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  • ANA To Ground All Boeing 787 Dreamliners After Latest Glitch

    All Nippon Airways will ground its entire fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners after one of their planes made an emergency landing in Japan on Wednesday local time.
    Wednesday’s incident involved reports of smoke in the cabin aboard a flight from Yamaguchi-Ube Airport to Tokyo-Haneda. The plane made an emergency landing at Takamatsu Airport and all 137 passengers evacuated by emergency slides, but none were injured according to NHK.

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    • Originally posted by Banuthev View Post
      Sadnews. As reported on Flightglobal, most of the Aerosvit aircraft will be trasfered to UIA. All the B763s are to be returned to lessor and will be replaced by five ex-Air India B772s which are due to join the UIA fleet after next two months.
      Ukrainian Aviation Landscape Changes as Aerosvit Declares Bankruptcy - http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/th...ankruptcy.html

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      • Originally posted by Highflyer View Post
        Ukrainian Aviation Landscape Changes as Aerosvit Declares Bankruptcy - http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/th...ankruptcy.html
        @Highflyer - This website is belongs to our Kflyer :-)
        @Kflyer - So UIA is going to be the single national carrier for Ukraine. I would think Ukraine is better focus on one airline due to higher operational costs etc.. . What is your thought ?

        According to Skyliners following Aerosvit aircraft will be re-registered to UIA.

        Boeing 737 -84R 38119 3962 UR-PSE Ukraine International ferried 10/11jan13 KBP-SAW-KBP for transfer & re-registration ex UR-AAN
        Boeing 737 -84R 38120 4018 UR-PSF Ukraine International ferried 14/15jan13 KBP-SAW-KBP for transfer & re-registration ex UR-AAO

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        • Originally posted by ecureilx View Post
          5J is already gearing up, to bypass the ban, by wet leasing Aircraft ..

          And PR may go the same way ..

          The ban for PR allows current routes but excludes new routes, then again, I am still not clear on how the FAA ban impacts EU ops, as PR is never keen to grow to EU and fight with the likes of EK, QR, and such ..

          Of course, there is a large Filipino community in Europe - Uk, Norway and Germany, and the number of ticket sales MNL- to those destination is high ..
          Not sure Cebu Pacific (5J) going for dry lease or wet lease. But Reportedly 5J has signed firm order for factory-fresh Eight A333s which will begin the operation from October 2013/2014. CIT Aerospace is going to be a Lessor for four of those A333s however Lessor for remaining four A333s are still unknown. LCC, 5J will make use of maximum seating capacity on the A333s which are likely to be configured as 436Y to serve the high density routes like Dubai starting on 7-Oct-2013. It's a first time I heard of 436Y configured A333. Hopefully leg-room won't be an issue for these aircraft because A333 could handle maximum seating capacity of 440Y.

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          • Originally posted by Banuthev View Post
            @umedhah - I am new to know about Fiji Airways but I am glad they are getting a new aircraft. Presently they have 4 x B737s and 2 x B747s, according to Planespotters.net. Does Fiji has sufficient passenger traffic to grow the aviation in the country ?
            Hi Banu... yes Fiji is like a Tourist Destination (Tropical Island) in Pacific Ocean.. Similar to Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean. Lot of NZers, Ausis, travel to Fiji as quick summer getaway. I think Air Pacific AKA Fiji Airways use 2 flights a day between AKL & Nadi. They used the 747s before between Fiji & US via AKL. However, i havent seen their 747s in AKL for ages. Mainly their 737s.
            ​Umedha Hettigoda ®

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            • Originally posted by Banuthev View Post
              LCC, 5J will make use of maximum seating capacity on the A333s which are likely to be configured as 436Y to serve the high density routes like Dubai starting on 7-Oct-2013.
              yah, but if they do high density, they will never break into the North American Market - the North American market is minting money for PR because of the luggage allowance - even a one tech-stop in Guam makes it worth while for people to travel PR vs others ..

              And if you have seen the size of the Balikbayan boxes- you will be amazed .. right to the maximum weight limit.

              Same goes for Mid-east - a lot of Filipino traffic is always returning with large and large boxes - if their is a weight penalty, it will make the route not worth while ..

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              • Originally posted by umedhah View Post
                Hi Banu... yes Fiji is like a Tourist Destination (Tropical Island) in Pacific Ocean.. Similar to Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean. Lot of NZers, Ausis, travel to Fiji as quick summer getaway. I think Air Pacific AKA Fiji Airways use 2 flights a day between AKL & Nadi. They used the 747s before between Fiji & US via AKL. However, i havent seen their 747s in AKL for ages. Mainly their 737s.
                err .. like Sri Lanka ? no, I guess not .. Fijian Tourism board has done wonders, so much so, a lot of European / American Charters do deliver loads of tourists to Fiji ..

                Fiji is one of the top dive destinations, and the Fijian people are quite organised in that area despite their domestic squabbles ..

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                • Originally posted by ecureilx View Post
                  err .. like Sri Lanka ? no, I guess not .. Fijian Tourism board has done wonders, so much so, a lot of European / American Charters do deliver loads of tourists to Fiji ..

