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Jewel Changi

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/jewel-changi-airport-in-pictures-first-look-11435070 After 5 years of construction.....and hype, the showcase development has opened to the public (11 April) for 6 days of ticketed preview. Opening officially on 17 April, the mini "forest city"...

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Re: Who flies what into Singapore

No more turboprops into Changi.
They are relocated to Seletar.
Of course the current suspension - to resume on April 21 - of Firefly's ATR flights is another (complicated) story.

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Re: How much do you drink on board ?

Rare in the past 2 decades as about 80-90% of my flights are on LCCs. On legacies, now as was during pre-budget carrier days, I would down anything from 2 to 4 cans of beer an hour of flight time, but not exceeding a dozen a sector. The only exception was on a PR flight from MNL to SIN back in the e...

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Re: How do Boeing / Airbus deliver small planes in remote countries?

Do you think this idea would ever catch on? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Maia_and_Mercury%2C_August_1938_%28Our_Generation%2C_1938%29.jpg/640px-Maia_and_Mercury%2C_August_1938_%28Our_Generation%2C_1938%29.jpg Thx, wikipedia Or this? http://historythings.com/wp-content/u...

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Re: Horrible Jetstar Experience - Seat Space and Well-being Compromised

You are just plain unlucky to have been "served" by the bad crew. I had an almost similar experience last year...on Jetstar too. Though not as bad as your situation, the POS in seat B (seat A was occupied by his very slim travel companion) had managed not to raise the armrest between us, h...

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Re: The DVD (Deutscher Verteidigungsdiens) and other amazing theories

jonnyclam123 wrote:
I think that we should also have a thread dedicated to conspiracy theories in general.
[insert political joke here]

Do or do not, there is no "think"..........with apologies to Yoda, 3 ABY.

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Re: Skytrax World's Best Airports

Also, dutyfree and restaurants in BKK are very overpriced, for example, a bottle of water can cost up to 60 Baht/USD 2, while usually it's 10 Baht outside the airport because they made the rent prices very high. Forget the restaurants. BKK (and DMK too) have reasonably priced foodcourts, and the of...

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Re: Skytrax World's Best Airports

Also, dutyfree and restaurants in BKK are very overpriced, for example, a bottle of water can cost up to 60 Baht/USD 2, while usually it's 10 Baht outside the airport because they made the rent prices very high. Forget the restaurants. BKK (and DMK too) have reasonably priced foodcourts, and the of...

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Re: Skytrax World's Best Airports

Maybe they only looked at T3 (Which is very nice) but not T1? T3 do look nice but its a looooong walk from gate to CIQ. Both times I arrived, I hailed the passenger carts that was at least thoughtfully provided to those who need/want it. As for T1, its more like a messed=up marketplace than a airpo...

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Re: The DVD (Deutscher Verteidigungsdiens) and other amazing theories

Can someone please clarify what one earth people are talking about here? 10 replies in and I don't have a clue what's going on. https://i1.wp.com/beahealthygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/patience_grasshopper.jpg?resize=450%2C299 https://cdn.boldomatic.com/content/post/Wz-_Ww/All-will-be-reveal...

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Re: The DVD (Deutscher Verteidigungsdiens) and other amazing theories

http://theamericanchronicle.blogspot.co ... ienst.html
You're welcome.

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Re: The DVD (Deutscher Verteidigungsdiens) and other amazing theories

alfa164 wrote:
But...but...I thought they were involved in everything...

Everything except A.net.
We are DVD-proof......maybe.

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Re: The DVD (Deutscher Verteidigungsdiens) and other amazing theories

Please be respectful and refrain from Ad hominem comments otherwise this thread will face a lock by admin in double quick time.
And no, the DVD won't need to be involved.

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The DVD (Deutscher Verteidigungsdiens) and other amazing theories

The MH theories thread has finally been locked and rightly so. (https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1344405) The latter posts had veered off course as the MH incidents discussions petered out. The faithfuls (for whatever reason) will miss the theories postulated whilst the detra...

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Re: Boeing 777-9 roll out delayed (originally planned for 13 Mar)

JayinKitsap wrote:
Only on airplanes do they complain about the windows being too dark.

Some people will always find faults - big, small and even non-existent - to complain about. C'est la vie!

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Re: Boeing 777-9 roll out delayed (originally planned for 13 Mar)

Dimmable windows are the worst To you. But then you are entitled to your own views. To some others it could be the best thing since sliced bread. Different people have different tastes, otherwise the world would be very boring. Btw have you ever flown on the Dreamliner? I did, multiple times, both ...

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Re: LH orders 20 B789 and 20 additional A350; Will sell 6 A380s back to Airbus

Lewton wrote:
Lufthansa likes the number 9!
787-9
A350-900
777-9

In Mandarin Chinese, 9 - being a homophone for longevity - is right up there with 8 as far as auspiciousness goes.
Just saying.

