Welcome to FBO Asia.Resource.


Capt's Blog Stardate 17032011:

Hello and welcome to FBO.Asia.Resource. The objective of this blog is to share experiences and impart some of the knowledge gained so others may have a better picture of what to expect when they operate into Asia. Landing at an unfamiliar foreign airport and trying to get your pax safely through CIQ and turn around your aircraft can be overwhelming if you don't know who your handlers are or what services they can offer. You may try to call your flight coordinator if you get your mobile to work, but sitting in a cubicle in Houston half a day apart , they cannot help you much either. So here is where I will share some of our experiences. At the moment I am operating within SE Asia and China. hopefully I will be flying into more exciting cities in other parts of Asia. I have heard stories about landing and handling in India so that would be a good experience to write about.

I will attempt to get a few contributors who flies to different destinations or uses a different handler so the wealth of experience and knowledge will be even greater. At the end of the day, your pax are happy, you feel safe and secure that your aircraft is ready and we can all head for the bar and get our well deserve drinks.

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Capt's Blog: ZUUU  CTU Chengdu Shuangliu is a major airport in Western/Central China. Can be busy  during rush hour and be ready to expect delays for departures. Even though there's two runways only one so far is equipped with ILS. Upon landing, lookout for the follow me vehicle. There's no FBO and pax and crew will be shuttled to the main terminal. A new terminal is being constructed. Our handlers are from TAHL, refueling and toilet services are efficient. This is an international terminal so CIQ can also be process in the terminal. If you don't need to, don't buy ice from the catering, they are atrociously expensive!

Going downtown takes about 45 minutes and there are plenty of good international hotels. If you don't want to stay downtown, the Inter Continental is a great hotel. Taxi and food are relatively cheaper than Beijing/Shanghai but beware Sichuan food is hot and spicy. Good reasonably priced food and drinks can be found at the Shamrock Pub. The Chengdu Panda research center is less than an hour from town.
The main terminal.
Kung Fu Panda......not!

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