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That vintage SQ 731 simply betrays your age.

 

 

Ooops!

 

I have some rather vivid memories actually. On one SQ 727 ride - i remember remarking to my dad as we boarded through the rear airstairs - "wow, this thing has a hole in the backside" (I remember cause my dad asked me not to be so crude). We got a sandwich on the flight to singapore, and i sat in what must have been row 4 or 5 in the window (mum in the middle and dad in the aisle) - and seeing this huge colourful waterslide on approach to QPG which i begged my parents to take me to.

 

On my very first flight (it was an MH 737 also from SZB to QPG) - i remember the "FIDS" was a set of flashing lights next to the flight name to indicate boarding. I remember holding my mum's hand and squeezing it so hard cause i wanted the lights to flash up for our flight so we could go and fly. I think i pretty much dragged her down the ramp to the tarmac (anyone remember that spiral ramp?).

 

Flying was a bit different then. You wore something nice. I still try to, to this day.

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Flying was a bit different then. You wore something nice. I still try to, to this day.

You have the longest list in MWings - Congratulations! :clapping:

 

Yes, I remember one of my uncles will dress up in his best suit when he is flying.

 

I remember the pilot's announcement when flying on MSA's B731 from SZB to QPG (then, it was KUL-SIN) - cruise altitude was 29,000 ft.

 

I also remember taking many YN flights that cost $29. You land in the middle of the night or take off at 5.30 am. A pain in the neck in those days but nowadays, people take flights at all hours of the day....

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You wore something nice. I still try to, to this day.

 

Seems like it's a common trait amongst the 'not-so-20-something' ;)

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Seems like it's a common trait amongst the 'not-so-20-something' ;)

 

It's nice to put on a nice dress and go flying. Ok, maybe not for most of you, but if you enjoyed that sort of thing, who am I to argue? :p

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Wow, Suzanne, such a long list!!

Updating:

Malaysia Airlines (MH): F27, F50, B732, B734, B735, B738, B744, B77E, A300B4-200, A332, A333, DC-10-30
Air Asia (AK) - B733, A320
Singapore Airlines (SQ): A312, A313, B742, B743, B77E, B77W, B744 (-412, -4H6), B773, A388, A333
Cathay Pacific Airways (CX): A343, B773, A333, B744 (-412), B77W
Dragonair (KA): A320, A321, A333
Korean Air (KE): A333, B743
Philippine Airlines (PR): A300B4-200
Shenzhen Airlines (ZH): B733, B738
Xiamen Airlines (MF): B737-700, B738
Shanghai Airlines (FM): B738, B752
Qantas Airways (QF): B733, B734, B763, B744, B747-438ER, B712, A332
Qantas New Zealand (QF): BAe146
Air New Zealand (NZ): B732, B733, B762, B763, A320, ATR72-500
Ansett New Zealand (AN): BAe146
Pelita Air, Indonesia (6D): Hercules C-130
Freedomair, NZ (SJ): B733
Origin Pacific Airways, NZ (QO): DHC-8
Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF): B752, Hercules C-130
Jetstar.com (JQ): A320, A321
LAN Chile (LA): A343
Polynesian Blue (DJ): B738
Pacific Blue (DJ): B738
China Southern Airlines (CZ): ERJ145
Japan Airlines (JL): B763
Emirates Airlines (EK): A345, A388, B77W
Air Pacific (FJ): B763
V Australia (VA): B77W
VirginBlue (DJ): E170

Virgin Australia: B738
Tiger Airways Australia (TT): A320-200
Silk Air (MI): A320-100
China Eastern (MU): B733, A300B4-600R

Royal Brunei (BI): B77E, A319
Thai Airways (TG): B772, B744, A388, B77W, A346, A333

Hainan Airlines (HU): A346, B788

Vietnam Airlines (VN): A321

Air France (AF): B77W

Garuda Indonesia (GA): B77W

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL): B77E

Air China: B744, A321

Hong Kong Airlines: A320

Types:

Airbus:

A300B4-203, A300-600R, A310-200, A310-300,A319-100, A320-100, A320-200, A321-200, A330-200, A330-300, A340-300, A340-500, A340-600, A380-800

ATR:

ATR-72-500

British Aerospace:

BAe-146

Boeing:

B717-200, B737-200, B737-300, B737-400, B737-500, B737-700, B737-800, B747-200, B747-300, B747-400, B747-400ER, B757-200, B767-200, B767-300, B777-200, B777-200ER, B777-300, B777-300ER, B787-8

DeHavilland Canada:

DHC-8-300

Embraer:

ERJ-145, ERJ-170

Fokker:

F-27 Friendship, F-50

Lockheed:

C-130 Hercules

McDonnell Douglas:

DC-10-30

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2016 Highlights:

  • Told by Thai Lion (I'll excuse the language barrier, it was more hilarious than anything) to take off my dress if i wanted to sit in Emergency exit row as no skirts were allowed..

