A350 Deliveries and Routes

SQKevin · 19th April 2015, 09:42 AM

Thought it will be appropriate to start this thread as the 1st SQ A350 has entered the Final Assembly Line (FAL).

Msn 26 has entered Station 59, the first station in the FAL. Pre-installed modules have started arriving for cabin monuments installation. Once done, it will enter Station 50 for structural fuselage join-up.

Msn 26 has been assigned test registration F-WZFU.

yflyer · 19th April 2015, 07:16 PM

Thanks for the info, SQKevin!

Any idea what routes SQ will deploy the A350 on?

9V-JKL · 19th April 2015, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by yflyer

Thanks for the info, SQKevin!

Any idea what routes SQ will deploy the A350 on?

SIN-BCN-GRU according to their Latin America GM

SQ228 · 19th April 2015, 08:07 PM

There's been all this talk about GRU via BCN but I think the original info posted said it would be one of the first, not the first.

My guess is a destination like NRT or SYD where the flight pair fits easily within 24 hours with generous turnaround times. This allows for plenty of checking and monitoring with ample time to fix anything minor. If they want to pull it out of service for any reason, a replacement is much easier to find, because the distance isn't too great for any plane in the fleet.

Do we know the class layouts though? Will all A350s dispense with F and just have J/Y+/Y sections? That could be a major factor.

flying.monkeyz · 19th April 2015, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SQ228

There's been all this talk about GRU via BCN but I think the original info posted said it would be one of the first, not the first.

My guess is a destination like NRT or SYD where the flight pair fits easily within 24 hours with generous turnaround times. This allows for plenty of checking and monitoring with ample time to fix anything minor. If they want to pull it out of service for any reason, a replacement is much easier to find, because the distance isn't too great for any plane in the fleet.

Do we know the class layouts though? Will all A350s dispense with F and just have J/Y+/Y sections? That could be a major factor.

I'd imagine they'll deploy the aircraft on shorter sectors for crew training purposes.

SQ228 · 19th April 2015, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by flying.monkeyz

I'd imagine they'll deploy the aircraft on shorter sectors for crew training purposes.

Ah is that the reason?

When the launched the 77W on SIN-CDG, was that it's first commercial flight or did it spend a short while on shorter runs before the "official" launch?

Anybody know?

LOWJHG · 19th April 2015, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by flying.monkeyz

I'd imagine they'll deploy the aircraft on shorter sectors for crew training purposes.

+1

I believe short-mid haul will get the plane first. Maybe CGK as SQ has a habit of sending new planes there for crew familiarization purposes

SQGamespeed · 20th April 2015, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by LOWJHG

+1

I believe short-mid haul will get the plane first. Maybe CGK as SQ has a habit of sending new planes there for crew familiarization purposes

I recall they did the same thing when introducing the A345.

9V-JKL · 20th April 2015, 01:22 AM

The 77Ws never did short-haul work. I presume this being that SQ at that time had significant experience with the 777 family

lcpteck · 20th April 2015, 02:16 PM

Hope to redeem for an inaugural flight.

SQKevin · 9th May 2015, 11:02 PM

Msn 26 (SQ's 1st A350) has been moved to Station 50 and is undergoing fuselage join.

SQKevin · 10th May 2015, 10:22 AM

There is no official announcement yet from SQ but going by the current production rate, we should see a 1st quarter 2016 delivery.

SQ228 · 10th May 2015, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SQKevin

There is no official announcement yet from SQ but going by the current production rate, we should see a 1st quarter 2016 delivery.

Do we have any sources of knowledge as to whether SQ will get just one and then another substantial wait or if they might get 2 or 3 in close succession?

When they received the first batch of 77Ws they got six of them in just over a month (SWA-G).

This knowledge is key to our speculations!

SQKevin · 10th May 2015, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SQ228

Do we have any sources of knowledge as to whether SQ will get just one and then another substantial wait or if they might get 2 or 3 in close succession?

When they received the first batch of 77Ws they got six of them in just over a month (SWA-G).

This knowledge is key to our speculations!

SQ's no. 2 (msn 30) and no. 3 (msn 31) have already had their parts built. A fuselage section of msn 31 was photographed undergoing assembly in early Feb 2015. http://ww1.sinaimg.cn/large/692b3893...21o023xkjn.jpg
There is no activity reported on no. 4 (msn 37) and no. 5 (msn 41), so I won't be surprised if we get no. 1, 2 and 3 in fairly quick succession.

I would say that the current main A350 production source available, namely, a380.boards.net is fairly reliable.

SQ228 · 10th May 2015, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SQKevin

SQ's no. 2 (msn 30) and no. 3 (msn 31) have already had their parts built. A fuselage section of msn 31 was photographed undergoing assembly in early Feb 2015. http://ww1.sinaimg.cn/large/692b3893...21o023xkjn.jpg
There is no activity reported on no. 4 (msn 37) and no. 4 (msn 41), so I won't be surprised if we get no. 1, 2 and 3 in fairly quick succession.

I would say that the current main A350 production source available, namely, a380.boards.net is fairly reliable.

Excellent information, thanks!

So, we expect they may have a set of three to play with. Let the speculation begin!

19th April 2015, 09:42 AM	#1
SQKevin SQTalk PPS Club Join Date: 05-Apr-2009 Location: Singapore Programs: KrisFlyer Posts: 689	A350 Deliveries and Routes Thought it will be appropriate to start this thread as the 1st SQ A350 has entered the Final Assembly Line (FAL). Msn 26 has entered Station 59, the first station in the FAL. Pre-installed modules have started arriving for cabin monuments installation. Once done, it will enter Station 50 for structural fuselage join-up. Msn 26 has been assigned test registration F-WZFU. Last edited by SQKevin; 19th April 2015 at 10:30 AM..

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19th April 2015, 07:16 PM	#2
yflyer SQTalk Life Solitaire PPS LPP3 Join Date: 12-May-2011 Location: Singapore Programs: Krisflyer/Star Gold, Qantas Gold/Oneworld Sapphire Posts: 6,717	Thanks for the info, SQKevin! Any idea what routes SQ will deploy the A350 on?

19th April 2015, 08:07 PM	#4
SQ228 SQTalk Life Solitaire PPS Join Date: 16-Dec-2010 Location: Currently MEL, sometimes DUS Programs: KF Pleb Posts: 2,895	There's been all this talk about GRU via BCN but I think the original info posted said it would be one of the first, not the first. My guess is a destination like NRT or SYD where the flight pair fits easily within 24 hours with generous turnaround times. This allows for plenty of checking and monitoring with ample time to fix anything minor. If they want to pull it out of service for any reason, a replacement is much easier to find, because the distance isn't too great for any plane in the fleet. Do we know the class layouts though? Will all A350s dispense with F and just have J/Y+/Y sections? That could be a major factor.

20th April 2015, 01:22 AM	#9
9V-JKL SQTalk Life Solitaire PPS LPP2 Join Date: 03-Nov-2006 Posts: 4,576	The 77Ws never did short-haul work. I presume this being that SQ at that time had significant experience with the 777 family

9th May 2015, 11:02 PM	#11
SQKevin SQTalk PPS Club Join Date: 05-Apr-2009 Location: Singapore Programs: KrisFlyer Posts: 689	Msn 26 (SQ's 1st A350) has been moved to Station 50 and is undergoing fuselage join.

10th May 2015, 10:22 AM	#12
SQKevin SQTalk PPS Club Join Date: 05-Apr-2009 Location: Singapore Programs: KrisFlyer Posts: 689	There is no official announcement yet from SQ but going by the current production rate, we should see a 1st quarter 2016 delivery.