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American Airlines files for bankruptcy protection Chapter 11

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:08:00 +0000

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 29, 2011 — AMR Corporation (“the Company”), the parent company of American Airlines, Inc. (“American”) and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation (“American Eagle”), announced that in order to achieve a cost and debt structure that is industry competitive and thereby assure its long-term viability and ability to continue delivering a world-class travel experience for its customers, the Company and certain of its U.S.-based subsidiaries (including American and American Eagle), today filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

AMR’s Board of Directors determined that a Chapter 11 reorganization is in the best interest of the Company and its stakeholders. Just as with the Company’s major airline competitors in recent years, the Chapter 11 process enables American Airlines and American Eagle to continue conducting normal business operations while they restructure their debt, costs and other obligations.

This is yet another sad story about yet another airline going bankrupt. Many have already been history and can only be seen in die cast collectibles. AMR posted $24.7 billion in assets and $29.6 billion in debt. Seems that suddenly Malaysian Billionaire, Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan come into the picture. Another fail investment by the Malaysian billionaire.

In an aviation industry that's tough and struggling with fuel hikes, not many can claim/maintain profitable even the top 10 airlines. It's better to file it sooner then later. As for now fingers crossed on what will happen.

That's why its no surprise of big mergers/alliance and code sharing practices between airlines.At the end of the day, the sky is not always blue as we might think.

cheers,
pilotHans

World Largest Miniature Airport

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Wed, 11 May 2011 17:11:00 +0000

How cool can this be? Enjoy the jaw dropping video.

Launch the new miniature model Knuffingen Aiport at Miniatur Wunderland on the airport's opening day on May 4, 2011 in Hamburg, Germany. Miniatur Wunderland is the world's largest model railroad landscape, and the model airport, also the worldâ€™s largest, goes into operation following 6 years of development and construction and an investment of EUR 3.5 million. The airport is a reproduction of Hamburgâ€™s international airport and includes 40 aircraft that take off and land and 90 vehicles that autonomously move around the runways on May 4, 2011 in Hamburg, Germany.

Aviation industry after 2009 economy meltdown

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:30:00 +0000

Below are the airlines that went into admission or filed bankruptcy for the past 3 years :-

Aloha Airlines
31 March 2008 Filed and discontinues passenger transporting operations

ATA Airlines
3 April 2008 Filed and discontinues operations

Skybus Airlines
5 April 2008 Filed and discontinues operations

Frontier Airlines
10 April 2008 Filed

Eos Airlines
26 April 2008 Filed and discontinues operations

Sun Country Airlines
6 October 2008 Filed

Primaris Airlines
15 October 2008 Filed and discontinues operations

Japan Airlines
19 January 2010 Filed

Arrow Air
1 July 2010 Filed, discontinued, and undergoing liquidation

Mexicana
28 August 2010 Filed and suspends operations. This is the case of the latest airline that fell to the ground. After 89 years of service, they had to step down. It's just sad.

list of airlines bankruptcy over the years can be viewed here

Airline Manager FB game

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:11:00 +0000

Hi guys,

just wanna share a new interesting game in FB called Airline Manager. Basically it's a fb application online game. It's quite easy yet very addictive. I just started like a few days before new year 2010. Basically you are given a B737-800 with some money. Then you start to create a route of your preference. Then with the money you gain, you collect to buy other planes, create new routes, buy fuel, buy stocks in other airlines, advertise your route, and a lot more. It's just like managing your own airline! Trust me, it it addictive.

click here to view my airline ->
pilotHans airlines

a very good tool to calculate distance/route for the game ->
Airline Manager route/distance database

..................Cost of Fuel...........Billboard Advertising
Monday...........$400/$1,300................$5,000/$10,000
Tuesday......... $600/$1,000................$15,000/$17,500
Wednesday.......$800/$900..................$35,000/$40,000
Thursday........ $400/$1,300................$5,000/$10,000
Friday............ $600/$1,000................$15,000/$17,500
Saturday........ $800/$900..................$30,000/$45,000
Sunday.......... $800/$2,100................$35,000/$40,000

cheers,
chief executive officer pilotHans airlines,
pilotHans.
"The World's Local Airline"

