Tuesday, 6 February 2018
Sights around Sydney Harbour
Coming to Sydney every month on business I have never had the time or a chance to actually look around the city and the harbour. So this afternoon I decided to go into the city and have a look around, taking in the world famous Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.
Monday, 5 February 2018
A hour at Bankstown Airport
Having a new sales rep starting in Sydney today I had to fly down there this morning and do the introduction to not only the staff but our customers as well.
Having a 3am start I really wasn't in the mood to drive out to Sydney international airport after work, so I thought I would visit Bankstown airport which is only 15 minutes from our office for an hour or so.
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| QANTASLINK B717-200 VH-NXI (CN 55054) |
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| JETSTAR A320-232 VH-VQG (CN 2787) |
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| THE MOUTH OF THE BRISBANE RIVER |
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| CRUISE SHIPS IN SYDNEY HARBOUR |
Having a 3am start I really wasn't in the mood to drive out to Sydney international airport after work, so I thought I would visit Bankstown airport which is only 15 minutes from our office for an hour or so.
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| PIPER PA 28-161 VH-TEK (CN 28-7916377) |
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| PIPER PA-28-181 VH-NRN (CN 2843036) |
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| BRM AERO BRISTELL 24-8588 (CN 129/2015) |
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| PIONAIR AUSTRALIA BAe 146-200VH-SIF (CN E2119) |
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| RAYTHEON 1900D VH-OYZ (CN UE-439) |
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| SEAWING AIRWAYS De HAVILLAND CANADA DHC 2 VH-SWB (CN 1557) |
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| ROBINSON R22 VH-HTG (CN 1563) |
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| CESSNA 510 VH-NEQ (CN 510-0029) |
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| PIPER PA-28-181 VH-NRM (CN 28-7890278) |
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| TOLL ATR 42-300 VH-TOX (CN 029) |
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| RAYTHEON 1900D VH-OYU (CN UE-425) |
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| PIPER PA-31-350 VH-HJH (CN 31-7752127) |
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| ROBINSON R44 II VH-WYO (CN 10721) |
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| AERO COMMANDER 500-S VH-MEH (CN 3258) |
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| BRM AERO BRISTELL 24-8083 (CN 127/2012) |
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| AERO COMMANDER 500-S VH-UJS (CN 1797) |
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| PIPER PA-31-350 CH-AVF (CN 31-7852118) |
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| ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE SUPER KING AIR 350 A32-670 (CN FL-670) |
Saturday, 3 February 2018
Virgin Austalia retires last ERJ190
Over the last 2 years Virgin Australia has been retiring their fleet of Embraer E190's one by one. Today Virgin Australia's last ERJ190 landed in Brisbane for the final time after arriving from Newcastle. ZPH departed Brisbane this morning for Newcastle (NSW) at 9.45am local time as VA 1102. The aircraft then did the return flight as VA 1105 arriving in Brisbane from Newcastle landing on runway 30 at 12.48pm local time.
In June 2016 Virgin announced it would be replacing their 18 Embraer E190 fleet within two years and replacing them all with new modern Boeing 737-800's.
Over the years we have seen the ERJ's in a few different liveries, they started out in the Virgin Blue red livery
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| VIRGIN BLUE ERJ190 VH-ZPH (CN 19000199) |
They were even in the Pacific Blue livery
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| PACIFIC BLUE ERJ190 VH-ZPM (CN 19000262) |
In May 2011 a new era was born for Virgin Blue by the way of a new name to Virgin Australia and a new colour scheme was also released.
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| VIRGIN AUSTRLIA ERJ190 VH-ZPM (CN 19000262) |
The ERJ190 was even seen sporting a AFL livery
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| VIRGIN AUSTRALIA ERJ190 VH-ZPQ (CN 19000412) |
Not only did Virgin Blue / Virgin Australia have E190's they also had E170's for a while there too.
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VIRGIN BLUE ERJ170 VH-ZHC (CN 17000191)
But it is rumoured the Embraer wont be going overseas to retire like the rest of the fleet, it will remain here in Australia. A local airline called JETGO has picked it up and will be using it for it's inaugural international flight in a few months time. The aircraft is rumoured to be used on the Brisbane - Karratha - Singapore return sector..
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Thursday, 1 February 2018
Bikini models parade during flight.
I came across this story and had to share it.
