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NEWS

Malaysia Airlines to join Oneworld
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has announced its intention to join Oneworld and expects to start flying as part of the alliance in late 2012. "With the world airline industry increasingly focused on alliances, we have carried out careful analysis of the options now available to Malaysia Airlines. The time is clearly right for our company to join one of the global service groups and Oneworld is clearly the best option for us," said MAS' CEO Azmil Zahruddin.
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Qantas attempts to reduce flight attendant workforce through voluntary program
Qantas offered its flight attendants voluntary redundancy as it pares back its growth projections to cope with high fuel costs and intense competition.
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China Southern to launch cargo carrier this year
China Southern Airlines plans to launch a cargo carrier this year, following in the footsteps of Air China and China Eastern Airlines. CZ didn’t reveal the operating base of its new cargo carrier but it is widely believed to be in Shanghai, the biggest and most lucrative cargo market in China.
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Cathay CEO: Airline will not develop LCC
Cathay Pacific Airways CEO John Slosar said that the airline will not launch a low-cost carrier along the lines of the one announced by competitor Singapore Airlines last month. Instead, it will stick with the airline’s proven premium and network strategy.
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Argentina flights disrupted by ash cloud from Chilean volcano
Flights in Argentina are being disrupted by an ash cloud caused by the eruption of a volcano in Chile. Aerolineas Argentinas, its domestic subsidiary Austral and Lan Argentina have temporarily cancelled all domestic flights to the southern part of the country after the Chilean Puyehue volcano erupted on 4 June, sending a rapidly spreading eastbound ash cloud into Patagonian airspace.
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MAS' first A380 destination likely to be London
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plans to deploy its first Airbus A380 to London, and wants to also fly the superjumbo to Australian destinations like Sydney and Melbourne.
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Other News

Ancillary revenue from 47 global carriers increased 38% year-over-year to €15.11 billion ($21.46 billion) in 2010, Amadeus reported in its annual “Review of Ancillary Revenue Results,” researched by the IdeaWorks consultancy. Top ancillary revenue carriers for the year were United Continental (€3.53 million), Delta Air Lines (€2.61 million), American Airlines (€1.38 million) and Qantas (€1.09 million).

Lufthansa completed upgrading its first Boeing 747-400 with new first and economy sections last week. A LH spokesperson said in Frankfurt that this is just “one part of a total of €2.9 billion ($4.14 billion)” fleet restoration program for aircraft interiors through 2015. “This does not include aircraft orders,” the spokesperson explained.

Alaska Airlines has nearly completed outfitting its fleet of 117 Boeing 737s with Gogo Inflight Internet service; it will be 92% equipped "later this month." Nine aircraft will not offer Wi-Fi, including its freighter and combi aircraft, and three leased 737-400s, which will be returned to the lessor in 2012.

British Airways took delivery of its 100th Airbus aircraft, an IAE-powered A320. It is the 205th Airbus single-aisle aircraft delivered to International Airlines Group, formed in January following the merger of BA and Iberia. BA has already taken delivery of two A318s, 33 A319s, 48 A320s and 16 A321s.

Airbus delivered the 50th A320 family aircraft assembled by its Final Assembly Line in China at the Airbus Tianjin Delivery Centre, to Juneyao Airlines. The carrier operates two A319s and 17 A320s. The first FALC-assembled A320 family aircraft was delivered to Sichuan Airlines in 2009.

BAE Systems Asset Management won an exclusive mandate to remarket a General Electric CF6-80 C2-A2-powered, two-class Airbus A310-300 for sale. The aircraft is on lease to S7 Airlines and will become available at the end of the year.

Asiana Airlines began codeshare flights with EVA Airlines on Seoul Incheon-Taipei service June 1. Asiana has nine weekly flights to Taipei while EVA has seven; these will now operate as codeshare flights.

AnadoluJet launched twice-weekly Ankara-Batumi service

Astra Airlines will operate nine-times-weekly Boeing 737-800 Thessaloniki-Moscow Domodedovo service this summer.

Garuda Indonesia launched Singapore Changi-Makassar service June 1.



AVIATION QUOTE

A pilot lives in a world of perfection, or not at all.

