New airport security scanner more effective replied by QX179R @ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:05:40 +0800

QX179R — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:05:40 +0800

Channel NewsAsia - 2 hours 1 minute ago

New airport security scanner more effective in detecting illegal objects

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Changi Airport Terminal 3 is testing out a new screening machine which is said to be more effective in detecting illegal objects concealed on the body. But the new device could leave travellers a little more exposed.

Called the Millimetre Wave scanner, it is currently on a three—month trial at Terminal 3 (T3).

The scanner produces images that outline the body contour. High—frequency radio signals generate millimetre waves which bounce off the body to reveal any hidden foreign objects.

While some travellers may find the image too revealing, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said care has been taken to protect their privacy.

For example, the passenger’s face and sensitive parts of the body are blurred. The image, captured at a location away from the scanner, is deleted after each passenger is processed.

Travellers Channel NewsAsia spoke with did not seem to mind much about a little exposure.

One traveller said: "I would choose it just because I would rather someone not pat me down."

"I will go through the scanner as this is a very important thing for security," said another.

Currently, only one scanner is being used at T3’s A1 to A8 gate hold room.

If passengers set off a metal detector, they still have the option of the traditional 'pat—down’ physical search or going through the new scanner.

CAAS is evaluating whether the US$200,000 scanner improves passenger flow and is gathering feedback from travellers before deciding whether to deploy the machines across the airport.

Developed by US—based L3 Communications, Millimetre Wave scanners are already being used at airports in countries like the Netherlands, Australia and Indonesia. — CNA/vm

NZ watchdog files charges against airlines replied by QX179R @ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:19:36 +0800

QX179R — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:19:36 +0800

Reuters - 1 hour 25 minutes ago

NZ watchdog files charges against airlines

WELLINGTON, July 16 - New Zealand's competition watchdog has filed criminal charges against Singapore Airlines <SIAL.SI>, Cathay Pacific <0293.HK> and Aerolineas Argentinas for not providing information sought as part of its investigation into alleged price-fixing, it said on Wednesday.

The Commerce Commission said it was investigating allegations that some airlines had colluded and reached agreements on cargo rates, including international fuel surcharges, on flights to and from New Zealand.

It said it had ordered the three airlines to provide information for its investigation by a specific date in November, but they had not complied.

"Any failure to comply with commission statutory notices that form part of a commission investigation is a serious enforcement issue," Commission Chair Paula Rebstock said in a statement.

Charges had been filed with the District Court and the firms could be fined up to NZ$30,000 each if found guilty.

Rebstock said if its broader investigation concluded that there was a case for price-fixing, it would file proceedings with the High Court.

"Cartels are insidious and cause extensive damage to the New Zealand economy," she said.

Air cargo services to and from New Zealand are worth more than NZ$400 million a year.

Regulators in the United States, the European Union and Australia have been pursuing airlines over alleged air cargo price fixing.

Last month Air France-KLM <AIRF.PA> and three other airlines agreed to pay fines totalling $504 million to settle a case brought by U.S. anti-trust officials.

Last year, British Airways Plc <BAY.L> and Korean Air Lines <003490.KS> pleaded guilty and agreed to each pay a $300 million criminal fine for conspiring to fix cargo rates for international air shipments and to fix passenger fuel surcharges or fares for some routes.

On Jan. 14, 2008, Australia's Qantas Airways <QAN.AX> agreed to pay a $61 million criminal fine for cargo price-fixing. And last month, Japan Airlines <9205.T> was sentenced to pay a $110 million criminal fine for similar price-fixing.

SIA renews push for US Australia route replied by QX179R @ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:47:49 +0800

QX179R — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:47:49 +0800

SIA renews push for US Australia route

Singapore Airlines has renewed its push for foreign carriers to be allowed to fly the lucrative transpacific route between US and Australia.

In a submission to the center-left Labor government's National Aviation Policy Green Paper, SIA said it believes the international air services policies of past governments have "not adequately balanced competing interests.

