Gallery 6: More Viva Macau

Viva Macau Aircraft BMAW

Viva Macau Boeing 767 flight plan Macau to Saigon

Jeppesen Chart depiction of Jakarta gate coordinates

Entry of Jakarta gate coordinates into Viva Macau Boeing 767 flight management computer

Viva Macau Boeing 767 pilot having a crew meal

 

 

Viva Macau Boeing 767 antennas on lower fuselage

Viva Macau Boeing 767 wing

 

 

Viva Macau Boeing 767 coach class cabin

Viva Macau Boeing 767 business class cabin

Viva Macau Boeing 767 engine with numbered N1 fan blades

Viva Macau Boeing 767 Pratt and Whitney engine ehxaust nozzle

Viva Macau Boeing 767 General Electric engine exhaust nozzle

A few more pictures from the webmaster's next adventure: Viva Macau. Viva was a short lived airline based in Macau, providing Boeing 767 service from there to cities in Australia, Japan, Vietnam, and Indonesia. For the staff, Viva was a near perfect airline: great destinations, great schedules, great management, and great people to work with. For the customer, there were great prices, on-time departures, and friendly service at every turn. Unfortunately, the airline was in Macau, and was subject to one of the world's most corrupt, opaque, and monopoly-loving governents. It was forced to lease its "right to fly concession" from Air Macau (partially owned and controlled by Air China), and fight tooth-and-nail for everything it needed to conduct business. Eventually, a Macau government official ordered Air Macau to cancel the concession, forcing Viva Macau to cease operations. There was no due process, no appeal, and no legal recourse of any kind. Macau also quickly canceled the work permits of the foreign employees - effectively kicking them out of the country.

The people of Viva Macau have scattered around the world, settling into other airlines, other careers, and in some cases - retirement. The webmaster went to a Chinese airline and continued his quest for a prosperous, stable, and sane place to fly...