Floyd

If you go to www.accomline.com enter your date click on thailand bangkok,then sukkumvit it will tell you which hotels are available and how many rooms are still for hire. I use them a lot as you earn loyalty dollars with each stay.

pleasepose pix when you can. always interested in new better quality properties

I just collected my tickets with a one way upgrade from akl - bkk. It cost me 28k points. No problems claiming them. 12 sleeps to go.

Reuters Airbus Delays Deliveries Of A380 02/06/2005 06:34 AM - Reuters Airbus said deliveries of its 21st-century flagship, the double-decker A380 superjumbo, would be delayed by up to six months, taking the flourish off one of the most trumpeted aviation launches in decades. Disgruntled airlines, at least one of which intends to seek compensation, announced the delay in delivering the largest passenger jet ever built just weeks after its maiden flight. Airbus had already starting preparing the ground for such an announcement - Singapore Airlines, which is due to fly the first scheduled A380 service between London Heathrow and Singapore, first said on May 3 it had been notified of a postponement - and delays to new aircraft are not uncommon. But it adds to a growing list of headaches at the European aircraft builder as it slides into a major trade dispute over subsidies with arch-rival Boeing and struggles to fill an internal power vacuum created by its squabbling shareholders. Keeping the 10-billion-euro A380 project on track after cost overruns and now delays will be a major task for the next head of Airbus, who has yet to be appointed after its fiery French boss Noel Forgeard fought to become the next co-CEO of parent EADS. The world's second-largest aerospace group had given Forgeard and his German counterpart in EADS until June 1 to come up with a list of appointments to put an end to months of Franco-German discord over who should run Airbus. But an industry source said the EADS board was not yet ready to meet. The job is expected to go for the first time to a German aerospace executive, Forgeard's number two Gustav Humbert. Shares in EADS fell as much as much as 2.2 percent on news of the A380 delays, leading decliners on the French blue-chip index. At mid-session they were off 1 percent at 23.77 euros. The shares had opened on the defensive after Australian carrier Qantas Airways said delivery of the A380 aircraft which it has bought would be delayed six months to April 2007. Singapore Airlines said it would take delivery of the first A380 in the fourth quarter of 2006 instead of mid-year. Emirates - the biggest customer with an order for 43 planes worth over $12 billion - would also be affected, Qantas said, adding that "manufacturing issues" at Airbus meant it would now receive the first of 12 A380s in April 2007. Penalties Qantas said it planned to seek compensation from Airbus. "This is disappointing, given that we have met all of Airbus' deadlines for Qantas specifications," Qantas Chief Executive Geoff Dixon said. "We are developing contingency plans to ensure there is no impact on our schedules or available capacity during the six-month delay." In Paris, Air France also reported delays in its order of 10 planes due to be delivered in April 2007. Airbus confirmed deliveries would be delayed up to six months. "It can vary but it is up to six months, depending on the serial number (of the plane)," a spokeswoman for the Toulouse-based aircraft manufacturer said, adding that delays were not linked to any serious flaws discovered in test flights. She declined to comment on the question of penalties. A senior official with one of the A380 buyers told Reuters the delays were caused at least partly by bottle necks in the supply of equipment for cabin interiors. Industry analysts said it was not clear how much Airbus might have to pay in compensation to airlines for the delay. "Presumably it would be related to the cost of not having the aircraft and running other planes in the interim," said one aerospace analyst. Another said penalties may already be built into the 1.45 billion euros of cost overruns already announced by Airbus but that delays could weigh on operating income during 2006. Airbus contributes virtually all operating profit at EADS, which owns 80 percent of the company. The balance is held by BAE Systems Plc, whose shares rose 1.2 percent. Airbus operating margins are benefiting, however, from a rebound in the dollar, the payment currency for aircraft. Airline officials said a delay of six months or more could hamper plans. "We are concerned about its effect on Emirates' growth plans, but until we receive the revised schedule and have an opportunity to study it, we will not be able to ascertain its impact," a spokeswoman for Emirates said. News of the delay could also give potential new customers reason for pause, analysts said, noting the Paris air show which is a major event for Airbus order announcements, is less than two weeks away. Preparations for the air show already risk being poisoned by a major transatlantic trade clash over aviation subsidies, with Boeing and Airbus each accusing the other of lapping up billions of dollars in illegal taxpayer assistance. Washington and Europe filed tit-for-tat lawsuits this week in what could become the biggest commercial dispute in history.

Well Thai has a special on, from Auckland to BKK WHAT SHOULD BE 40K miles can now be had for 32k miles. Im waiting for my upgrade to be comfirmed.

Check this link http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/index.ph...=0entry191989 I just posted some pics of the new Sabai Lodge poolside wing.

The Sabai Lodge on the right as you walk down from BigC and Soapies. Actually just checked my comfirmation for July and the rate is 1350 baht. Confirmed accommodation request : Deluxe Pool View Number of room : (1) Room Rate (Specail Price) : 1,350.-room/night without breakfast. Confirmed by : Care

Where is it located. thats more important

i used to stay at RG but their beds are very small. still a nice property although. Then i found the Sabai new wing on Soi 2. nice reasonable sized rooms with balcony (no kitchen like RG but who cooks) and large bed. Off season rates are about 50 baht higher at 1400 per night. 1800 in the high season and like res gardens every room has a balcony.

Why sit at the rear when you will be last off the plane at BKK.

