Is MH short A330s now?
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3 weekly DEL flights will be swapped to 738 but the down gauge is offset by 3 new daytime weekly flights ex-KUL on 738 (this is due to the capacity cap for DEL-KUL).
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yes, because 1 plane crashed during landing last month, so causing short of plane.
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/natio...-sibu-airport/
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/natio...-sibu-airport/
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yes, because 1 plane crashed during landing last month, so causing short of plane.
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/natio...-sibu-airport/
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/natio...-sibu-airport/
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yes, because 1 plane crashed during landing last month, so causing short of plane.
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/natio...-sibu-airport/
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/natio...-sibu-airport/
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The problem starts with their expansion into China and increasing frequency to key destinations and revenue generating destinations.
MH is now utilizing most of their aircraft and have very few options as far as replacements go.
They now have added directly flights to China out of Langkawi and Kota Kinabalu, maintain a once a week Kota Kinabalu to Perth flight on a 737-800 and had a few issues over the past 8 weeks with landing in Saudi Arabia that forced some changes to the type of aircraft being used there.
They are juggling and having to problem solve at the moment because they simply do not have the spare aircraft available to compensate when 1 or more aircraft go down for technical reasons.
The sibu incident aside, they have had 2 737's with tyre bursting problems at KLIA this month that caused a domino effect, not to mention bad weather problems in East Malaysia as well with flights being diverted or cancelled.
There is no doubt they can use a couple more spare 737's and A330's but they seem to be dilly dallying about this and it's something they really should have sorted out 2-3 months ago by leasing them.
There are a lot of aircraft on the market at the moment available for lease or purchasing but MH have been a bit picky with committing to leasing and looking for cheap deals which, in the long run, has not been a prudent measure.
They also have 3 A380's sitting idle on the tarmac which could be roped in to do some of the Aussie or HK flights if need be but, I guess their mind is made up about them already and don`t want to use them for emergency purposes like they have now..
Their 737's and A330's are being worked to the max at this moment in time.
MH is now utilizing most of their aircraft and have very few options as far as replacements go.
They now have added directly flights to China out of Langkawi and Kota Kinabalu, maintain a once a week Kota Kinabalu to Perth flight on a 737-800 and had a few issues over the past 8 weeks with landing in Saudi Arabia that forced some changes to the type of aircraft being used there.
They are juggling and having to problem solve at the moment because they simply do not have the spare aircraft available to compensate when 1 or more aircraft go down for technical reasons.
The sibu incident aside, they have had 2 737's with tyre bursting problems at KLIA this month that caused a domino effect, not to mention bad weather problems in East Malaysia as well with flights being diverted or cancelled.
There is no doubt they can use a couple more spare 737's and A330's but they seem to be dilly dallying about this and it's something they really should have sorted out 2-3 months ago by leasing them.
There are a lot of aircraft on the market at the moment available for lease or purchasing but MH have been a bit picky with committing to leasing and looking for cheap deals which, in the long run, has not been a prudent measure.
They also have 3 A380's sitting idle on the tarmac which could be roped in to do some of the Aussie or HK flights if need be but, I guess their mind is made up about them already and don`t want to use them for emergency purposes like they have now..
Their 737's and A330's are being worked to the max at this moment in time.
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I believe we call this runway excursion.
Also, an image of the Air Asia AK A320 which also had a bad landing during heavy rain in Kuching a few years back undergoing repairs under a tent in Kuching after that incident as an example.
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Not going to happen. What has not been sold off are already stripped and ready for sale.
The only 747's I can see way out at the hanger bays are the old cargo 747's I think used to belong to MH though I stand to be corrected.
The only 747 they refurbished last year (bizzare!) for use has been sold off already by Kazannah.
The only 747's I can see way out at the hanger bays are the old cargo 747's I think used to belong to MH though I stand to be corrected.
The only 747 they refurbished last year (bizzare!) for use has been sold off already by Kazannah.
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