<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DocLightning" class="quote" target="_blank">DocLightning</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>You are not dealing with rational ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/B747forever" class="quote" target="_blank">B747forever</a> (<a href="#121" class="quote">Reply 121</a>):<br/><i>Nice trip report Great pictures....
Jump to postFrom the debris it looks like it landed short of the threshold, as did the BA B772 a few years ago.
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It looks like door <acronym title="Orenburg Airlines (Russian Federation)">R2</acronym> was blocked by an engine and that doors <acronym title="Lauda Air Italy">L4</acronym>/R4 were not used. I can't believe there are people with trolley bags in the photos! I would go mad if someone stood up and ope...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/kl911" class="quote" target="_blank">kl911</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>2nd Oct <acronym title="Dublin (- Collins...
Jump to postFor the A300-B2 and -<acronym title="Bhoja Air (Pakistan) and Bankair (USA)">B4</acronym> variants, only Iran Air and Mahan Air still have them in service. I was fortunate enough to fly an Iran Air A300-<acronym title="Bhoja Air (Pakistan) and Bankair (USA)">B4</acronym> from <acronym title="Mumbai ...
Jump to postI have done the Biman DC-10s a few times as well (a couple of times with Mr CedarJet too!) and have had good experiences every time. <acronym title="Sahara Airlines (India)">S2</acronym>-ACP and ACR are both active and still operate the majority of the <acronym title="Abu Dhabi - (Nadia) Internation...
Jump to postI will be on it. It was superb last time and I'd love to fly it again.
Jump to postIt would be a shame to see N88ZL get scrapped. This aircraft used to be a regular sight at <acronym title="Durham - Tees Valley (Teesside / Middleton St. George) (MME / EGNV), United Kingdom">MME</acronym> in the late 90s, where I saw it on a number of occasions. Certainly one of the more interestin...
Jump to postMy most recent flight was on this aircraft, on 29th January from <acronym title="Karachi - Jinnah International (Quaid-e-Azam) (KHI / OPKC), Pakistan">KHI</acronym> to <acronym title="Abu Dhabi - (Nadia) International (AUH / OMAA), United Arab Emirates">AUH</acronym>. Knowing that most of the PIA B7...
Jump to postI've been on numerous 'second flights' because of the job I was doing a few years ago, but the only times I flew on the actual inaugurals were the following: Etihad Airways, B767-341/ER, A6-EYZ EY706, 18 June 2006, <acronym title="Doha - International (DOH / OTBD), Qatar">DOH</acronym>-<acronym titl...
Jump to postHi Vin, There's always the chance of an equipment swap with <acronym title="Biman Bangladesh">BG</acronym>, but <acronym title="Abu Dhabi - (Nadia) International (AUH / OMAA), United Arab Emirates">AUH</acronym>-CGP-<acronym title="Dhaka (Dacca) - Hazrat Shahjalal International (Zia International / ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/dtw757" class="quote" target="_blank">dtw757</a> (<a href="#48" class="quote">Reply 48</a>):<br/><i>A quick search of the internet for american ...
Jump to postInteresting to know EP-SHU is active. I have flown EP-SHG/HK/HV in the past but never 'HU. Yet another reason to go back, I think.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Birdwatching" class="quote" target="_blank">Birdwatching</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>Not sure if it means anything, but...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/N178UA" class="quote" target="_blank">N178UA</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>Judging the number of response on the DC-8 Tri...
Jump to post<b>Tu-154</b> Air Koryo still operate one example each of the -B and -B2 versions. There are rumours about Iran Air Tour wanting to return their Tu-154-M fleet into service due to issues they are having with their MD80s. Kazair Trans have a late build -M version which I believe operates <acronym tit...
Jump to postHi Sam, Somehow I missed this when you posted it, so I'm glad you mentioned it the other day. Your photos and video took me straight back to that memorable day back in May! There was a good bunch of guys on this trip which, aside from the aircraft of course, makes these trips all the more great to l...
Jump to postHi Roni. I hope all is well with you. Nice to read this report, as we don't see Mahan Air on here too often. I also flew the same B743 (EP-MND) earlier this year <acronym title="Tehran - Imam Khomeini International (IKA / OIIE), Iran">IKA</acronym>-<acronym title="Dubai - International (DXB / OMDB),...
Jump to postSome photos from North Korea last week: <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/flymajj/IMG_2274.jpg" target="_blank"/><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/flymajj/IMG_2274.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/flymajj/IMG_2274.jpg" width="650" heig...
Jump to postThis is an incredible report which I think sums up all of the tours so far. Thanks so much for taking the time to write this. I have just got back from the October tour, having also been on the inaugural tour in May. The tours just keep getting better; and whilst I had some reservations about going ...
Jump to postI have only ever done it by using a taxi from the hotel in Beijing, but unless there are at least a couple of you it is not the cheapest option. I have been 3 times and am going again on Friday 19th October. A long shot, but if you happen to be in Beijing that day, there are a few of us hiring a min...
Jump to postNot a widebody, but an interesting one which is on sale is <acronym title="Nairobi - Jomo Kenyatta (Embakasi) (NBO / HKJK), Kenya">NBO</acronym>-<acronym title="Nairobi - Wilson (West) (WIL / HKNW), Kenya">WIL</acronym> operated SAX using a Beech 1900, as part of a multi-sector flight. When myself a...
