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    the issue of the "sanctioning" of striking cabin crew
    First they came for the sanctioned, striking, cabin crew, and I did not speak out—
    Because I was not a
    sanctioned, striking, cabin crew.

    Then they came for the striking, cabin crew, and I did not speak out—
    Because I was not striking, cabin crew.

    Then they came for the cabin crew, and I did not speak out—
    Because I was not cabin crew.

    Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
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    Ground collision delays Nok Air flights

    THAI BUDGET airline Nok Air Saturday issued a statement warning passengers of possible delays and rescheduling due to a crash between one of its aircraft and a shuttle bus from another budget airline at Don Mueang International Airport on Friday night.

    Both airlines confirmed that no one was injured in the crash.

    According to the statement, the aircraft numbered HS-DBK was parked in the 35th pit at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport on Friday night when a shuttle bus hit its front fuselage. While no one was injured, the incident caused some damage to the plane.

    After the crash, the head of Don Mueang’s aircraft parking control, Nok Air technicians and ground officers were sent to inspect and collect evidence from the scene, notes the statement.

    pics Ground collision delays Nok Air flights

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    Well it seems Qatar have found a use for all those idle aircraft....

    The UK’s aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority, said Thursday that British Airways has requested to wet-lease nine Qatar-registered Airbus A320s and A321s from July 2 through July 16 — coinciding with the proposed strike. The regulator said British Airways also wanted sought to use the aircraft “for additional periods, yet to be defined, for a maximum of two months.”

    The aviation authority said British Airways wanted to continue serving passengers while short-staffed. “The application has been made on the grounds that the lease is justified on the basis of exceptional needs,” the regulator said.

    British Airways May Soon Be Leasing Planes From Qatar Airways - One Mile at a Time

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    AirAsia offers discount tickets to Malaysia, Thailand

    HANOI, 4 July 2017 (VOV)- AirASia has offered discount tickets for flights from Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Danang to Malaysia and Thailand to mark its winning of SKyTrax awards.

    With around US$35 (VND780,000), including taxes and fees, you can get a single ticket to fly from HCM City, Hanoi, Danang, and Nha Trang to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, and Penang.

    The discount tickets are booked on July 3-9 for flights departing from January 15 to August 28, 2018. AirAsia Group CEO, Tony Fernades hopes that AirAsia will be a real community airlines in Southeast Asia in the coming 15 years. AirAsia is a low-cost airlines in Asia with more than 120 destinations in the world.

    http://nwnt.prd.go.th/CenterWeb/News...R6007040010003

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    Three New Chinese Airlines to Descend on Chiang Rai Airport

    CHIANG RAI – Three additional carriers, all focusing on ferrying Chinese tourists to Thailand, are set to descend on Chiang Rai airport this month.

    The trio are Chengdu-based Sichuan Airlines, Loong Air of Hangzhou, and NewGen Airways, Thailand’s largest China-focused charter operator.

    These are the latest batch of international airlines to make Chiang Rai airport, operated by Airports of Thailand Plc, their port of call, catering to the northern Thai province’s fast-growing popularity as a destination for Chinese tourists.

    Beijing Capital Airlines started serving Chiang Rai from Haikou in March this year, after Hong Kong Express Airways’ inauguration of Chiang Rai-Hong Kong service in December last year.

    NewGen has booked 10 charter flights between Chiang Rai and Zhengzhou during July and August using Boeing 737 jets, the airport’s general manager Wisoot Khamyod told the Bangkok Post.

    Sichuan is scheduled to have three weekly flights between Chiang Rai and Chengdu around the middle of this month with Airbus A320 aircraft.

    Loong Air will also start two weekly services on Chiang Rai-Hangzhou on July 15.
    Meanwhile, Thai Lion Air (TLA) will operate a total of 12 charter flights between Chiang Rai and Hubei during July and August using B737s.

    TLA is also set to start Chiang Rai- Guangzhou charter services in September.

    However, TLA’s planned charter flights between Chiang Rai and Changsha, at three weekly, were supposed to start on July 2 but are undergoing some changes to match Chiang Rai airport’s flight curfew from midnight to 6am.

    Before the arrival of the three latest airlines, Chiang Rai served nine airlines, three of them belonging to China-based companies, all connecting to Chinese cities, said Mr Wisoot.