It's nice to put on a nice dress and go flying. Ok, maybe not for most of you, but if you enjoyed that sort of thing, who am I to argue? :p

Ah ok, it's clearer now why your particular Thai Lion flight was so significant :p

 

 

 

Believe it would be easier to list down the ones you haven't tried :p

But how far do you go back in time ?

The Hindenburgh blimp ? Hitching a ride with the Wright brothers ?!

(not that I'm implying Ms Suzanne goes that far back in time though) :D

Edited by BC Tam

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I remember the pilot's announcement when flying on MSA's B731 from SZB to QPG (then, it was KUL-SIN) .....

I don't think I ever travelled on MSA :)

My earliest (very vague) recollection was on CX's CV880 flying BKI-MNL-HKG

(admittedly, I would not have had the faintest knowledge back then as to what make or model of flying object that was transporting me then to my dotting grandparents at Fragrant Harbour)

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I don't think I ever travelled on MSA :)

My earliest (very vague) recollection was on CX's CV880 flying BKI-MNL-HKG

(admittedly, I would not have had the faintest knowledge back then as to what make or model of flying object that was transporting me then to my dotting grandparents at Fragrant Harbour)

 

BC, your family were originally from Fragrant Harbor?

Edited by S V Choong

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mine...

 

MH - F50, 734, 735, DC10, MD11, 330, 332, 772, 744

AK - 733, 320

FY - F50

SQ - 772, 310, 343

QR - 330

EK - 77?, 332 forgot aaa....routing was KUL-DAC-DXB-IST (v.v)

MZ - 732, F100

GA - 734, DC10

 

Aegean - 320

Air Asia - 733, 320

Air Asia X - 343, 333

Air Berlin - DHC-8

Air France - 320, 321

Alitalia - 320

American Airlines - 77W

AnadoluJet - 73G

Austrian - 321

Berjaya Air - DHC-7

British Airways - 734, 319, 320, 321, 763

Cathay Pacific - 333

CityJet - AR8

EasyJet - 319, 320

Egyptair - 738

Emirates - 772, 332

Estonian Air (RIP) - E70

Etihad - 332, 346

Firefly - F50, AT7

FlyBE - SF3

Garuda Indonesia - 734, DC10, 738, 333, 77W

Hornbill Skyways - EC35

Icelandair - 752

Jetstar Asia - 320

KLM - F70, 738

Kuwait Airways - 343

LAN - 788

LOT - DHC-8

Malaysia Airlines - F50, 734, 735, 738, DC10, MD11, 330, 332, 772, 744, 333, 388

Malindo - AT7, 738, 739

MASwings - DHT, AT7

Merpati Nusantara - 732, 100

Niki - E90

Norwegian - 738

Peach - 320

Qantas - 738

Qatar Airways - 330

Royal Brunei - 319, 320, 788

Royal Jordanian - 788

Royal Malaysian Air Force - LOH

Ryanair - 738

Singapore Airlines - 772, 310, 343

Swiss - 319

TAROM - 318

Thai Airways - AB3

Thai Smile - 320

Tiger Airways - 320

Transavia - 738, 320

Turkish Airlines - 738, 321, 332, 333, 343

Vietnam Airlines - 321, 332, 789

WOWair - 320

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Mine are as follows:-

 

MH F50

MH B734

MH B738

MH A330

MH B744

MH B772

MH A388

 

OD B738

 

FY ATR72

 

MW ATR72

 

SQ B772

SQ A310

SQ A343

 

AK A320

 

D7 A330

 

FD A320

 

QZ A320

 

3K A320

 

QR A346

QR B77W

EK B772

EK B77W

GF A343

GF A330

 

KL B772

KL B77W

KL B737

KL ERJ

 

BA A320

BA A319

BA B744

BA B772

 

EI A320

 

FR B737

 

FI B753

FI B753

 

AA B772

AA B77W

AA CRJ 200

AA B717

 

UA B772

UA A320

UA ERJ

 

US A320

 

DL MD80

 

B6 ERJ

 

SW B737

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I don't think I ever travelled on MSA :)

My earliest (very vague) recollection was on CX's CV880 flying BKI-MNL-HKG

(admittedly, I would not have had the faintest knowledge back then as to what make or model of flying object that was transporting me then to my dotting grandparents at Fragrant Harbour)

 

I started on the Fokker F-27 from TWU and then B737-2H6 Advs. Was told by my parents that I have been on the SIA B737-112s too, between BKI-SIN. Could have also been B727-212 Advs. Can anyone confirm if the B727-200 Advs or B737-112 flew between BKI-SIN between late 1970s to 1982? Mr. BC Tam??