Happy New Year 2010

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:30:00 +0000

Hi guys,

wishing you guys a happy new year 2010. Happy flying around the globe. I just got at feeling that 2010 will be a great year ahead. As for this side, I admit that 2009 had few posting and I promise to myself to make this site better then last year. I guess I was too focus on my personal site.

as for 2010 I'm looking forward towards the delivery of MH 380's....stay tuned for move aviation stuff.

cheers,
pilotHans

Aviation Jokes 2

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:37:00 +0000

AA (American Airlines):
1. Always Awful
2. Abort! Abort!

Alitalia:
1. Always Late In Takeoff/ Transit; Always Late In Arrival
2. Air Line In Tokyo And Luggage In Amsterdam
3. Airplane Landed In Tokyo And Luggage In Atlanta
4. A Little Italian Tit And Lotsa Italitan Ass
5. A Little Italian Tradition And Lotsa Italian Attitude

American:
1. A Miracle Each Rider Is Currently Alive Now
2. Airline Meals Eaten Regularly Induces Cramps And Nausea

AUA: Almost Unknown Airline

AWA: Always Wasting Assets

BA:
1. Bloody Awful
2. British Apoplectic

BEA: Better Eat Afterwards

BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corp.):
1. Better- Off On A Camel
2. Bloody, Old And Careless
3. Better On A Camel
4. Blast Off And Crash

Boeing: Broken Off Engines In Numerous Gardens

BWIA:
1. Baggage Wandering In Africa
2. Better Walk If you're Able
3. Born to Wait In Airports
4. But Will I Arrive?

CA (China Airlines): Choose Another

CAAC (Chinese Avation Airline Company):
1. Chinese Airlines Always Cancel
2. China Airlines Always Crashes

CAI (Canadian Aitlines International):
1. Crash And Ignite
2. Call Ambulance Immediately
3. Circle Airport Indefinitely
4. Cruise Above Iceland
5. Cancel Alaskan Itinerary
6. Call Attendants " Idiots"
7. Check All Items
8. Co-pilots Are Imbeciles
9. Casual Atmosphere Inside

CPA (Canadian Airlines International): Can't Promise Anything

Dan Air: Dangerous And Nearly Always Incredibly Rough

DELTA:
1. Doesn't Even/ Ever Leave The Airport
2. Don't Even Let Them Aboard
3. Departing Even Later Than Anticipated
4. Damaged Engines Limit Take-off Ability
5. Departures Extra- Late, Tardy Arrivals
6. Directed Everybody's Luggage To Atlanta
7. Doesn't Ever Let Terrorists Aboard
8. Doesn't Experiences Like This Andrenalize?
9. Drunken Engineers Land Too Abruptly

EAA: Even Apes Aviate

EAL (Eastern): Eastern's Always Late

Finnair: Flies Ideally? Nah, Not Airbourne In Reality

JAL: Journey Always Late

JAT (Yugoslav Airlines): Joke About Time

LOT (Polish Airlines):
1. Last One There
2. Luggage On Tarmack (wave bye bye!)
3. Lots Of Trouble

Liat:
1. Luggage Is Always Tardy
2. Lost Inbetween Antigua and Trinidad
3. Leave Island Any Time

LUFTHANSA:
1. Let Us fish sticks The Horses, Are No Stewardesses Available?
2. Let Us Fiddle The Hostess And Not Say Anything
3. Let Us fish sticks The Hostess And Never See Again

Northwest: Nobody Out Ranks This Horrid, Worthless,
Excruciatingly Sluggish Transport

Olympic: Onassis Likes Your Money Paid In Cash

PA (Philippine Airways): Please Avoid
PAL (Philippine Airlines): Philippines/ Plane Always Late

