A350 Deliveries and Routes

[pokfur]

Which comes first... the new destination or the new airport?

There's a lot of J seats in an A350 though...

Berlin!

So you're saying it'll be launched with a 772ER?

[SQ228]

Next A350 route is a new German destination??

Which comes first... the new destination or the new airport?

There's a lot of J seats in an A350 though...

[Jumbojet Lover]

Ich bin ein... ?.

Next A350 route is a new German destination??

[Dobbo]

Ich bin ein... ?.

Frankfurter...?

[Dobbo]

Not sure what classifies as "thin"? Brisbane is being service by four flights per day.

More aimed at the European routes at daily or less than daily.

Brisbane included simply because it seems the A359 is earmarked for BNE moving forwards.

[Thommo79]

It feels like the A359 is well placed to position SQ on some of the longer thinner sectors. It can build up frequencies to the European cities (ex LHR/CDG/FRA), NZ, and the thinner Australian routes (Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra).

Not sure what classifies as "thin"? Brisbane is being service by four flights per day.

[MAN Flyer]

Ich bin ein... ?.

[Dobbo]

I agree. There will be a large number of regional aircraft if they do use the A350 on regional routes.

It feels like the A359 is well placed to position SQ on some of the longer thinner sectors. It can build up frequencies to the European cities (ex LHR/CDG/FRA), NZ, and the thinner Australian routes (Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra).

The A380, B777 (and eventually B77X) can operate the thicker routes to Europe (LHR, CDG, FRA), Australia (SYD, MEL), Asia (PEK, PVG, TYO) and the one stoppers to North America (LAX/SFO).

The B78Ks can operate the regional routes, such as the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, Perth, and probably a number of Chinese cities.

Quite how Scoot fits into this picture - possibly the B78K - I'm not sure.

Anyway, food for thought.

[FN-GM]

To be honest I'm surprised SQ still plan to use the A359 on regional routes. I'd have thought A359 on long haul, with B78K on the regionals would be a sensible division of resource.

I'm sure there are good operational reasons for doing this, but nothing obviously springs to mind...

I agree. There will be a large number of regional aircraft if they do use the A350 on regional routes.

[PPSFlyer]

Well I just came back on a A359 from KUL-SIN. Was surprised that they were using the A359 on such a short route. No complaints though as I got the chance to try out the PE seats.

[Dobbo]

To be honest I'm surprised SQ still plan to use the A359 on regional routes. I'd have thought A359 on long haul, with B78K on the regionals would be a sensible division of resource.

I'm sure there are good operational reasons for doing this, but nothing obviously springs to mind...

[FN-GM]

Wouldn't it be hilarious if they delivered an A350 with the current regional product?

There are some things we don't joke about!

[pokfur]

Wouldn't it be hilarious if they delivered an A350 with the current regional product?

[EWR]

Would it be safe to say that the regional birds probably wouldn't make their appearance in service until the later half of 2018 at the earliest? I know there are pictures of those white opal seats, but SQ hasn't even unveiled the regional products officially yet. Seems unlikely that SMU would be installed with any new regional seats in this case. For whatever it's worth, they should let the 2 Nov launch earlier this month sink in first, before confusing the world with yet another launch

Ps: the AUSBT article citing the white opal seats only mentioned 787-10s

[SQfanatic]

My eyes might be deceiving me between SMT and SMU, but I see nothing different with the windows. It may be that up to SMZ that it will be a longhaul A350, because like FSJZ says, with the regional A350's and the 359ULR, more likely than not they usually will start with a different series. Then again, SQ has said 20 of them will only be used for longhaul.