 

Thanks

Edited by S V Choong

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Malaysia Airlines - B737, B747, B777, A300, A310, A330


MAS Wings - ATR72


Firefly - B737


AirAsia - A320


AirAsia X - A330


Malindo - B737


Royal Brunei - B757, B767, B787, A320


Thai Airways - A300, A340


Vietnam Airlines - A321


Sri Lankan Airlines - A330


Uzbekistan Airlines - B757, IL62, IL86, TU154


Dragonair - A320, A321, A330


Cathay Pacific - A330, A340, B747


Emirates - B777, A340


Qatar Airways - A330, A340


KLM - B737, B747, B777


British Airways - A320


Aeroflot - A320


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..... Can anyone confirm if the B727-200 Advs or B737-112 flew between BKI-SIN between late 1970s to 1982? Mr. BC Tam??

I cannot be 100% sure, but I sort of remember that SQ did not start flying into BKI until quite a while after the MSA split. Maybe it's to do with the 'inheritance' issue where SQ got the international rights whilst MH kept the domestic routes; BKI-SIN was deemed a domestic flight in MH's books for a long long time, a very lucrative monopoly

So, while it's pretty safe to assume the B737-112 did fly BKI-SIN in MSA colours, MH's B737-200s probably did the job from 1972

As for the B727s, I suspect they had been retired by SQ before they commenced BKI services - I could be wrong though

Hope that helped :)

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IIRC, SQ replaced the B737s with B727s. These were in turn replaced by B757s and A310s.


I never managed to fly on SQ's B737s but did so on the other aircraft types.

 

My next target is to get the A350 to SFO - the return fares are pretty attractive.... :)


I don't think I ever travelled on MSA :)
My earliest (very vague) recollection was on CX's CV880 flying BKI-MNL-HKG
(admittedly, I would not have had the faintest knowledge back then as to what make or model of flying object that was transporting me then to my dotting grandparents at Fragrant Harbour)

Yeah, MSA was a long, long time ago.

 

I remember sending my mother off at SZB and she flew on DC-3s and Comet 4C's.... Can't remember if she flew on F-27s, though.

 

I vividly remember the DC-3's noises as it taxied and took off - two distinct types of noises as the engines rev up to speed from taxi speed.


Yup, those CX Convairs were a common sight at SZB...

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Yeah, MSA was a long, long time ago.

Yes it was, and I do have some vague recollection of those yellow and black colours at BKI

Thing is we (my family) did not have any reason to travel west to KUL or SIN back in those days and we never did as far as I can recall. HKG was more frequently visited and hence CX (in the classical green and white livery) has been etched dominantly in my childhood memories - MSA did not fly BKI-HKG as far as I know. Only later on did the red liveried MAS planes came about, and we sort of alternated between CX and MH when we did our trips "back home" to Fragrant Harbour (much at whim and fancy of Dad's favorite local travel agent back then, online booking not even being as any distant fantasy in those days) :)

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I have some rather vivid memories actually. On one SQ 727 ride - i remember remarking to my dad as we boarded through the rear airstairs - "wow, this thing has a hole in the backside" (I remember cause my dad asked me not to be so crude).

..... that is so inviting of some pretty crude remarks !! :D

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..... that is so inviting of some pretty crude remarks !! :D

Haha... Suzanne is implying that pax entered the plane via the a-hole!? (Just to be cruder!) lol

 

By the way, wonder if the B717, DC-9 or MD-80s and MD-90s have the same back door as well?

 

D.B.Cooper surely has given the backdoor a run for the money! :)

Edited by S V Choong

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Here's mine to share..

