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by MayerFM
17 Sep 2007, 04:33
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Crash at Phuket
Replies: 26
Views: 5850

If someone could give the registration when it is confirmed, that would help me.
Thank you.
Hello Sabena 320. According to the MD-80 International Forum, which I find totally reliable, the aircraft in question is:

HS-OMG

As stated in the abovementioned forum, this MD-82 had just over 6 months ...
by MayerFM
06 Jun 2007, 07:22
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Tri-Star from LUZAIR replacing Jetair's famous OO-TUC B767
Replies: 63
Views: 15555

Re: Tri-Star from LUZAIR replacing Jetair's famous OO-TUC B7

Last Friday, I flew from Cuba with a Lockheed 1001-500 Tri-Star from Portuguese charter carrier LUZAIR (including its Portuguese pilots and staff + two Jetair stewardesses LOL)
I wonder how old this plane is ?
Hi stefanel, interesting experience, thanks for sharing.

As for your question, this ...
by MayerFM
17 May 2007, 06:44
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Charter Express DC-8
Replies: 6
Views: 1962

sn690 wrote:How many of these birds are still flying?
Hi sn690, airlinerlist.com reports the following figures as of May 5th:

Douglas DC-8
126 in service
243 scrapped
109 std
78 W/O
556 built

I hope you find it useful.
by MayerFM
07 May 2007, 07:24
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines Fleet
Replies: 20
Views: 5967

sn26567 wrote:
MayerFM wrote:I'm not sure what will the next registration (OO-) be, but I'm sure it will not take that long before we get to know.
OO-SFW, as shown in the Belgian spotting forum for the date 5 May 2007
Now that is quick news! It did not take long to know the registration! Thanks a lot sn26567!

Best regards.
by MayerFM
06 May 2007, 06:18
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines Fleet
Replies: 20
Views: 5967

One strange detail: the plane has registration EI-DVB. Anyone knows why an Irish registration on a SN plane?
Hi Carman, good day. This A330 Has an Irish registration since its owner is Bella Aircraft Leasing, an Irish aircraft lessor, which in turn is a subsidiary of AerCap Holdings, and the plane ...
by MayerFM
05 May 2007, 05:47
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Boeing 727 with Winglets??
Replies: 8
Views: 1609

The Mexican airline Aviacsa also used to fly 727s with winglets, but they have retired them from the fleet; the last one flew on September 2006.

Here's a picture:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0856922/L/

Aviacsa operated as much as five 727s with winglets at a time. Currently they are ...
by MayerFM
17 Jan 2007, 01:52
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Why is flying from Houston to Cancun so expensive?
Replies: 9
Views: 2319

Re: Why is flying from Houston to Cancun so expensive?

Hello
It is only 2 hrs flight and seems like from Houston to anywhere I can find cheap tickets but not to Cancun. I searched and found several airlines serving between 2 cities thus it should be cheaper than $400 but yet I can not find anything less than this amount.
Are we lacking competition ...
by MayerFM
16 Jan 2007, 06:16
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: Iberia / Lufthansa / KLM / BA to Mexico City. Which one?
Replies: 34
Views: 9035

Hi chunk, yes indeed, Aeromexico's last revenue flight in a DC-9 took place on August 31st, 2004, then it should have been one of the very last DC-9s in the fleet. AeroCalifornia is currently the only Mexican airline flying in DC-9-32.

I am glad to know your experience on Aeromexico/Mexicana wasn't ...
by MayerFM
12 Jan 2007, 08:18
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: Direct Flights Cape Town to Mexico City or nearest
Replies: 5
Views: 1556

A quicker routing would be LAN through Santiago.

Hi jumpjet, regards from Mexico. I am not aware of any direct flights from South Africa to Chile: LAN does not fly to any South African airport, while SAA flies to Sao Paulo, Brazil, only. I do not think a connection thorugh Santiago is possible ...
by MayerFM
12 Jan 2007, 07:49
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: Iberia / Lufthansa / KLM / BA to Mexico City. Which one?
Replies: 34
Views: 9035

I'm currently researching a possible mexico trip in feb or ma as well. If anybody has some pointers they would be appreciated.

Koenie666:
Do you want to know any specific info? Your comment mainly referred to airlines, cities, destinations??? If you have any question, please ask.

