A380 - Master Thread

[9V-SPL]

Apparently SQ responded on Twitter that it is going there for maintenance.

Hmm, wonder if SQ's A380 maintenance has been outsourced.

or perhaps #SQ70Years livery will be painted there.

[9V-SPL]

SKQ left SIN this morning more than 2 hours late - I am waiting in PVG to get back home... In the last six weeks I had 3 flights retimed: from SYD, HND and now PVG. My arrival into MEL the other day was more than an hour.

4 flight is six weeks with a delay of more than an hour each - miserable and poor performance

I think this morning's SQ830 delay was most probably due to Shanghai ATC and/or weather clearance issues. There were other Shanghai-bound flights yesterday night/today morning that was severely delayed.

MU566|08APR
STD: 2310
ATD: 0405+1

MU544|09APR
STD: 0055
ATD: 1127

SQ826|09APR
STD: 0115
ATD: 0926

SQ828|09APR
STD: 0805
ATD: 0950

SQ830|09APR
STD: 0945
ATD: 1203

MU546|09APR
STD: 1010
ATD: 1236

[zilchster]

9V-SKP was flown SIN-AUH as SQ8898 today (09APR17). Anybody knows why?

Apparently SQ responded on Twitter that it is going there for maintenance.

[SMK77]

Something is wrong with the SKL-T fleet. SKL has been grounded for longer than a month, SKT keeps spending a few days here and there out of the sky and now SKP has headed off to a destination SQ no longer services. On top of this, SQ217/8 is losing its A380 in a few weeks from now and SKA is doing air tests.

SKQ left SIN this morning more than 2 hours late - I am waiting in PVG to get back home... In the last six weeks I had 3 flights retimed: from SYD, HND and now PVG. My arrival into MEL the other day was more than an hour.

4 flight is six weeks with a delay of more than an hour each - miserable and poor performance

[Spaniard]

That's one of the most mysterious flight records I've ever seen.

As a result, SQ346 operated with an upper-Y variant and was significantly delayed. In the last week, SQ346 has been delayed four times, twice for a few hours. Seriously, SQ... Of all the people in the world, you do not want to have punctuality issues with the Swiss!

Something is wrong with the SKL-T fleet. SKL has been grounded for longer than a month, SKT keeps spending a few days here and there out of the sky and now SKP has headed off to a destination SQ no longer services. On top of this, SQ217/8 is losing its A380 in a few weeks from now and SKA is doing air tests.

Perhaps fleet reshuffling to get some airframes out of service for refits to 2017 config?

[SQ228]

9V-SKP was flown SIN-AUH as SQ8898 today (09APR17). Anybody knows why?

That's one of the most mysterious flight records I've ever seen.

As a result, SQ346 operated with an upper-Y variant and was significantly delayed. In the last week, SQ346 has been delayed four times, twice for a few hours. Seriously, SQ... Of all the people in the world, you do not want to have punctuality issues with the Swiss!

Something is wrong with the SKL-T fleet. SKL has been grounded for longer than a month, SKT keeps spending a few days here and there out of the sky and now SKP has headed off to a destination SQ no longer services. On top of this, SQ217/8 is losing its A380 in a few weeks from now and SKA is doing air tests.

[9V-SPL]

9V-SKP was flown SIN-AUH as SQ8898 today (09APR17). Anybody knows why?

[9V-SPL]

Is it being returned already?

Her lease is set to expire in October 2017, so some months still left in her with SQ.

The A/T ended up taking place. But a really short one.

DEP: 1854
ARR: 1906



Hmm, wonder if she bears a #SQ70Years scheme or is that wishful thinking?

She hasn't flown since 13MAR17 (as SQ807 from PEK) prior to today.

[Jumbojet Lover]

9V-SKA scheduled to head out for an A/T this afternoon (05APR17) as SQ8898.

Scheduled 1500-1700 tentatively.

Is it being returned already?

[9V-SPL]

9V-SKA scheduled to head out for an A/T this afternoon (05APR17) as SQ8898.

Scheduled 1500-1700 tentatively.

A/T is now cancelled.

[9V-SPL]

9V-SKA scheduled to head out for an A/T this afternoon (05APR17) as SQ8898.

Scheduled 1500-1700 tentatively.

[9V-SPL]

A bit late, but Singapore Airlines' A380 #20 (9V-SKU) has already done its first flight on 17MAR17.



It was ferried TLS-XFW on 23MAR17 for cabin fittings.
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Meanwhile, #21 (9V-SKV) is currently in the Final Assembly Line (FAL) at TLS.

[FN-GM]

just think what the A380 market will be like when EK's massive fleet needs to eventually shed a few...

MH couldn't sell the small number they had...

[loldude333]

I wouldn't want to be the CEO of EK when it comes to fleet transition time......

[SQ228]

Since the layout of the seats is going to be drastically different does anyone think SQ will refurbish its newer A380s (SKF and onwards)? Although we haven't had any recent news about the first batch of A380s (SKA- SKE) I think we can assume that they won't be around much longer, especially with the recent 777-9X order. I was thinking that if they refurbished the remaining A380s then they could carry on with the newest product for 6-7 years before progressively being replaced by the incoming 777-9X starring in 2022.

The five new A380s are mostly seen as replacements for SKA-E. Increasing the size of the A380 fleet hasn't been mentioned much.

On another point, if the market is bad for selling 15 year-old 777s, just think what the A380 market will be like when EK's massive fleet needs to eventually shed a few...