PAN AM:
1. Plan On Arriving Nervewracked And Mad
2. Passengers Always Need A Mortician
3. Pilots Are Not A Must
4. Poor Airline Needs Any Money

PIA (Pakistan International Airlines):
1. Panic In Air
2. Perhaps I Arrive
3. Passenger's Illegal Abductor

PSA: Paul's Saturday Airline

PWA:
1. Pete's Wobbly Airline
2. Piddly Widdly Airline
3. Please Wait Awhile

Qantas:
1. Queer And Nasty Types As Stewards
2. Queasy And Nauseous, Tired And Sick
3. Queers And Nymphomaniacs Trained As Stewards
4. Quick And Nasty Transportation, Australian Style
5. Quite A Neat Trick, Arriving Safely
6. Quite A Nice Trip, Any Survivors?
7. Quits Air-travel, Next Time Approaches Ship

Sabena (Belgium): Such A Bad/ Bloody Experience, Never Again

SAHSA (Servicio Aero Honduras SA): Stay At Home, Stay Alive

SAS (Scandinavian Airline System):
1. Sweet And Sexy
2. Sex And Service
3. Service After Sex
4. Sex And Satisfaction
5. Such A S***

SIA (Singapore International Airlines):
1. So Incredible, Aah
2. Sex In the Air
3. Singapore Imitates America

TACA: 1. Take- A- Chance Airline
2. Take Another Carrier Always
3. Take A Coffin Along
4. Tome Alcohol Cuanda Aborda

TAP (Portuguese Airlines):
1. Take Another Plane
2. Take A Parachute

Thy: They Hate You

TWA (Transworld Airlines):
1. Travel Without Arrival
2. Try Walking, Asshole
3. Try Walking Again/ Across
4. The Worst Airline
5. Took Wrong Airline
6. Try Walking Across (transatlantic perspective)
7. Terrorist Welcome Aboard
8. Terrorists With Arms
9. Teenie Weenie Airlines
10. Traveling Without Air
11. Tiny Wings Aflappin'!!!
12. That Was Accidental
13. That Was Awful
14. Try With Another
15. Today's Worst Airline
16. Tomorrow We'll Arrive
17. Tomorrow's Widebody Accident
18. Totally Wasted Airlines

United:
1. U Need Insurance That Exempts Death
2. Usually Not Enclined To Eliminate Disasters

USAir (formerly Allegheny Airlines):
1. Unfortunately, Still Alleghany In Reality
2. Underwater Seats Available In Rear Uta:
1. Unlikely To Arrive
2. Unable To Ascend

Varig: Virgin's Are Rare In Glasgow

Virgin: Very Interesting Ride; Going Into Nymphos

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Airline Sound-alikes

Aer Lingus: Aer Fungus
Aeroperu: Aeroperhaps
Air Afrique: Air Freak(out)
Air Canada: Err Canada
Air France: Air Chance
Air Wisconsin: Scare Wisconsin
Alleghany Air: Agony Air (USAir since many years)
British Airways: 1. Brutish Airways 2. Brutish Scareways
Cascade Airways: Crashcade Scareways
Continental: Contemptible
Lufthansa: Lusthansa
Midwest Express: Midwest Excess (True, but worth it)
Mohawk: Slowhawk
Northwest: 1. Northworst 2. Northwaste
People Express: 1. CattleCar Express 2. People Distress 3. People Compress
Piedmont: Piedmonster (merged with USAir)
QuebecAir: Quick Air
TWA: TightWad Airlines
United: Untied
US Air: 1. Useless Air 2. US Scare 3. YouSAir
4. USAirheads

Flight AF 447 LOST in Anlantic Sea

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:13:00 +0000

1 June 2009.

Flight AF447 embarked its last journey from Rio to Paris via the Atlantic sea. Little did the crews and passengers know that it would be their last trip. Miraclely a few escaped and cheated dead! (a couple extending their honeymoon, and two friend who one had an expired passport, reminded me one of my best horror movie, Final Destiny.

