August 16, 2008

Firefly Pt 3: Evacuation Demo for 1st on type - 16th Aug 2008.

An evacuation demo the ATR 72-500 was required by DCA, was conducted on the 16 Aug 2008.
Participants prior to the demo. Aircraft was positoned in front of Hanger 1. Pre-evacuation.

1st run.
Gladys Ong, our senior Stewardess, was one of the last to leave with the Emergency equipment.



After the first round of Evacuation, its all smiles from Meng, Yusri, & Jalil
Our Cabin Crew performed very well.
Hey Neil, you are much too big or is it that the 'hatch' itself is too narrow.


August 11, 2008

Firefly Pt 2: 1st ATR, Ferry & Arrival Subang. 11th Aug 2008

9M-FYA Firefly's first ATR Delivery and Ferry

Aircraft taxiing out for Departure Toulouse. Crew were - Capts Jalil Md Dom, Fauzi AB and Capt Norhalim (DCA) and F/O Najib. Enroute layover stops were Pahpos in Cyprus, Muscat, Chennai to Subang. Subsequent deliveries from FYC onwards were via Abu Dhabi instead of Muscat)

20 ft to a perfect touchdown Subang, on the 11th Aug 2008 at 1709 hrs.

Our MD Eddy Leong jumping for joy and taking a giant leap for Firefly.




The Acceptance and Ferry Team.

Past experts on aircraft Acceptance & Deliveries - Self and Dato Tajuddin (now Head of Operations, MAS)
9M-FYA. Accepted and Registered in Toulouse on the 7th August '08. The schedule for Delivery and Ferry worked to the 't'.
FY team from L- R: Alham, Hj Yusof, B.Saiful, Eddy, Christophe and Fajar.