We then took a ...
by MayerFM
12 Jan 2007, 07:38
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Mexico's Interjet acquires more A320
Replies: 0
Views: 313

Mexico's Interjet acquires more A320

Hello all. Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet converted its 10 Airbus 320 options into a firm order, which added up to an original firm order of 10 A320, turn out into 20 aircraft. I understand the deliveries will start on the second quarter of year 2007.

Mexican aviation is experiencing a period of ...
by MayerFM
04 Jan 2007, 01:32
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: OO-TUC stuck in Dominican Republic.
Replies: 93
Views: 21781

JAFflyer, thanks for your clarification. If you can further clarify Robin's questions, I will appreciate it too.

Hey, I hope things come back to normal at Jetairfly after this situation.

Take care and thanks for keeping us informed.

P. S.- Robin, I assume there will be a single JAF207 flight ...
by MayerFM
03 Jan 2007, 22:06
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: OO-TUC stuck in Dominican Republic.
Replies: 93
Views: 21781

As you can see in the SpottersDatabase there is a Tristar scheduled for that flight.

Thanks a lot Lyulka. I forgot to check it when posting my message.

Anyone any idea which company flying the Tristar ? Euro Atlantic ?

Hi FANFLYER, I think EuroAtlantic is a very likely candidate, since CS-TEB ...
by MayerFM
03 Jan 2007, 20:49
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: OO-TUC stuck in Dominican Republic.
Replies: 93
Views: 21781

Hello all! Hey, that 767 was going to fly from Dominican Republic to BRU and then it had a flight to Cuba and Mexico (Cancun); according to what we know here, there are some 250 PAX booked for this flight.

As far as I know the flight will depart Thursday, since the passengers apparently are not ...
by MayerFM
01 Jan 2007, 17:44
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Contact lost with Indonesian jet
Replies: 28
Views: 4467

According to The Jakarta Post.com, the plane is PK-KKW:

Boeing 737-4Q8
C/n 24070/1665
Ex G-BNNL, N112TR, EI-CXH, YU-AOO, N240LF, YU-AOO

Delivered to Adam Air 17.12.05
by MayerFM
30 Dec 2006, 09:12
Forum: The av24.be pub
Topic: This "Hello" comes from Mexico
Replies: 4
Views: 1290

Hello again! Thanks to sn26567, sn690, Sabena320 and Koenie666 for your welcome!

In Spanish we use "bienvenida" for women and "bienvenido" for men, then in my case "bienvenido" is the right option (thanks, Koenie666).

It is time to wish you all a very Happy New Year.
by MayerFM
29 Dec 2006, 18:21
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Mexican Ryanair?
Replies: 14
Views: 3860

Hi Koenie666, stefanel and cherdt!

Yes, we now have more options than ever before to Cancun and as a matter of fact it is expected that AVolar will start flying Toluca-Cancun either in the first or second quarter of year 2007.

I agree, Puebla is such a nice place to be! And it has grown a lot ...
by MayerFM
29 Dec 2006, 05:19
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: Iberia / Lufthansa / KLM / BA to Mexico City. Which one?
Replies: 34
Views: 9035

Hey cherdt! Best regards from Mexico! I wish you a safe and nice trip to Mexico City in year 2007.

It seems you received a good number of opinions on the best option for a BRU-MEX flight. I understand KLM fitted your plans the best way, and even if I have never been to Europe, I have heard very ...
by MayerFM
28 Dec 2006, 19:06
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Mexican Ryanair?
Replies: 14
Views: 3860

which LCC do you recommend to fly from Cancun or anywhere in Yucatan to Puebla or D.F. or any airport in the centre of Mexico ?
gracias

Hola stefanel! If you want to fly from Cancun to the Mexico City area in a LCC, you have a pair of options:

1. Click, which is the only LCC flying into MEX ...
by MayerFM
28 Dec 2006, 02:08
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Mexican Ryanair?
Replies: 14
Views: 3860

Hi, I'm a new member in the Forum and would like to follow up this topic originally posted back in February by bits44.

VivaAerobus indeed started its operations in 2006, on November 30th to be precise. The airline currently flies to 10 destinations from their base at Monterrey, and expects to open ...