Forums > Travel Yunnan > Service on MU China Eastern flight Paris - Kunming While on my "last" china eastern flight, the onboard magazine had a full page article about the it's CEO being applauded for record high shareholders returns...what a slap in the face...
This last flight, which was 3 hours late, resulted in our missing a flight from beijing to Quatar/Montreal..
Forums > Travel Yunnan > Service on MU China Eastern flight Paris - Kunming China's Civil Aviation Authority reported on Aug 19th 2014, that both tower controllers at Wuhan were asleep at about 02:30L (Jul 8th 18:30Z) and were raised by a number of phone calls to tower. The aircraft was able to land 12 minutes later.
''Incident China Eastern B738 at Wuhan on Jul 9th 2014, knock, knock, anyone there?''
Forums > Travel Yunnan > Service on MU China Eastern flight Paris - Kunming China Eastern conjures up memories of delayed flights, cancelled flights, although, on board service is excellent by friendly staff...
Pilots are paid peanuts and are highly overworked....
China Eastern A320 at Wenzhou on Mar 20th 2011, clipped trees on approach
Accident China Eastern A319 at Kangding on May 1st 2016, struck approach lights on final approach
Incident China Eastern B738 at Wenzhou or Xian on May 8th 2016, tail scrape
Incident China Eastern A319 at Okinawa on Jul 5th 2012, runway incursion
Incident China Eastern B738 at Wuhan on Jul 9th 2014, knock, knock, anyone there?
Incident China Eastern E145 at Changzhi on Jun 19th 2014, overran runway on landing
Incident China Eastern A320 at Nanning on Jun 17th 2014, landed on taxiway
Accident China Eastern E145 at Shanghai on Jun 7th 2013, runway excursion, nose gear collapse
I avoid them at all costs..
Forums > Living in Kunming > Typical, but why? So...Dalian Wanda chairman Wang Jianlin is reinforcing his own statement by saying "we have more or less lacked confidence in our own culture"
I wanda where his self pride went?
Forums > Food & Drink > Noodle Joint Visiting Pokhara, Nepal, for a week with Chinese friends and most nights we went to the Chinese restaurant. Authentic yes, delicious yes, but where's the adventure??
I'd usually hang out at the Samosa stand, slowly eating, seeing Nepali locals chat over a quick samosa or other...wonderful times...
Yunnan gets ok to grow weed to feed rising cannabis need
Posted byZhaotong Prefecture is in the NE of Yunnan.
NGO sues Yunnan dam developer over environmental degradation
Posted byGeologically, the Yangtze (Jinsha) river used to flow in this valley until the upwards thrust of the yunnan plateau diverted the Yangtze towards shanghai where it presently flows. Sediments cores provide an 11 million year date for the divergence.
Much ado about...littering at Lugu Lake
Posted byRich tourist arrogance is most likely the trigger.. Farmers in Mercedes.
Stone Age graveyard discovered in Yunnan's Chuxiong Prefecture
Posted by@ Bilingualexpat my thoughts exactly, but in addition, it may show how important Yunnan was in the copper and tin trade, aka bronze trade via rivers flowing to southern cities such as Ankor Watt and other sea side trade centers.
Paragliding high above Tiger Leaping Gorge
Posted byKC430,
You are correct on photos....
These mountains had never been flown above their summits with a paraglider wing' let alone cross the gorge and continue to Shangrila in a narrow and marginal weather window. Many in china claimed it was impossible but i knew it's no different than any other location on this planet..
It's sad a few uneducated police officers interpret and apply china's aviation laws to paragliding . The police interpret Nick flying a 747 towards the china/Tibet border but, officially; paragliding is recognized as a sport, not a full sized airplane by the Chinese government, including CAAC.
Nick is a very talented and experienced athlete, Thumbs up for Nick's route..