SQ B777 withdrawal thread

[wlgspotter]

Slightly OT, but still kind of on-topic regarding B777 withdrawals… this thread was created years ago discussing SQ’s 772 withdrawal… and sadly, but inevitable, it has now continued onto the discussions on the withdrawals of the 77W’s…Sigh!

[jul247]

Slightly OT, but still kind of on-topic regarding B777 withdrawals… this thread was created years ago discussing SQ’s 772 withdrawal… and sadly, but inevitable, it has now continued onto the discussions on the withdrawals of the 77W’s…Sigh!

The thread will remain until the last B777X leaves the fleet or the forum closed for good.

SQ's love with B777 started on November 15, 1995 with an order up to 77 B777, comprising of 34 firm orders and 43 options for the B777-200ER, all to be powered by Trent 800 series engines, and was valued at US$12.7 billion, then the largest-ever wide-body aircraft purchase at the time. Later, the 43 options were converted to 12 B777-200ER and 12 B777-300, leaving 19 options, which in turn, were eventually converted to B777-300ER.

Then on August 26, 2004, Singapore Airlines placed an order worth US$4 billion order for the B777-300ER, including 18 firm orders and 13 options. Somewhere along the way they added another B777-300ER, bringing to a total of 19. On August 10, 2011, they converted the remaining 12 options to eight firm orders.

With 31 B777-X on order, it will bring to a total of 116 B777 family member SQ has operated/ will operate, with equal split of GE engines and RR engines, 58 each.

[SQfanatic]

Given the global shortage of aircraft and parts, pretty sad to see those B77Ws are now heading for scrappers, before even hitting 20th years mark. It seems it was just yesterday SQ's first B777-300ER delivery back in 2006. Even an used airframe by a premium airline Singapore Airlines couldn't save it from scrappers. If Russia is not under sanctions, their charter airlines would have picked up a few.

Out of 27 B77Ws used to operate:

1. 9V-SWA 34568 / 586 Scrapped in VCV
2. 9V-SWD 34569 / 600 Stored in SIN
3. 9V-SWE 34570 / 602 Scrapped in SIN
4. 9V-SWF 34571 / 603 Stored in SIN
5. 9V-SWN 34579 / 703 Stored in SIN (hasn't return to commercial pax service since COVID stint as pfreighter)
6. 9V-SWO 34580 / 708 Parked in SIN
7. 9V-SWP 34581 / 710 Parked in SIN

SWD and SWF most probably will end up being scrapped too. Saw some images on IG, doesn't look good.

Why are you including SWO & SWP? We have heard nothing of them leaving but I bet they are just doing regular maintenance.