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To date, there had been 18 crashes involving Nuri helicopters. And yet, the government has no plan whatsoever to ground or order for replacement for the helicopters. As mentioned by Datuk Seri Najib yesterday, Nuri is important as transportation and for special operation that any move to ground the helicopters are not feasible. And here I would like to ask Datuk Seri, if the helicopters are so important to the armed forces, then, why the government did not buy new helicopters to replace those ageing Nuri? Don’t try to tell me that the government has no money considering the government already bought 4-5 private jets for the use of the Prime Minister and the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong. We only have one PM and one Agong, why do we need to have 5 private jets is beyond me. Realizing that I might get shot after posting this entry here, I might as well stop here. If you don’t hear from me after this, just ask my family for the location of my grave. P.S. I’d like to express my deepest condolences...

Congratulations Boeing on the premiere of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner this morning. As I watched the new airplane rolled-out from behind the big screen in Everett 20 minutes ago, I can see that Boeing is redefining our future travel experiences. With 45 airlines ordering more than 680 airplanes even before the 787 was built, I would expect more airlines will be ordering the new Boeing after the premiere this morning and many more will be ordered after the first flight later this year. The Dreamliner is set to be in service this May with ANA. Congratulations to Boeing and all its employees, suppliers and whoever involved in the production of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. “How will you travel through life?” – Boeing. SOURCE: flightblogger , Boeing787 .

I thought we all live in free market. I cannot help but feel disgust at the remarks made by Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Tajol Rosli Ghazali, who asked Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia and Firefly to forget about profits and serve the Ipoh-Kuala Lumpur route with charity in mind. First of all, those three companies are commercial entities. They exist with one reason only, that is to make profits. “Urging Malaysia Airlines (MAS), its subsidiary Firefly and low-cost carrier AirAsia to help revive the under-utilised Sultan Azlan Shah Airport here, Tajol Rosli said: “MAS and AirAsia must forget about whether the flights are viable. Flights to Ipoh must be seen as a social project. Be more considerate and forget about profits.” I am sure someone as educated as Datuk Seri, would be able to differentiate the difference between Rural Air Services in Sabah and Sarawak and Ipoh-Kuala Lumpur route. While there is a need to provide air services in Sabah and Sarawak due to inadequacy of decent r...