SQ B777 withdrawal thread

[hjerapa]

Your dream day is edging closer I think!

From Sunday, the 773 service to/from HKG is set to be replaced by an A380, which will probably be the gap needed in the 773 rotations to put SQF out of service. If you check some of the regular SIN-CGK-SIN flights that SQF normally does over the last few days, a number of them have been flown by the SY* series.

I would bet on SQF being gone by the end of this month, but then I'm not a gambler...

Finally Yay !!

[SQ228]

so SQF will be scrapped ?

Your dream day is edging closer I think!

From Sunday, the 773 service to/from HKG is set to be replaced by an A380, which will probably be the gap needed in the 773 rotations to put SQF out of service. If you check some of the regular SIN-CGK-SIN flights that SQF normally does over the last few days, a number of them have been flown by the SY* series.

I would bet on SQF being gone by the end of this month, but then I'm not a gambler...

[FSJZ]

so SQF will be scrapped ?

Most likely. The high number of cycles as well as the fact that it is 15.5 years old means that the resale value is quite low, so it is better off being scrapped for spare parts

[hjerapa]

I think the same can be said for 9V-SQF

so SQF will be scrapped ?

[boing]

SRG has been in the hangar for quite some time. Heard that it is destined for Scoot.

[FSJZ]

I read somewhere (sorry can't remember exactly where but probably on airliners.net) that apparently SQG had quite a high number of cycles, and that it seemed to be one of the "more problematic" aircraft in their fleet hence it was better scrapped for parts than transfer it to Scoot.

I think the same can be said for 9V-SQF

[wlgspotter]

My guess is that:

Younger than 12 years old: Value of parts > Resale value
Older than 12 years old: Resale value > Value of parts

So it may make more sense to scrap a plane and salvage the individual parts

I read somewhere (sorry can't remember exactly where but probably on airliners.net) that apparently SQG had quite a high number of cycles, and that it seemed to be one of the "more problematic" aircraft in their fleet hence it was better scrapped for parts than transfer it to Scoot.

[FSJZ]

It was about 14yo but not as old as SQA which went to Scoot.

Based on the SV* refurb program where the planes being refitted are over 12 years old, it could suggest there's not a lot of money to be made selling old 772s at present.

My guess is that:

Younger than 12 years old: Value of parts > Resale value
Older than 12 years old: Resale value > Value of parts

So it may make more sense to scrap a plane and salvage the individual parts

[SQ228]

The aircraft isn't very old, only like 12yrs (?), why was it scrapped? I wonder.
It could have been sold or gone to Scoot?

It was about 14yo but not as old as SQA which went to Scoot.

Based on the SV* refurb program where the planes being refitted are over 12 years old, it could suggest there's not a lot of money to be made selling old 772s at present.

[SQ228]

I believe that was 9V-SQG...

Yes, the reg. no. matches SQG on the planespotters database.

[lfc]

The aircraft isn't very old, only like 12yrs (?), why was it scrapped? I wonder.
It could have been sold or gone to Scoot?

wlgspotter, That was indeed SQG, not SRG. It was a leased metal returned to ILFC. Probably part of the sale and leaseback arrangement SQ had with them.

http://www.planespotters.net/Product...321LF-ILFC.php

[kevin-sg]

The aircraft isn't very old, only like 12yrs (?), why was it scrapped? I wonder.
It could have been sold or gone to Scoot?

[wlgspotter]

This was a very old one?
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Boein...281e3d5c4208e3

I believe that was 9V-SQG...

[cscs1956]

This was a very old one?
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Boein...281e3d5c4208e3

[hjerapa]

SRG is gone for all intents and purposes. No traces of flights for over a month.

The question is whether SQF goes next or another of the SR* series. DXB is no longer in the 773 rotation, having been switched to 77W due to the arrival of SWU/V but I can't see any flights that have been added to the 773 rotation in DXB's place. They just seem to be flying the same flights but with more gaps.

Perhaps once LHR goes daily SWU/V then the use of standard 77W will become more efficient and this in turn will allow the SWA-T fleet to pick up another flight out of the 773 pool, thus freeing up a 773 to assume SQF's 'F-cabin duties'.

Maybe SRG is going to scoot ?