    Chiang Rai is seeing a surge in air traffic, driven largely by Chinese leisure travellers and Thai domestic connection traffic.

    In the eight months to May this fiscal year, Chiang Rai airport saw a 21.2% jump in passenger throughput year-on-year to 1.65 million, with aircraft movements soaring 18.1% to 11,571.

    He said the airport projects an annual growth rate of around 20%. It was designed to handle annual passenger capacity of 3 million.

    Chiang Rai airport is undergoing a three-phase upgrade, costing 6.3 billion baht, over the next 14 years.

    The upgrade centres on improving taxiways and adding more aprons that will raise the airport’s annual passenger handling capacity to 3.3 million.

    With the rapid growth in traffic through Chiang Rai airport, it is becoming necessary to start thinking about a new passenger terminal, said Mr Wisoot.

    Three New Chinese Airlines to Descend on Chiang Rai Airport | Chiang Rai Times English Language Newspaper

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    Lucky Chiang Rai.

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    Plane makes emergency landing after propeller falls off over Sydney




    A regional passenger plane has made an emergency landing at Sydney airport after a propeller reportedly fell off during approach.

    The Regional Express flight from Albury to Sydney – carrying 16 passengers and three crew – made an emergency call on Friday afternoon when it was on approach about 20km from the airport.

    The crew of the Saab 340 said the propeller assembly had “dislodged”, said a Civil Aviation Safety Authority spokesman, Peter Gibson, while photographs of the plane on the ground show the right propeller had fallen off entirely.

    Gibson said the propeller had not yet been located but urged Sydney residents to contact the authorities if it was discovered.

    “It’s important because the Australian Transport Safety Bureau will need to look at the damage to that to get a full understanding of what happened. If anybody finds it, they should contact the police in the first instance.”

    He said the incident was “very, very unusual” and the bureau had tasked three investigators with assessing the cause of the accident.

    “We don’t have any idea at this stage why the propeller should separate from the engine. It’s very early at this point but Casa will be getting detailed reports from Rex about what the pilots observed and the preliminary engineers’ review”.

    He said there were no indications yet that other Saab 340s were at risk or should be suspended from flying.

    According to the ABC, the propeller detached at 6,000 feet, with the flight deck describing it as “just shed[ding] off” on air traffic logs.

    “REX768 we’ve just had *inaudible* engine operations and our propeller has just shed off,” a pilot told controllers.

    “We’ve got normal controls, still be able to fly would require 1-6 right and we should be able to conduct a precautionary landing.”

    While no one was injured, the passengers were offered counselling at Sydney airport.

    https://www.theguardian.com/australi...ff-over-sydney

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    ^ This article is 4 months old - Friday 17 March 2017 15.42
    You had me going for a sec there Harry !


    EDIT:-

    Police have found the propeller that fell off a Regional Express Airlines (REX) plane during a flight from Albury to Sydney last Friday.




    A police helicopter spotted the propeller in bushland off the River Road in Revesby, in Sydney's south-west.
    The bushland the propeller was found within is near Sandakan Road and just metres from many homes.
    The SAAB 340B plane was forced to make an emergency landing after the propeller fell off mid-air on Friday.


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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    Three New Chinese Airlines to Descend on Chiang Rai Airport
    Tourism is doomed.

    Well, at least as far as the classy tourists that were flocking to Thailand previously are concerned.


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    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    Three New Chinese Airlines to Descend on Chiang Rai Airport
    Tourism is doomed.

    Well, at least as far as the classy tourists that were flocking to Thailand previously are concerned.

    Flying Chines Airlines, staying in Chinese owned hotels, touring in Chinese owned coaches and advised by Chinese tour guides to spend all their money in the Chinese owned hotels.

    Nothing confusing about that Cy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by David48atTD View Post
    ^ This article is 4 months old - Friday 17 March 2017 15.42
    You had me going for a sec there Harry !


    EDIT:-

    Police have found the propeller that fell off a Regional Express Airlines (REX) plane during a flight from Albury to Sydney last Friday.




