A380 - Master Thread

[flyguy]

Seems SQ doesnt maintain its cabin interior well enough or fix any broken pieces fast enough. I had the adjustable headrest that its so loose that when you out it up, it just slides down and that was in PEY and it was a new aircaft then - SKY. And on another flight on a A350, the headphone jack was not working despite the crew trying with 3 dffreny sets and finally had to use a simple earpiece from EY and only one side have the sound coming out from it. And these are newer aircrafts, and had an experience with a loose armrest on a 77W. Amongst others, in another 77W, the toilet main light dont come on after locking the toilet latch. There have been similiar reports in this forum on unserviceable cabin/seat issues.

[Triniflyer]

Just came off jfk to Frankfurt on sq25. No foot rests in economy as they usually always had. Did they change the aircraft. It feels a little bit older than the one I have been flying for the last four years. I hope they upgrade this aircraft soon. Feels long in the tooth now

[flyguy]

Being grounded for 7-8 months for cabin refit and even with some maintenance is still too long a time for a plane as it costs several million a month in financial cost.

[eamond]

I’m beginning to thing SKT has disappeared into a vortex, never to return. How can anything be taking so long given it began before SKS if I remember correctly.

I was having the same feeling! As if the bird was dismantled within the hanger.....

Michael

[sbs2716g]

I’m beginning to thing SKT has disappeared into a vortex, never to return. How can anything be taking so long given it began before SKS if I remember correctly.

SKT went in for maintainance and refit in Feb this year. SKS is last October.

According to mainlymiles.com, SKT is almost ready for a test flight.

[SQ228]

I’m beginning to thing SKT has disappeared into a vortex, never to return. How can anything be taking so long given it began before SKS if I remember correctly.

[eamond]

seems Qantas is able to reconfigure all its 12 A380s in 14 months with its first configured A380 in use today to Singapore. But for SQ it looks like it takes almost 6 to 8 months to reconfigure just one aircraft.
https://mainlymiles.com/2019/10/01/q...ugh-singapore/

Quite different in terms of scale - QF just reconfigured the upper deck (and resurfaced the lower deck essentially) and there was no maintenance involved. SQ on the other hand, ripped the entire cabins (lower and upper), rewire and reconfigure them, combining with a heavy check apparently.

Although I can't imagine what took it so long for SKT, QF's scale is quite a bit lower (and with Airbus team working on that, it might help a bit further).

Michael

[Jumbojet Lover]

Interesting as just a few months ago SQ sign a MOU with MH to maintain MH A380s and not the other way around. Wonder what MH engineering can do for SQ 380? - maybe repainting or something not major.

Does the MOU include a provision for SQ to utilize MH's hangars to perform maintenance? A possibility if hangars in SIN are currently full.

[flyguy]

Interesting as just a few months ago SQ sign a MOU with MH to maintain MH A380s and not the other way around. Wonder what MH engineering can do for SQ 380? - maybe repainting or something not major.

[sbs2716g]

Maintenance apparently. It is currently in the MH hangars.

SKF actually just returned to service in Aug after 50 days maintainance

So guess something else went wrong ?

[flyguy]

seems Qantas is able to reconfigure all its 12 A380s in 14 months with its first configured A380 in use today to Singapore. But for SQ it looks like it takes almost 6 to 8 months to reconfigure just one aircraft.
https://mainlymiles.com/2019/10/01/q...ugh-singapore/

[9V-SPL]

Is it a test flight?

Maintenance apparently. It is currently in the MH hangars.

[oliverdave]

9V-SKF is scheduled to fly to KUL as SQ8898 today.

STD: 1000

Is it a test flight?

[9V-SPL]

9V-SKF is scheduled to fly to KUL as SQ8898 today.

STD: 1000

[sbs2716g]

Yes this could work - except that with the 12 suites even if changed to the new suites, believed that there's too many and have not been selling well except for one or two sectors. Hence the new A380s and the plannned retrofit calls for only 6 suites.

The version 1 can refit to only 6 suites. If they keep it on main deck should be easily in refit I think. The 2006 seats is too old already.