                  Fiji is one of the top dive destinations, and the Fijian people are quite organised in that area despite their domestic squabbles ..
                  True Ecureilx... I agree with ya... No Bullsh*t politics like we have in SL
                  ​Umedha Hettigoda ®

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                  • Originally posted by SpookyFlyer View Post
                    ANA To Ground All Boeing 787 Dreamliners After Latest Glitch

                    All Nippon Airways will ground its entire fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners after one of their planes made an emergency landing in Japan on Wednesday local time.
                    Wednesday’s incident involved reports of smoke in the cabin aboard a flight from Yamaguchi-Ube Airport to Tokyo-Haneda. The plane made an emergency landing at Takamatsu Airport and all 137 passengers evacuated by emergency slides, but none were injured according to NHK.

                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20130116_13.html
                    What is the current update on dreamliner ?



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                    • Originally posted by Banuthev View Post
                      What is the current update on dreamliner ?
                      Boeing hasn't slowed production of its 787 Dreamliner despite the federal probe that has grounded the jet

                      A federal probe into electrical fires has grounded all 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners around the world. But Boeing has little choice but to keep its assembly lines in South Carolina and Washington State running at their normal pace, building five jets a month. A significant slowdown in production, let alone a full shutdown, would be too costly for both Boeing and its suppliers who are counting on making parts for the aircraft.

                      Despite a federal probe into battery fires that has grounded the Dreamliner, Boeing assembly lines won't slow down.

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                      • The first painted AA 777-300 taxiing to the terminal to operate the inaugural flight later on tonight! Flight 963 DFW-GRU will be the first flight of the 77W for American as well as the first for a US carrier. Photo: Andy Egloff.



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                        • Originally posted by ecureilx View Post
                          yah, but if they do high density, they will never break into the North American Market - the North American market is minting money for PR because of the luggage allowance - even a one tech-stop in Guam makes it worth while for people to travel PR vs others ..

                          And if you have seen the size of the Balikbayan boxes- you will be amazed .. right to the maximum weight limit.

                          Same goes for Mid-east - a lot of Filipino traffic is always returning with large and large boxes - if their is a weight penalty, it will make the route not worth while ..
                          As you said this Dubai route doesn't worth if their is a weight penaly, that's why Cebu Pacific has brought up a prepaid-baggage allowance of upto 35kg. But they have to do cheaper rates to DXB in-order to compete with Emirates, which is quite established in MNL by offering three flights per day onboard B777s. Also Emirates, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Etihad, Gulf air, Kuwaiti, Qatari and Saudia are the other airlines that provide better connections for passengers to/from MNL.

                          If they are entering North American Market, they may configure some aircraft with less seats to carry more cargo like PAL. Wondering why less US flights are operating between North America and the Philippines when filipinos are being the 2nd largest asian population (3.4Mm) in USA. I am quite sure Filipinos in EU and US are quite wealthy not like the ones in the Gulf. So Filipios from US are afford to fly on VFR, Holiday...

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                          • Originally posted by Banuthev View Post
                            As you said this Dubai route doesn't worth if their is a weight penaly, that's why Cebu Pacific has brought up a prepaid-baggage allowance of upto 35kg. But they have to do cheaper rates to DXB in-order to compete with Emirates, which is quite established in MNL by offering three flights per day onboard B777s. Also Emirates, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Etihad, Gulf air, Kuwaiti, Qatari and Saudia are the other airlines that provide better connections for passengers to/from MNL.

                            If they are entering North American Market, they may configure some aircraft with less seats to carry more cargo like PAL. Wondering why less US flights are operating between North America and the Philippines when filipinos are being the 2nd largest asian population (3.4Mm) in USA. I am quite sure Filipinos in EU and US are quite wealthy not like the ones in the Gulf. So Filipios from US are afford to fly on VFR, Holiday...

                            Well, Filipinos traveling between US and PH are a captive market .. and very price conscious ..

                            And no, the PhilAms (as Filipino Americans like to be called) aren't necessarily rich or well to do ..

                            See the following report in Daily mail, for what happens with their money !!



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                            • As loaded in Amadeus, Qantas will operate 7pw on SYD-DXB-LHR and another 7pw MEL-DXB-LHR, both flights will be operated by Super jumbos in Summer 2013. So Kangaroo route is becoming as Falcan route effec 31 Mar 2013. I heard Qantas is also looking to revamp the network to Singapore and Hong Kong. It's not very clear yet whether Singapore and Hong Kong services are going to be expanded or reduced. Do you know if Qantas currently operate to DXB ? What aircraft do they use ?

                              Originally posted by SpookyFlyer View Post
                              Emirates was strong in itself , i dont know why they chose to partner with Qantas!! Emirates has great connections to Australia and new zealand , I think it's Qantas who is desperate to join with emirates!

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                              • Originally posted by Banuthev View Post
                                As loaded in Amadeus, Qantas will operate 7pw on SYD-DXB-LHR and another 7pw MEL-DXB-LHR both flights will be operated by Super jumbos in Summer 2013. So Kangaroo route is becoming as Falcan route effec 31 Mar 2013. I heard Qantas is also looking to revamp the network to Singapore and Hong Kong. It's not very clear yet whether Singapore and Hong Kong services are going to be expanded or reduced. Do you know if Qantas currently operate to DXB ? What aircraft do they use ?
                                I have never seen a QF flight in DXB!

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