— Richard S. Drury, 'My Secret War'



ON THIS DATE

June 6th

• In 1903... After several stationary stability trials, Ferdinand Ferber makes the first full trial of his glider No.6. It fails to take off in Nice, France.

• In 1910... Robert Martinet wins the first cross-country air race, between Angers and Saumur, France (27 miles), in a Farman; he takes 31 minutes and 35 seconds.

• In 1944... A huge airborne armada, nine planes wide and 200 miles long, carries American and British troops across the British Channel for the D-Day invasion of Europe.

• In 1964... Silver City Airways (British) announces that it has recorded the one-millionth car it has flown between the UK cross-Channel car ferry by air in 1948.



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EDITOR’S CHOICE


Image © Dave Henderson, 2011



HUMOR

Money Talks

Stumpy Grinder and is wife Martha were from Portland, Maine. Every year they went to the Portland Fair, and every year Stumpy said "Ya know Martha, I'd like ta get a ride in that theah aihplane."

And every year Martha would say "I know Stumpy, but that aihplane ride costs ten dollahs... and ten dollahs is ten dollahs."

So Stumpy says "By Jeebers Martha, I'm 71 years old, if I don't go this time I may not evah go."

Martha replies "Stumpy, that there aihplane ride costs ten dollahs... and ten dollahs is ten dollahs."

So the pilot overhears them and says "Folks, I'll make you a deal. I'll take you both up for a ride, if you can stay quite for the entire ride and not say ONE word and I won't charge you. But just one word and it's ten dollars."

They agree and they go up... the pilot does all kinds of twists and turns, rolls and dives, but not a word is heard, he does it one more time and still nothing.. so he lands.

He turns to Stumpy as they come to a stop and says "By golly, I did everything I could think of to get you to holler out, but you didn't."

And Stumpy replies "Well I was gonna say something when Martha fell out… but ten dollahs is ten dollahs!"



TRIVIA

Given Names

1. McDonnell Douglas F-4C
A. Phantom
B. Phantom II
C. Rhino
D. Marauder

2. Republic F-105
A. Thunder Streak
B. Thunder Jet
C. Thunder Bomber
D. Thunder Chief

3. Lockheed F-104
A. Starfighter
B. Night Fighter
C. Thunder Jet
D. Lightning

4. North American F-100
A. Sabre
B. Saber II
C. Super Saber
D. Super Comet

5. Lockheed P-3C
A. Neptune
B. Poseidon
C. Orion
D. Osiris

6. Convair F-106
A. Delta Dagger
B. Delta Dart
C. Delta Arrow
D. Delta Spear

7. Grumman F-6F
A. Wildcat
B. Hellcat
C. Bearcat
D. Tigercat

8. North American P-61
A. Black Mamba
B. Black Widow
C. Brown Recluse
D. Tarantula

9. Douglas A-20
A. Havoc
B. Invader
C. Marauder
D. Liberator

10. Bell UH-1
A. Huey
B. Cobra
C. Cheyenne
D. Iroquois

Mostly guesses...
1. McDonnell Douglas F-4C
A. Phantom

2. Republic F-105
A. Thunder Streak

3. Lockheed F-104
D. Lightning

4. North American F-100
A. Sabre

5. Lockheed P-3C
C. Orion

6. Convair F-106
Pass!

7. Grumman F-6F
B. Hellcat

8. North American P-61
Pass!

9. Douglas A-20
C. Marauder

10. Bell UH-1
A. Huey

1. McDonnell Douglas F-4C
B. Phantom II

2. Republic F-105
D. Thunder Chief

3. Lockheed F-104
A. Starfighter

4. North American F-100
C. Super Saber

5. Lockheed P-3C
C. Orion

6. Convair F-106
A. Delta Dagger

7. Grumman F-6F
A. Wildcat

8. North American P-61
B. Black Widow


9. Douglas A-20
B. Invader

10. Bell UH-1
A. Huey

D. Iroquois

Answers:
1. B. McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II
2. D. Republic F-105 Thunder Chief
3. A. Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
4. C. North American F-100 Super Saber
5. C. Lockheed P-3C Orion
6. B. Convair F-106 Delta Dart
7. B. Grumman F-6F Hellcat
8. B. North American P-61 Black Widow
9. A. Douglas A-20Havoc
10. D. Bell UH-1 Iroquois, remember given names; it is commonly called the Huey.