A380 - Master Thread

[9V-JKL]

Apparently its headed for storage at Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport in France.

Why that airport? Anyone knows?

[SQ025]

Apparently its headed for storage at Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport in France.

Why that airport? Anyone knows?

Close to Toulouse. They gonna remove the engines, so maybe because mechanics are easily available form the Airbus factory which adds to the flexibility if they find a new customer for the bird...

[FN-GM]

I bet an A380 in Tarbes has caused a stir with the locals.

[9V-SPL]

9V-SKA has landed in LDE. It is Tarmac Aerosave's 500th aircraft handled apparently.







Pictures from @TarmacAerosave:
https://twitter.com/TarmacAerosave

[hviswanathan]

9V-SKA has landed in LDE. It is Tarmac Aerosave's 500th aircraft handled apparently.







Pictures from @TarmacAerosave:
https://twitter.com/TarmacAerosave

Not the first airbus to be stored there judging by the 340s in the background

[FN-GM]

Dr Peters chief confirms BA talks on ex-Singapore Airlines A380s

[259850]

Dr Peters chief confirms BA talks on ex-Singapore Airlines A380s

This is like exporting a car after 10 years in Singapore. There's a chance you might get something above scrap value. But no PARF rebate here.

[Please ignore my comments if you're not already familiar with the Singaporean auto tax regime.]

[9V-SPL]

Singapore Airlines selects Airbus for A380 retrofit programme

http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press...rogramme-.html

[flyguy]

seems quite a tight schedule to retrofit an average of 7 A380s in a year.

[SQfanatic]

seems quite a tight schedule to retrofit an average of 7 A380s in a year.

Not tight unless there are enough people to work on the retrofit and if they take two craft out of service similar to the 77W. The linked article seems they're only going to start late next year.

[TheMightyAsian]

9V-SKU has been ferried to Toulouse from XFW

[SMK77]

The plan was that SQ returns the first five A380 and takes delivery of five new A380. Total number of planes would have been 15.

Now we read that all 14 remaining aircraft will be refurbished and SQ will take delivery of five new aircraft. Total number will be 19.

[SQ228]

The plan was that SQ returns the first five A380 and takes delivery of five new A380. Total number of planes would have been 15.

Now we read that all 14 remaining aircraft will be refurbished and SQ will take delivery of five new aircraft. Total number will be 19.

How would that calculate as 15? 19–5+5=19

[9V-SPL]

9V-SKU is scheduled to depart Toulouse at STD: 1400 LT (13DEC17) and arrive into Changi at STA: 1000 LT (14DEC17) as SQ8898.

[CarbonMan]

http://www.straitstimes.com/business...-economy-seats

Premium economy seats are now available on 60 of SIA's long-haul planes: the Airbus 380, the A-350 and Boeing 777-300ER. Five more B-700ERs will be retrofitted with the new class of seats before the end of next year.

The reconfigured cabin in the superjumbo has 471 seats - six ultra-first class suites, 78 in business class, 44 in the premium economy cabin and 343 economy seats. SIA's current fleet of A-380s has up to 441 seats each, with 36 premium economy seats and 333 economy class seats.

Ver 1 12R 60J 399Y
Ver 2 12R 86J 311Y
Ver 3 6R 78J 44PY 343Y

The trend is interesting.