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    The OD is really going on "red ocean strategy", and this forced FY and MH to do the same. AK has its own usual way to do that. Now, all airline is losing badly with the suicide rampage. No doubt few sectors makes money, but that do not subsidized enough to cover for the other sectors, Good for consumers but a doom airline industry ahead where everybody will need "bail-out" later.

     

    That's what I think, and I heard they are buying B73-4 (fuselage only) after MH put the fleet to rest, They do not have any plan for the power plants for the B73-4. Anybody could confirm about this?

    I wish them luck with the 30000 plus FH or 40000 plus FH fuselage.

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    Can anyone let me know if 747's landing gear (the two at the rear and mounted to the fuselage), do they actually rotate when the aircraft turns?

     

    I read one of the interviews with Joe Sutter, the father of 747, someone indicated the 747 landing gears do indeed rotate?

     

    Do they turn in opposite directions, as you get for cars with 4 wheel steering feature.

     

    What about the landing gears on the A380, do they turn as well?

     

    747 only body gear

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    Rnav 4 / rnp 4 did not have any req for cpdlc or even ads. Its just the type of onboard navigational equipment je. 2 fmc 2 lorans n so on. Nothing to do with communication.

     

    Agreed RNP4 req at least 2 indpnt LRNSs fitted to aircraft which form the basis for ops approval grant. For this RNP4, GNSS is a must and the nav sensor per ICAO standards which lack in B734 is GPS. By the way RNAV and RNP is different, RNP is more retrict where onboard performance monitoring and alerting cap req. i believe there is no RNAV4.

     

    with PBN there will be PBCS, and the CPDLC/ ADS-C are req for comm, surveillance and ATM to couple with RNP4.

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    WMFC Airspace is GND-FL260 over South China Sea IIRC. WSJC FIR is FL260:UNL. The possible reason why such aircraft may be barred from RVSM airspace (FL290-FL410) over the South China Sea is the implementation of LORANDS III with ADS-B requirement. I'm not sure, but perhaps the 734 fleet are not ADS-B equipped. At the moment, there is no CPDLC (ADS-C) in WSJC FIR during the transition to LORANDS III. It won't just be the 737s, those Transmile 727s and 732s will also face problems. The entire region is moving towards total Performance Based Navigation (PBN) in line with ICAO SARPs. DCA Malaysia has implemented a program that is being trialed with AirAsia I believe.

     

    With PBN implementation, MH 734 is not approved for RNP 4 nav spec ops in oceanic airspace due to requirement to use CPDLC/ ADS-C surveillance

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    I came across the RMAF Museum facebook page and on there are some photos of a ceremony handing over M28-01 to the Museum.

     

    https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.387495028009605.89745.352455388180236&type=3

     

    I hadn't realised the F-28 had been retired, but after nearly 38 years of service I guess it has done well.

     

    Is the aircraft still at Subang or has it been moved to Sungai Besi?

     

    Geoff

     

    In the picture, I saw few certifiers of this rare coverage of F28 and RR Spey. Semua sifu2 old timer....

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    Does it come with chrome engines as I remember the earlier 737s have chrome engines?

    nope

     

     

    and it will be "malaysian airline system" instead of malaysia airlines on the fuselage ?

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    This is a great effort (albeit a little bit too late, but I guess better late than never though).

     

    Just in from the MH Rumour Department:

     

     

     

    This one needs further verification but it will be tremendous if it is true and I am looking forward on its explanation, as we are all aware that MH should be phasing out all B744s until several news sprung lately that there will be changes to the plan.

    Not true at all. That aircraft is Pullmantur Air.

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