A350 Deliveries and Routes

[FSJZ]

Yes SQ would most likely be having a new set of registration numbers for their regional birds. So I doubt SMU is a regional bird.

[ek&sq]

I would be surprised if SMU featured the new regional product. With the following seven A350's being ULR variants, it would make little sense to have a single A350 in a regional configuration for such an extended period.

[EWR]

I just checked my booking for SQ236 on 8 January 2018 and it is now showing as a A350 .

When the change to a B772 was notified in August I was notififed by SIA that the flight would change to a A350 in mid January. I was originally very disappointed to miss out by a week but now it looks like it has been brought forward.

Did SIA announce this change or did it just occur as they now have sufficient A350s in the fleet?

Is this in the new regional config? Or the usual A350?

[SQ228]

I just checked my booking for SQ236 on 8 January 2018 and it is now showing as a A350 .

When the change to a B772 was notified in August I was notififed by SIA that the flight would change to a A350 in mid January. I was originally very disappointed to miss out by a week but now it looks like it has been brought forward.

Did SIA announce this change or did it just occur as they now have sufficient A350s in the fleet?

For a moment you filled me with hope. Same flight, 28 December. No such luck...

[Thommo79]

SMS and SMT are clearly the two additional A350s for BNE, which raises the question of SMU. Either the fleet has grown to a sufficient size that they now want a bit more slack for maintenance and equipment failure, or SMU represents a new destination or additional flights to existing ones.

I just checked my booking for SQ236 on 8 January 2018 and it is now showing as a A350 .

When the change to a B772 was notified in August I was notififed by SIA that the flight would change to a A350 in mid January. I was originally very disappointed to miss out by a week but now it looks like it has been brought forward.

Did SIA announce this change or did it just occur as they now have sufficient A350s in the fleet?

[FN-GM]

That would make logical sense and seems to be how SQ did the 772s
However I am still a relative newbie and will defer to the experts on the forum. I don’t believe EK uses separate numbers for their 77W and A380s

I agree with you. SQ have done this in the past.

[hviswanathan]

Would SQ have used a seperate set of rego numbers to differentiate the regional and long-haul birds?

That would make logical sense and seems to be how SQ did the 772s
However I am still a relative newbie and will defer to the experts on the forum. I don’t believe EK uses separate numbers for their 77W and A380s

[loldude333]

Would SQ have used a seperate set of rego numbers to differentiate the regional and long-haul birds?

[SQ228]

SMS and SMT are clearly the two additional A350s for BNE, which raises the question of SMU. Either the fleet has grown to a sufficient size that they now want a bit more slack for maintenance and equipment failure, or SMU represents a new destination or additional flights to existing ones.

The additional weekly to DUS from March could easily happen now given a Tuesday/Wednesday flight pair occurs at the point in the week when there is the most fleet availability, but then it does also remove existing maintenance opportunities too.

4x weekly IST could probably work with an extra A350 or alternately daily CHC. Either they get the old 772s off those destinations or they should ensure only the ones with ex-2006 77W products fly those 10 hour routes.

[SQKevin]

9V-SMS completed her CAF yesterday. Delivery should take place this week as scheduled.




9V-SMU has emerged from the FAL for Outdoor testing. She is rumoured by some SQTalkers to be a Regional A359. Not sure if the experts here can tell by just looking at the window layout. The cabin has only been partially installed at this stage of production.

[9V-SIA]

Look at post #1594

[9V-SKU]

Hoping it would be 9V-SMU with regional seat

Any updates on the new regional seat configuration?

[9V-SIA]

So likely 9V-SMT will be flying home in December.

Hoping it would be 9V-SMU with regional seat

[SQKevin]

9V-SMT rolled out onto the Flight Line today fully painted and cabin fitted. She should be on target for an end-December delivery. 9V-SMS, on the other hand, has not seen any flight activity since returning from XFW last Monday. If no further flight testing occurs soon, she will slip into an early December delivery.

[SQfanatic]

9V-SMS (SQ#19) is now fully painted and is currently on her flight back to Toulouse from XFW. It is also her third Test Flight.

Looks amazing! Thanks for the updates as always SQKevin. As you predicted it is likely an end of the month delivery with SMT to follow the next month.