A380 - Master Thread

[sbs2716g]

9V-SKI back on service on SQ306 after out for around 45 days (since 20/5)

9V-SKG perform SQ231/222 again

9V-SKY is being deployed on SQ807 (SIN-PEK) today.

[MainlyMiles]

SQ638/637 SIN-NRT-SIN changes from A380v2 (12R86J36W245Y) to A380v3 (6R78J44W343Y) from 1 Jan 2020.

New 2017 Suites and Business Class seats for those interested.

[SQ228]

9V-SKI back on service on SQ306 after out for around 45 days (since 20/5)

9V-SKG perform SQ231/222 again

9V-SKY is being deployed on SQ807 (SIN-PEK) today.

That will have to make a serious difference. There must be a lot of staff in passenger operations pleased to see SKI take off! It will take them a day or two to get all of the A380s back in their correct rotations I imagine.

[flyguy]

Seems loke there's still some wing issues for the first A380s - "Apperently cracks have been found in the outer rear spars of one of the early A380's. For now it only relates to the first 25 A380 wingsets build. Airbus is formulating a phased-array sonar wing inspection procedure. Within 180months after wing-box assembly date or 147months after Airbus manufacutting date the check should be completed. It has to be repeated every 36 months."

SIA has 8 of these early built A380s of which 5 have left the fleet with 3 of its A380s belonging to this group affected. Will we see SIA dispose of these 3 planes earlier than expected or will SIA do the fix for these 3 A380s and continue with the seats reconfiguration of these earlier 3 to ver 3 standard. believed these 3 A30s are SKF, SKG and SKH all of which are over 10 years old now.
file:///C:/Users/wweelt/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe/TempState/Downloads/EASA_PAD_19-116_1%20(1).pdf

[a340-313x]

Seems loke there's still some wing issues for the first A380s - "Apperently cracks have been found in the outer rear spars of one of the early A380's. For now it only relates to the first 25 A380 wingsets build. Airbus is formulating a phased-array sonar wing inspection procedure. Within 180months after wing-box assembly date or 147months after Airbus manufacutting date the check should be completed. It has to be repeated every 36 months."

SIA has 8 of these early built A380s of which 5 have left the fleet with 3 of its A380s belonging to this group affected. Will we see SIA dispose of these 3 planes earlier than expected or will SIA do the fix for these 3 A380s and continue with the seats reconfiguration of these earlier 3 to ver 3 standard. believed these 3 A30s are SKF, SKG and SKG all of which are over 10 years old now.
file:///C:/Users/wweelt/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe/TempState/Downloads/EASA_PAD_19-116_1%20(1).pdf

According to this link, it looks like SKI is included.

This may also explain why both SKI and SKF were out for extended periods. It seems detailed inspections are required periodically before a Service Bulletin is issued by Airbus to address the problem.

[MainlyMiles]

An A380v2 is operating two ad-hoc rotations to/from Nagoya on 11 Aug and 15 Aug, replacing regular 787-10 operation.

SQ672 0120 0905 388 11AUG19
SQ671 1030 1620 388 11AUG19

SQ672 0120 0905 388 15AUG19
SQ671 1030 1620 388 15AUG19

Other dates 787-10 operates as normal.

Does anyone know why? Can't recall anything like this before. Perhaps some event in NGO?

[SQ228]

An A380v2 is operating two ad-hoc rotations to/from Nagoya on 11 Aug and 15 Aug, replacing regular 787-10 operation.

SQ672 0120 0905 388 11AUG19
SQ671 1030 1620 388 11AUG19

SQ672 0120 0905 388 15AUG19
SQ671 1030 1620 388 15AUG19

Other dates 787-10 operates as normal.

Does anyone know why? Can't recall anything like this before. Perhaps some event in NGO?

Just found out from my sister-in-law who is from Nagoya and whose family still lives in there. It's Bon festival in Japan with people returning home to visit ancestors. It's not specific to Nagoya though, but maybe NGO was the easiest airport where SQ could get clearance to upgauge to an A380. Normally they seem to do that using KIX.

[MainlyMiles]

Just found out from my sister-in-law who is from Nagoya and whose family still lives in there. It's Bon festival in Japan with people returning home to visit ancestors. It's not specific to Nagoya though, but maybe NGO was the easiest airport where SQ could get clearance to upgauge to an A380. Normally they seem to do that using KIX.

Interesting, thanks for the info!

I wondered if this was the first time an A380 had flown to Nagoya but it turns out SQ has done this before, in August 2014:

9V-SKB Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-841

And in July 2016:

9V-SKJ Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-841

Thai and ANA have also flown their A380s to Nagoya.

[sbs2716g]

Interesting, thanks for the info!

I wondered if this was the first time an A380 had flown to Nagoya but it turns out SQ has done this before, in August 2014:

9V-SKB Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-841

And in July 2016:

9V-SKJ Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-841

Thai and ANA have also flown their A380s to Nagoya.

Seem like SQ is not selling any F or PE seats for this A380 rotation.

[MainlyMiles]

Seem like SQ is not selling any F or PE seats for this A380 rotation.

F (Suites) being sold as J and PE sold as Y. Both cabins are blocked for allocation in GDS though.

[sbs2716g]

F (Suites) being sold as J and PE sold as Y. Both cabins are blocked for allocation in GDS though.

Y+PE seats is still lesser than the 787-10 Y seats. Only the J class is double the capacity. So is SQ expecting more demand in J ?

[flyguy]

Seem like SQ is not selling any F or PE seats for this A380 rotation.

Wonder if there are any restrictions by Japan on selling the F tickets. Otherwise it would cost SQ quite a bit in not being able to sell its F seats.

[SQ228]

Wonder if there are any restrictions by Japan on selling the F tickets. Otherwise it would cost SQ quite a bit in not being able to sell its F seats.

I would think it's more that they're not set up to offer F on the route. The only lounge they use at NGO is a generic Star Alliance one which isn't very special and it's a fairly basic airport, so to set up some kind of Suites arrival and boarding experience for two flights probably wouldn't be worth it. The chances of selling anywhere near 12 such seats on an ad hoc basis would be slim as well, making it even less economical.

[9V-JKL]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...plane-11702406

Four Airbus A380 planes from the Singapore Airlines (SIA) fleet "will require inspections", the airline said on Tuesday (Jul 9) in response to CNA's queries.

This comes after a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) proposal was released on Jul 5 to issue an airworthiness directive (AD) regarding reports of cracks found in a part of the wings of Airbus A380 planes manufactured between 2004 and 2006.


Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...plane-11702406

Affected planes are: 9V-SKF, 9V-SKG, 9V-SKH and 9V-SKI

[vader]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...plane-11702406



Affected planes are: 9V-SKF, 9V-SKG, 9V-SKH and 9V-SKI

what are the chances of happening that sq pulls all of them out for checks and what will happen to sq26 route in an event that happens