Jump to postJohannesburg last weekend: <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/flymajj/2012_09_22%20JNB%20WKF/IMG_0623a-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/flymajj/2012_09_22%20JNB%20WKF/IMG_0623a-1.jpg" width="650" height="390" alt="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/tk1244" class="quote" target="_blank">tk1244</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>4K-85729, 4K-85734 and 4K-85738 were transfe...
Jump to postOff the top of my head: -Orion Airways, UK -Britannia Airways, UK -Dan Air, UK -Air UK Leisure, UK -Leisure International Airways, UK -Air 2000, UK -Nordic European Airlines, Sweden -Spanair, Spain -British Regional Airlines (BA franchise), UK -Aero Asia, Pakistan -Alliance Air, India -Indian Airlin...
Jump to postI did not even notice this when I was filming it, which I suppose is a good thing really! I only noticed later when reviewing my video in the evening. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/p...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/rutankrd" class="quote" target="_blank">rutankrd</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>No it was a <acronym title="British Airw...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/flywrite" class="quote" target="_blank">flywrite</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Fantastic ramp shot of the era, showing Tr...
Jump to postIt is a heartbraking story. I was gutted to hear she passed away yesterday. She was such a courageous woman. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Braybuddy" class="quote" target="_b...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/debonair" class="quote" target="_blank">debonair</a> (<a href="#21" class="quote">Reply 21</a>):<br/><i>Nice to see such old-school baby with ne...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Fly2yyz" class="quote" target="_blank">Fly2yyz</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>Are they that unsafe?</i></font></td></tr>...
Jump to postI will be monitoring the scheduled and non-Hajj-specific flights to see what interesting stuff crops up, if any. Last year myself and a friend managed to get a flight on a Jordan Aviation B767-200 which was still operating <acronym title="Dhaka (Dacca) - Hazrat Shahjalal International (Zia Internati...
Jump to postThere is also Air Uganda with one example. It used to be on the <acronym title="Entebbe - International (EBB / HUEN), Uganda">EBB</acronym>-<acronym title="Nairobi - Jomo Kenyatta (Embakasi) (NBO / HKJK), Kenya">NBO</acronym> route but now seems to be used primarly on <acronym title="Entebbe - Inter...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Superfly" class="quote" target="_blank">Superfly</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>THAT is f--king AWESOME! ! ! ! ! Is ther...
Jump to postBetween Kathmandu and Dhaka on a DC-10 last weekend: <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/flymajj/2012_08_03%20MCT%20KTM%20DAC%20DOH/Picture065a.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/flymajj/2012_08_03%20MCT%20KTM%20DAC%20DOH/Picture065a.jpg" width="650" he...
Jump to postYirina, The L1011s are often parked up at <acronym title="Ras Al Khaimah - International (RKT / OMRK), United Arab Emirates">RKT</acronym> between duties/contracts, but I believe the nature of Askari's operations is the operation of UN contract flights from Pakistan to places in Africa, etc. They ma...
Jump to postHi Soren, I did a similar thing recently when returning from the DC-8 trip in California. <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym>-<acronym title="CURRENT: Munich (- Franz Josef Strauss) (MUC / EDDM), Germany AND OLD: Munich - Riem (MUC / EDDM) (clo...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SIBILLE" class="quote" target="_blank">SIBILLE</a> (<a href="#64" class="quote">Reply 64</a>):<br/><i>Ilyushin 62 M 3749648 P-886P Air Koryo del...
Jump to postThis looks beautiful. In fact it is a shame that this is not the regular livery! Well done, Condor. It would be nice if Thomas Cook Airlines (UK) did this, but I guess <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> might have an issue with them rolling out an A330 in BEA Airtours or British Airtours ...
Jump to postHi Regis, I saw and commented your videos on YouTube already. It was great to see them and be able to compare your experience in July to my experience in May. Obviously you guys did better in terms of equipment since the <acronym title="Istanbul Airlines (Turkey)">IL</acronym>-76 & Mil-8 were ad...
Jump to postInteresting report - thanks for posting. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/kann123air" class="quote" target="_blank">kann123air</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/planefixer" class="quote" target="_blank">planefixer</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Don't call it British Air!!! <acronym ...
Jump to postHow about <acronym title="Etihad Airways (United Arab Emirates)">EY</acronym> <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym>-<acronym title="Abu Dhabi - (Nadia) International (AUH / OMAA), United Arab Emirates">AUH</acronym>? There is a free connecting <ac...
Jump to post<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQrZ6cMSYuI&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQrZ6cMSYuI&feature=related</a> Kellogs Start - I used to love it as a kid but haven't seen it for years. Apparently you can still get it in the UK but I live abroad now. I mig...
Jump to postIt sounds like you were very lucky to get on that flight. I don't have much luck with <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> on standby, especially internationally. I had a J & Y Class ZED standby for <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO<...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mogandoCI" class="quote" target="_blank">mogandoCI</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>On a slightly off topic subject, has a...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/timz" class="quote" target="_blank">timz</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>I'm guessing the OAG never used "732". On some air...
Jump to postVery interesting to read peoples' memories of this both in and below the Manchester Evening News article - even down to the ice cream sellers making a quick buck. Also, I was not aware of another DC-4 (okay this was C4 Argonaut with Merlin engines) crashing a day earlier in the Pyrennes. Whose was t...
Jump to posti always thought 73S meant B737-200 Advaned, as opposed to the early non-advanced version which would be 737 or 732.
UA would have operated both the basic and advanced at this time, but whether they distinguished them in the OAG I do not know.