A380 - Master Thread

[zvezda]

SQ are obviously expecting to get at least one and probably both of them in March in time to upgauge NRT-LAX. It all depends on when the Koito seats will be certified.

[erdem]

hopefully the a380 on LAX-NRT duty will free up a 77W for JFK.......?

[sutrakhk]

hopefully the a380 on LAX-NRT duty will free up a 77W for JFK.......?

But LAX-NRT is using 744 at the moment...

[erdem]

But LAX-NRT is using 744 at the moment...

[zvezda]

9V-SKO (#15 of 19)

Here is a photo of 9V-SKO from two days ago.

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/ga...date=1/13/2011

There is no sign yet of 9V-SKP, 9V-SKQ, 9V-SKR, or 9V-SKS, so no chance for the last four WhaleJets SQ have on order to be delivered in 2011. 9V-SKL, 9V-SKM, 9V-SKN, and 9V-SKO should all be delivered in 2011 and 9V-SKP, 9V-SKQ, 9V-SKR, and 9V-SKS probably all will be delivered in 2012, hopefully in the first half of 2012.

[zvezda]

9V-SKN

SQ's 14th WhaleJet, 9V-SKN, is being painted now.

[SQKevin]

SQ's 14th WhaleJet, 9V-SKN, is being painted now.

Any updates on the Koito seat issue for SKL & SKM?

[SilverChris]

The new whalejets have all J on the upper deck right?

[zvezda]

Any updates on the Koito seat issue for SKL & SKM?

Lots of rumours but nothing definitive.

The new whalejets have all J on the upper deck right?

Yes, it appears so.

[SQKevin]

So, SIN-NRT-LAX will start with 11 A380s. Would this call for a tighter rotation before 9V-SKL arrives?

[eriond]

You mean even without the delivery of SKL, SQ will have enough 380s to operate the NRTLAX route without affecting other routes?

[zvezda]

So, SIN-NRT-LAX will start with 11 A380s.

I would not bet on that.

Would this call for a tighter rotation before 9V-SKL arrives?

That would be a very high and unsustainable rotation.

[SQKevin]

I guess SQ must be very confident that the seat issue will be resolved soon and SKL and SKM will be delivered before the launch of SIN-NRT-LAX.

[zvezda]

I guess SQ must be very confident that the seat issue will be resolved soon and SKL and SKM will be delivered before the launch of SIN-NRT-LAX.

Either before or within a short time following, yes, it seems that way.

[milehighj]

It occurred to me while on my most recent A380 flight that going for an all-J upper deck is going to cause a minor coq-up (sic) with SQ's (admirably uniform) seat numbering system.

JCL will now extend well past Row 31. So (presumably) lower deck EYCL seating, which is (presumably) largely unchanged from SKA-SKK would need to have different numbering, e.g. starting with Row 41...

or, numbering for the rear JCL cabin jumps to Row 71...

or, least likely, SQ re-numbers EYCL on all A380s to start with Row 41.