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Penang (WMKP/PEN) 2016

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Thanks Laurie. Yes, it is really rare for an A340 to come in, even more so now without Cathay. Good Catch.

 

Saw that it was still there last night. Hope to catch it in flight one day.

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Spotted a large convoy of vehicles and police at Gurney Plaza 2 days ago so must be Brunei Royalty having a shopping trip?

 

What aircraft catering facilities are available for PEN?

Brahims has a small branch at PEN

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Spotted a large convoy of vehicles and police at Gurney Plaza 2 days ago so must be Brunei Royalty having a shopping trip?

 

 

Brahims has a small branch at PEN

The large convoy was apparently staying at Bayview Hotel (when I pass by y'day)......they blocked the whole road just outside the hotel.....if not wrong I counted 7-8 Black Vellfires all tinted up and couple of S400 black all tinted up....the security staff i saw around the vehicles all wearing songkok

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These deliveries to Perth bound to start slowing... And might see the reverse flow out of Perth with Capacity cuts on regional and intrastate routes, given the mining slowdown...

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These deliveries to Perth bound to start slowing... And might see the reverse flow out of Perth with Capacity cuts on regional and intrastate routes, given the mining slowdown...

VARA/QQ heavy maintenance now done in Bratislava

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Bratislava eh? They must be doing for free! The ferry costs would be ridiculous alone

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Nice shots,SSLee. There is a Kiwi Boeing 757 parked near the control tower yesterday evening.

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Selamat Hari Raya everyone !!!

 

Thanks Raj. I guess it is also due to the arrangement of the middle gear that adds to it too.

 

MIR, was lucky enough to do a trip today. Got the Kiwi :). Will post those up soon.

 

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FedEx MD-11F (N592FE)

 

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SilkAir B737-8SA (9V-MGO)

 

Windy huh?

 

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Malindo ATR72-600 (9M-LMF)

 

Another head-on shot

 

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Korean Air Cargo B747-4B5F(ER) (HL7499)

 

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RAAF KC-30A (A39-001)

 

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FedEx B767-3S2F(ER) (N107FE)

 

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TG sending B777 for 15th July departure to BKK. This is based on my e-ticket information. After that they will change to Thai Smiles on the 16th.

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Thanks Laurie, and Raymund for the heads up. TG425 / TG426 have been operated by 777s this whole Raya week. More people coming to Penang I guess. Surprised that Dragonair didn't add the additional evening flight to Penang with their 320.

 

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FedEx B767-3S2F(ER) (N107FE)

 

More shots of the MRTT. Must've had over 50 shots, one of the downsides of having a shooting drive in continuous mode.

 

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RAAF KC-30A (A39-001)

 

This one's the closeup of the boom

 

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RAAF KC-30A (A39-001)

 

Another head on

 

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RAAF MRTT (A39-001)

 

Back to the normal ones, this one's Ex-Firefly

 

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Malaysia Airlines B737-85F (9M-FFD)

 

This Firefly was advertising Panasonic's Air Conditioners. Way to rub it in under the hot sun.

 

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Firefly ATR72-500 (9M-FYG)

 

 

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Noticed that Thai was sending their 777 to Penang, so.... why not. Did a trip there and was surprised by this visitor.

 

The military scheme actually works in camoflaging against the environment. Brahim's Catering did a good job in nulling the effect.

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Royal New Zealand Air Force B757-2K2 (NZ7572)

 

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Dragonair A330-342 (B-HLB)

 

One of the greatest thing to see in Penang.

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Thai Airways International B777-2D7 (HS-TJC)

 

Weather forecast predicted rain that day. It was accurate. Light was on and off. Good chance for some panning

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AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AQM)

 

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Dragonair A330-342 (B-HLB)

 

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Firefly ATR72-500 (9M-FYH)

 

Triple 7 rolling

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Thai Airways International B777-2D7 (HS-TJC)

 

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Thai Airways International B777-2D7 (HS-TJC)

 

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Malindo ATR72-600 (9M-LML)

 

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Malindo ATR72-600 (9M-LMF)

 

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Air HongKong A300F4-605R (B-LDA)

 

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Air HongKong A300F4-605R (B-LDA)

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Thank you so much for that shot of the KA 333 on push back

Confirmation there that the white on the engines do have that very slight blueish hue, against the white of the fuselage

Anyone has any idea why ?

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Guess they didn't paint the engine when transfer from CX?

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Read from A.net that KA and CX swapped parts A LOT (parts like cowlings and sorts). So rather than having patches of colours that didn't belong to their respective aircraft, all were standardized to CX colours.

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That KA cowling with red dragon logo would stick out like some ginormous sore thumb on a CX bird ! :)

No where near as discreet as when one of the MH 742 sported a QF thrust reverser :D


Guess they didn't paint the engine when transfer from CX?

Tq WP :)

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Yup. Most probably an upgrade for the holidays. They are still sending them here.



You know how we would walk on the Tarmac to AirAsia planes? Looks like the same treatment for the Kiwis :lol: . Always happy to see movement. Indicates that something will be moving soon.



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Finally caught this one. It has eluded my sensors for quite some time now.



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Neptune Air B737-3S3(SF) (9M-NEF)



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Neptune Air B737-3S3(SF) (9M-NEF)



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It was at this time however that it started to rain :( . Had to do some makeshift covers to protect the camera. The sun was out though when it started to rain.



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RNZAF B757-2K2 (NZ7572)



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RNZAF B757-2K2 (NZ7572)



Another head-on shot


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And finally, its departure


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Korean Air Cargo departed shortly after that


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Korean Air Cargo B747-4B5F (SCD) (HL7448)



And to conclude the trip, here is a Queen from Taiwan


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Eva Air Cargo B747-45EF(SCD) (B-16482)



It was a fun trip. Looking forward to more surprises in future trips.





SSLee


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Some action from the Pearl of the Orient.

 

Arrived to find this soaring overhead. Looking sleek.

 

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To say that the lighting was horrendous would be a complete understatement. That said, it was an enjoyable session nonetheless as the cool wind was always blowing.

 

Have not seen this in a long time

 

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AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AHL)

 

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Dragonair A330-342 (B-HLJ)

 

Flights to Bangkok have now been replaced with Thai Smile aircraft. These are armed with Sharklets and more decorations on the fuselage

 

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Thai Smile A320-232 (HS-TXK)

 

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Air HongKong A300F4-605R (B-LDD)

 

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Air HongKong A300F4-605R (B-LDD)

 

Just as quick as it arrived, it was going off

 

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AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AHL)

 

Head-on with the white nose.

 

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AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AHL)

 

And guess who decided to drop by. First time seeing this here. Had a turnaround time of about 40 minutes. Operating for Firefly perhaps? Landing looked a wee bit shaky.

 

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MASwings ATR72-600 (9M-MYD)

 

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AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AHW)

 

My attention was directed to something alive and stationary.

 

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Mynah

 

This one looked a little bit different from the others. It wasn't hopping around or sounding like the normal Mynahs. It was looking like it was in deep thought.

 

Some more coming.

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