And it said, this has come at a cost to the tourism industry through missed opportunities to capitalize on growth.

SIA singled out the so-called transpacific route between Australia and the US for particular criticism.
It said that Australia's regulatory approach "maintains protection for Australian carriers, which is counter to its position of supporting open and free trade elsewhere.

The route is currently dominated by national carrier Qantas Airways and UAL Corp's United Airlines, due to a policy of only allowing Australian and US carriers to fly the route.

SIA said there's simply not enough competition on the transpacific route.

With only Qantas and United Airlines servicing the route, the Singapore carrier said fares are very high and uncompetitive as a result.

SIA also said protecting Qantas' interests is "serving only the interests of Qantas, not Australia's national interest, which depends on tourism growth.

It added that it's a "long-term player in the Australian market" and has a "keen interest" in developing a strong relationship with the new Australian government.

Australia's Victoria state government, in a separate submission, also called on the federal government to grant SIA and other "third country" airlines access to the Australia to US route. - 938Live

SIA sold, leased back 5 Boeing 777 planes replied by QX179R @ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:39:10 +0800

QX179R — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:39:10 +0800

Reuters - Tuesday, July 1

Singapore Air sold, leased back 5 Boeing 777 planes

SINGAPORE, July 1 - Singapore Airlines <SIAL.SI> said on Tuesday it had sold five Boeing 777 aircraft in its fleet to Pembroke Group, a unit of Standard Chartered <STAN.L>, and leased them back.

The airline gave no financial details of the deal.

booking on airasia replied by fareast85 @ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:53:01 +0800

fareast85 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:53:01 +0800

update..

they send me the email 1 day later...

SIA takes delivery of fifth A380 replied by QX179R @ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:13:31 +0800

QX179R — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:13:31 +0800

Reuters - 1 hour 53 minutes ago

Singapore Airlines takes delivery of fifth A380

SINGAPORE, June 28 - Singapore Airlines <SIAL.SI>, the world's most valuable airline by stock market value, said it had received its fifth Airbus A380 superjumbo on Saturday.

The A380, the world's biggest passenger plane, will arrive in Singapore on June 29, and will ply the carrier's Singapore-London route except for the first week in August, when it will fly to Beijing to meet higher passenger traffic during the Olympics, Singapore Airlines said in a statement.

The delivery of the superjumbo comes after its maker Airbus <EAD.PA> announced in May another delay in deliveries.

The planemaker has struggled to boost production as quickly as it hoped, risking further penalty payments to airlines.

Airbus is trying to recover from two years of production delays caused by problems in installing wiring on the mammoth doubledecker planes.

Shares in Airbus parent EADS <EAD.PA> have dropped 44 percent this year while rival Boeing <BA> is down 22 percent.

Singapore Airlines said it has firm orders for another 14 A380s and options to buy six more.

booking on airasia replied by newcomer @ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:44:53 +0800

newcomer — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:44:53 +0800

yea do check ur spam inbox, sometimes it goes there. otherwise, make a phone call and kick up a ruckus.

booking on airasia replied by Plastic Bag @ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:08:18 +0800

Plastic Bag — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:08:18 +0800

Should try calling them again. Email confirmation is usually instantaneous. Unless your spam filter is too powerful.

booking on airasia replied by fareast85 @ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:55:53 +0800

fareast85 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:55:53 +0800

email confirmation that is suppose to be sent instateneously as mention by u

booking on airasia replied by newcomer @ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:21:13 +0800

newcomer — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:21:13 +0800

wat kind of confirmation u waiting for? usually airasia will send u an email almost instateneously wif ur flight itern.

booking on airasia replied by fareast85 @ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:48:01 +0800

fareast85 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:48:01 +0800

would like to check with you guys..

i booked an air ticket on airasia for the first time... and paid via direct debit, meaning paying via enets with my POSB bank account... as i do not have a credit card..

i did not receive any confirmation but money is deducted from my bank.. i called the call centre but its taking too long to wait for them to pick up the call.. waited for like 10 mins but was still on hold..

anyone book on airasia before? how long is the confirmation?

pls help..