You wont want 31 then as you will be forward of the screen. It doesn't worry me cos i take my laptop to watch DVD's.

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i booked thaiair with my travelagent auckland bkk $nz999 plus extra $nz300 to fly to manila. so 1299.00 all up plus taxes

im planning on using for my next trip as i have 10k points expiring in december. The normal rules say that you cant upgrade until 3 weeks before travel. does this rule still apply.

It doesn't matter if its direct or not, both flights arrive BKK at 10.30pm. Ian, lucky for you i gotta fly to/from wellington first.

I fly out of AKL June 16 on TG but apart from 2 nights in bangers with a favourite im going to the Phils first.

No, the MD11 doesnt go via Sydney but via Brisbane, AKL-SYD only 747-400 and in high season sometimes you get the 777.

It appears the direct service Bangkok - Aucklandwill be mon-wed-fri whilst going via sydney as it is now will reduce from daily status to tue-thu-sat-sun Auckland - Bangkok direct will be tue-thurs-sat Auckland - Sydney- Bangkok will now be mon-wed-fri-sun

Fonz, I might be stupid at times but everytime i have flown AKL-SYD-BKK it has been a jumbo 747-400 or jumbo 700. And they both have 4 x engines.

Airbus A380 Makes Historic Maiden Flight 45 minutes ago Europe - AP By LAURENCE FROST, AP Business Writer BLAGNAC, France - The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, successfully took off on its maiden flight Wednesday, a milestone for aviation and for the European aircraft-maker's battle with American rival Boeing Co. The giant plane's four engines hauled its double-decked, 308-ton fuselage aloft at 10:29 a.m., an achievement watched by thousands of spectators 101 years after the Wright brothers' first flight. The plane was carrying a crew of six and 22 tons of on-board test instruments. Its first flight was expected to last about four hours. "The takeoff went perfectly," Alain Garcia, an Airbus engineering executive, said on LCI television. The plane was likely to stay within 100 miles of the airport in Blagnac, a suburb of Toulouse in southwest France. It was beaming back real-time measurements to Airbus headquarters at Blagnac. There were cheers and applause as the white jet with a blue tail — its engines surprisingly quiet — picked up speed down the runway and lifted smoothly into the blue skies. Fire trucks were stationed alongside the runway as a precaution. Airbus chief test pilot Jacques Rosay, flight captain Claude Lelaie and four crew members — who all wore orange flight suits — were taking no chances. Airbus had said they would be wearing parachutes during the first flight, in accordance with company policy. A handrail leads from the cockpit to an escape door that can be jettisoned if the pilots lose control of the plane. The flight capped 11 years of preparation and $13 billion in spending. Spectators camped out by the airport to be there for what some said was Europe's biggest aviation event since the first flight of the supersonic Concorde in 1969. The A380, with a catalogue price of $282 million, represents a huge bet by Airbus that international airlines will need bigger aircraft to transport passengers between ever-busier hub airports. But some analysts say signs of a boom in the market for smaller wide-body planes, such as Boeing's long-range 787 "Dreamliner," show that Airbus was wrong to focus so much time and money on its superjumbo. The president of Boeing's French subsidiary, Yves Galland, said he watched the televised takeoff and "shared the emotion of the people of Airbus." But, speaking on LCI television, he also reiterated Boeing's argument that Airbus has overestimated the market for jumbo jets, which he called "quite weak." "We don't have the same analysis of the market as Airbus," he said. Just this week, Air Canada said it had firm orders for 32 new Boeing jets, including 14 787s, with a list value of about $6 billion, and Air India announced plans to order 50 Boeing jets worth $6.8 billion. Air India wants 27 of the 787s, which will carry up to 257 passengers and have a list price of $120 million, boosting total orders and commitments for the plane to 237. The 787, which was launched a year ago, is scheduled to enter service in 2008. So far, Airbus has booked 154 orders for the A380, which it says will carry passengers 5 percent farther than Boeing's longest-range 747 jumbo at a per-passenger cost up to one-fifth below its rival's. But Airbus has yet to prove that it can turn a profit on its superjumbo investment, a third of which came from came from European governments. Airbus, a unit of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co., is also planning to bring its own mid-sized jetliner, the A350, into service in 2010 — two years after the Boeing 787. Aviation experts say risks were very slim on the A380 maiden test flight since a plane's aerodynamic characteristics are already well known before it takes off, thanks to years of computer modeling and wind-tunnel tests. Problems are more likely, but still very rare, later in the test-flight program, when the pilots deliberately take the plane to its limits. An Airbus A330 prototype crashed here in July 1994, killing chief test pilot Nick Warner and six others as they conducted a simulated engine failure exercise. The test-flight program is likely to finish before the A380 enters service for Singapore Airlines in mid-2006, Airbus said — about three months behind the previous schedule. Part of the delay is down to the superjumbo's struggle with a weight problem that consumed months of engineering time and most of the program's $1.88 billion in cost overruns. Competitive pressure on airlines to offer plusher business-class seating tightened the squeeze — compounded by the A380's sheer scale.

Sing Air is rated as one of the worlds best airlines.... LOL....

Yes you can fly to Koh Samui from U-Tapao with Bangkok Airways. Check their website for current pricing. think they fly once a day and flight takes 45-50 minutes in a nice modern plane.

Thai have ordered four.

So c al guy, They looked professional and it was a lady who approached me. i found their ptty number on the calling card. it is 038 423140-1

across the soi/road from each other