BC Tam

Boeing ends 747 aircraft production, closing the era of jumbo jets as coronavirus decimates air travel https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3091696/queen-sky-retires-boeing-quietly-pulls-plug-747-closing-era Sniffles 😥

Trading in Cathay Pacific halted on Hong Kong stock exchange as white knight rumours swirl from: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3088130/trading-cathay-pacific-halted-hong-kong-stock

Making some progress towards redemption 😀 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/05/14/full-capacity-allowed-for-flights-to-sabah-s039wak-as-state-govts-will-impose-quarantine-says-ismail-sabri#cxrecs_s

Just departed BKI 🙂

You fired off the neurons - what is possibility of something similar happening to Air Asia and Air Asia X (Malaysia at least) ? 😀

AirAsia unveils red PPE suits for cabin crew https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/04/27/airasia-unveils-red-ppe-suits-for-cabin-crew Wow ! 😀

So, only nine SQ and MI aircraft combined, worldwide 🥴 Wonder how to find space for those other 138 😕

Would I be right in assuming MH's two daily LHR flights are being maintained (so far at least) regardless of yields or loads just so those precious slots can be retained ?

I once ended up in the open air outside arrival hall queued up for immigration clearance - heck more pleasant there than the stifling atmosphere inside hall proper (though I doubt many of my fellow queue members appreciated sniffing Jet-A1 fumes as I did 😀)

Yes, BKI T2 was already overcrowded. Then the red one decided to stay put for ages instead of shifting to T1 when that was ready, all the while pax numbers kept increasing. That obviously did not help matters one bit, safe to say

How likely that PEN redevelopment be placed on back burner now, considering recent political changes ?

I'm guessing their current 'Unlimited Pass' offer (RM499 exclusive taxes and "fees applicable") is a fund raising attempt to alleviate cash flow crisis

Perhaps it's just me, but I do feel the airline should need to rephrase that 🤣

One can only wonder what the load was aboard the inaugural flight today 😁

After all this finger pointing and insinuations, can we reasonably conclude then that this seemingly 'exclusive' AAG/Airbus relationship is fast unraveling ? And if so, how much, if any, of the current purchase commitments already in place will be affected 😑