Miscellaneous airline bits & bobs

[flying.monkeyz]

Flying empty wallet, pilots put Kingfisher on notice

Kingfisher Airlines may be headed for significant attrition among its pilots, who have not been paid salaries for the last two months.

http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report...notice_1620097

[UMD]

Wi-Fi Installation Planned on Garuda Indonesia

I believe this hasn't been posted but here it is...

Passengers flying on Indonesia’s national carrier, Garuda, will be able to surf the Web and send emails on eight new airplanes starting next year.

Details here and I particularly like the last sentence on the article in the Jakarta Post.

From The Jakarta Globe
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/...airline/481557

From The Jakarta Post
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2...-aircraft.html

[flying.monkeyz]

Lion Air Pilot Must Pay Airline More than US$3 million for Failure to Complete Working Contract

The Central Jakarta District Court has ruled in favor of Lion Air in a suit for non-performance of contract filed against one of the airline’s former pilots.

http://www.balidiscovery.com/message...ge.asp?Id=7666

[flying.monkeyz]

Ethiopian eyes 787 service to Hong Kong and new Asian services as Africa-Asia market

A new potential visitor to SIN...

http://www.centreforaviation.com/ana...et-booms-64487

[CarbonMan]

Third ANA 787 delayed.

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_745267.html

[flying.monkeyz]

Jetstar Asia CEO to step down

SINGAPORE: Low cost carrier Jetstar Asia has announced that Ms Chong Phit Lian has decided to step down from her position as chief executive officer on February 1, 2012.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...171487/1/.html

[flying.monkeyz]

News » Emirates to increase A380 services to Heathrow to four-daily

Emirates is to serve four of its five daily flights to London Heathrow with the A380 superjumbo from next March.

http://www.businesstraveller.com/new...0-services-to-

[Savage25]

Emirates is to serve four of its five daily flights to London Heathrow with the A380 superjumbo from next March.

http://www.businesstraveller.com/new...0-services-to-

I predict 5 out of 5 on the 380 by the time the Olympics gets underway.

[flying.monkeyz]

I predict 5 out of 5 on the 380 by the time the Olympics gets underway.

Fully agree! Maybe SQ will upgrade 308 to 380 also.

[Kyo]

SINGAPORE: Low cost carrier Jetstar Asia has announced that Ms Chong Phit Lian has decided to step down from her position as chief executive officer on February 1, 2012.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...171487/1/.html

She did a fantastic job. She'll be missed for sure. SQ should make a move...

[flying.monkeyz]

She did a fantastic job. She'll be missed for sure. SQ should make a move...

I got interviewed by her last year. She looked rather tired. Maybe aviation has worn her out.

[flying.monkeyz]

Mile-high matchmaking on Dutch airline

Dutch airline KLM is developing a tool to make air travel more pleasant by allowing passengers to select who they want to sit next to using Facebook and LinkedIn, reported The Daily Mail.

http://www.relax.com.sg/relax/news/8...ng_on_KLM.html

[CarbonMan]

Dutch airline KLM is developing a tool to make air travel more pleasant by allowing passengers to select who they want to sit next to using Facebook and LinkedIn, reported The Daily Mail.

http://www.relax.com.sg/relax/news/8...ng_on_KLM.html

Good heavens, can you imagine sitting next to a guy on a long haul, who can't shut up? I'm not "unsociable" but there are limits. Even when I fly with my colleagues, I try to sit as far away from them as possible.

[flying.monkeyz]

Accident: Sriwijaya B733 at Yogyakarta on Dec 20th 2011, runway excursion

A Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-300, registration PK-CKM performing flight SJ-230 from Jakarta to Yogyakarta (Indonesia) with 131 passengers, veered left off runway 09 while landing in strong rain at 17:35L (10:35Z) and came to a stop on soft ground about 25 meters past and left of the runway end with the right main gear and the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft was evacuated, two passengers received injuries during the evacuation and were taken to a hospital.

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=447f70f9&opt=0

[flying.monkeyz]

Good heavens, can you imagine sitting next to a guy on a long haul, who can't shut up? I'm not "unsociable" but there are limits. Even when I fly with my colleagues, I try to sit as far away from them as possible.

That is so true. I'll bring along my earplugs and eyeshades!