A350 Deliveries and Routes

[LOWJHG]

I'd imagine they'll deploy the aircraft on shorter sectors for crew training purposes.

+1

I believe short-mid haul will get the plane first. Maybe CGK as SQ has a habit of sending new planes there for crew familiarization purposes

[SQ228]

I'd imagine they'll deploy the aircraft on shorter sectors for crew training purposes.

Ah is that the reason?

When the launched the 77W on SIN-CDG, was that it's first commercial flight or did it spend a short while on shorter runs before the "official" launch?

Anybody know?

[flying.monkeyz]

There's been all this talk about GRU via BCN but I think the original info posted said it would be one of the first, not the first.

My guess is a destination like NRT or SYD where the flight pair fits easily within 24 hours with generous turnaround times. This allows for plenty of checking and monitoring with ample time to fix anything minor. If they want to pull it out of service for any reason, a replacement is much easier to find, because the distance isn't too great for any plane in the fleet.

Do we know the class layouts though? Will all A350s dispense with F and just have J/Y+/Y sections? That could be a major factor.

I'd imagine they'll deploy the aircraft on shorter sectors for crew training purposes.

[SQ228]

There's been all this talk about GRU via BCN but I think the original info posted said it would be one of the first, not the first.

My guess is a destination like NRT or SYD where the flight pair fits easily within 24 hours with generous turnaround times. This allows for plenty of checking and monitoring with ample time to fix anything minor. If they want to pull it out of service for any reason, a replacement is much easier to find, because the distance isn't too great for any plane in the fleet.

Do we know the class layouts though? Will all A350s dispense with F and just have J/Y+/Y sections? That could be a major factor.

[9V-JKL]

Thanks for the info, SQKevin!

Any idea what routes SQ will deploy the A350 on?

SIN-BCN-GRU according to their Latin America GM

[yflyer]

Thanks for the info, SQKevin!

Any idea what routes SQ will deploy the A350 on?

[SQKevin]

Thought it will be appropriate to start this thread as the 1st SQ A350 has entered the Final Assembly Line (FAL).

Msn 26 has entered Station 59, the first station in the FAL. Pre-installed modules have started arriving for cabin monuments installation. Once done, it will enter Station 50 for structural fuselage join-up.

Msn 26 has been assigned test registration F-WZFU.