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Operating for Swiftair on approach to Vilnius Swiftair Boeing 737-400, operating for DHL, crashed short of runway Vilnius Airport Looks like a miracle with no fatalities https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/462773

There is English and there is Aviation English, case in point back in the eighties I was in Sydney Tower giving a takeoff clearance to China Air that involved a heading change at 6 DME: Me “China Air 112, at 6 DME turn left heading 250, clear for take off” China Air “Clear for Takeoff” I...

I have been an Accor Plus member for 15 + years and rarely find value in the free membership night, but YMMV, then again I enjoy the lower brands such as Ibis and Mecure where my expectations are lower and thus rarely disappointed. Swissotel’s are about my limit these days, I haven’t had the...

Yep getting the decals

I haven’t bothered with the free night as I find availability means it’s poor value for the last few years, you might want to look at the Pullman/Ibis which are far better located, the Novotel offers little over the nearby Ibis Budget for my money. Red Hot room rates, often unadvertised, is...

The lessor pays, and in the context of other costs it’s not much, $50-150k or 2 weeks of lease cost

Takes a while to paint and the two local shops are a tad busy

You can also use Alipay see Accor Platinum with All Plus China 30-night credit offer

Awesome, won’t have to have lunch in HKG when I can’t count anymore and accidentally have 15 days in Shenzhen

It was an accident, Accor is pretty dynamic with its pricing, making a flexi booking and keeping an eye on possibilities sometimes bears fruit

My suggestion would be to split it 50%

WET is payable as a personal import for wines, see Serftys link or this https://www.ato.gov.au/businesses-and-organisations/gst-excise-and-indirect-taxes/wine-equalisation-tax/when-you-have-to-pay-wet/imported-wine There is an entry fee if over $1000

Open bottles are counted as full (100% of capacity) even if they are not. As for alcohol, plastic bottles and savings to be made, a 2l bottle of Black Nikka Clear can be had at many 7-11s for $15 in Japan, vs Dans where a 700ml bottle is circa $80. Ballentines for $9.80 vs $48 at Dans from...

Pretty sure any Doctor onboard a cruise ship is unlikely to have a Medicare provider number, there is no incentive to do so.

WET would be payable at 29% of the value being the nominated wholesale value plus a formal entry fee of circa $80, declare it and I would not be surprised if it’s a case of “ok to go”. Customs appreciate honesty.

Planes were as per flight plan.

Years ago I was on radar duty when I had a QF aircraft heading to Perth call up and put in a request that I ask their sister aircraft headed to Adelaide if they could check if their passengers were headed to Adelaide, turns out the Adelaide pax were on the Perth bound plane and vice versa. Then...

About time: https://www.sydneyairport.com.au/corporate/planning-and-projects/faster-security-screening-at-international

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11538991 Former Qf bird had a flaps issue

The conquest has been doing navaid checks for years, and navaids are not always at airports