jahur 0 Report post Posted September 20, 2022 9M-XXQ. Airasia still maintaining widebody upgauge. 9M-MAG flown in today as MH5028 and flying back as MH5029. Heard trial and testing before tomorrow's charter flight by the Malaysian Gov to fly the PM long haul. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alif A. F. 0 Report post Posted September 22, 2022 On 9/20/2022 at 9:11 PM, jahur said: 9M-MAG flown in today as MH5028 and flying back as MH5029. Heard trial and testing before tomorrow's charter flight by the Malaysian Gov to fly the PM long haul. The plane flew KUL-AUH-JFK (onwards to SWF) after that. Why the AUH stopover? I thought A359 can do 13-14 hour non-stop or perhaps could even reach New York non-stop from KUL, assuming the PM and his entourage numbered dozens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jahur 0 Report post Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, Alif A. F. said: The plane flew KUL-AUH-JFK (onwards to SWF) after that. Why the AUH stopover? I thought A359 can do 13-14 hour non-stop or perhaps could even reach New York non-stop from KUL, assuming the PM and his entourage numbered dozens. Direct JFK would need nearly 16hours with operating endurance of nearly 18hours with at least 1hour 30min of potential holding and diverting alternate included. Not sure if MH 350s are configured to do nonstop like that. For the flight that was tested in KK overhead it had 50++ pob onboard including gov staffs. Also Aircraft left JFK at a secondary airport after the PM and his entourage exit probably due to JFK's high overnight charges. This is probably a rare occasion that MH widebody was used for long haul trip for the PM as NAA ACJ319 is in use by the Agong for QE's funeral while NAB ACJ320 is under maintenance. RMAF Bombardier BD700 and Dassault falcon only has endurance for 8-9hours, 2-3 hours less than the ACJs. Meanwhile in Asean Philipinnes Marcos Jr chartered PAL's A350 while Jokowi is skipping the UN meeting physically after visiting US on Garuda's B77W 4 months ago. Edited September 23, 2022 by jahur Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted September 29, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 1:57 PM, flee said: BKI is seeing more traffic again, and more widebodies too! 'more' being so subjective really ..... ... like how often you see two red A333s on ground at BKI ?! 😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jahur 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2023 (edited) Manila FIR is down. Anyone in BKI be on the lookout for PR 222 PR 212 PR 210 In the next 30-45min Potential Diversions will be BWN or BKI. Edit: They've been given special clearance into Manila FIR. So unlikely to divert. Edited January 1, 2023 by jahur Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted January 9, 2023 Horse trader coming in for some horse trading 😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted March 26, 2023 Wow, that Cebu Pacific A320 RP-C4106 must have been in some serious trouble when diverted, for it to have stay stranded for 3 days already Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jahur 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2023 Malindo a333 proving flight will be arriving later eta 11.10am etd 12.30. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jahur 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2023 Some pictures for the proving flight. It seems we may see them plying into KK and Kuching for Kaamatan and Gawai brief period before flying them internationally by late June. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alif A. F. 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2023 20/8/2023 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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jahur 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2023 If anyone wants to spot the 737max Nov 20th onwards MH2640 ETA 1820 Nov 21st onwards MH2612 ETA1100 December 01 DEC, 03 DEC, 08 DEC, 10 DEC MH2610 ETA1310 A332 15 DEC MH2612 ETA1110 A332 MH2646 ETA1355 A333 18 DEC MH2610 ETA1215 A333 MH2616 ETA1640 A333 29 DEC MH2612 ETA1100 A332 MH2646 ETA1355 A333 737MAX MH2612 ETA1100 MH2610 ETA 1215 (DEC 04 TO DEC 07 ONLY)(DEC 10 onwards) MH2640 ETA 1820 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jahur 0 Report post Posted November 21, 2023 Some images from 9M-MVA's first commercial flight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted December 6, 2023 Anyone has any idea what this 'T7SABAH' is ? 😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jahur 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2023 On 12/6/2023 at 2:07 PM, BC Tam said: Anyone has any idea what this 'T7SABAH' is ? 😀 Not mistake its the CM's ride now a bombardier global. Meanwhile no idea how VP-CSA is handled now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted December 16, 2023 (edited) Thank you Photo of the bird now available via FR24 / Jetphotos 😀 Edited December 16, 2023 by BC Tam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jahur 0 Report post Posted December 24, 2023 Asiana seasonal charter inaugural though sadly the airline has requested not to have any water salute or events. Airasia X nearly pushing the bay allocation due to delay but left by around 10.30pm As of 11.40pm. The international bays were occupied by 1 Jin air B772 1 Asiana A333 1 Airasia A320 1 Tway B38M 2 MAB B738 1 Air Busan A321 And by 12.30am the arrival of 1 Shanghai Airlines B738 1 Jeju Air B738 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted January 10 No wonder Sarawak is so envious of Sabah - so many foreign airlines are flying to BKI but not KCH. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pall 0 Report post Posted January 11 12 hours ago, flee said: No wonder Sarawak is so envious of Sabah - so many foreign airlines are flying to BKI but not KCH. KCH doesn't have what BKI can offer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted January 11 1 hour ago, Pall said: KCH doesn't have what BKI can offer. Well the state government does not seem to think so - they blame the lack of airlines offering flights. Seriously, if they want to have more airlines coming in, they need more attractions. Instead of wasting money on acquiring MASWings, they should improve their tourist infrastructure. An example would be building better road and rail links to the Mulu caves and improving their wildlife conservation centres. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alif A. F. 0 Report post Posted January 11 Can the thread title be changed to something like "BKI Spotting Thread"?...seems like 2021 left us far already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites