A350 Deliveries and Routes

[ell3]

still can't help but say the rego looks like shit.
pun obviously intended

[SQKevin]

9V-SHT is ready for Delivery. She could be heading home this weekend.

[9V-JKL]

* From my understanding, SIA's Customer Acceptance Flights are currently being performed by Airbus staff, due to COVID-19.

Ownself check ownself?

[MainlyMiles]

9V-SHT (MSN 464) has completed its Customer Acceptance Flight* (4th flight) 15/3
9V-SHU (MSN 469) first flight 5/3
9V-SHV (MSN 475) first flight 2/3, second flight 11/3

Based on recent activity, it looks like a trio of A350 Regionals are being prepared for delivery.

* From my understanding, SIA's Customer Acceptance Flights are currently being performed by Airbus staff, due to COVID-19.

[fablee]

plugged toilet

Thank you for your helpful replies.

[fablee]

Thanks, SQKevin and 9V-JKL for sharing this tip on how to differentiate long haul and regional A350's...



As an additional bit of trivia, Cathay's A350-900's actually do have a window in at least some of their forward toilets. Some pics from a TR here.

It would have been more beneficial for the toilet bowl in the CX photo to face the window but the window would have to be polarised when plane is on ground for privacy sake.

[9V-JKL]

If my memory serves me right, SIA's A345s had windows in the lavatories. Think TG had them as well.

You're right. I forgot about that

[boing]

I think its also how airlines configure their toilets.
I don't recall any SQ toilets having any windows so they just fill up that window; reduces maintenance cost also in not having a window.
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If my memory serves me right, SIA's A345s had windows in the lavatories. Think TG had them as well.

[yflyer]

Thanks, SQKevin and 9V-JKL for sharing this tip on how to differentiate long haul and regional A350's...

I think its also how airlines configure their toilets.
I don't recall any SQ toilets having any windows so they just fill up that window; reduces maintenance cost also in not having a window.

This post from yflyer shows perfectly what's taking the last windows on the LH A350s.
http://www.sqtalk.com/forum/showpost...7&postcount=29

As an additional bit of trivia, Cathay's A350-900's actually do have a window in at least some of their forward toilets. Some pics from a TR here.

[9V-JKL]

I think its also how airlines configure their toilets.
I don't recall any SQ toilets having any windows so they just fill up that window; reduces maintenance cost also in not having a window.

This post from yflyer shows perfectly what's taking the last windows on the LH A350s.
http://www.sqtalk.com/forum/showpost...7&postcount=29

[wlgspotter]

G'day

why does the presence of the toilet on the LH350 require a window to be plugged unlike the regional ? Thank you.

@fablee - This is purely my guess, so I could be totally wrong. Anyway I just checked SQ’s A350 seatmaps today. On the LH350’s, on the port side, there is a toilet, and on the starboard side, it is the galley, both towards the end of the aircraft just before doors 4L/4R, therefore I reckon a window meets to be plugged as there are no pax seats beside it - could also be due to plumbing etc running alongside the side walls/panels.

For the regional A350’s, there are pax seats on both sides right up until doors 4L/4R, with the toilet being at the last row in the middle section, therefore no plugging of windows are required for those?

[fablee]

LHS toil

G'day

why does the presence of the toilet on the LH350 require a window to be plugged unlike the regional ? Thank you.

[wlgspotter]

The last window is plugged on the LH versions as the toilet is there. The regional versions have another row of seats and get the full complement of windows

Yes, that is correct. The Long Haul version has the last window plugged unlike the Regional version which has the full complement of windows.


9V-SJA (Msn 364), A350-900 Long Haul



9V-SHS (Msn 447), A350-900 Regional

Thank you so much for the explanation @9V-JKL and @SQKevin - I get it now. The pictures certainly helped a great deal, so thank you all!

[SQKevin]

The last window is plugged on the LH versions as the toilet is there. The regional versions have another row of seats and get the full complement of windows

Yes, that is correct. The Long Haul version has the last window plugged unlike the Regional version which has the full complement of windows.


9V-SJA (Msn 364), A350-900 Long Haul



9V-SHS (Msn 447), A350-900 Regional

[9V-JKL]

Apologies for asking a probably very obvious question, but @SQKevin how can you tell the window config at the rear section of the aircraft indicates it's the Long Range version? As far as I can tell both window config at the rear for both the Regional and Long Range version of SQ's A350 looks the same to me - at least from the part of the shown shown?

The last window is plugged on the LH versions as the toilet is there. The regional versions have another row of seats and get the full complement of windows