leon t 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2009 am sure AA X will rerconfigure the 2 leased A343s into 2 Class with maximum seats in EY and have IFE as it charges for usgae - just like as in its onwed A330s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azri M. 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2009 am sure AA X will rerconfigure the 2 leased A343s into 2 Class with maximum seats in EY and have IFE as it charges for usgae - just like as in its onwed A330s. Yes it will, but reconfiguration is next year. THis year, they will use portable IFE with the current seat am sure AA X will rerconfigure the 2 leased A343s into 2 Class with maximum seats in EY and have IFE as it charges for usgae - just like as in its onwed A330s. Yes it will, but reconfiguration is next year. THis year, they will use portable IFE with minor alteration to the seat. The seat configuration when booking on airasia website is 2-4-2 (economy) and 2-2-2 (business), which is the same as the current AirCanada A340 leased aircraft (shown by azizul above). I believe next year, it will be even more packed seats. (can they do 3-4-3??) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted February 1, 2009 If i'm not mistaken , departure is on the 3rd . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syed A Ridhwan 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2009 If i'm not mistaken , departure is on the 3rd . Negative. Now, apparently the ETA for Alpha Bravo is scheduled to be on Friday, 6 February 2009. Masa tidak diketahui. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted February 5, 2009 Received following from James-Stansted: 9M-XAB A340-300 Air Asia landed Stansted 21:52 hrs 04/02/2009; parking stand A15 (registration as callsign) ... ex C-GDVW... So, it's enroute, guys !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted February 5, 2009 Received following from James-Stansted: 9M-XAB A340-300 Air Asia landed Stansted 21:52 hrs 04/02/2009; parking stand A15 (registration as callsign) ... ex C-GDVW... So, it's enroute, guys !!! So this is the puppy taking me to STN next May 12! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 1 Report post Posted February 6, 2009 Negative. Now, apparently the ETA for Alpha Bravo is scheduled to be on Friday, 6 February 2009. Masa tidak diketahui. Received following from James-Stansted: 9M-XAB A340-300 Air Asia landed Stansted 21:52 hrs 04/02/2009; parking stand A15 (registration as callsign) ... ex C-GDVW... So, it's enroute, guys !!! Naim, This is the puppy in KUL at 1835 just now... all the way from Stansted Wx was cloudy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharil Abdul Rahman 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2009 ooooh, its here! My ride to STN in april! SAE has their own paint shop? At least the plane has tasted the STN-KUL route before it opens itself to public. And an unmarked passenger plane is always funny looking in my book Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted February 6, 2009 This is the puppy in KUL at 1835 just now... all the way from Stansted Thanks for the pic, Mr N. Now I wonder where seat row #20 is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Azizul Ramli 2 Report post Posted February 6, 2009 Very exciting seeing both leased aircrafts, MH's B738 and D7's A343 have safely landed in their new home with their respective new operators, at around the same time - co-incidentally. Malaysian aviation enthusiasts really have a good reason to celebrate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syed A Ridhwan 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2009 SAE has their own paint shop? The last I heard, the paint job will be done by MH's MRO in SZB, not SAE. Anyone to clarify this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted February 7, 2009 I saw it in SAE today . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fitri Shukri 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2009 Thanks for the photo Norman. Looks like a lot of liquid paper applied on the A340 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syed A Ridhwan 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2009 I saw it in SAE today . Yup, yup. Saw her in SAE yesterday, too. Was planning to do some spotting, only to be asked to leave by the men in blue.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Azizul Ramli 2 Report post Posted February 12, 2009 From the rumoured 2, D7 now wants 5 A343. Germany, France and New Zealand are next after Japan. Agence France-Presse - 2/12/2009 9:49 AM GMT AirAsia X wants to lease five A340-300s: CEO http://news.my.msn.com/regional/article.as...umentid=2474376 Long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X wants to lease up to five Airbus A340-300s so it can fly to new markets in Europe and New Zealand, its chief executive said Thursday. "For the right price, we would like to lease five A340-300s, although they are in tight supply," chief executive Azran Osman Rani told Dow Jones Newswires. "Depending on the availability of the aircraft, we want to move to new markets like Germany, France and New Zealand." AirAsia X, the long-haul unit of Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd, currently flies to Australia's Gold Coast, Perth and Melbourne, and Hangzhou in China. It will start flying to London next month. The carrier currently has a fleet of three A330s and one longer-range A340. An affiliate of regional low-cost carrier AirAsia and Virgin Group, AirAsia X was launched in January 2007. AirAsia and AirAsia X have common shareholders, including AirAsia founder and CEO Tony Fernandes. Richard Branson's Virgin Group has taken a 20 percent stake in AirAsia X. More airlines are opting to lease aircraft than buy them as the global economic downturn puts a squeeze on corporate finances, Singapore-based aircraft leasing firm BOC Aviation said last month. Azran has said previously that he sees "a lot of business opportunities" despite the deteriorating global economy. AirAsia X said last month it hoped to launch flights to at least three destinations in Japan by year-end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon 3 Report post Posted February 13, 2009 New Zealand...wow... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted February 13, 2009 Getting a bit ambitious aren't they? Three destinations in Japan - Narita/Haneda, Kansai/Itami, Nagoya Centrair International? The process for applying visa to Japan is not easy and straight forward (like the visa to PR China). I wonder how many Malaysian will get to fly there for holiday! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted February 13, 2009 Let's see how is response to UK before deciding on other Europe destinations. IMHO Germany maybe a bit difficult because there is a language barrier, plus don't think that many businessman/tourist visit Malaysia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted February 13, 2009 Let's see how is response to UK before deciding on other Europe destinations. IMHO Germany maybe a bit difficult because there is a language barrier, plus don't think that many businessman/tourist visit Malaysia. Some resorts in Langkawi have German noticeboards. Achtung bitte! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syed A Ridhwan 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2009 New Zealand...wow... They talked about this some time ago. Let's see how soon are they going to implement this route. Gonna keep a close watch on this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharil Abdul Rahman 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2009 (edited) Getting a bit ambitious aren't they? Three destinations in Japan - Narita/Haneda, Kansai/Itami, Nagoya Centrair International? The process for applying visa to Japan is not easy and straight forward (like the visa to PR China). I wonder how many Malaysian will get to fly there for holiday! Personally i know a few of my friends ( me including ) that will gladly go though the haggle of the Japan visa. Imagine, a RM 500 fare ticket to japan, or even a RM 0 ticket to get some awesome tuna at the tsukiji market.... And about New Zeland - Please do Air Asia! Been wanting to go to New Zeland and visit middle earth... Edited February 13, 2009 by Sharil Abdul Rahman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted February 13, 2009 Personally i know a few of my friends ( me including ) that will gladly go though the haggle of the Japan visa. Imagine, a RM 500 fare ticket to japan, or even a RM 0 ticket to get some awesome tuna at the tsukiji market.... Yes, same here. I love Japan, whatever it takes to get there. After the Saudi visa nightmare, Japan is a cinch. And about New Zeland - Please do Air Asia! Been wanting to go to New Zeland and visit middle earth... At the risk of overdosing on Middle Earth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mohd khalifah 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2009 AirAsia X wants to lease five A340-300s:CEO Long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X wants to lease up to five Airbus A340-300s so it can fly to new markets in Europe and New Zealand, its chief executive said Thursday. "For the right price, we would like to lease five A340-300s, although they are in tight supply," chief executive Azran Osman Rani told Dow Jones Newswires. "Depending on the availability of the aircraft, we want to move to new markets like Germany, France and New Zealand." AirAsia X, the long-haul unit of Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd, currently flies to Australia's Gold Coast, Perth and Melbourne, and Hangzhou in China. It will start flying to London next month. The carrier currently has a fleet of three A330s and one longer-range A340. An affiliate of regional low-cost carrier AirAsia and Virgin Group, AirAsia X was launched in January 2007. AirAsia and AirAsia X have common shareholders, including AirAsia founder and CEO Tony Fernandes. Richard Branson's Virgin Group has taken a 20 percent stake in AirAsia X. More airlines are opting to lease aircraft than buy them as the global economic downturn puts a squeeze on corporate finances, Singapore-based aircraft leasing firm BOC Aviation said last month. Azran has said previously that he sees "a lot of business opportunities" despite the deteriorating global economy. AirAsia X said last month it hoped to launch flights to at least three destinations in Japan by year-end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mulyadir Fitri 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2009 The delivery flight, by Azran himself. http://blog.airasia.com/index.php/bringing...king-delivery-o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Azizul Ramli 2 Report post Posted February 22, 2009 Copied from Azran Osman-Rani's post (D7's CEO) from the delivery flight post in AirAsia's Blog as mentioned above: Xcalibur will also see us pioneering a new standard of seat comfort. As you can see, the XL seats are full business class seats that will provide executive-level comfort for prices comparable to economy fares on other legacy carriers, and a fraction of typical business-class fares. Next year, we’re even looking at replacing these seats with full lie-flat bed seats. Even the economy class seats are the most comfortable in AirAsia’s fleet – with legroom, width and recline comparable to any premium airline. XL Class (Business) Initially, these seats will not be equipped with in-seat entertainment screens. These will be introduced when we refit the aircraft next year. However, we will be providing portable media players for rent during the long London flights. Wish us well as we keep pushing the envelope and take low-cost travel to new heights! Look out for Xcalibur on its debut flight on London on 11 March. Economy Class Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