    A police helicopter spotted the propeller in bushland off the River Road in Revesby, in Sydney's south-west.
    The bushland the propeller was found within is near Sandakan Road and just metres from many homes.
    The SAAB 340B plane was forced to make an emergency landing after the propeller fell off mid-air on Friday.


    Mea culpa, sometimes News Crawlers get it wrong.

    Did they find the cause yet?

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    REX propeller fell off because of broken bracket, ATSB report shows

    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post

    Did they find the cause yet?
    A crack in a crucial mounting bracket was the reason a propeller fell off a Regional Express plane last month, the Australian
    Transport Safety Bureau has found.

    The ATSB released their preliminary report into Flight ZL768, which was forced to make an emergency landing after the right propeller fell off mid air.

    The ATSB stated a crack had formed in the propeller mounting flange, where the propeller attaches to the gearbox,
    and moved through to the shaft.

    There was corrosion in a dowel pin bore, where the crack originated, and the ATSB is still investigating whether this
    contributed to the separation of the propeller.

    The report found corrosion or cracking of this kind may not be seen until it reaches the surface, as there are currently
    no routine inspections required of dowel pin bores.



    ATSB chief commissioner Greg Hood said Regional Express quarantined all propeller gearboxes with the same series of shafts that
    was in the affected aircraft. \

    "This is the first known critical failure of this type, initiating within the propeller hub flange of the GE Aviation CT7-9B engine," Mr Hood said.

    "Both the operator and the engine manufacturer have already taken proactive safety action in response to the ATSB's safety advisory notice.

    "GE Aviation is conducting metallurgical analysis on the propeller flange and hardware at its laboratories in Cincinnati, USA.
    They are also inspecting additional propeller gearboxes and reminding all operators to follow maintenance and inspection procedures.

    "GE Aviation will release additional maintenance and inspection recommendations if they become necessary."

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    Well that has rather wide reaching implications, so I hope they get a fucking move on.

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    Fake Australian parts most likely.

    Lucky it didn't scythe into the planes fuselage.

    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille
    Tourism is doomed.
    I'm sure the internet hotel web sites will make a point of alerting their price sensitive customers of the "Chinese" quality prior to them making a non-refundable booking.

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    Airbus and Boeing have both debuted new commercial jets.

    Boeing's 787-10 took to the skies over South Carolina last Friday and spent four hours and fifty eight minutes strutting its stuff.

    The 787-10 is the biggest variant of the 787, also known as the “Dreamliner”. The plane boasts the same 60m wingspan and 574cm cross-section as the 787-8 and 787-9, but at 68m is five metres longer than the 787-9 and can therefore pack in about 38 extra passengers in Boeing's recommended configurations.

    The downside of that extra size is shorter range: at 11,910 km the 787-10 will be comfortable going from Europe to Asia, northern Asia to North America, or from Europe to the United States' west coast. Flights from Australia to the Americas will be a bridge too far.

    Boeing will be able to cover those longer routes with the forthcoming 777-9, leaving the 787-10 a solid option to replace 767s on trans-Atlantic routes while offering an option to replace older 747s, 777s and A340s for longer hops.

    The 787-10 has months of testing ahead of it before it's allowed to carry paying passengers, but the previous two 787 variants have already passed those tests (and overcome battery issues) so Boeing shouldn't have much trouble getting the 787-10 flying by its “first half of 2018” deadline.

    Model Range Seats
    787-8 13,620 km 242
    787-9 14,140 km 290
    787-10 11,910 km 330

    Airbus has also flown a new variant for the first time, as the A319neo hopped from Frankfurt to Toulouse last Friday.



    The A319 is the second smallest member of the A320 family (the A318 is the littlest), offering 124-156 seats and a range of up to 6,950km.

    Model Range Seats
    A321neo 6,850km 185
    A320neo 6,850km 150
    A319neo 6,950km 124

    While the A319 can hop the Atlantic if required, it will likely do duty on shorter routes around the world as its single aisle means it's not well-suited to longer flights.

    The “neo” range offers operators new engine options and the first flight was made with propulsion by CFM International LEAP-1A engines.

    Both plane-makers emphasise lower operating costs as the main benefit of their new birds, as well they might because passenger services offer notoriously low margins.

