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SkyIsMighty · #**901** 22-05-2016, 10:20 AM

French air safety agency says EgyptAir flight messages showed smoke on board

"There were... messages emitted by the plane indicating that there was smoke in the cabin shortly before data transmission broke off," a spokesman of the Bureau of Investigations and Analysis said.

Posted 21 May 2016 16:07 Updated 21 May 2016 21:34

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...html?cid=fbcna

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Thursday’s Morning Email: What We Know So Far In The EgyptAir Crash

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EGYPTAIR FLIGHT MS804 HAS CRASHED INTO THE MEDITERRANEAN French President Francois Hollande confirmed the plane, which left Paris headed for Cairo carrying 66 passengers and crew, had crashed into the Mediterranean Sea after an unexplained disappearance from radar. Ships have been dispatched to the last points of radar confirmation to find the wreckage. Officials caution that investigations are in their early stages, as many were quick to point to terrorism fears after the Greek defense minister announced the plane suddenly dropped 22,000 feet, spun sharply and then disappeared from radar. [Jade Walker and Peter Andrew Hart, HuffPost]

Carnoustie · #**902** 22-05-2016, 10:58 AM

TS, thank you for this thread.

Buchanan · #**903** 22-05-2016, 11:06 AM

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French air safety agency says EgyptAir flight messages showed smoke on board

"There were... messages emitted by the plane indicating that there was smoke in the cabin shortly before data transmission broke off," a spokesman of the Bureau of Investigations and Analysis said.

Posted 21 May 2016 16:07 Updated 21 May 2016 21:34

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...html?cid=fbcna

Recently many such incidents in the news.

SkyIsMighty · #**904** 23-05-2016, 10:35 AM

SBA Airlines (Venezuela)

Moderator888 · #**905** 23-05-2016, 10:38 AM

From the land of beauty queens. Nice girls.

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SBA Airlines (Venezuela)

Buchanan · #**906** 23-05-2016, 11:37 AM

Unless I travel to South America will not have chance to fly this airline.

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SBA Airlines (Venezuela)

SkyIsMighty · #**907** 23-05-2016, 07:42 PM

Vietnam's VietJet to buy 100 Boeing planes for $11.3 billion

HANOI/SINGAPORE - Monday, May 23, 2016 15:26

Vietnam's VietJet on Monday agreed a firm order of 100 Boeing 737 MAX 200 jets worth $11.3 billion at list prices, making it one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing low-cost carriers.

The deal, signed during U.S. president Barack Obama's visit to Vietnam, represents a coup for Boeing, as VietJet has only operated its European rival Airbus' A320 airplanes since it began operations in December 2011.

The airline also signed a $3.04-billion deal for engines made by Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies, for the 63 Airbus planes of the 99 it ordered and 7 hired since 2013.

VietJet says it now has 36 Airbus planes in service, and the delivery of the Boeing planes, expected during 2019 to 2023, will bring the fleet to more than 200 aircraft by the end of 2023, potentially surpassing flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, which now has 89 operating aircraft.

Vietnam Airlines ordered 19 Boeing 787 and 14 Airbus A350 planes and 11 of those have been delivered.

"Our investment in a fleet of B737 Max 200 will accommodate our strategy of growing VietJet's coming international route network, including long haul flights," President and Chief Executive Officer Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao said in a statement.

VietJet has been rapidly expanding in Southeast Asia while taking on Vietnam Airines in the domestic market, and the Boeing deal is the biggest aircraft order in the country's history.

The budget carrier has a 40 percent share of Vietnam's domestic market and will probably surpass Vietnam Airlines this year as the largest domestic carrier, according to a January report of the CAPA Centre for Aviation.

VietJet has ambitions to become a pan-regional low-cost airline, following in the path of AirAsia of Malaysia and Lion Air of Indonesia, which also ordered hundreds of single-aisled planes, such as the A320 and Boeing 737.

Southeast Asia's airline market has grown rapidly over the last decade, fuelled by the emergence of budget airlines that offer greater travel options for the middle class.

VietJet will also be unique in being one of the few low-cost carriers to order both Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s, as operating two types of planes is costly. Lion Air is the only other one, starting services with 737s before also ordering A320s and operating both aircraft types concurrently.

The 737 Max and A320neo are the upgraded versions of both planes that promise better fuel economics and lower running costs.

Airlines generally get discounts at list prices.

jameschong1 · #**908** 24-05-2016, 08:46 AM

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Vietnam's VietJet to buy 100 Boeing planes for $11.3 billion

are they flying bikini style to spore onot?

Wikipedia · #**909** 24-05-2016, 09:30 AM

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are they flying bikini style to spore onot?

If you own the airline then can lah! I will write wiki for you.

SkyIsMighty · #**910** 24-05-2016, 01:08 PM

Indian pilots grounded for mistaking road for runway

MUMBAI — An Indian airline has grounded two pilots for attempting to land their plane on a road which they mistook for a runway, the airline and reports said Monday (May 23).

The IndiGo flight from Ahmedabad in Gujarat state to Jaipur in Rajasthan was close to touching down until the pilots were alerted by a “too low terrain” warning in the cockpit, IndiGo said in a statement.

“The captain in command immediately took a precautionary measure and carried a go-around. The aircraft landed safely on subsequent approach,” added the statement.

The incident, the latest to highlight safety concerns in India’s rapidly expanding aviation sector, happened on Feb 27 but has only just come to light in Indian media.

The Hindustan Times quoted an aviation official as saying the plane was at an altitude of around 900 feet and 90 seconds away from landing on a road running parallel to the runway.

IndiGo said the pilots were made aware of their mistake by an enhanced ground proximity warning system, which alerts the cockpit if the plane is in danger of flying into the ground or hitting something.

“At no time was safety compromised. Both pilots have been taken off flight duty with immediate effect, pending investigation,” said the statement.

“The matter was duly reported to the (aviation regulator) Directorate General of Civil Aviation by IndiGo flight safety department,” IndiGo added.

IndiGo, famed for its no-frills approach and fixation with punctuality, commands almost 40 percent of its home market, the biggest share of any airline. It is the country’s only consistently profitable airline.

The government wants to make air travel affordable for millions of its citizens but a number of safety incidents have led to concerns over the speed of growth.

Earlier this year an Air India plane with 160 passengers was forced to return to New Delhi almost 30 minutes into a Milan-bound flight after smoke was detected in the cabin.

In December a London-bound Air India flight with over 200 passengers returned to Mumbai after three hours in the air over a suspected rat sighting in the cabin.

That same month a technician working for Air India died after being sucked into a jet engine as the plane pushed back for take-off at Mumbai airport. AFP

SkyIsMighty · #**911** 24-05-2016, 01:11 PM

Indigo (India)

SirLance · #**912** 24-05-2016, 01:14 PM

Scary mistakes and a disaster averted.

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Indian pilots grounded for mistaking road for runway

MUMBAI — An Indian airline has grounded two pilots for attempting to land their plane on a road which they mistook for a runway, the airline and reports said Monday (May 23).

The IndiGo flight from Ahmedabad in Gujarat state to Jaipur in Rajasthan was close to touching down until the pilots were alerted by a “too low terrain” warning in the cockpit, IndiGo said in a statement.

AFP