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Only 126 pax on the JFK-FRA sector -- that's painful! === NST 05 February 2014| last updated at 02:57PM SIA grounds A380 after scratches found on fuselage SINGAPORE : Singapore Airlines said Wednesday it had grounded an Airbus A380 superjumbo for further inspection after scratches were found on its fuselage. The scratches were discovered after the double-decker plane, the world’s biggest passenger aircraft, arrived in Frankfurt on Sunday from New York, SIA said in a statement. There were 126 passengers and 26 crew onboard. “The aircraft was subsequently grounded for checks and passengers were either transferred to other airlines or accommodated in hotels,” the statement said. “Following inspections by engineering teams in Frankfurt, it was determined that the scratches posed no safety issue and the aircraft was cleared for departure.” The plane arrived in Singapore on Tuesday after a 23-hour delay and has been grounded for further checks. SIA said the cause of the scratches has yet to be established. “Our engineers are currently performing further checks on the aircraft, and it will resume service once cleared,” the airline said. It was the second incident for SIA in less than a month involving an Airbus 380. Last January 6, an SIA A380 en route from London to Singapore lost cabin pressure, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku. Oxygen masks were activated during the emergency procedure which some passengers described as “frightening”. The stranded 467 passengers and 27 crew on board were flown back to Singapore with a replacement aircraft. The plane involved in the Baku incident was back in service, SIA said Wednesday, but added that the “root cause” of the incident remained under investigation. SIA had previously said that focus of the probe was a door on the main deck that appeared to have suffered a leak, leading to the change in cabin pressure. There are 119 Airbus A380s in operation globally, according to latest data from the company. Singapore Airlines currently has a fleet of 19 A380s, with five others on order.--AFP Read more: SIA grounds A380 after scratches found on fuselage - Latest - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/sia-grounds-a380-after-scratches-found-on-fuselage-1.477525#ixzz2sQzWXomm

I think D7 is eyeing Sabiha Gokcen SAW,the LCC hub.

RT @themmailonline: MAHB says yet to receive CCC for KLIA2 terminal building: KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd... http://dlvr.it/4rdg20

RT @mainstreamedia: THE SUN: UEM & BinaPuri miss Jan 31 deadline for klia2:PETALING JAYA (Feb 4, 2014): http://bit.ly/LIQoGZ

Wow, such bitching about MH, some unnecessary. Pls spare a thought to our friends here who are MH employees.

Fly KUL-Sabah/Sarawak, must get clearance from Beijing, hahaha! === Chinas Drafting a South China Sea ADIZ China reportedly began drawing up plans for a South China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone as early as May 2013. http://thediplomat.com/2014/01/chinas-drafting-a-south-china-sea-adiz/

Precisely! No-brainer, right?

A friend went to Kunming last week. His flight was virtually empty.

RT @cnnbrk: Jet's computer pointed them to the right airport, but pilots landed at the wrong one, NTSB said. http://cnn.it/1axsK9A

RT @airlinegossip: Southwest suspends pilots who flew plane to wrong airport http://skygrid.me/1j4nNKf

Why don't we just forget MH and fly true 5-star airlines? -- in most cases their fares also cheaper.

Another case! === Southwest Airlines Plane Lands At Wrong Airport, Almost Careens off Cliff Forbes-38 minutes ago http://www.forbes.com/sites/grantmartin/2014/01/12/southwest-airlines-plane-lands-at-wrong-airport-almost-careens-off-cliff/

Thank god for TK. My kids studying in Nice FR and Philadelphia are flying home this summer with them - good connections (via IST) and prices too.

Baku ... ticked!

On the way home finally!

Some pix from FB. https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202212147777381&id=1600311759&set=pcb.10202212151177466&__user=100000201284539 https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202212147217367&id=1600311759&set=pcb.10202212151177466&__user=100000201284539

Relief plane only about halfway there now. What a long wait!

RT @thestandardhk: Enraged passengers denounce Singapore Airlines treatment http://bit.ly/1i9OnyE

RT @YahooSG: Singapore Airlines jet makes emergency landing in Azerbaijan due to loss of cabin pressure: http://buff.ly/1lukR9w Pic: http://pic.twitter.com/Hadpq4VIoY RT @DrFakiAkin: Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 (SQ317 LHR-SIN) diverts to Baku with pressurization problems Pic:http://pic.twitter.com/3LZ7m7TAcB http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=163044

RT @AlArabiya_Eng: Saudi plane makes forced landing in Madinah, 29 injured http://ara.tv/j6tnv Pic: http://pic.twitter.com/MIrh67BVGZ

I'm told not 2014.

Sabiha Gokcen SAW is an excellent LCC hub in Asian Istanbul. I think D7 might fly there.

Very ominous hahaha! RT @tonyfernandes: Competitors are going to have very low fares to compete with us. I predict some won't last the pace.

"Commercial aviation turns 100 today, January 1, 2014" http://skygrid.me/1a2fl9x

Awesome bloke or what? http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/outraged-indonesian-official-orders-runway-blocked-after-merpati-nusantara-airlines-refuses-to-give-him-a-seat-20131224-2zv8v.html ===