A380 - Master Thread

[bishop9011]

Which version will the A380 be for 20/02 at 11.45pm ( SQ322 SIN - LHR ) ?

[SilverKrisSRG]

Yesterday 10 Feb and tonight 11 Feb, SQ221 will be operated by A380 Layout 2 (9V-SKK), what an unfortunate for those who wished to fly with Layout 3...

[9V-SPL]

Can anyone tell me the configs of the following please.
Singapore Airlines B777-312 9V-SYH, SYF, SYG, SYI, SYL
Have looked on airfleets.com, but nothing.These aircraft are being used for the MNL-SIN route ( SQ921)

Why on the A380 - Master Thread?

Anyways, refer to the SQ Fleet thread:
http://www.sqtalk.com/forum/showpost...postcount=1071

[bishop9011]

Can anyone tell me the configs of the following please.
Singapore Airlines B777-312 9V-SYH, SYF, SYG, SYI, SYL
Have looked on airfleets.com, but nothing.These aircraft are being used for the MNL-SIN route ( SQ921)

[davidfusq]

I flew J on 9V-SKZ last week. The seat had a problem to return to upright position after putting it into bed mode. The “upright” button was not responding when pressed. The air stewardess was trying to work on it before we touched down. Finally, we decided to give it a try to upright the seat with me getting off the seat and somehow it works

It’s a new plane and I was surprised that the mechanism got faulty so fast. It could be I am too fat but I am just 81kg

It could be that your bum is resting on the back rest and thus the safety mechanism disabled the back rest from becoming upright.. You need to move your bum downwards towards the seat!

[PCboy]

I flew J on 9V-SKZ last week. The seat had a problem to return to upright position after putting it into bed mode. The “upright” button was not responding when pressed. The air stewardess was trying to work on it before we touched down. Finally, we decided to give it a try to upright the seat with me getting off the seat and somehow it works

It’s a new plane and I was surprised that the mechanism got faulty so fast. It could be I am too fat but I am just 81kg

[flyguy]

There are some news that suggets that the refitted A380s will ply some routes from September onwards - which would put the first refurbishment of the older A380s to start from July onwards, and there were mentioned that some improvements will be made and hope for the suites the doors will not face directly opposite to each other as to offer some privacy when the doors are opened.

[SQfanatic]

2nd daily LHR and SYD service with the new A380 set for September 1:

https://mainlymiles.com/2019/01/23/m...efitted-a380s/

I wonder when the first A380 will be retrofitted. SKQ has returned back to service unrefitted, but SKS is still out. We've all presumed that so far but it could very well be regular maintenance.

[SQ957]

2nd daily LHR and SYD service with the new A380 set for September 1:

https://mainlymiles.com/2019/01/23/m...efitted-a380s/

[SQfanatic]

So far, there isn’t any indication of any flight going to change to 6F within the next 2-3 months. But there seem to be some confirmation that one of the current London A380 (SQ308) will be going from 12F to 6F from 1st sept.

September is plenty of time away, but I'm guessing that there may be some retrofitted A380's coming by then. SKQ and SKS are out of action according to FR24 so I suspect they will be retrofitted.

I have two sq26 flights in June and Oct. I really hope I can get a retrofit a380

Don't bank on SQ26/25 being a retrofitted A380 at this time. That pair uses 3 aircraft frames. I would bank on the European flights (i.e. CDG) and maybe some Australian flights in the future. After all, SQ217/218 will be switching back to a 77W later this year, so I predict this a sign of things to come for the A380.

[Triniflyer]

I have two sq26 flights in June and Oct. I really hope I can get a retrofit a380

[sbs2716g]

No, I interpret the switch to Ver 1 in June on JFK to be because by then they won't have enough Ver 2 left to reliably operate SQ26/5. The refit could be underway already with SKQ. We just have to wait and see- there's been no announcements to the contrary but nothing to indicate they're started yet either.

So far, there isn’t any indication of any flight going to change to 6F within the next 2-3 months. But there seem to be some confirmation that one of the current London A380 (SQ308) will be going from 12F to 6F from 1st sept.

[SQ228]

Most likely the retrofit will only start after June 2019 when JFK get the 441 seater A380. And guess those Ver 1 A380 most likely won’t get retrofit.

No, I interpret the switch to Ver 1 in June on JFK to be because by then they won't have enough Ver 2 left to reliably operate SQ26/5. The refit could be underway already with SKQ. We just have to wait and see- there's been no announcements to the contrary but nothing to indicate they're started yet either.

[FN-GM]

What does the retrofit have to do with Dr. Peters' group scrapping the 5 early A380's?

He didn't say that??

[sbs2716g]

Is the retrofit for the remaining A380 fleet being re-considered and might be scrapped for good?

There does not seem to be any further retrofitting happening, does it?

Most likely the retrofit will only start after June 2019 when JFK get the 441 seater A380. And guess those Ver 1 A380 most likely won’t get retrofit.