 

Malaysia Airlines B734,B738, B777

Xiamen Air B757

MASWings ATR72

Fireflyz ATR72

Berjaya Air DHC7

Malindo B739

Vietnam Airlines A321

Air Asia A320

AirAsia X A330

China Southern A320

China Eastern Yunnan B735

Air China B737

Edited by Li Ren

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AirAsia - B733, A320

AirAsia X - A333

All Nippon Airways - B763

Ansett Australia - B743, B762

Austrian Airlines - A320, B772

Bangkok Airways - A319, A320

Berjaya Air - DHC7

British Airways - A320, B734, B752, B763

Cathay Pacific - B743, B744, B77W

China Southern Airlines - B735, B752

China Airlines - A306, B744

Finnair - A320

Firefly - ATR72

Jetstar Asia - A320

Korean Air - MD11

Lufthansa - A320

Malaysia Airlines - A332, A333, B732, B734, B735, B738, B744, B772, DC10

Qantas - B744, B763

Scoot - B789

Singapore Airlines - A313, A333, A388, B744, B772, B773, B77W

Silkair - A319, A320

South African Airways - A306

Sri Lankan Airlines - A320, A343

Thai Airways - A306, B734, B772

Thai AirAsia - A320

Tigerair - A319, A320

Virgin Australia - B738

Edited by geoff.leo

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Mine list is as follows

 

MAS F27, B732 B734 B738, A333, B744, A388

(Sadly...not on a B772)

AirAsia A320, A333

Malindo ATR72, B738, B739

Firefly ATR72

JAL B763

SIA B772, A330

Cathay B744

USair A321, B757

Thai B772

Shanghai B738

Xiamen B738

Edited by Vicknesh PS

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Updating:

 

Malaysia Airlines (MH): F27, F50, B732, B734, B735, B738, B744, B77E, A300B4-200, A332, A333, DC-10-30

Air Asia (AK) - B733, A320

Singapore Airlines (SQ): A312, A313, B742, B743, B77E, B77W, B744 (-412, -4H6), B773, A388, A333

Cathay Pacific Airways (CX): A343, B773, A333, B744 (-412), B77W

Dragonair (KA): A320, A321, A333

Korean Air (KE): A333, B743, B744, B77W, A388, B748

Philippine Airlines (PR): A300B4-200

Shenzhen Airlines (ZH): B733, B738

Xiamen Airlines (MF): B737-700, B738

Shanghai Airlines (FM): B738, B752

Qantas Airways (QF): B733, B734, B763, B744, B747-438ER, B712, A332

Qantas New Zealand (QF): BAe146

Air New Zealand (NZ): B732, B733, B762, B763, A320, ATR72-500

Ansett New Zealand (AN): BAe146

Pelita Air, Indonesia (6D): Hercules C-130

Freedomair, NZ (SJ): B733

Origin Pacific Airways, NZ (QO): DHC-8

Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF): B752, Hercules C-130

Jetstar.com (JQ): A320, A321

LAN Chile (LA): A343

Polynesian Blue (DJ): B738

Pacific Blue (DJ): B738

China Southern Airlines (CZ): ERJ145

Japan Airlines (JL): B763

Emirates Airlines (EK): A345, A388, B77W

Air Pacific (FJ): B763

V Australia (VA): B77W

VirginBlue (DJ): E170

Virgin Australia: B738

Tiger Airways Australia (TT): A320-200

Silk Air (MI): A320-100

China Eastern (MU): B733, A300B4-600R

Royal Brunei (BI): B77E, A319

Thai Airways (TG): B772, B744, A388, B77W, A346, A333

Hainan Airlines (HU): A346, B788

Vietnam Airlines (VN): A321

Air France (AF): B77W

Garuda Indonesia (GA): B77W

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL): B77E

Air China: B744, A321

Hong Kong Airlines: A320

 

 

 

 

Types:

 

Airbus:

A300B4-203, A300-600R, A310-200, A310-300,A319-100, A320-100, A320-200, A321-200, A330-200, A330-300, A340-300, A340-500, A340-600, A380-800

 

ATR:

ATR-72-500

 

British Aerospace:

BAe-146

 

Boeing:

B717-200, B737-200, B737-300, B737-400, B737-500, B737-700, B737-800, B747-200, B747-300, B747-400, B747-400ER, B747-8i, B757-200, B767-200, B767-300, B777-200, B777-200ER, B777-300, B777-300ER, B787-8

 

DeHavilland Canada:

DHC-8-300

 

Embraer:

ERJ-145, ERJ-170

 

Fokker:

F-27 Friendship, F-50

 

Lockheed:

C-130 Hercules

 

McDonnell Douglas:

DC-10-30

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Edited by S V Choong

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