A380 - Master Thread

[flyguy]

9V-SKY should be arriving around mid July as SIA be launching the new A380s service to Zurich and Shanghai on 2 Aug. And 9V-SKZ should be following soon after SKY.

[SQfanatic]

It's been a while since asked, but anybody have news on delivery of 9V-SKY?

[flyguy]

well Emirates did order quite a number of A380s last year mainly to replace some of its older ones - the A380s should still be around for the next 25 years or a bit more.

[hybridace101]

So do we expect the double-decker aircraft market facing extinction sooner than we thought?

[flyguy]

Generally it seems there's really no secondhand market for the A380s and in this case, its the first of 5 early built A380s which SIA leased which are "different" from the rest as due to the fact the wings have been reworked on and that these 2 aircrafts are much heavier than the rest of the newer A380s. However as can be seen even Malaysian Airlines was unable to sell 6 of its much newer A380s which are only 6 years old and hence they will try to convert 2 or so for the umrah charters. Even Thai tried to sell its 6 A380s a couple of years ago and there were no takers too.
Those later built A380s that SIA owned will be used for quite a lot more years to come.

[SQueeze]

MSN 003 & 005 (9V-SKA & 9V-SKB)

That’s really sad. 12 years is not a Long time. Planes can fly for decades.

[EKCH]

I just saw this news: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...9260?cid=FBcna . What aircrafts are they talking about? 9V-SK* what?

MSN 003 & 005 (9V-SKA & 9V-SKB)

[hybridace101]

I just saw this news: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...9260?cid=FBcna . What aircrafts are they talking about? 9V-SK* what?

[Triniflyer]

Sq25 needs to be retrofitted badly. Just flew it. I actually been flying it once a yr for the last 3 yrs.

[SilverKrisSRG]

I believe you mean 28MAR18.

Yes Sir, apologise for the typo. I meant 28 Mar 18

[9V-SPL]

26 Mar 2018, SQ231/SQ222 was unusually served by 9V-SKU, SQ221/SQ232 on the same day was served by 9V-SKV

I believe you mean 28MAR18.

[SilverKrisSRG]

26 Mar 2018, SQ231/SQ222 was unusually served by 9V-SKU, SQ221/SQ232 on the same day was served by 9V-SKV

[MainlyMiles]

I hope SKY or SKZ can be delivered by then

They both have to be. If they're not - it won't happen!

[SQfanatic]

Zurich (SQ346/345) and Shanghai (SQ830/833) flights are now loaded with the new A380 products from 2nd August 2018.

I hope SKY or SKZ can be delivered by then

[MainlyMiles]

Zurich (SQ346/345) and Shanghai (SQ830/833) flights are now loaded with the new A380 products from 2nd August 2018.