    Which isn't deterring airlines from sprouting up all over the world to cater to the burgeoning numbers of people with enough cash to fly. Indian and other Asian airlines often place orders for dozens of planes to cater to emerging middle-class travellers. Boeing and Airbus therefore both have long backlogs of orders.

    That's created an opportunity for Commercial Aircraft Corp of China, which thinks it can get a single-aisled 160-seater into the air in mid-2017. Japan's Mitsubishi is working on 88-and-76-seater jets, but has delayed their planned entry to service from 2018 to 2020 as it wrestles electrical issues. ®

    https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/0...or_first_time/

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    ^ Have a read of this, particularly the comments at the end, before you book a flight on a 787 in economy / coach. I just happened to read the article this week.

    https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2015/0...-787/#comments

    The nine-abreast 787 economy seating on an aircraft frequently used for long-haul and ultra-long-haul flights gives passengers less space than any other jet — even the previous lead standard of a 10-abreast 777. Nine-abreast on a Dreamliner means a seat width of 17” or below, narrower even than a short-haul 737, an aircraft for which the six-abreast cabin diameter dates back to the 1950s’ Boeing 707.
    I first noticed that style of "787 bashing" passenger comment on some of the 'airline ratings' and 'seat guru' websites.

    I haven't flown on a 787 but I have flown on 777 in both 9 abreast economy (Delta) and 10 abreast economy (Emirates). I now avoid 10 abreast 777! Even my petite wife noticed the difference, asked me not to book that again.

    We had flights earlier in the year on Qatar, SYD - DOH - LHR, and MUC - DOH - BKK where I carefully chose flights that were A380 or A350, having a choice of > 1 flight on each leg. Wouldn't you know it they swapped DOH - BKK for a 777 ahead of the trip, so I called up and asked to be put on an A380 - told them 10 abreast 777 is too tight.

    We did one leg on the A350 and I've flown it before with Cathay Pacific. That is a lovely plane. Economy hasn't gone back to what it was 20 or 30 years ago, but the 9 abreast A350 is a hell of a lot less squeezy than 10 abreast 777. And that Runway Girl article says 9 abreast 787 is more squeezy again - no thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bindog View Post
    in economy / coach.
    I occasionally hear people using these words as they walk past me on the plane. What do they mean?

    Thankfully, I don't let it spoil my chilled towel and bubbly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by bindog View Post
    in economy / coach.
    I occasionally hear people using these words as they walk past me on the plane. What do they mean?

    Thankfully, I don't let it spoil my chilled towel and bubbly.
    I flew business class once. The pretentious wanker sat next to me wouldn't stop talking about himself, how HiSo he was. Put me right off, went back to steerage after that.

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    But the real reason for my visit is...

    I subscribe to the Thai International (Australia) email newsletter. Their current newsletter talks about their new route (return?) to Vienna. Our next trip will be to that part of the world, exploring from Austria down to Greece, and some of the former soviet countries in between. So out of curiosity I followed Thai's link and priced airfares for mid-April / late-May.

    BKK - VIE - BKK cheapest steerage return fare in the period is B40k.
    SYD - BKK - VIE - BKK - SYD in the same period, cheapest return is $1217 AUD. Which is around B31k at the current exchange rate.

    I can fly Sydney - Vienna return for B9k less than I can fly Bangkok - Vienna return, same airline, same fare class.

    Even looking at May doesn't help much. BKK - VIE fares are down to around B29k on a few days, but still mostly B33k - B34k.

    Beyond belief - no wonder Thailand residents whinge about TG's fares.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bindog View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by bindog View Post
    in economy / coach.
    I occasionally hear people using these words as they walk past me on the plane. What do they mean?

    Thankfully, I don't let it spoil my chilled towel and bubbly.
    I flew business class once. The pretentious wanker sat next to me wouldn't stop talking about himself, how HiSo he was. Put me right off, went back to steerage after that.
    Well I've worked out your problem.

    You weren't on a plane, you were on a ship you daft git.


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    Not much use to me at the moment, but might please some folk:

    Qatar delays new Chiang Mai service to December
    18 Aug 2017 at 06:00

    Qatar Airways has put off the launch date of its Doha-Chiang Mai non-stop service by one month to December.

    The flag carrier of the state of Qatar also confirmed the route's frequency: four flights a week, the first of which is to land in the northern city early on the morning of Dec 8.

