That’s an interesting move for SIA to be doing. I didn’t think they would allow one of their coveted jets to be used by another airline on a revenue flight. But, in this day and age, I guess a buck will go a lot further than just words.

Singapore airlines does own a 49% stake in Virgin. And they have both chosen the RR engine, shouldnt be much of a problem

Certainly some blasts from the past there….Air Florida,Western and Braniff’s big orange 1. also an AIR UK Herald turbo prop…

Excellent pictures!!!

Shamlessly taken from Pprune:

The A340-300s are to be replaced by A350-900s,A380s kept on, with the options converted for a “soon” to be announced A380-900 launch / order alongside Emirates and Lufthansa.
A340-600s kept on.

So fleet will be:
A380-900 for the bucket and spade routes
A380-800 for other high density routes (JFK, HKG)
A340-600
A350-900 for exisiting A340 routes

USAF/RAF Alconbury is prime for development, nice long runway,nice wide taxiways (as the U2,SR71 and Galaxy’s used to operate out of there) all the handstanding is still in place… Excellent links to the A1M,M11,M1 and M6..but there is a pretty strong NIMBY movement which has the ear of the the local authority

The top of the Short stay car park for T2 is a good place to spot, as is the auxillary short stay for Terminal1….But beware…large signs around the top floor saying that all aircraft spotting is not permitted..but the security checks are few and far between..been caught a couple of times in the last 4 years and i just flashed my taxi/private hire badge and said i was waiting for customers on a late inbound flight and they seemed happy enough with that.

My personal feelings are that only specialised units should carry firearms, like they do at the moment!

But then what happens if the Fast armed response isnt availble or it isnt known that a suspect is armed with a firearm, and the poor old police constable goes blundering in only armed with a truncheon/asp/nightstick and a can of CS Gas to protect themselves against somebody tooled up with a sawn-off shotgun or increasingly popular amongst crims now a MAC10?.

MOGGY C….sounds like you got some serious issues there…an MP10 with a mag full of hollow points? to the untrained….what does that mean? or do i have to buy a copy of “gun and ammo” monthly?

Not a problem at all! 🙂

not on topic as such…

AMERICAN AIRLINES

AMR Corporation Reports A Fourth Quarter Loss Of $604 Million, As Compared To A $387 Million Loss In 2004
High Fuel Prices And Competitors With Lower Costs Continued To Impact American’s Financial Performance
Despite These Headwinds, AMR’s Fourth Quarter Results, Excluding Special Items, Improved Year Over Year
FORT WORTH, Texas – AMR Corporation, parent company of American Airlines, Inc., today reported a net loss of $604 million in the fourth quarter of 2005, or $3.49 per share, as compared to a net loss of $387 million, or $2.40 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2004. The loss for the fourth quarter of 2005 includes a net $191 million negative impact of special items, including $155 million for aircraft charges, $73 million for facility charges and a $37 million gain related to debt restructuring. Without these special items, AMR would have recorded a net loss of $413 million, or $2.39 per share, in 2005. The net loss in the fourth quarter of 2004 was $473 million, or $2.94 per share, excluding an $86 million net gain due to special items.

For the year 2005, AMR posted a $93 million operating loss and a net loss of $861 million, as compared to 2004’s full-year operating loss of $144 million and net loss of $761 million. Special items resulted in a net charge of $180 million in 2005 and a net gain of $135 million in 2004. Excluding these special items, the Company’s net loss would have been $681 million in 2005, with operating earnings of $100 million, and $896 million in 2004, with an operating loss of $133 million.

Source: http://www.aa.com