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  • SpookyFlyer
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2011
    • 187

    #1726
    Originally posted by vishwa
    Hi All just a thought.. Can anyone explain why EK uses two different routes for thier Aussie flights
    EX:01 (on 03/02/2016)

    EX: 02 (on 02/02/2016)

    Same flights vis two different routes..
    Flight path is depends on Weight (pax + cargo), climate, capacity of the aircraft and fuel onboard. The cruising altitude & speed also change according to the route of the flight. By changing these variables they can reduce cost and avoid air traffic as well as give more comfort to the passengers throughout the flight.

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    • Aaqib
      Senior Member
      • Apr 2013
      • 474

      #1727
      68th Independence Day of SriLanka (SLAF - Air Show)

      A fly-past by the SriLanka Airforce to commemorate the 68th year of Independence of the Nation from Colonial rule.
      Note the Chengdu F7, MiG27, Antonov An-24, Xian MA60, Harbin Y-12, Beechcraft Super King Air and the Hercules C-130 aircraft along with the Mi24 and Bell helicopters



      - Aaqib Hussain
      http://www.youtube.com/@theflyinglankan

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      • Sandaru
        Administrator
        • Oct 2015
        • 361

        #1728



        Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-86N type aircraft (Registration no. PK-CLA) performing flight SJ2014 from Medan (KNO),Indonesia landed at Colombo at local time 9.18AM.

        The return flight SJ2015 departed from Colombo at 2.35PM

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        • banuthev
          Administrator
          • Dec 2010
          • 3945

          #1729
          Originally posted by Sandaru

          Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-86N type aircraft (Registration no. PK-CLA) performing flight SJ2014 from Medan (KNO),Indonesia landed at Colombo at local time 9.18AM.

          The return flight SJ2015 departed from Colombo at 2.35PM
          Any reason for the visit?

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          • vishwa
            Senior Member
            • Feb 2014
            • 153

            #1730
            Seems they are kind of charter flights.. another one spotted on 02/10/2016

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            • vishwa
              Senior Member
              • Feb 2014
              • 153

              #1731
              Any idea about this then!

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              • Sandaru
                Administrator
                • Oct 2015
                • 361

                #1732
                Originally posted by vishwa
                Any idea about this then!
                Not a stranger to Colombo airport. I've seen Volga-Dnepr Airlines Illushin IL76TD aircrafts landing at Colombo as well as Mattala. But rare!

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                • vishwa
                  Senior Member
                  • Feb 2014
                  • 153

                  #1733
                  Ok, seems this is kind of special flight to handle huge air cargo

                  Volga-Dnepr Group is the world leader in outsize and heavyweight air cargo, now offering a unique 'Cargo Supermarket' service to deliver most effective logistics solutions

                  today that flight left BIA to some other destination towards Aussie..?

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                  • vishwa
                    Senior Member
                    • Feb 2014
                    • 153

                    #1734
                    Yes, it is going to Aussie

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                    • Sandaru
                      Administrator
                      • Oct 2015
                      • 361

                      #1735


                      Isn't this something special??

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                      • ecureilx
                        Senior Member
                        • Dec 2010
                        • 616

                        #1736
                        Pardon the quality, I forgot the Camera and used my Mobile phone

                        Guess where ?



                        Changi Air Base, with a RC135 and a F50 (converted to carry Harpoon)



                        Scoot 787 Seen in Changi



                        Scoot 787 Seen in Changi *different pad* - you can see the EK 380 tail in the Cargo area - remote parking.



                        One of the few remaining 747-400s of SQ - an F Model



                        Changi - an EK 380, with few SQ birds and the Scoot's classic yellow



                        Sasco / ST Aero Changi - with their big client - Fedex. Used to see a few MD 11s when they were primarily in Paya Lebar.

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                        • ecureilx
                          Senior Member
                          • Dec 2010
                          • 616

                          #1737
                          Pardon the quality, I forgot the Camera and used my Mobile phone

                          Villamor Air Base - Manila

                          A S76 and a Cessna trainer and part of the massive unplanned city of Manila - it's houses stretching for miles and miles and home to almost 15 million of the country's total population of just below 100 million, all cramped at the rate of 12,000 heads per square kilometer ..



                          Manila - from Left, the Macro Asia Hanger, with an LH 388, and on the right, a couple of Biz Jets, and the new logo of 5J (from Cebu Pacific Air.com - to Cebu Pacific and a new livery), and in the back, Terminal 3 and mostly 5J tails



                          The regular HK Air / DHL shuttle near T1 Manila, and a PR 330 on the right.



                          A biz jet and EY 773W gleaming in the baking 40 degree sun

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                          • ecureilx
                            Senior Member
                            • Dec 2010
                            • 616

                            #1738
                            Pardon the quality, I forgot the Camera and used my Mobile phone

                            A PR 321 with Sharklets, and as a weight saving measure, no IFE. With J, Premium Economy and Economy classes.



                            One of the few remaining 320s, without sharklets, and being replaced progressively by the new 321s.



                            A wide view of NAIA, with a 330-300 in the active, and the T1/Cargo area on the left



                            PAL 330-300, with the new upgraded Fishbone seats.



                            PR / PAL territory - Terminal 2 NAIA.

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                            • ecureilx
                              Senior Member
                              • Dec 2010
                              • 616

                              #1739
                              Pardon the quality, I forgot the Camera and used my Mobile phone

                              A PR 321



                              A PR 321 after push back



                              A 5J 330-300, pretty much the metal of choice for 5J, vs PRs 321 which do multiple trips. 5J now flies to Australia, China and Middle East, apart from their previous routes to HK and South East Asia



                              A CX 330-300, heading to the active



                              And the most horrible picture of mine, but something that can't be missed- a BAe 146 Quad Jet ! Still operating in this part of the world, for short runways with Jet Power.

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                              • vishwa
                                Senior Member
                                • Feb 2014
                                • 153

                                #1740
                                Originally posted by Sandaru


                                Isn't this something special??
                                yah i also noticed.. but yesterday (14/02/2016) there was no a single Air China flight from Beijing...

                                may be because of Valtentine.. lol :-)

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