    Qatar did not give a reason for the delay in the launch of Doha-Chiang Mai, which it earlier indicated was to start on Oct 31.

    The Doha-Chiang Mai service, using Boeing 787-8 wide-body jets, will last until next May under the airline's current plan.

    The airline has capped the service period to coincide with the traditional high travel period for Chiang Mai and to see if travel demand on the city-pair is sustainable for extension, industry sources with knowledge of Qatar's operations told the Bangkok Post.

    The Doha-Chiang Mai flights are expected to be largely inbound travellers from the Middle East and Qatar's global networks.

    Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker said in a release that the debut of Doha-Chiang Mai, the airline's fourth Thai connection, reflects demand from customers for more high-quality leisure destinations.

    "Thailand continues to grow in popularity with holidaymakers, and it's not hard to see why," he said. "It also demonstrates our commitment to expand our reach with ambitious new routes around the world, taking our passengers to where they want to fly."

    The confirmation of Doha-Chiang Mai -- on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday -- came on the heels of recent news that the airline would increase its non-stop flights on the Doha-Krabi route to become a daily service -- up from the current three flights a week -- on Dec 1.

    Qatar will also maintain its two trunk routes from Doha to Bangkok and Phuket.
    Qatar delays new Chiang Mai service to December | Bangkok Post: business


    And more flights to Thailand, Vietnam and the Phils, too.

    Qatar Airways is continuing its service enhancements in Asia-Pacific, announcing yesterday that it will be ramping up its flight frequencies to Vietnam and Thailand.

    This notably includes the launch of a new daily non-stop service between Doha and Hanoi, doubling its overall frequency to the city. The carrier currently flies daily between the two destinations, but with a stopover in Bangkok.

    Meanwhile its Ho Chi Minh City service is set to go from a daily operation to a ten-times-weekly one. Both the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City increases are set to come into effect on January 1 next year.

    Prior to these increases, though, Qatar Airways aims to add four additional weekly flights to its current service to Krabi in Thailand starting December 1, just under a year after it first launched the route. This will bring the total number of flights on the route to once a day.

    Announcing the service increases, Qatar Airways group CEO, Akbar Al Baker, noted that “the Asian market is very important for us” and that the enhanced operations to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Krabi will make it “even easier for [passengers] to reach these increasingly popular Asian destinations”.

    According to the airline, the enhancements come “despite the recent GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] blockade”, which took effect in June.

    Qatar Airways has its eyes set on a number of key expansions and new routes in Asia-Pacific, among the most notable being the launch of a new route to Canberra in February next year alongside the doubling of flight frequencies on its Sydney service.

    The airline is also due to increase frequency on its Doha-Manila route from 14 to 18 weekly flights in October following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Philippines and Qatar.
    https://www.businesstraveller.com/bu...tnam-thailand/

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    South Africa have grounded an Air Zimbabwe passenger plane , the two countries seem to be having a diplomatic flounce .

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by bindog View Post
    in economy / coach.
    I occasionally hear people using these words as they walk past me on the plane. What do they mean?

    Thankfully, I don't let it spoil my chilled towel and bubbly.
    I just cannot justify spending an extra $3000 or more just to avoid 30 hours in economy. A prescription (not that you need one in Thailand) for Xanax helps make cattle class more tolerable and it's a lot cheaper

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    Quote Originally Posted by wasabi View Post
    South Africa have grounded an Air Zimbabwe passenger plane , the two countries seem to be having a diplomatic flounce .
    Turns out Mugabe's wife assaulted someone so they wanted her arrested.

    However, it seems they grounded the wrong aircraft.

    I'm sure that was just a convenient accident.

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    Bloody hell Singapore, that's not like you.

    Love the DM's wording "suffered deterioration"....!

    Chilling pictures have been released showing the extent of the damage suffered to a Jetstar flight from Singapore.

    The Jetstar Boeing 787 was forced to make an emergency landing after departing Singapore Airport heading for Melbourne after the plane suffered deterioration during takeoff.

    Images show a severely torn tyre, a significantly damaged wing panel and snapped tubing.
    Pictures show damaged Jetstar Boeing 787?s wheels and wing | Daily Mail Online

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