RIP to the 228 people involved in this latest incident. My deepest condolence to the family involved.

Some even say that the black box may never be found (source : Black Box may never be found ) Personally I do hope they find the black box(its actually an orange color box,not black!) so we could at least know the reasons behind this disaster. Finding the black box in area with water depths to more then 4000meters....fuh, even my open water course support only till 30meters! Indeed robotic submarines would be used, but if they are passengers trapped inside, no rescue would be possible. Any survivors except those who didnt embark would be a miracle at this point of time.

Unanswered questions
1) Why did the plane crash?
2) Was it solely the bad weather ?
3) Did it explode in the air? Claims that fuel have been spotted may rule out this possibility as if an explosion had occurred, they would be no fuel spill. But latest news claims that the oil spill is not from the plane.
4) Did the plane lost all its electronics?
5) Did they use the wrong speed when entering the storm? a report in France suggested the pilots were perhaps flying at the "wrong speed" for the violent thunderstorm they flew into early on Monday before the Airbus A330's systems failed
6) Did the pilot go though the storm or did they tried to avoid it by turning around?
7) Some other pilots who were passing by around the same time of AF 447, reported bright flash for about 6seconds. What was it that they saw?

List of passengers
The airline company identified the nationalities of the victims as two Americans, an Argentinean, an Austrian, a Belgian, 58 Brazilians, five British, a Canadian, nine Chinese, a Croatian, a Dane, a Dutch, an Estonian, a Filipino, 61 French, a Gambian, 26 Germans, four Hungarians, three Irish, one Icelandic, nine Italians, five Lebanese, two Moroccans, three Norwegians, two Polish, one Romanian, one Russian, three Slovakian, two Spanish, one Swedish, six Swiss and one Turk.

the news on cnn -
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/01/air.france.brazil/index.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/02/brazil.france.plane.lightning/

Till then. It's indeed a sad week for Air France, passengers n crews of AF447 and family members. May they RIP in the bottom of the atlantic ocean.

At least 98 dead due to Indonesian plane crash

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:18:00 +0000

The sad news continues.....this time in Indonesia...... Jakarta, 20 MAY 2009: Yesterday, at least 98 people, including 14 children, were killed and scores injured today when an aging Indonesian military plane carrying soldiers and their families crashed into homes in East Java and burst into flames.

A total of 112 people were aboard when the US-made C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed in Magetan, about 520 kms east of capital Jakarta, officials said.
The crash destroyed four houses and killed two people in one of the houses. ;PTI

RIP.
....................................................................................................

Ironically, its surprising to see, despite this recent incident the Indonesian government is seeking the EU to release its ban on this planes to Europe. The below news reports the Indonesian plea .......source :- http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-world/indonesia-hopes-eu-will-end-airline-ban-20090520-bft1.html

other news on cnn : http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/indonesia.crash/index.html?eref=edition_world

Its a sad day for aviation....It seems all my latest news recently is about plane crashed here....need to change it...

but its shocking in just 2years, so many incidents have happened....remember the whole in Qantas flight? also remember the SIA A380 skidded over the grass?

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 - N922WN, Sports Illustrated One (Swimsuit 2009 Bar Refaeli)

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:31:00 +0000

Fedex Cargo Plane crash in Narita Airport, Japan

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:14:00 +0000

(CNN) -- The pilot and co-pilot aboard a FedEx cargo plane were killed when the plane burst into flames Monday while landing at Tokyo's Narita airport in Japan, airport and hospital officials said.

Smoke rises from a FedEx cargo plane that crash landed on the tarmac of the Narita International Airport, Tokyo.
more photos »

Both crew members were American men, an official at Narita Red Cross Hospital told CNN.

Video from the landing showed the plane bouncing at least twice on the runway and veering left as it turned on its side before bursting into flames. The fire destroyed the aircraft, which was identified by FedEx as a McDonnell Douglas MD-11.

