Naim

--- So pilot was hijacker? RT @MatthewKeysLive: Geneva police have told a Swiss newspaper that the pilot aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 has been arrested. RT @cnnbrk: #Hijacking of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 ends with arrest of hijacker. Passengers are safe, airline says http://cnn.it/1gSXUc6

The design looks refreshing. Looking fwd to it.

Pilots themselves seeking asylum? RT @forewit: Recording of #ET702 pilot requesting asylum in Geneva prior to landing: "We need asylum." https://m.soundcloud.com/producermatthew/ethiopian-airlines-flight --- More here: http://www.jaunted.com/story/2014/2/17/02325/1000/travel/BREAKING%3A+Ethiopian+Plane+Hijacked%2C+Flown+to+Switzerland+for+Asylum

RT @thatjohn: I repeat, hijacked aircraft #ET702 has now landed at Geneva (GVA), which is closed. Plane was not given asylum assurances before landing.

RT @airwaysmagazine: BREAKING: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 Squawks HiJacking for Reasons Unknown #ET702. --- RT @W7VOA: As @MatthewKeysLive notes, something odd apparently with ETH702 over Geneva: http://www.flightradar24.com/ETH702/2ba40ab #aviation --- BREAKING: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 Squawks Hijacking for Reasons Unknown By AirlineReporter.com Staff on February 16th, 2014 http://www.airlinereporter.com/2014/02/breaking-ethiopian-airlines-flight-702-squawks-hijacking-reasons-unknown/

RT @AFP: #BREAKING: Nepal police find plane wreckage, no survivors

More info. RT @airlinegossip: NAC plane missing with 18 on board in Nepal http://skygrid.me/1f8EPnF

Another Nepal crash. RT @AFP: #UPDATE: Passenger plane carrying 15 passengers and three crew missing in #Nepal - latest http://u.afp.com/nep RT @sajjandahal: Missing RA twin otter reportedly crashed in Arghakhachi. RIP who lost their lives. #Nepal #aircraft #crash --- RT @jhyal: Twin otter plane that crashed was 48 yrs old, had been involved in accident in Jumla (todays destination) 21 yrs ago, A Post reports #Nepal

Listen to ATC here, from time 08:10 onwards: http://archive-server.liveatc.net/wmkk/WMKK-Lumpur-Control-Feb-12-2014-2300Z.mp3 Seems it's not easy to request unscheduled landing except when emergency is declared. The desperate IndiGo 054 pilots are made to explain: SIN 200 miles away, KUL only 25 miles only! Have a listen, it sounds quite bureaucratic, and the ATC guy's English needs improvement too.

13 February 2014| last updated at 12:34PM Suspected substance forces emergency landing in KLIA SEPANG: A commercial aircraft carrying 145 passengers and crew on board made an emergency landing in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) this morning. Read more: Suspected substance forces emergency landing in KLIA - Latest - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/suspected-substance-forces-emergency-landing-in-klia-1.483263#ixzz2tAt94rv8

Thanks, Hakan. Interesting perspective from a person on the ground. Have you read the long Erdogan story above?

RT @AlArabiya_Eng: #Qatar Airways expects to receive first #Airbus A350s early - http://english.alarabiya.net/en/business/aviation-and-transport/2014/02/12/Qatar-Airways-expects-to-receive-first-A350s-early.html

7T-WHM

Did somebody mention Mr Erdogan? Whose Turkey Is It? --> http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/magazine/whose-turkey-is-it.html?referrer ===

Fantastic! Phase 1 by 2018, for 150mil pax/year. KLIA now at 40mil.

Turkey to build world’s busiest airport despite controversy 6 HOURS AGO FEBRUARY 12, 2014 8:41AM The design of the new airport. Source: Supplied TURKEY has vowed to press ahead with building what could become one of the world's busiest airports in defiance of a court order halting the project over environmental concerns. A court last month suspended work on Istanbul's third airport after local residents and environmental groups filed a lawsuit arguing that the project would cause serious damage to the environment, the Hurriyet newspaper reported. ... READ MORE HERE: http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/turkey-to-build-worlds-busiest-airport-despite-controversy/story-e6frfq80-1226824356286

RT @AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: 135 passengers were on board the Algerian military plane: Al Arabiya correspondent http://ara.tv/b7a8k

Of course, they want to sell planes! RT @ChannelNewsAsia: Asia-Pacific needs nearly 13,000 new planes by 2032: Boeing http://cna.asia/1iEinmG

Overcapacity already? === 20% Off All Seats, All FlightsBooking Period: 10 February 2014 - 16 February 2014 Travel Period: (IMMEDIATE TRAVEL) 17 February 2014 - 18 May 2014

Hahaha, so status quo since my bitching about it way back in 2012? http://www.malaysianwings.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=17906

RT @themmailonline: Starry-eyed budget carriers in Southeast Asia stare at overcapacity: SINGAPORE, Feb 9 ... http://dlvr.it/4tn9Lf

=== RT @RichardEngel: sounds like pilots were quick thinking, telling hijacker they were going to #sochi , then changing course, #Turkish official

updated 17:08 GMT 02.07.14 Plane lands in Turkey after bomb threat By Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) - A Pegasus Airlines plane landed at an Istanbul airport on Friday after a passenger "said that there was a bomb on board," a representative of Turkey's Transportation Ministry said. The plane sent a hijacking signal, and after landing it was being held in a safe zone at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Turkish state media outlet TRT reported. The plane had been flying a route between Istanbul and Kharhov, Ukraine, the Transportation Ministry representative said. It wasn't clear in which city the flight started. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/07/world/europe/turkey-flight-bomb-threat/index.html === RT @YahooNews: BREAKING: Turkish official: passenger with bomb claim tried to divert plane to Sochi as Olympics begin @AP === RT @NBCNews: RT @RichardEngel Attempted hijacked plane now im Istanbul, on asian side, surrounded by security, passengers and crew still onboard

Can listen to the drama here: http://archive-server.liveatc.net/wmkk/WMKK-Lumpur-Control-Feb-05-2014-0930Z.mp3 --> starts at 9:25 http://archive-server.liveatc.net/wmkk/WMKK-Lumpur-Control-Feb-05-2014-1000Z.mp3

Tweet from the Minister of Transport saying that he wouldn't entertain any more requests/changes that would delay the opening of KLIA2 already fixed on May 2. RT @HishammuddinH2O: Saya sbg menteri tidak akan layan apa sahaja permintaan/perubahan lagi yg akan melewatkan tarikh KLIA2 yg sudah ditetapkan pada Mei 2 #KLIA2