A350 Deliveries and Routes

[MAN Flyer]

Ich bin ein... ?.

[Thommo79]

It feels like the A359 is well placed to position SQ on some of the longer thinner sectors. It can build up frequencies to the European cities (ex LHR/CDG/FRA), NZ, and the thinner Australian routes (Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra).

Not sure what classifies as "thin"? Brisbane is being service by four flights per day.

[Dobbo]

Not sure what classifies as "thin"? Brisbane is being service by four flights per day.

More aimed at the European routes at daily or less than daily.

Brisbane included simply because it seems the A359 is earmarked for BNE moving forwards.

[Dobbo]

Ich bin ein... ?.

Frankfurter...?

[Jumbojet Lover]

Ich bin ein... ?.

Next A350 route is a new German destination??

[SQ228]

Next A350 route is a new German destination??

Which comes first... the new destination or the new airport?

There's a lot of J seats in an A350 though...

[pokfur]

Which comes first... the new destination or the new airport?

There's a lot of J seats in an A350 though...

Berlin!

So you're saying it'll be launched with a 772ER?

[SQ228]

Berlin!

So you're saying it'll be launched with a 772ER?

Well they must be keeping them for some reason. The conspiracy deepens! Or perhaps MAN Flyer is just baiting us...

[Jumbojet Lover]

Which comes first... the new destination or the new airport?

There's a lot of J seats in an A350 though...

Or operated with a tag on to North America??

IIRC some time in the past there was a post floating around claiming that a schedule was filed for SIN-MUC-ORD. Nothing came of it. With the collapse of Airberlin, SQ could step in to fly to a North American destination from Berlin. LH can codeshare, saving it from flying the route and instead dedicating resources elsewhere, while SQ also gets more pax onboard. Looks like a win-win to me

[SQKevin]

9V-SMS is displaying her Final Registration. Delivery should take place in the next one to two days.

[SQfanatic]

9V-SMS is displaying her Final Registration. Delivery should take place in the next one to two days.

Wow so it has indeed slipped to an early December delivery. SMT would probably be the last A350 delivery of the year.

[SQ228]

Or operated with a tag on to North America??

IIRC some time in the past there was a post floating around claiming that a schedule was filed for SIN-MUC-ORD. Nothing came of it. With the collapse of Airberlin, SQ could step in to fly to a North American destination from Berlin. LH can codeshare, saving it from flying the route and instead dedicating resources elsewhere, while SQ also gets more pax onboard. Looks like a win-win to me

You make a logical case! When LH and others were picking over the remains of AB, the one thing none of them wanted was any of the long hauls.

[SQKevin]

Wow so it has indeed slipped to an early December delivery. SMT would probably be the last A350 delivery of the year.

If she is delivered today (30 November), she will still make it as a November delivery. Airbus is clearing the November deliveries very efficiently. 3 frames were delivered on 29 Nov to Delta, Malaysia Airlines and Hong Kong Airlines. 9V-SMS is the only Delivery-ready A359 still at the Delivery Centre. If all paper work is cleared today, she should depart Toulouse this evening.
9V-SMT is still waiting to make her First Flight and could just make it as the last delivery of 2017.

[9V-JKL]

I heard SMT is scheduled for delivery on either 23 or 24/Dec.

[SQ025]

IIRC some time in the past there was a post floating around claiming that a schedule was filed for SIN-MUC-ORD. Nothing came of it. With the collapse of Airberlin, SQ could step in to fly to a North American destination from Berlin. LH can codeshare, saving it from flying the route and instead dedicating resources elsewhere, while SQ also gets more pax onboard. Looks like a win-win to me

Berlin Airports have a long history of airlines failing to establish long-hauls out of the various airports. Iam not too sure if SQ would be able to turn the fate.