Robin

A lot of Malaysians working in Macau now. Great demand.

does anybody knows what is the load for AK A330?

Pay low cost get 5 Star. No way man! I always tell people surrounding me that if you take Air Asia, you deserve for delays and all sorts of inconvenicences. There is no way for you to pay RM100 airfare to get 1st class services like lounge, caviar etc. Air Asia only suitable for leisure traveller. Businessman, please bear in mind, you don't save few hundreds then you might loss few millions due to flight delays, cancel and cause you cancellation business contract, lapse your good business relationships in the worst case. Better think twice! There is no free and easy lunch in the world now.

I was flying on C class. C class is always full due to long haul flight. I suppose the flight is code share with Air India? Therefore, it is always full

I have been on this flight before! IT should be all Malaysians Crew.

AFAIK, Limo only provided to full fare pax even you are not upgraded to F, based on D fare (GCCL) you also not entitled. Row 2 should be the best seat among others! Good Luck Man!

Any news ??

Air New Zealand ordering four Boeing 777s SEATTLE (AP) - Air New Zealand has agreed to buy four extended-range 777s and has taken out options for three more, Boeing Co. said. The order, announced as the companies signed the purchase agreement in Auckland on Friday, is worth an estimated $1.1 billion (euro800 million) at list prices, though airlines typically negotiate steep discounts. The 777s, along with eight mid-sized, long-haul 787s the airline has on order, will extend the range, capacity and fuel efficiency of the carrier's fleet, Rob Fyfe, Air New Zealand's chief executive, said in a statement. Air New Zealand plans to use the new 777s to replace its four-engine 747-400s. Chicago-based Boeing, which assembles its commercial jets in the Seattle area, said the 777-300ER consumes about 20 percent less fuel per seat than its closest competitor, Airbus SAS' A340-600. Boeing also said it has improved the overall fuel efficiency of the twin-engine 777-300ER by more than 3 percent since the plane entered service in 2004, and that it has added about 725 miles (1,167 kilometers) to the plane's maximum range, boosting it to roughly 9,100 miles (14,644 kilometers). - AP

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines will introduce a new schedule effective Aug 13 incorporating buffers to reduce flight delays, particularly consequential delays. MAS has also moved some engineers from Subang to the KL International Airport to speed up aircraft repairs and reduce aircraft downtime. These are some of the measures being taken by the national carrier to address recent flight disruption woes and improve its On-Time Performance (OTP). MAS managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Idris Jala said in a statement yesterday that the airline was also working with the relevant regulatory authorities and Malaysia Airports Bhd to reduce aircraft queue at takeoffs and landings at the KLIA. He said that MAB had requested its contractors to speed up the construction of the KLIA runway which is now expected to be completed in October, a month earlier than scheduled. “The management team and I are totally focused on improving our OTP. I’m pleased to inform our customers that in the last few days, our OTP has moved to between 75% and 78%,” Idris said. “In addition, we’ve also received approval from Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd on the activation of a long-term parking B747-400 aircraft, as a standby aircraft.” Among those affected by recent flight delays were Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn and Information Minister Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin. – Bernama

Thanks for the info.

Does anybody know why SQ Supersonic flight ended Nov 1980?

do you mean that indian enterpreneur?

So Who owns it?

TYPO: correction: Are they using the old GCC seat from B747 and B777?

Can someone takes any picture of this new GCC seat? Are you using the old GCC from B747 and B777?

I am starting a poll to show our Mwing member preference on this two aircraft type. Do share your experience on this two aircraft type (if any)

ESOS is normally a reward to Senior Management only. Therefore, it creates an unfair situation to the middle management and below level.

Returned to lessor is return to Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd?

By the way, has MAS completed its refurbish plan for B777 & B747??

Does SQ provide lounge for transit C Cls passenger at Taipei? I am interest to take 77W now

Thanks Keith. Well, As I currently reside in Hanoi. I would fly from HAN - LAX in this December. Looks like you highly recommend SQ rather others. Anyway, I am happy to see others comments

Hi, Need someone advice on this. I and my wife will go to LAX in Dec on Business class. I would like to get someone advice on which airlines, services, reasonable. Thanks a lot!

VANCOUVER: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has asked for an independent audit on the 12 planes currently used by FAX to operate the Rural Air Services before it takes over the routes on Oct 1, its managing director Datuk Idris Jala said. Idris said the audit was to ensure that the planes – seven Fokker F50s and five Twin Otters – were “in the same operational condition” as when MAS handed them over to FAX in August last year. He pointed out that while MAS had already agreed to take over the rural air service routes, the national carrier had laid down two conditions to the Government. Besides the independent audit, the other condition was that the Government pay fully the subsidies for operating the services, so that the operations would not affect the airline’s profit and loss accounts. Speaking to reporters before the International Air Transporters Association's annual general meeting, Idris said it was important for the aircraft to be fully operational so that the routes could be fully serviced. “When we handed the aircraft to FAX in August last year, we had to pay for the repairs to some of them to ensure the services were not disrupted. Now the people operating these planes must also do the same,” he added. In April, FAX director Datuk Tony Fernandes announced that FAX wanted to give up the Rural Air Services to MAS because it wanted to concentrate on its budget airline business and the rollout of its proposed long-haul AirAsia X operations. He made these comments soon after MAS launched its Firefly airline. A month later, the Government agreed that MAS should take back the rural air service operations. Idris revealed that the Rural Air Services would be operated by a new subsidiary – MASWings – and not Firefly. “We decided to do this because it would be easier for us to show the profits and losses in our operations. This will also allow us to be very transparent about everything,” he added.

I was using her from KLIA to HAN before. Good flight!

For Me Malaysia Airlines - Twin Otter,F27, F50, B732, B734, B735, B738 (Wet leased from Travel Service),B743, B744 (Combi),B744, B772, A300, A332, A333 Air Asia - B733 Singapore Airlines - A312, A313, B743(Big Top),B744 (Megatop), B772, B773 Vietnam Airlines - A320 China Southern Airlines - B738 Qantas Airways - B743, B744 Thai Airways - A330 (A345 soon)