Sukhoi Fighter Aircraft Fly Tonight

MAKASAR (Pos Kota) - Squadron 11th Air Wing 5 Sultan Hasanuddin air base during the three last until October 20, 2011, carrying out exercises Night Flight (flying tonight) in the airspace surrounding the Sultan Hasanuddin air base.

In the night flying training activities, the Air Squadron 11 which is the home base fighter aircraft Sukhoi SU-MK2 and SU-27 SKM, involves the Sukhoi fighter pilots including 11 Air Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Untung Suropati Pilot, Pilot Lt. Col. Dedy Ilham, Major Pilot Ali David Hamzah, Baskoro Pilot Captain, First Lieutenant Setyo Budi Pulungan Pilot Pilot and First Lt. Andrew.

Night flight training activities carried out in scheduled in addition to involving the technicians and crew of the Air Squadron 11, also elements of other supporting personnel from the Office of Operations, Office of Logistics and Personnel Office, Health which is the application of the work program Hasanuddin Sultan air base in an effort to improve the skills , and the ability and professionalism of the pilots.

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U.S. Muslim Up Planes, interrogated, Then Moved to Other Aircraft

  Maskapai Southwest Airlines

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SAN DIEGO - Discrimination against Muslims in the United States seemingly never know the word quit. The latest is that the U.S. experienced a Muslim woman, where she received discriminatory treatment by an airline.

The story began when Irum Abbasi was about to fly from San Diego to San Jose in March. When in the Southwest Airlines plane, a flight attendant claimed that Abbasi's worried look veiled figure.

Because of concerns that, the flight attendant reported to the federal government's security agencies. Abbasi was immediately undergo an inspection by the local security agency.

Consequently, upon the report Abbasi removed from the list of Southwest Airlines passenger plane. And he was transferred to another plane.

Unilateral action over the airline, Abbasi who is a Pakistani immigrant living in the U.S. for a decade was also sued the airline on Thursday (6 / 10).

In that occasion, the airline apologized for the persitiwa. While Abbasi asked the airline to be professional.

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Three Times, Pilot Aircraft Braking rate

Balikpapan, CyberNews. The PT Angkasa Pura I is working on an evacuation flight with Lion Air 737-900 aircraft tail number PK-you know that slips in Sepinggan Aberdeen Airport on Sunday (23/10) morning.

The plane from Tarakan to Jakarta is slipping to exiting the runway.

"The plane had the brakes several times until finally exit from the runway," said an eyewitness who also Sepinggan airport security officer who declined to be named.

Jony, another passenger told Tarakan origin, the plane had brake three times to enter into a grassy field. Braking, he continued, not to cause panic passengers.

"No one panicked, as the plane landed we went straight off the plane on the spot, where the plane skidded," said Halim, another passenger.

Complete Dreamliner First Flight, Arrive in Hong Kong

Performing lion dance to welcome the arrival of the passengers on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Hong Kong International Airport on Wednesday (26/10).

Boeing 787 Dreamliner long-awaited ditungu arrived in Hong Kong Wednesday in its first commercial flight, more than three years after the revolutionary aircraft is scheduled to be operational.

The passengers pay fares thousands of dollars for charter flights from Narita International Airport, Tokyo, is. Unique aircraft design using lightweight composite materials to make it more fuel efficient, helped inflate the cost of manufacture to exceed the budget causing delayed the first flight for many years. But, co-pilot's All Nippon Airways, Masami Tsukamoto, said although the long-delayed completion of the aircraft, the results are not disappointing.

Dreamliner aircraft has several features aimed at making air travel more pleasant for passengers, including windows and a larger luggage storage, and control the temperature in the cabin better.

But for airline executives, the most important feature is the fuel efficiency is higher, thus allowing the jet with 330 seats this route far only been able to do big planes.

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Newest Aircraft Boeing, Dreamliner, Do Flight Prime

Boeing 787 aircraft owned by Japanese airline ANA (All Nippon Airways) landed at Hong Kong International Airport in the first commercial flight (26/10).