Japan's Ministry of Transport said it was the first fatal crash at Narita, which opened in 1978.

Strong winds may have played a role in the crash, said Masaru Fujisaki, an airport official.

FedEx Express Flight 80 took off from Guangzhou, China, and crashed at Narita about 7 a.m. Monday (6 p.m. Sunday ET), said FedEx spokesman Matt Ceniceros. Watch more about the cargo plane accident »

According to observations at the airport, wind gusts were reported to be between 30 to 50 mph around the time if the crash.

Japan's Kyodo news agency reported that Narita firefighters had worked through the flaming wreckage to try to rescue two people believed to be the crew.

The news agency said the cargo plane was landing on Runway A, the longer of the two runways at Narita, a major international airport.

The National Transportation Safety Board in Washington said Sunday night it was sending a team to Japan to assist in the investigation of the crash. source of above : CNN.

Above is some footage of the accident. Seems like the whole plane is totally damaged.

Captain Kevin Kyle Mosley, 54

Hometown: Hillsboro, Oregon

Total career flight hours: 12,800

Joined FedEx Express on May 1, 1996

First Officer Anthony Stephen Pino, 49

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Total career flight hours: 6,300

Joined FedEx Express on July 10, 2006

May the 2 pilots RIP. Condolence to their families. Total tragedy in aviation.

Effects that I see ->

1) Runway closed.

2) Flight delays and cancellation around asia. At least 10,000 passengers effected

3) The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism sent six inspectors to the airport to investigate the accident.

4) packages damaged

5) customers that had packages on the plane will be dealt with on an individual basis through the company's risk management and claims departments.

6) passage rs at Narita scared to fly

7) delayed passengers complain that no accommodation was arranged

8) previous day, wind/storm warning taken more seriously for future inbound flights

9) another lost of a MD-11.

Up to 17 killed in Montana plane crash into Holy Cross Cemetery 500 ft (150 m) from Bert Mooney Airport

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:07:00 +0000

CNN)March 22, 2009 -- Children were among the victims of a plane crash that killed as many as 17 people Sunday in Butte, Montana, according to authorities in Oroville, California, where the aircraft stopped for fuel.

Martha Guidoni said this photo was taken after she and her husband saw the plane "nosedive" in Butte, Montana.
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The single-engine plane stopped at the Oroville airport at about 11 a.m. PT, refueled and departed about half an hour later, Police Chief Kirk Trostle said.

"There were some adults and children on board," he told reporters Sunday evening, adding the passengers got out briefly to stretch while the pilot refueled the plane.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus said based on preliminary reports, 17 people died in the crash. The Pilatus PC-12 was headed to Bozeman, Montana, but rerouted to Butte instead and crashed 500 feet short of the runway at Butte's Bert Mooney Airport, Fergus said.

The flight plan originated in Redlands, California, according to flight-tracking site FBOweb.com. Stops were made in Vacaville, California, then Oroville, before the plane headed for Montana.

Preliminary information indicates the pilot did not declare an emergency aboard the plane before the crash, Fergus said.

The National Transportation Safety Board is sending an investigation team to the scene, Kristi Dunks, an aerosafety investigator with the agency, told reporters in Butte on Sunday evening.

Dunks said the plane crashed at the Holy Cross Cemetery, located just south of the airport's Runway 3. She said there were no survivors, though she wouldn't confirm the number of people on board the plane.

No one on the ground was injured, Sheriff John Walsh said.

Eric Teitelman, Oroville's director of community development and public works, said the small airport has no control tower but because it has a "wide-open runway" and a self-service fuel system, it is a frequent stop for private aircraft.

Teitelman said at least one person -- an aircraft owner doing servicing work -- was at the airport Sunday when the Pilatus stopped for refueling.

The aircraft owner "met the pilot, saw the children running around," Teitelman said.

The plane, manufactured in 2001, was registered to Eagle Cap Leasing in Enterprise, Oregon, according to the FAA.