Singapore Airlines to raise fuel surcharges replied by QX179R @ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:42:11 +0800

QX179R — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:42:11 +0800

Reuters - Thursday, June 19

Singapore Airlines to raise fuel surcharge again

SINGAPORE, June 18 - Singapore Airlines <SIAL.SI>, the world's second-biggest airline by market value, said on Wednesday that it will raise fuel surcharges for tickets issued from June 24 due to the sustained increase in jet fuel prices.

The total surcharge now ranges from $180 for flights between Singapore and the United States, to $40 for flights from the city-state to other Southeast Asian countries, the carrier said in a statement.

This is the third time this year the company has raised fuel surcharges, as jet fuel prices <JET-SIN> have surged 49 percent so far in 2008. (Reporting by Daryl Loo, editing by Neil Chatterjee)

SIA Stewards get new look replied by waves @ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:08:06 +0800

waves — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:08:06 +0800

http://www.singaporeair.com/mediacentre/pacontent/news/NE_3208.jsp

Emirates to take delivery of first A380 replied by QX179R @ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:34:25 +0800

QX179R — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:34:25 +0800

Reuters - 45 minutes ago

Emirates to take delivery of first A380 in July

DUBAI, June 5, - State-owned Emirates airline said on Thursday it expected to take delivery of its first Airbus A380 double-decker aircraft by July 28.

Emirates [EMAIR.UL], the largest A380 customer, with 58 orders worth $18.8 billion, expects to receive five of the world's biggest airliner by the end of March 2009, it said in a statement.

The airline will use its first A380 on routes from Dubai to New York, London Heathrow and Sydney-Auckland, it said.

Singapore became the first airline to operate the A380 when it entered service last October following an 18-month delay due to production problems. It has since received four.

Airbus said in May it would deliver a total of 12 A380s instead of 13 this year and 21 instead of 25 in 2009.

The ability to stick to this schedule is a key factor driving the shares of parent EADS .

Tiger Airways to charge for all check—in baggage replied by QX179R @ Wed, 28 May 2008 19:52:19 +0800

QX179R — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:52:19 +0800

Channel NewsAsia - 1 hour 43 minutes ago

Tiger Airways to charge for all check—in baggage for bookings after 29 May

SINGAPORE: Low—cost carrier Tiger Airways will begin charging for all check—in baggage for bookings made after 29 May. Those who booked before 29 May will continue to enjoy 15kg free baggage allowance.

After 29 May, passengers will need to pay S$5 for checked—in baggage of up to 15kg. And for weights of up to 20kg, 25kg and 30kg, passengers will have to fork out S$15, S$25 and S$40.

But all fares will include 7kg of free hand luggage which excludes one handbag and one laptop computer which can also be carried for free.

Tiger said the new charges will ensure that passengers travelling without checked baggage will always get the lowest fares. — CNA/vm

787 delay hurts expansion plan replied by ben1406 @ Fri, 23 May 2008 11:33:53 +0800

ben1406 — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:33:53 +0800

still dreaming..

787 delay hurts expansion plan replied by monoslayer @ Thu, 22 May 2008 19:02:48 +0800

monoslayer — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:02:48 +0800

dreamliner! cool~

787 delay hurts expansion plan replied by QX179R @ Thu, 22 May 2008 18:58:32 +0800

QX179R — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:58:32 +0800

Reuters - 2 hours 3 minutes ago

Japan Airlines says 787 delay hurts expansion plan

SINGAPORE, May 22 - Japan Airlines , Asia's biggest airline by revenue, said on Thursday the delay in delivery of Boeing's 787 aircraft was hurting its expansion plans but it was not looking to go for an alternative plane.

The comments were made in Singapore by JAL President and Chief Executive Haruka Nishimatsu, who earlier told Reuters the carrier could not absorb the rising cost of fuel and needed to raise fuel surcharges.

