A380 - Master Thread

[SQfanatic]

Not sure abt deleased as aircraft was AOG just last week due to leakage in bleed air, that was said by the onboard computers. The way to fix it was to take out the panels underneath the wings and parts of the belly to visually inspect and change some components. It might be due to this that aircraft has not been flying for a week.

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[hviswanathan]

Not sure abt deleased as aircraft was AOG just last week due to leakage in bleed air, that was said by the onboard computers. The way to fix it was to take out the panels underneath the wings and parts of the belly to visually inspect and change some components. It might be due to this that aircraft has not been flying for a week.

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[banx007]

9V-SKD has not flown since arriving from Shanghai as SQ833|18DEC.

Not sure abt deleased as aircraft was AOG just last week due to leakage in bleed air, that was said by the onboard computers. The way to fix it was to take out the panels underneath the wings and parts of the belly to visually inspect and change some components. It might be due to this that aircraft has not been flying for a week.

[SQfanatic]

9V-SKD has not flown since arriving from Shanghai as SQ833|18DEC.

It may be the next to be deleased like SKA-SKC.

[9V-SPL]

9V-SKD has not flown since arriving from Shanghai as SQ833|18DEC.

[FN-GM]

I hadn't thought of that- quite true. While that removes the issue of hangar space, I still think clearing the 77W refits before the A380s is important though, as the 77W is used as a fill-in/exchange aircraft on many A380 routes (AKL, SYD, MEL, NRT, LHR, CDG etc).

I agree, However I think it was more important to have the 77W refurb on schedule.

[SQ228]

SQ are not doing the A380 refurb so might not be an issue for them.

I hadn't thought of that- quite true. While that removes the issue of hangar space, I still think clearing the 77W refits before the A380s is important though, as the 77W is used as a fill-in/exchange aircraft on many A380 routes (AKL, SYD, MEL, NRT, LHR, CDG etc).

[FN-GM]

so they'd want to finish with the 77Ws by then, you'd imagine.

SQ are not doing the A380 refurb so might not be an issue for them.

[hviswanathan]

Yes.....wouldn't want the 77Ws humping with the A380s......

Wondering what that would create. A 747 perhaps
In all honesty miss those megatops, undoubted queen of the skies

[loldude333]

Yes, you’d think they would have finished humping by then.

Yes.....wouldn't want the 77Ws humping with the A380s......

[Wan1dap]

There are only 4 left though. I think the information is old and the end of 2017 date is their originally planned finish, which has now been extended yet again. They only have SWI, SWS & SWT left to go (SWG currently undergoing), so I can't imagine it will take a year to finish that off. The A380s are commencing refit somewhere in the middle of 2018 I think I saw, so they'd want to finish with the 77Ws by then, you'd imagine.

Yes, you’d think they would have finished humping by then.

[SQ228]

Five more B-700ERs will be retrofitted with the new class of seats before the end of next year.
To me that sounds like end of 2018. They got lots of time

There are only 4 left though. I think the information is old and the end of 2017 date is their originally planned finish, which has now been extended yet again. They only have SWI, SWS & SWT left to go (SWG currently undergoing), so I can't imagine it will take a year to finish that off. The A380s are commencing refit somewhere in the middle of 2018 I think I saw, so they'd want to finish with the 77Ws by then, you'd imagine.

[hviswanathan]

Whatever it is, they have only a fortnight to refit 5 of them!

Five more B-700ERs will be retrofitted with the new class of seats before the end of next year.
To me that sounds like end of 2018. They got lots of time

[loldude333]

What we don't know is whether and which wifi hump we will see once hatched......which is also an unacceptable variable that absolutely must be confirmed.

[SQ228]

And as we know all too well, it takes at least 6 weeks for one to hatch, maybe with or without an air-test.....

That we do... No variables can possibly exist except for the lack of data recording the air test.