Martha Guidoni told CNN she and her husband witnessed the plane crash. She photographed one of the first images of the scene, which showed the cemetery in the foreground of a huge blaze. See a map of Butte, Montana »

"We were just taking a ride, and all of a sudden, we watched this plane just take a nosedive," she told CNN. "We drove into the cemetery to see if there was any way my husband could help someone, and we were too late. There was nothing to help."

Her husband, Steve Guidoni, who went to the scene of the crash, said the plane "went into the ground" and caught a tree on fire. Watch footage from scene and hear witness recount what he saw »

"I looked ... to see if I could see anybody I could pull out or anything, but there wasn't anything there, I couldn't see anything," he told CNN. "Some luggage [was] strewn around. ... [There were] some plane parts.

May those victims RIP

New LCCT master plan in Sepang, Malaysia.

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:13:00 +0000

Bye2 Labu LCCT Plan!

PETALING JAYA: KL International Airport’s new Low Cost Carrier Terminal, located about 1.5km from the main terminal, will be able to handle 45 million passengers yearly.

"With the new LCCT, KLIA would be able to handle up to 90 million passengers a year" - DATUK SERI BASHIR AHMAD
A new 4km runway will also be built with the LCCT, which is expected to be operational in the third quarter of 2011.

Unveiling Malaysia Airports Holding Bhd’s (MAHB) plans for the new LCCT, its chief executive officer Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said work on the RM2bil project would begin in June.

“It will be designed to handle up to 45 million passengers a year and be connected to the main terminal via an extended Express Rail Link (ERL) and a new side road,” Bashir said at a press conference yesterday.

“With the new LCCT, KLIA would be able to handle up to 90 million passengers a year.”

The present LCCT would then be reverted into a cargo handling terminal.

The new LCCT, spread over 150,000 sq metres, would be larger than the main terminal with retail and food outlets to ensure passenger comfort.

There are plans for a 6,000-vehicle parking complex, parking bays for 70 planes and an integrated transport hub for buses and taxis.

“We are also taking the views of various airlines into account,” Bashir said, adding that AirAsia had requested at least 95,000 sq metres for the new LCCT.

Bashir said 10,000 sq metres of the space would go towards setting up AirAsia’s headquarters, which would be sited away from airport operation areas.

He said landing and aircraft parking fees and airport tax would most likely remain unchanged.

“The Government decides on all aeronautical charges and airport tax, not us,” he said, adding that MAHB would fund the project through loans.

“We have received letters of offers from several sources,” he said, adding that tenders would be called in the next few months.

Bashir added that KLIA’s master plan took into account long-term use of infrastructure and land to handle up to 120 million passengers annually. Currently, only 30% of the entire complex and land are used.

A joint proposal to build a new low cost carrier terminal in KLIA East@Labu, Negri Sembilan, by Sime Darby and AirAsia was rejected.

Bashir said the plan to build the new LCCT near the main terminal was part of the National Airport Master Plan for Malaysia to strategically develop all 24 airports in the country over 50 years.

“This is to ensure KLIA will grow into a significant regional hub.”

source : http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/3/14/nation/3475858&sec=nation

my comments :->

Thank got there will be some sort of LRT connecting the terminals. 90Million per anum? wooow. No offense but is that even possible? Might be the biggest LCCT in the world. Instead of LCCT why not call it a new terminal. The whole Low Cost Terminal sounds less standard and less glamour. Why not call it T3 or T4 or whatever. That would sound more professional. Anyway, congrats air asia. This means expanding fleet, and higher demand for cadet pilot intake! which is good news to a lot of aspiring pilot. Hope airasia or malaysian aviation in general, would maintain strong within these turbulence time.

