A380 - Master Thread

[FN-GM]

It clearly states that the delivery can still take place this year. So 14 out of 15 will be retrofitted? Is it because the 15th one is on lease and getting returned like SKA-SKE?

They have done the maths wrong. The article reads like they have 20 A380s but they only every had 19

A fifth early SIA A380, MSN 51, is owned by Hannover Leasing. Its lease is due to expire on 31 August 2020.

Of its remaining 15 A380s,

[CarbonMan]

Hi Fly to take the SKA?

https://seekingalpha.com/article/410...-a380-customer

[flyguy]

Not sure as yet as Hi Fly have not mentioned anything or confirmed about where its 2 A380s are coming from and Dr Peters group which owns the first 5 of SIA's A380 as of even June have mentioned it is still undecided to part out SKA as yet. If Hi Fly have leased SKA, then the decision nd paperwork would have been done and Dr Peters would have announced it.

[FN-GM]

Not sure as yet as Hi Fly have not mentioned anything or confirmed about where its 2 A380s are coming from and Dr Peters group which owns the first 5 of SIA's A380 as of even June have mentioned it is still undecided to part out SKA as yet. If Hi Fly have leased SKA, then the decision nd paperwork would have been done and Dr Peters would have announced it.

There is time yet, its is still a rumour and they won't announce anything until its all firmed up.

[flyguy]

Interestingly SIA quietly parked SKA since june and have not flown it although the expected lease expires only in October, which means SIA just parked SKA for 4 months. This is quite costly as SIA should still be paying the montly lease fo the aircraft till the lease officially expires in October and the monthly lease runs into millions of dollars per month. Can SIA afford to do that and let it sit idle?

[FN-GM]

They are preparing it for the return to lessor. I should imagine if they fail to return it in the agreed conditions the penalties will be high.

[flyguy]

They are preparing it for the return to lessor. I should imagine if they fail to return it in the agreed conditions the penalties will be high.

but surely it wont take 4 months of not flying to return the aircraft - as even for a heavy C check it still take less than a month.

[SQ228]

but surely it wont take 4 months of not flying to return the aircraft - as even for a heavy C check it still take less than a month.

I think maybe the answer could be they would rather not use it. They seem reluctant to commit the A380s to a number of routes, pushing them on and off MEL, AKL and NRT for example. It's been discussed on here a long time back how the early builds are much heavier than the later ones, so it's possible that maybe a full 777 delivers a better yield than SKA with a 70% filled cabin. They've also had SKA out of service for significant periods in the past, far more often than any of the other A380s. Just speculating...

They can do without one A380, but two out begins to really bite, so possibly they are planning to remove another from service before the end of the year, or a series of them for maintenance and with two down, that's why CDG is going 77W for a few months, as CDG requires two A380s for its turnaround.

[FN-GM]

but surely it wont take 4 months of not flying to return the aircraft - as even for a heavy C check it still take less than a month.

Don't the D checks need to be done every 5 years? It takes a number of months on a normal size aircraft.

[TheMightyAsian]

9V-SKW msn 251 for Singapore Airlines towed to flightline. (Updated since 31st August)

[SQ380]

9V-SKW msn 251 for Singapore Airlines towed to flightline. (Updated since 31st August)

The 3rd new A380 after SKU and SKV? Am sure delivery can be done by year-end?

[banx007]

9V-SKB has been deleased since 2 Sept.

[9V-SPL]

9V-SKB has been deleased since 2 Sept.

That means 9V-SKB's last revenue service was SQ317 landing in SIN on 02SEP17.

[banx007]

That means 9V-SKB's last revenue service was SQ317 landing in SIN on 02SEP17.

Yup, it has been in the hangar for deleasing process since that day.

[SQfanatic]

That means 9V-SKB's last revenue service was SQ317 landing in SIN on 02SEP17.

Wow, so fast yet the 5 new A380s have not been delivered yet.

I also wanted to point out from airlineroute there are new updates with CDG and the extension of the A380 on the route even in spite of the interim 77WR:

Singapore Airlines in recent schedule update extended Airbus A380 operation on Singapore – Paris CDG route, currently scheduled on selected flights between 01NOV17 and 08DEC17. The A380 will operate during following periods as SQ336/335, replacing 777-300ER.

01NOV17 – 08NOV17 Day 35
13NOV17 – 20NOV17 Day 13
23NOV17 – 29NOV17 Day 234
01DEC17 – 08DEC17 Day 35

Overall service increase from 7 weekly to 10 weekly remains unchanged from 29OCT17.

SQ336 SIN0005 – 0715CDG EQV D
SQ334 SIN0230 – 0930CDG 77W 146

SQ335 CDG1100 – 0640+1SIN EQV D
SQ333 CDG1800 – 1340+1SIN 77W 146