Sandeep G

Well done! It's great to see that you're of the opinion of seeing both sides of the coin! In relation to this "I'm not and engineer" comment; Please lahh... "STOMP" is a nonsense portal used by some pretty begrudged decrepits to showcase their insecurities and dis-pleasure in day-to-day life... have a view of the site - it's trash reading at its finest!

A bigger joke than if they opened it now with major deficiencies in preparation and testing at this stage?? Come on guys.. if it's delayed, then let it be delayed lah.. Better late than never... I don't want to be a passenger in an airport that has been rushed to satisfy targets and egos. Still, IMO, looks like a nifty terminal - can't wait to try it out when it does finally open.

Realistically, if they want aircraft by 2018/19 - I'd imagine it'd be the 787-10X and 787-9... They'd be second behind the launch customer SQ and the -9s could timed earlier with some slot arrangement at Boeing... Could even be paired with an order for 737-MAX to replace existing -800s. As far as the A380s, additional 4-5 is what I've heard. I think Boeing has potential to clinch this one!!!

So part A and part B of the plan have been executed - Namely 737 ops from KUL and ATR72 ops at SZB. Now when can we expect part C - the REAL economic clincher in the area to take off - namely the expansion of Airod to accomodate all heavy maintenance requirements of the entire LION AIR Group?? Airod website - nothing. NADI website - nothing. Anybody heard of any RFPs for new Hangar complexes at SZB? I heard Spirit Aerosystems is expanding.. edit: I stand corrected - in an effort to search for news articles - I came across this: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/04/04/lion-air-picks-batam-s-hang-nadim-airport-mro-base.html So looks like Batam clinches the deal - AIROD?? Apa buat lagi?

That new radar installation.... such a massive glaringly ugly platform... oh well.

Fingers crossed for SQ to get the 787-10X - A lot of disappointed pilots when the announcement was made for the original order to shift to Scoot... wrt SIA Cadet Pilot programme - on hold for at least 1-2 years, I just spoke today with someone from Talent Management.

Certainly can't complain about not having any Australian carriers operating into Malaysia - RAAF and the RNZAF seem to be regualar visitors at Subang! Wonderful shots TK, MD!

Zorro anyone? Brake cooling looks efficient - look at the size of the footprint from the main bogeys.

AWESOME

Cheers Walter - so you guys must be frequently doing this in KL, or pretty much anywhere in this region?? Is it all Airbus types or just the early generation models?

Must've been an exciting flight - taxi light on during final stages of parking and flaps not retracted - Airbus hydraulics or after landing checklist oversight?! Nonetheless! Love the A340 and glad to see THY Turkish back in KUL!

Wah.. still taxying in and can hold flag pole somemore! Sacre Bleur! C'est impossible!

If i'm not mistaken - Batik Air may eventually shift base to KUL. In the early stages of Malindo, discussions included the basing of the 5 B787 Dreamliners ordered for Batik in KUL - so it would seem that Batik Air delivery visit into KUL is to show perhaps NADI and other investors the model. Also, it may also be indications of the acceptance of future deliveries via KUL for AIROD inspections - another major component of the deal between NADI and Lion Group for MRO services.

45 minutes for A330 turnaround??? Impressive!

Something contributory to this incident may have been the rather poor meteorological reporting services at WADD.. Many a time, I've operated in based on METARs and TAFs that show no indications of weather during ETA. During cruise and on receipt of the ATIS, the common phrase is always WXR NIL. Only to approach the terminal area and see a weather radar return full of red/magenta overhead the airport. The ATIS is particularly inaccurate... have also encountered false reporting of QNH - in one transmission reported at 1014, and subsequently 10 minutes later the new ATIS broadcasts QNH at 1007.. only to be told by tower after query that correct QNH is 1013.. Apparently the preceeding Jetstar 110 flight from PER reported strong turbulence on short finals - indicative of windshear. Seems all the arrows point that way. Despite that, an excellent outcome for quite a serious accident!

Glad all are safe. Mer-lion??

The Journalist of the above article has been writing about the return of BA and QF for the past umpteen years! I honestly do believe that now, there is a higher chance of BA returning to KUL, but it still heavily depends on the European situation. Also, they are probably waiting for not only additional aircraft but the best-suited aircraft - probably the 787-9 when it eventually flies! Until then, the 77W's they operate are being deployed on higher prospecting routes in the short-medium term. QF on the other hand is apparently destroying it's international network in favor of a cosy 'alliance' relationship with Emirates - which, I dare say is cleverly disguised as a first step (owing to learning from its past mistakes (utter stuff-ups) in dealing with its equity ownership) to a more long-term equity ownership of Qantas by Emirates as well as the sharing of present and future order-books - possibly will see QF operating 77W types very soon!

Very sizable community of Sarawakians in Perth. Lots from Sibu, Miri and Kuching. Not to mention the Curtin University offshore campus at Miri. I think it would be an excellent venture as the 73H is the right sized aircraft for the job.. Although, once a week a bit tough... Perhaps 2x would be a better bet.

Probably to justify the Crew pattern on the present BKI flight... I'm assuming there is plenty of crew positioning at the moment - or is the B738 crew from BKI lucky to receive one week worth of layover in PER before the return? With a new KCH service, they'd be able to operate BKI-PER-KCH instead. Also, Liam - what are the chances of MH126/127 becoming a 5 times a week KUL-PER with a 738? Then Crew could do any combination of KUL-PER-BKI/KUL-PER-KCH etc or are the loads too good with the A330?

Looks like Nose-Gear steering faults in icy conditions are becoming common for the A380. I wonder if this incident is a first for the MH A380 fleet? http://www.avherald.com/h?article=45f14508&opt=0

I think BA could justify its own metal in PER especially, given the capacity reductions by QF on PER-SIN for onwards connections to Europe. Perhaps LHR-KUL-PER vv in the making?

Even faster with Boeing's OPT on the EFB

Past few days all the KL radars down? Also, noticed MH2637 this morning is opb 9M-MLQ (BKI-KUL) was tracked overflying KL at FL340 and continued over the Straits to Sumatra... it continued until it disappeared off the screen - still at FL340.. Any anomalies with this flight tracking software??

Crikey! Poor fella!!! I'm not terribly superstitious - but perhaps not the best way to kick off the year of the snake ahead... Would be interesting to chart Qantas' success in 2013 - particularly since they are shifting the intercontinental hub from SIN to DXB!