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Re: Malaysia Mulls Shutting Down or Selling MAS

Carrier itself says idea of national airline is dying. Malaysia Airlines Reaffirms View That the Idea of Flag Carriers Is Dead https://skift.com/2019/03/14/malaysia-airlines-reaffirms-view-that-the-idea-of-flag-carriers-is-dead/ "Malaysia Airlines, established in 1972 after it split from Singa...

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Re: Boeing 777-9 roll out delayed (originally planned for 13 Mar)

https://www.aircraftinteriorsinternatio ... ndows.html

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Re: Boeing 777-9 roll out delayed (originally planned for 13 Mar)

777Jet wrote:
Awesome looking plane! Thanks for sharing the pics...

Miquel787 wrote:
Wow,what a beauty! The 777 always looks right..76.7 metres long.

1 more meter and its length would be 77.7

Make it 1.2m and it would be 77.9

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Re: Malaysia Mulls Shutting Down or Selling MAS

Maybe SIA could buy MAS like the pre-1972 era? SIA is in need of narrowbodies anyways and MAS has loads of them. Even the widebodies are of the same types operated by SIA (A330, A350, A380). This way MAS don't loose their dignity. You have absolutely no idea of the "Abang/Adik" (big broth...

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Re: USAF Considering New Build F-15X

Heck, if you are down that many frames, maybe it would be better to have the frames that can carry more ordinance :fight: :pessimist: bt You mean ordnance, don't you? :smile: Ordinance: decree or law promulgated by a state or national government..... Ordnance: guns, cannon, artillery, weapons, arms...

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Re: How many helicopter types have you flown on

1974: Bell UH-1B- 2 flights; purely joyride.
2015: Robinson R66 - one flight; aerial photography.
2018: Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma - one flight; observation of multiple aircraft formation flypasts.

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Re: MH370 & MH17: Spyhunter theories for his fans

Guys, be nice.
The (international) New Year is just over, and the Lunar New Year is looming round the corner.
Wishing everybody happy and safe flights.

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Re: Out of control number of ridiculous, total fantasy, duplicate & self answering threads recently

The "what if" & "why do" et al threadstarters are mainly the "monkey see, monkey do" crowd who do not know what else to do to stamp their self-presumed 5 seconds of fame. All these and other frivolous posts started proliferating AFTER A.net made away with paid membe...

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Re: Small plane disappears over English Channel

Another case of a clueless general reporter. To these ignoramuses, all planes are jets. Maybe trying to be too smart. Not the first and certainly won't be the last. Sigh! Cardiff City football player Emiliano Sala may have flown back to France to farewell former teammates before boarding a private j...

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Re: Finally. Singapore announces F-35 as F-16 replacement.

I wasn’t aware Singapore was looking at additional larger Endurance vessels. Not additional. They will be replacements, the 3rd generation of the Republic of Singapore Navy's largest ships. The first 4 were the exUS County class LST s, in service from the '70s to the turn of the century. The curren...

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Re: Finally. Singapore announces F-35 as F-16 replacement.

Those public roads; the East Coast Parkway and Lim Chu Kang Road close to Changi and Tengah respectively present a good option for emergencies and exigencies. As demonstrated in exercises held, they could be prepared and ready within 24 hours for conventional fighter take-offs and landings but such ...

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Re: Lion Air 737MAX8 Crashed Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang

And there are those who would jump and point all digits including their toes at an OEM if the plane happens to be from not their favored manufacturer, so.....

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Re: Finally. Singapore announces F-35 as F-16 replacement.

All of the RSAF's helicopters are based at Sembawang air base, which actually has decent runways, albeit perhaps too short for modern fighters (the longer is some 1900 m in length). With Singapore being so densely populated, I think noise could be a larger issue. The F-35 seems to be louder than th...

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Re: Finally. Singapore announces F-35 as F-16 replacement.

I actually think the B model might get purchased. The initial purchase of a "few" (could be any number from 4 to 8) is very likely to be that of the Bs. The highly probable follow-up batch/batches could possibly be a mix of Bs and As, with a higher A ratio. Singapore currently have to tra...

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Re: Finally. Singapore announces F-35 as F-16 replacement.

Hey guys, Yes, I fully expected the choice of the F-35 and I do remember speculation a while ago that Singapore might go for the B model in a mixture with the A model if the F-35 was chosen. Singapore definitely could do with dispersed F-35Bs in the case of conflict with so few airfields available ...

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Re: Why did UA choose the B777-300ER and ditch the A350-1000?

Then why not go for the B777-9? Because that airplane does not exist yet, and the fuel inerting modification on the 747-400 fleet was not done (this was a factor in the whale's retirement). Thus, the 77W fit the bill. The 747 is not the whale jet! The A380 is called the whale jet. Why let real-worl...