 The new aircraft made ​​by Boeing's long-awaited, 7878 Dreamliner, took off from Tokyo on Wednesday in the first commercial flight, after more than three years of the revolutionary aircraft was originally scheduled to begin serving passengers.

About 100 passengers paying higher fares to take part in that historic flight to Hong Kong, and many of them will go home with the plane was also on Thursday.

Unique design of the aircraft, which uses lightweight composite materials to make more fuel-efficient, contributing to the cost of manufacture far exceeded the original budget and several years too late to fly the aircraft.

However, co-pilot's All Nippon Airways, Masami Tsukamoto, said although the long-delayed completion of the aircraft, the results are not disappointing.

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Indonesia 'interested in buying British fighter'

British newspaper The Times reported informally Indonesia lobbied the UK about the possibility of buying up to 24 units of multi-jet combat aircraft Eurofighter Typhoon.

Sales of that, if implemented, would be worth around £ 5 billion or almost Rp71 trillion.
Separately, the British military equipment firm BAE Systems offers to rejuvenate the Hawk jet aircraft already owned by Indonesia.Head of Public Relations Bureau of the Ministry of Defence Brigadier General I Wayan Midhio, confirming that indeed there is talk about rejuvenation of the Hawk aircraft, but denied any plans to buy a multi-combat aircraft Eurofighter Typhoon."Air Force is discussing about Eurocopter, the helicopter Europe. But it was evaluated to be discussed at the Air Force, has not been discussed in the ministry (of defense)," said Wayan Midhio.Various types ofCurrently Indonesia has various types of fighter aircraft, including British-made Hawk aircraft, the F-16 aircraft made by American and Russian-made Sukhoi.CSIS investigators said Rear Admiral Evan defense affairs, diversity is an effort to diversify the government's defense equipment, because Indonesia has embargoed several times the purchase of equipment from Western countries like America and Britain.The British Government under the Labor Party in 1999 banned the sale of defense equipment on the planes allegedly made by British bombers used to bomb civilians in East Timor, Papua and Aceh.In the same year the U.S. Congress to implement the prohibition of arms sales to Indonesia for similar reasons, the newly revoked in 2005.But Admiral Evan saw, attempt diversified arms purchases that are not accompanied by long-term plan will be problems later on."In terms of the system, in terms of maintenance, in terms of costs to be incurred to train the same people. In such emergency situations, not necessarily people who are already trained to fly the Sukhoi can fly the Typhoon. So the cost will be more," said Evan.

Lion Air plane Slipping in Sepinggan Has Evacuated

Jakarta - Evacuation Lion Air JT Tarakan, Balikpapan route 673 that slips in Sepinggan Airport, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, has been evacuated. From midnight local time, the runway has been declared clear.


"Withdrawn at 23:14 pm. Then pulled toward the apron at 0:10 pm," said Airport Duty Manager Sepinggan Airport Thunder Djoko told AFP on Monday (10/24/2011).

After that, workers cleaning the tip of Runway 07 (Stopway area), the scene of the incident, at 0:39 pm. Then at 1:51 o'clock pm, the runway is declared clear.

"There is a process of withdrawal, runway cleaning every so later declared runway clear, normal operation," continued the Thunder.

Sunday (23/10) at 07.30 pm yesterday, Lion Air PK-Lho of Tarakan landing at Balikpapan using Runway 25 experienced overshoot at the end of Runway 07 (Stopway area), approximately 10 meters from the line of Runway 07 threshold. The position of the two rear wheels collapsed with approximately one meter width or depth of approximately 30 cm.

The plane was carrying 198 passengers, in which 193 were adult passengers and 5 babies. The plane carrying 1668 kg or 3541 kg cargo baggage. Inside the plane there are 8 crew. As a result of the incident and the weather is unfriendly, the airport had closed no less than 7 hours.


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