Air Asia Cadet Pilot 2009 Intake

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:15:00 +0000

closing date : 13 March 2009 according to papers but not mentioned in website
http://jobs.airasia.com > go to to Others > 12.Cadet Pilot >

Responsibilities

Requirements

Malaysian citizen, aged between 18 and 28 as at date of application
Either:
(a)Passed SPM (or its equivalent that is recognized by the Malaysian Government) with at least A2 in English and Mathematics and B3 in Physics taken at one sitting. (Those from the Arts stream should have at least an A2 in General Science); or

(b) Possess a Diploma/Degree in Engineering or Science-related disciplines with CGPA 3.0 and above and at SPM level scored at least a B4 in the subjects mentioned above taken in one sitting.

Good command of English and Bahasa Malaysia both written and spoken.

Must be physically and mentally fit with good eyesight (visual acuity of at least 6/36 without optical aid, correctable to 6/6 and not colour blind.

Should be able to successfully pass a medical examination up to a Class 1 standard conducted by a Department of Civil Aviation Authorised Medical Examiner (DAME).

Minimum height of 163 cm (5ft 3in).Be prepared to sign a training bond with a surety.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

p/s Good Luck to those who are applying. As for yeterday the SPM results have been announced. So do expect MAS to advertise in the near future.

50 killed in plane crash near Buffalo Niagara Int Airport, NY

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:37:00 +0000

Date:
February 12, 2009 Time: 22:17

Location:
Clarence Center, New York
Operator:
Continental Connection/Colgan Air Flight: 3407

AC Type:
Bombardier DHC-8-402 Q400

Reg:
N200WQ cn: 4200

Aboard:
49 Fatailites: 49 Ground: 1

Route:
Newark, N.J. - Buffalo, NY

Details:
Owh no...another plane crash in the states? 2days before valentines day, a commuter plane crashed while it was attemptiong to land in rain and sleet.The Continental flight from Newark, New Jersey, operated by Colgan Air, crashed about 10:17 p.m. Thursday northeast of Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Forty-four passengers and a crew of five(including one ofduty pilot) were among those comfirmed killed aboard the plane and one person on the ground. It was said that Ice buildup on the aircraft may have led to the accident.

May those 50 people involved R.I.P And condolence to their family members.

other source of news : http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/02/14/plane.crash.newyork/

Plane Down in icy Hudson River NY after hit by bird stike

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:51:00 +0000

"Brace yourself. We're going down" was the words that come off from the cockpit minutes after the takeof of US Airways Flight 1549. Imagine hearing this just after takeoff. I'll say my prayers by that time and say this is it. with all ur live flashing in front of you.

I say bravo to the pilot for his prompt action that saved the day.

news sorce :- plane crash in hudson river

MS Flight Simulator X for Pilots real world training

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:02:00 +0000

I just bought this book yesterday 10/1/09. Cost be about USD27. Honestly ive yet to reat it. Will give some review soon. Stay tuned.

features
1) 721 pages
2) 5 parts, 27 chapters
3) setup, processor : Core Duo of 2.93GHz, RAM 2GB, Video Card:Dual 512MB NVDIA GeForce 7900 GTX
4) Full of useful pictures/Figures making the book interesting to read for starters

stay tuned....will reveal more on this book soon...cheers.

What will happen to Aviation industry in 2009?

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:20:00 +0000

What does 2009 bring to the future of aviation? What's the direction and trend in today's world of aviation. How many airlines will stand the heat and pressure of the current economy crisis? We hope that less damage will happen. But the worst has yet to come.

to be cont....coming soon....

ETOPS -Extended Range Twin Engine Operations Understanding

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:40:00 +0000

In the aviation industry today, it has now become part of everyday normal operations for twin engine aircraft to cross the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and also deserts. In this article, I will guide you on how ETOPS works in my simple words.

Nowadays, most of twin engine airliners are already certified so that they have to be able to fly normally within an hour of a landing strip/airfield/airport in the event of an emergency (any of the engines failure).Normally in Europe this is not a problem, but over the Oceans and at night in Africa where airfields often close, this could risk a problem (deserts are also considered like oceans). To allow/enable long distance flights with twin engine aircraft, a set of rules were developed by the Civil Aviation Authorities of the world. At first, aircraft have to be built and designed with proven engines. Hours are fed back and monitored by manufacturers and authorities. Before these operations commence the airline has to be certified and assessed as well.

