A380 - Master Thread

[boing]

9V-SKK is on its way to Alice Springs.

[flyguy]

9V-SKJ is currently out on an air-test as SQ8899.

Will she be flying to Alice Springs for storage?

[9V-SPL]

9V-SKJ is currently out on an air-test as SQ8899.

[sbs2716g]

Hi-Fly have removed some of the seats for one of the ex-SQ A380 to carry more cargo.


https://onemileatatime.com/hi-fly-a380-cargo/

[sbs2716g]

A part of me wonders whether SKN could be pressed into service for flights to HKG - I expect plenty of demand from there especially given recent happenings.

Plenty of demand from HKG? The protests have been going for many months and the demand have dropped a lot during that period.

So now the demand is back due to the new law? Can HKG ppl come to Singapore in the first place?

[flyguy]

hmmm doubt so as Scoot have been flying to HKG using its 787 and its load factor is still poor with reported only about 50 - 60 pax on average. Think if any A380s were to fly, it would be SIN-LHR-SIN when UK opens up to Singapore and perhaps the earliest time would be in mid Nov/Dec

[yuuka_miya]

A part of me wonders whether SKN could be pressed into service for flights to HKG - I expect plenty of demand from there especially given recent happenings.

[flyguy]

With SKN finally emerges as a ver 3 making it a total of 8 A380s ver 3, t will be interesting to see whether any more older A380s will be converted to ver 3. Doubt SIA will be operating all 19 A380s even post covid19.

[SQ217]

Qantas likely will moved all of its 12 A380s to Mojave as it would be easier for them to look after and maintain all in one spot and as these planes will be parked for at least 2 years till 2023. Only thing is many operators who are parking their A380s for a year or more, may by possibly just retire them as they will find the new twins much more efficient to operate at lower costs. Apparently 2 A350s or 787s can fly to the same destination as a A380 at even a much lower cost.

I would be surprised if Qantas reactivate all these aircraft in the long ran, if they store at ASP and decide to scrap them they would have to get them back up to flying condition only to fly them to Mojave anyway.

[MainlyMiles]

SKN is back. Just departed on a test flight as SQ8898.

[9V-SPL]

Any idea which flight will be diverted to pick them up on the way back?

SQ222|27JUN (SYD-ASP-SIN) operated by 9V-SCO.

[reddevil0728]

9V-SKP and 9V-SKQ are currently en-route to ASP as SQ8865 and SQ8867 respectively.

Any idea which flight will be diverted to pick them up on the way back?

[9V-SPL]

9V-SKP and 9V-SKQ are currently en-route to ASP as SQ8865 and SQ8867 respectively.

[flyguy]

Qantas likely will moved all of its 12 A380s to Mojave as it would be easier for them to look after and maintain all in one spot and as these planes will be parked for at least 2 years till 2023. Only thing is many operators who are parking their A380s for a year or more, may by possibly just retire them as they will find the new twins much more efficient to operate at lower costs. Apparently 2 A350s or 787s can fly to the same destination as a A380 at even a much lower cost.

[reddevil0728]

From another source: 3 of their A380s are currently parked at LAX and these ones will be moved to Mojave.

ah right. ok that makes sense.