Changi Airport’s Terminal 2 tops new safety award replied by QX179R @ Tue, 20 May 2008 20:18:07 +0800

QX179R — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:18:07 +0800

Channel NewsAsia - 54 minutes ago

Changi Airport’s Terminal 2 tops new safety award

SINGAPORE: Changi Airport’s Terminal 2 has topped a new award for building safety which was given out by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) on Tuesday.

BCA said upgrading works at Terminal 2 (T2) beat 12 other nominated projects for the BCA Design and Engineering Safety Excellence Awards.

The T2 project was chosen because it took many measures to ensure safety while it continues its round the clock operations.

These include several innovative solutions such as using steel structures which were fabricated offsite and erected at the airport premises. This minimises interference to day—to—day activities.

Engineers also used a combination of movable working platforms and cranes to keep construction away from airport users.

To minimise noise, dust and debris, the engineers also used methods such as carbon fibre—wrapping and bracings.

So for overcoming constraints such as limited working spaces while maintaining Changi Airport’s image as one of the world’s best, the project clinched the building safety award.

Other merit winners under the Building category are Central (the commercial development built over the existing Clarke Quay MRT Station), LaSalle College of the Arts, One Raffles Quay and ITE College East.

Under the Civil Engineering category, the merit award went to Fort Canning Tunnel and Bishan SMRT Depot Underpinning Works. — CNA/vm

SIA says A380 delays will affect deliveries replied by QX179R @ Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:34 +0800

QX179R — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:34 +0800

Reuters - 29 minutes ago

Singapore Air says A380 delays will affect deliveries

SINGAPORE, May 13 - Singapore Airlines said on Tuesday that it expects to receive its fifth A380 superjumbo by early July and sees some impact on subsequent deliveries after Airbus announced further delays.

"The changes in production schedules will potentially have some impact, the details of which we will need to understand from Airbus," Singapore Air spokesman Stephen Forshaw said in an email.

Singapore Air has ordered a 19 of the A380 with options for six more.

Becoming a LAE replied by Desolate @ Wed, 07 May 2008 00:08:41 +0800

Desolate — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:08:41 +0800

hi all , i came across some threads abt becoming an LAE .

I am a NSF going to ORD in end May . had served time in the airforce.i also have a diploma in Aerospace Technology.

i would like to ask regarding the career in the following companies : SIAEC , STAE , SASCO .

how is the working environment there?

wads the starting pay like?

and will there be OT pay?

thanks!!

Airport SG-BT VS China replied by QX179R @ Mon, 05 May 2008 14:40:53 +0800

QX179R — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:40:53 +0800

perhaps they just close one eye nia..

to further test them, try to bring in weapons (e.g guns)..

Airport SG-BT VS China replied by BangHong @ Sun, 04 May 2008 11:34:27 +0800

BangHong — Sun, 04 May 2008 11:34:27 +0800

Well, this is something i want to talk about. I just came back from China-Beijing, they security there is tight, and they check things through. It maybe part of the olympics.

When i first landed back in singapore-BT, i realized the security is very loose, i actually able to brought 5packets of cigarette !! I think its ridiculous, they did not scan all of the bags when passenger is leaving. I still remember last year when i came back from china, that was in T1 or T2, the security is tighter.

Really BT is very BUDGET!

Pilot replied by LeftHandSeat @ Sat, 03 May 2008 00:33:36 +0800

LeftHandSeat — Sat, 03 May 2008 00:33:36 +0800

As far as I know, it's 400 w/o no astig. Lasik is still not allowed yet due relatively new procedure & it's stability is not finalised.There are complications in several tests n that's across FAA, CAA,most Air Forces.

There are more stuff than eyesight to qualify as a pilot.

Good Luck.

SIA plane reports engine trouble replied by stellazio @ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:31:50 +0800

stellazio — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:31:50 +0800

mayday mayday..

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