BC Tam
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From FR24 😀
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There are Firefly flights with FY flight numbers and some with FM prefix
Any idea ?
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1 hour ago, flee said:With so many pax unable to fly now, will MH be deploying A330s to clear the backlog when flights resume?
I see MH2668 KUL-SDK being operated by an A330 later today
OD1002 KUL-BKI is on its way now with an A330, as will MH2614, 2616, 2638 and 2640 later in the day
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1 hour ago, Robert said:Ive always found it odd that the Sentral station was built to receive luggage but to my knowledge it was never used.
Malaysian version of forward planning ... 😁
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3 hours ago, Chris Tan said:It's not uncommon for airlines to have one-off or seemingly random cancellations in advance. Could be due to many reasons -- low demand, maintenance scheduling, crew/aircraft shortage, etc.
These changes aren't usually communicated to frontliners though.
But surely not weather or medical emergency ... it being a month out yet 🤣
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23 minutes ago, Kee Hooi Yen said:It was also the place to go for the printed copy of timetable 🙂
That, and to go gawping at the model aeroplanes on display 😁
Noticed the list above missed out MH's office at Hanover Square, just off Oxford Circus in London - many happy/exciting saturday afternoons there 🙂
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Would seem the money people not particularly impressed ..... ? 🤔
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3 hours ago, KK Lee said:The emergence of low-cost carriers has not contributed to Malaysia Airlines’ decline, Malaysia Aviation Group managing director Izham Ismail said.
He is right you know, they probably were well capable of 'declining' without outside help ..... 😉
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Well, since subject been raised ..... 🙂
Snapshot at BKI one very early morning last week - note those two FY flights at top of list, one delayed 12:30 hours, the other 08:50 hours 😕
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4 hours ago, Pall said:That's why SQ is centuries ahead.
Wow, that would be some heritage to be impressed by - like twenty odd years from the W brothers' first flight ?! 😜
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Is there some sort of convention as to how flight numbers are allocated ?
Like your 'normal' scheduled flights vs chartered flights ... etc ?
Curious 😀
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9 hours ago, JuliusWong said:To answer your question, yes it has a side cargo door retrofitted just before the 2L door, plugged door and windows and also strengthened ribs and floor.
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In order to counter the "slanting" A330 issue, Airbus created a fully-powered Cargo Loading System (CLS) that is capable of loading/unloading even the heaviest pallets even if the aircraft on "tilt" for A330P2F
Many thanks 😀
So it wasn't just the 'misalignment' between the bottom part of the side cargo door and the pallet loaders, which I assume there must have been a solution devised 😄
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10 hours ago, JuliusWong said:PW-engine A330P2F is not desirable in the P2F market though, majority of those converted ones are RR--powered. They are only three PW-engine A330P2F in the market (one ex-LTU, ex-TG, one ex-MH) and those are in MSN100+/200+ range.
This is gonna be way OT, but A330P2F do exist then ?
Do they have the side cargo door retro fitted ?
As I understand it, the A330 was not seriously a candidate for freighter conversion previously due to the forward dipping incline of its fuselage. That also being reason for the 'double chin' profile of the A332F
So how have they managed to overcome this, if at all ?
Tq for insight 😀
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The people at Heathrow were probably more than keen to see her off before the unofficial 23:30-06:00 curfew, rather than having to accommodate the few hundred irate 'guests' for a further 6+ hours 😁
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On 1/18/2024 at 10:58 AM, flee said:Yes, they have lots of problems trying to get a definitive livery - this reflects how the airline is being run ...
So the red/white livery did ever see light of day on the 380 (at least partially anyway) 😁
(my apologies, do not who to assign credit for photo - it just randomly appeared in my FB feed)
That F-WWAJ eventually became 9M-MNB - could 9M-MNA also have had the same tail logo painted on before the orphan blue livery prevailed ? 🤔
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Hajiji says no immediate need to move KKIA | Daily Express Malaysia - Sabah's Leading News Portal
Well, back to subject matter
Move along now, nothing else to see here for time being 😁
Quote“I believe the current airport can still be used for another seven to 10 years. Of course, in the long term, we would need to move,” Hajiji told FMT in an exclusive interview.
But by golly, I do hope someone here in Sabah can propose, plan, acquire land, finance, build, complete and successfully operate a new airport from scratch all within a ten year frame 😉
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The missing fuselage part from the Boeing 737 Max 9 was found with writing saying "Made in Malaysia"
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You have to but doubt whether the 737 programme will survive beyond its current manifestation 🙄
Even if Boeing is able to patch up all the known flaws, its safety issues are already firmly etched in the flying public's mind
I can already imagine some local MY folks opting for AK's A320s over MH's and OD's 737 Maxs - unless the ticket price sway them otherwise 😁
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4 hours ago, jahur said:Also MVC may be sporting an older negaraku wau paint.
If they maintain this, they could in time to come boast more livery variations than AK's advert liveries 😁
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17 hours ago, flee said:It would appear that MH will have only two B737-8 Max for now.
9M-MVB does not appear to be in a hurry to be delivered! .....
I'm guessing this has had knock on effect on some services - I noticed BKI-NRT-BKI is 'suspended' again barely a week after resuming end Dec 2023. Wonder what other flights been affected ?
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AirAsia CEO Riad Asmat resigns after helming post for six years | The Star
Riad Asmat appointed AirAsia group advisor as he steps down from CEO role (nst.com.my)
So, could this be first step towards their anticipated AK/D7 restructuring ?
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9 hours ago, Izanee said:... such a shame .. would have been nice to see a few more A350s and some 787s!
If MH had at least maintained their fleet planning ideals of the glory yesteryears (019 era perhaps ?) they would likely have already signed up for A350-2000ERs and B787-11XLRs by the dozens each 😁
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I am getting impression FR24 has gone bonkers - unless there is nefarious reason for the weird diversion 😀