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Re: ANA 787 suffers double engine failure on rollout

https://patents.google.com/patent/US6704630B2/en

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Finally. Singapore announces F-35 as F-16 replacement.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-f-35-fighter-jet-replace-f-16-rsaf-lockheed-11139654 Fully expected though a long time in coming. Given the glacier pace of the evaluation and final decision (though "considered", the China Stealths were never seriously in the mix),...

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Re: Norwegian 737 Max Diverts to Shiraz, Iran

sonicruiser wrote:
Don't ever become a pilot.

Too late! He's already one.
Maybe you are advising your ownself?

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Re: Lion Air 737MAX8 Crashed Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang

I saw a picture of the CVR on twitter with the Pinger sitting next to it so I'm not sure if the Everest Crew was instrumental in narrowing the search area or not? I didn't mean to downplay their contribution to the search effort. It would be nice if Lion Air got SOMETHING for the $2.5+ Million they...

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Re: Boeing unveils new version of radical wing design

Folding 1/3 of such a high aspect ratio wing will be interesting. It could require something like the C-2/E-2 mechanism. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/E2C-Hawkeye01.jpg/640px-E2C-Hawkeye01.jpg Should be simpler than the Hawkeye's twist-fold, as the TTBW aircraft has less...

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Re: Lion Air 737MAX8 Crashed Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang

Much respect for the Indonesian dive team that lost a "buddy" earlier in the search. I've been diving for fossilized shark teeth where a muddy river bottom met the ocean and can assure you stirring up that mud destroys visibility very quickly. Diving among metal debris is dangerous for ob...

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Re: Boeing 707 crashes in Iran

As perfect as a crash landing onto a rooftop could be. So nicely perched. Straight and level. When the house was renovated/restored, was the plane left as is? Would make an interesting beyond-attic upper floor, with some additional truss support. I think this is an optical illusion. It’s a DC 3 lan...

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Re: Stowaway bird found on Singapore Airlines flight

How many longhaul flying, free-cabin-roaming, jet-setting birds have there been in recorded history? Whatever, its surely SQ's first such pax, and in premium class too. Deserves at least a commemorating plaque/certificate. And a mention in the Singapore Book of Records (maybe even Guinness too) for ...

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Re: Boeing 707 crashes in Iran

http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/aaca54377f828a7ad6ba29e75b9dd90107bbe9ad.jpg If I remember correctly, the house is still there, and the name on the gate is still "Dakota Rest", 46 Angus Drive, Northolt. As perfect as a crash landing onto a rooftop could be. So nicely perched. Straight ...

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Re: Boeing 707 crashes in Iran

Looks like some here are either confused or too young to know that the KC-135 is the original 717.

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Re: Stowaway bird found on Singapore Airlines flight

Will it be applying for asylum or will it be deported back to point of origin?

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Re: Ethipoian, 777F, ET-AVN Flight ET3728 Interception

airevents wrote:
Maybe somebody cares to correct the spelling in the thread opener?

When you ask somebody or everybody, you'll get nobody.
Just use the report button right beside the reply one and you will have a mod's attention.
You're welcome.

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Re: Boeing unveils new version of radical wing design

I don't know why you think the A320 wing is the best. I would imagine the A220 and the 787 were both better. The A320 wing is very span constricted. That poster's gimmick is to claim that nothing has improved in commercial aviation, or at least narrowbodies, since the day the A320 entered service. ...

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Re: Malaysia Airlines A380s - Is it the end?

How much were those bragging rights worth? A few million USD of free publicity doesn't make up for buying the wrong aircraft (which A380 was for CX) They just can't bear having their "expelled little brothers" down south having bigger toys than them. See my 2 sens (Malaysian cents) upthre...

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Re: Ten A380 Orders Removed From Backlog

Fixed that for you. Obviously, EK need the A380. Fixed that for you. You're welcome. ;) I have a new insight. < Obviously, EK may or may not need the A380, depending on the engines. > Could the engine issue be a surrogate hedge about how real EK's need is? EK need the whale and still do, but at thi...

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Re: Ten A380 Orders Removed From Backlog

moyangmm wrote:
neutrino wrote:
WPvsMW wrote:

Fixed that for you. Obviously, EK need the A380.

Fixed that for you. You're welcome.

Shouldn't it be "needs"?

The airline entity can be considered as both a singular and a plural, so either way works.

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Re: Ten A380 Orders Removed From Backlog

WPvsMW wrote:
Kindanew wrote:
Personally I think they will kill it after all the remaining orders are filled. Hopefully they will improve their product strategy teams and come up with something the [broader] market actually needs

Fixed that for you. Obviously, EK need the A380.

Fixed that for you. You're welcome.

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