Comments on: Nuri helicopters – is it right to risk lives of air force personnel if Defence Minister and VVIPs find them too dangerous to use?

By: Anak_Permyjaya

Anak_Permyjaya — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 09:03:58 +0000

Now they’re risking their own people? Funny….

The gaps is still there, no matter there is chinese or indian or not… wealth gaps still exist between malays….

By: AnakTiriMalaysia

AnakTiriMalaysia — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:48:16 +0000

A LOUSY DEFENSE MINISTER WOULD MAKE MANY SOLDIERS ‘MATI KATAK’.

By: OverseaMalaysian

OverseaMalaysian — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:08:32 +0000

So as a Defence Minister, we urge Najib himself use Nuri. Because he is sleeping on his job, he expect people to risk their lives, and all he will do is to pray that nothing will happen. He got to pray for a lot things – Nuri won’t crash again, can’t find the photo, etc. Good luck Najib.

By: phizzy

phizzy — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:15:21 +0000

the vip aircraft najib use is the black hawk… wish we could ride on those… wishful thinking i must say

By: sheriff singh

sheriff singh — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:06:45 +0000

Yippeee!! Another big contract on the way!! Yippeeee!!

Air Nuri – Nobody Dares to Fly.

By: raven77

raven77 — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:15:43 +0000

ITS THE MAINTENANCE CULTURE MANnnn….there isnt any……so get ready to hear Sukhoi’s crashing and submarines sinking off the coast of POrt Klang…..with Malaysia desperately asking China to fish them out……what do you expect….. they cant even fit a simple transmitter to the NURI when even cars these days come with navigators/locaters…………….its the (dumb) people we have…….not the machines……..

By: Jimm

Jimm — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:41:43 +0000

Guys,
One of the killed personal is a Datuk’s son. That’s why immediate action needed.
You know lah, only when things hurts their own gang that will prompt for action.

By: DwarfSnakehead

DwarfSnakehead — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:16:49 +0000

I can guess why the government didn’t want to ground the Nuri for good. Some VIP in the military must had awarded a huge maintenance contract for infinite years, to some dubious company to maintain the Nuris. This dodgy company probably source their parts from the secondhand junkyards in Russia or Afghan. Anybody can confirm this?

By: k1980

k1980 — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:37:44 +0000

Which minister is dumb enough to set foot inside the Nuri/ Sikorsky S-61?
http://www.jabbasworld.net/viewtopic.php?t=47206
Worlds biggest helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky refuses to admit that their helicopters migth have a fatal design error.

http://www.fairfieldcbj.com/archive/020507/0205070006.php

By: schuey

schuey — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:21:01 +0000

Great…..The our ministers must now be thinking of another purchase of military helicopter with big comission……..

By: undergrad2

undergrad2 — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:46:38 +0000

“Maybe, it was an Act of God. We have to ask Samy Vellu about that since he is the Malaysian expert on Acts of God and force majeure.”

“Not everything that happens is the result of my action,” says God who has been kept busy fighting the infidels in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has hijacked an F15 belonging to the infidels to return to Malaysia in time for the opening of the Islamic State.

“I know Samy also blames me for his hair loss” God says. “I told him he should have taken better care of his hair during his youth – rubbing coconut oil is not the way to go!”

By: hkgan

hkgan — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:14:15 +0000

How many times have U heard of the helicopter crash? Cant we investigate like what we have watched in National Geographic “Aircrash investigation” Dont we have brains to further use this heli when hundreds already die….Incapable and spoon feed leaders are out

By: ENDANGERED HORNBILL

ENDANGERED HORNBILL — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:16:18 +0000

“THE buck stops here” – Najib.

The buck ….BN sucks!

By: negarawan

negarawan — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:16:14 +0000

Najib has to be held responsible for all the unnecessary deaths and accidents involving the Nuri helis. He still has the nerve and ignorance to say that the Nuris are still usable when air force experts said repeatedly that they should have been retired fifteen years ago! May all the lost souls of Nuri crashes haunt him and his political career.

By: raven77

raven77 — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:53:46 +0000

Poor soldiers…..their boss had them killed…….not an honourable death for a soldier……….

By: Jonny

Jonny — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:57:47 +0000

They will upgrade.

Next there will be closed tender to procure high end helicopters and what nots. Election is near. If not use this opportunity, when else?

By: Godfather

Godfather — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:33:11 +0000

They are so busy structuring, collecting and then hiding the commissions that run into hundreds of millions, yet they won’t spend money properly maintaining the helicopter fleet. This is truly criminal, and you always wonder how these UMNO leaders can sleep soundly at night and after praying 5 times a day.

By: Save our soldiers from future air crash | Malaysia Buzz with YeinJee

Save our soldiers from future air crash | Malaysia Buzz with YeinJee — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:25:40 +0000

[...] had voiced his concerns about flying with Nuri, fearing the safety of the aging helicopters. [Kit] Deputy Prime Minister (and Defense Minister) Najib Tun Razak still remain defensive on the [...]

By: smeagroo

smeagroo — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:06:49 +0000

Dear All Military PErsonnels,

If not bcos your ketua had so many “irregular” transactions, the quality of crafts wouldnt hv to be compromised. IMagine getting the best and latest crafts to handle instead of using old Nuris. But what to do. Each time u fellas see him u still tabik. For me? I will tabik too but not with all 5 fingers.

By: pwcheng

pwcheng — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:00:27 +0000

Our government which is run by UMNO is just full of shit and flying everywhere and if you get hit, just like the six who perished in the Nuri helicopter crash, it is your misfortune.
Our country who has never seen real combat except for a short period during the Indonesian confrontation unfortunately has seen so many deaths in air crashes. Surprisingly as according to Najib he has conveniently blamed it on the weather even before any investigation, which means he has completely overrule incompetency or technical problems as this will reflect badly on him and the air force. How clever!!!. But sweeping everything under the carpet will only result more loss of lives to our young soldiers.
We have already spent hundreds of millions purchasing submarine and sukhoi jets and sending someone to space. For the helicopters, probably they have not identified a company who is willing to sell them helicopters with heavy kickbacks. Until then our boys will have to face the danger.