy director of the China Youth and Children Research Centre, said if the boy had encountered problems, it could have impacted his entire life. "We should not force children to do what they are not able to do. Children can benefit more from playing with toys or mud than flying a plane," he said. IANS First Published: Tuesday, September 03, 2013, 16:13 http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/five-year-old-chinese-boy-becomes-youngest-pilot_873833.html SEE ALSO: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/5yearold-chinese-boy-youngest-pilot-to-fly-a-light-airplane-report/419390-2.html http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-09/02/content_16937954.htm ===

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Bad weather now, planes all over the place. MH136 ADL-KUL.

http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/singapore-777-lands-auckland-airport-wtih-part-wing-missing Singapore 777 lands at Auckland Airport with part of wing missing Posted by wwadmin on Sun, 01/09/2013 - 09:14 A commercial jumbo jet carrying hundreds of passengers flew into Auckland Airport with a panel missing from its wing, and the problem went unnoticed until after the plane had landed. Singapore Airlines flight 285, with 269 people on board, touched down on August 14 with only one set of fully functioning wing slats after a 20cm panel fell off while it was in the air. The plane had just flown nine hours and 40 minutes non-stop from Singapore. Airport emergency crews were not alerted because it wasn't until the Boeing 777-300 was on the tarmac that ground staff noticed a section was missing. One astonished airport worker said: "A bite out of a wing had gone." ...

I was in an A320 that hit a wake turbulence while on finals at BKK. Quite scary. Got some pix of the A380. https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.422918721150085.1073741885.122548417853785&type=1&__user=100000201284539

Imagine if an A320 got it.

RT @AFP: Over 50 hurt as Thai Airways A380 hits turbulence -- http://u.afp.com/4Li

I agree on the MH vs CX bit.

I'm doing D7 premium soon -- maybe a red blanket?

I love the blankets -- thin and light, but warm.

That's why a MAS A380 captain gets more then RM50k a month.

How unbecoming!

I was on D7 519 PUS-KUL XXE, landed 20min early at 3.30pm today @14L, even with a short hold.

Looking fwd to promo fares to DEL. Want to visit the Dalai Lama and go to Ladakh.

Yes it appeared on 1/4/2013, and this poster edited and removed the date.

Yes, pls open new (politics) thread in the Lounge.

THE SEQUEL ... 21 Types Of People You Meet While Flying http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyperez/21-types-of-people-you-meet-while-flying

Most of us are not civilised enough.

I like nice airports.

Philippine budget carrier grounded on 'safety' issues AFP AFP 1 hour 51 minutes ago Budget Philippine carrier Zest Air was banned from flying over safety infractions, effective immediately, the country's aviation regulator said on Friday. The small airline is suspended over incidents that compromised several flights as well as other violations of air safety rules, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines deputy director-general John Andrews said in a letter to operator Zest Airways Inc. "(Your) Air Operator Certificate is suspended and (you are) hereby precluded to engage in air carrier operations ... until this Authority is assured that the necessary corrective actions and compliance with aviation safety standards have been undertaken," Andrews said. ... READ MORE: http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/philippine-budget-carrier-grounded-safety-110115974.html