Thursday, March 29, 2007
THE TENERIFE DISASTER

The Tenerife Disaster took place on March 27 1977 at 17:06:56 (local time) when two giant 747's, collided on the runway, at the Los Rodeos Airport on the island of Tenerife. This resulted in the death of 583 people and remains today, as of March 2007, the disater with the most amount of fatalities (excluding ground fatalities) of any single accident. Pan Am Flight 1736. nicknames Clipper Victor, and under the command of Captain Victor Grubbs and KLM Flight 4805, nicknamed Rijn, (Rhine River), and under the command of Captain Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, were the two aircrafts involved.

KAI TAK AIRPORT NO MORE

Aviation at Kai Tak began with a flying school and a British Flying Military unit and in 1928, a concrete slipway was built for seaplanes that used the adjoining Kowloon Bay. This world-famous airport was home to Hong Kong's national carrier Cathay Pacific as well as Dragonair Air Hong Kong and Hong Kong Airways. With numerous skyscrapers and mountains located to the north and its one runway jutting out into Victoria Harbour, it was known by visitors for its spectacular, low-altitude landings.
ADAM AIR FLIGHT 574 DOWN

The flight recorders and suspected debris have been located, but may not be recovered due to a dispute between Adam Air and the Indonesian Government over who should pay recovery costs. [MORE...]
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
SIA RECEIVES BOEING 777-300ER

Singapore Airlines, one the Boeing's largest customers, have also added the B777-300ER to their fleet, since November 2006. The six new aircrafts, the first being registered 9V-SWA, the other five follwoing in alphabetical order, have been painted in a slight revised livery. The chages incluide larger titles and a small white space at the bottom of the tail fin.
The 777-300 ER operates routes to Paris, Hong Kong, Milan, Barcelona, Seoul, San Francisco and Zurich, whith upgraded and more comfortable cabins, but passengers are required to pay a slightly higher fare. Features like bigger seats, more amenitites, bigger PVD screens and a large range of range of movies from Kirsworld are also available.
THE FIVE STAR AIRLINES

Singapore Airlines
Malaysia Airways
Cathay Pacific Airways
Qatar Airways
The above were the only four airlines to a receive a Five Star Ranking, which by the way is the highest possible ranking any airline can get, from Skytrax, for the year 2006. To find out more about what makes a five star airline click here. When the rankings for 2007 come out, Lishan will definitely post it, so don't worry!
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