Barley dressed women took over a plane for a surprise on the weekend, but it all ended up being horribly awkward.
Vietjet are under fire for parading provocative models on flight
Budget carrier Vietjet thought it was a great idea to send barely clad women on board a plane full of Vietnam’s under-23 football squad on the weekend and have them strut their stuff. However it was all just horribly awkward, leading the airline to issue an apology. The team were heading home from China, where they had suffered a crushing defeat against Uzbekistan in the Under-23 Asian Football Confederation championship. Social media in the communist nation erupted after photos of the event were posted online, including a snap of an awkward-looking man being embraced by a woman in a low-cut top and red underwear, with his seatmate giggling. Many thought it was inappropriate for the lingerie models to accompany the young men. “Vietjet’s move was so rude, cheap and offensive to the team, the fans and even its passengers,” Facebook user Nguyen My Linh wrote in a post that has gone viral. Another traveller, Le Nguyen, wrote: “It’s disgusting. I will boycott Vietjet for this.” Along with the apology, Vietjet claims it was simply an “improvised move” and not a marketing stunt. It also said that “relevant staff” had been disciplined.
However it’s not the first time the airline has been criticised for raunchy stunts — in 2012 the airline was fined 20 million dong (about $1000) when it hosted a mid-flight dance by bikini-clad women. The five candidates from a local beauty contest performed the three-minute Hawaiian-themed dance in front of passengers.
VietJet Air or Vietjet, is an international low-cost airline from Vietnam. It was the first privately owned new-age airline to be established in Vietnam, being granted its initial approval to operate by the Vietnamese Minister of Finance in November 2007. As of its launch in December 2011, it became the second private airline to offer domestic service in Vietnam, as well as the fifth airline overall to offer civil domestic flights. VietJet Air's first flight was operated on 25 December 2011, flying from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. With a fleet of 53 aircraft, 24 A320's, 28 A321's and 1 A321NEO The carrier carried its 10th millionth passenger in December 2014 and the 25 millionth passenger on December 5, 2015
Story sourced from here
http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/vietjet-under-fire-for-parading-provocative-models-on-flight/news-story/7816512174cbccb55522ac1e6174ddd7
Monday, 29 January 2018
Australian Airforce Growler catches fire
An RAAF Growler has caught fire after aborting a takeoff due to engine failure at Nellis Air Force Base (LSV), Nevada, USA. The EA-18G Growler was taking part in exercise "Red Flag" with the US Air Force.
The Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs Department said the "incident" happened about 10:45am on Saturday (local time).
Along with four EA-18G Growlers, the RAAF also sent an AP-3C Orion, an E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft to Nevada.
The Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs Department said the "incident" happened about 10:45am on Saturday (local time).
Along with four EA-18G Growlers, the RAAF also sent an AP-3C Orion, an E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft to Nevada.
Both crew members from the Growler escaped safely without the use of ejection seats.
Red Flag runs from the 29th January to the 16th February and Australia has sent around 340 Royal Australian Air Force personnel to Nevada to train in the world's most complex air combat environment.
Sunday, 28 January 2018
Philippine Airlines upsizes Manila - Brisbane sector
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| PHILIPPINE AIRLINES A330-343 RP-C8784 (CN 1467) File Photo |
As mentioned on this blog on the 30th December 2017 (under Philippine pulls out of Darwin) Philippine Airlines will be dropping the Darwin sector on the Manila - Darwin - Brisbane flight late March, and at the time the aircraft was being upgraded from their A320 to their new Airbus A321NEO. A statement released by Philippine Airlines shows the airline will now upgrade the aircraft to an Airbus A340.
The Manila - Brisbane flights will operate four times weekly, utilizing the 254-seat Airbus A340 aircraft initially, and will be replaced by the brand new Airbus A321 NEOs aircraft later in the first half of 2018.
PR 221 leaves Manila at 11:30PM every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and arrives in Brisbane at 9:20AM local time the following day, every Thursday, Saturday Sunday.
The return flight PR 222 departs Brisbane at 11AM local time Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and touches down in Manila at 5PM on the same day. Effective May 1, Philippine will operate the fourth weekly frequency every Tuesday.
PR221 will leave Manila at 12:55AM on Tuesday and arrives in Brisbane at 10:45AM local time on the same day. The return flight, PR222, will depart Brisbane at 12 Noon local time on Tuesday and touches down in Manila at 6PM the same day.
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