I give one example, the Atlantic Ocean. It would be impossible to fly over this huge ocean using the normal hour restriction. It could be crossed with implementing a two hour restriction (ETOPS-120 rating on its entry into service. ETOPS-180 is only possible after 1 year of trouble-free 120-minute ETOPS experience), however a lot of areas would not be able to be crossed (if only ETOP-120 is used) as they are outside the range of the airports/airfields. For any airline to be able to cross the Mighty Atlantic ocean, it would require at least 138minute of ETOPS certification(ETOPS 120/138 was introduced to tackle this issue)

One more example, we take a flight From USA to Hawaii. Any airline will require 3hours certification as Hawaii to west coast of USA is estimate around 6hours of flying. That’s why ETOPS-180 was introduced. So if and airlines is not ETOPS-180 certified, it will have to use a long route via north neared to Greenland and Iceland.

Examples of ETOPS rating are as below:-
• ETOPS-75
• ETOPS-90
• ETOPS-120/138
• ETOPS-180/207 (which covers 95% of the earth's surface)

p/s did you know ETOPS famous acronym ="Engines Turn Off, Passengers Swim" and "Engines Turn or Passengers Swim"

Aviation Joke #1 Do Not Take This Flight!

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:59:00 +0000

"Good evening ladies and gentlemen. This is Captain Hans speaking. On behalf of my crew I'd like to welcome you aboard British Airways flight 606 from New York to Manchester. We are currently flying at a height altitute of 37,000 feet midway across the Atlantic Ocean. If you look out of the windows on the starboard side of the aircraft, you will observe that both the starboard engines are on fire. If you look out of the windows on the port side, you will observe that the port wing has fallen off. If you look down towards the Atlantic ocean, you will see a little yellow life raft with three people in it waving at you. That's me your captain, the co-pilot, and one of the air stewardesses. This is a recorded message. Have a good flight!"

Categories of Aviation Enthusiast

noreply@blogger.com (pilothans) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Aviation is a kind of art that only a true aviator or an aviation enthusiast would appreciate. Basically they are 10 types of aviation enthusiast in this world :-

1) Aviators - Civil Aviation/commercial pilots/pilots/General Aviation/Cargo/Private/ Military/Fighters/Experimental/computer science experts/Mathematicians

2) Ground engineers - avionics experts/electrical/mechanical/aeronautical engineers/designers/architects/IFE experts

3) Aspiring pilots - young people who dream to become pilots for all sorts of personal reasons, some even already attending flight school

4) Aircraft spotters - those who are not aviators but are normal people who enjoy spotting planes then sitting at home with their gf's. sometimes even aviators are spotters too.

5) Diecast aircraft collectors - those who spend tons of their money to add into their collection, once started, you are addicted. From 1-1000 scale, to 1-500 scale, 1-400 scale, 1-200 scale, commercial aircraft models, or even military aircraft die cast models, WWII fighters

6) Aviation Collectors - other then die cast models, people who collects pins, safety cards and memorable items during their traveling such posters, pictures, aviation videos, cockpit videos, placards, stamps and other memorable items.

7) travelers - people who just enjoy traveling by air and even give notes to the stewardess to pass on to the pilots to view the cockpit

8) RC players - people who even spend a fortune and play plane RCs

9) Flight Simmers - gamers who spends hours and hours with their Saitek Simming with real aircraft(like MS FSX)

10) Forumers - who wonder in different forums of aviation to seek knowledge on their interest, to learn how to fly(the basics), to nourish their interest in aviation, to meet other aviators or enthusiast, and to share knowledge(some pilots even have blogs that share their experience)

Which group are you in? A true aviation enthusiast will score at least 5 out of 10 from the above list.Welcome to the world of aviation.

regards,
pilotHans