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[sukhoi-30mki]

[Paleo Conservative]

With the A340-500, Mallya claims Kingfisher will be the only carrier with the equipment to operate the flight nonstop to the U.S. West Coast. "People will argue that the Boeing 777-200LR can do the same thing, but there are a lot of [weight and extended twin-engine operations] problems," he said.

Supposedly the Indian government won't give permission for ETOPS for new carriers till they have a few years in operations.

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[COEXERJ145]

Being a member of Airliners.net, I should warn you that a lot of photographers over there tend to be very anal when someone uses their photo without permission, especially on the Internet.

[buccaneer81]

Uh, no. I think not.

[PandaRosaMishima]

I swaer, my first thought was: And where are Amos & Andy in this? Which one gets to fly the plane?
The thought of a Kingfisher-type shyster, with an Indian accent, only gives me hysterics. To anyone who remembers the old controverisal series, Kingfisher was unforgetable with his get-rich-quick schemes, the man who taught Mr. Haney (of Green Acres) everything he knew. My father still thinks A&A the funniest show ever written, once you get past the accents; and I fear I've been around him too long.

[Apercu]

The Kingfisher is a beautiful bird but I hope the airline doesn't perform like it's animal kingdom namesake unless it is also a submarine.