A350 Deliveries and Routes

[SQKevin]

MSN 26 moved from Station L70 to L32 apparently for more rework. Not sure what entails there. There are 2 A350s belonging to Qatar & 1 belonging to Finnair ahead of MSN26 in the production line numbering, which are still unpainted. With 2 A350 paint hangers & one more opening soon, the painting of MSN 26 should not be too far away. I'm still predicting a mid-October entry into the paint hanger for MSN 26.

[SQ228]

According to the source below, Singapore Airlines will commence A350 flights to Copenhagen in early 2016.

http://bloga350.blogspot.sg/2015/09/...openhagen.html

This is awesome news! Definitely going to fly to CPH next year and it'll be great knowing I'm guaranteed an A350 experience.

[SQ228]

SQ 352 23:50 Singapore (SIN) 06:25+1 Copenhagen (CPH)
SQ 351 12:30 Copenhagen (CPH) 06:30+1 Singapore (SIN)

Looking at the timetable here it seems to me they would need more than 1 A350 to run this daily since they will be waiting at SIN for almost a day. Perhaps some short haul flights will get slot in, such as SIN-HKG-SIN?

Alternatively, if they can delay departure from SIN by 2 hours, this pair can work even better with connections from SQ241/242 (also letting this pair to run on A350) as well.

I think you'll find the CPH flight timings are set largely by the partnership agreement with SAS. The SQ flight arrives very early to ensure smooth connections with their round of morning departures and the SQ flight departs CPH late enough to connect with a variety of flights that arrive around 1100-1130 from numerous Scandinavian regional cities. When SQ flew to CPH without the formal partnership, it was quite a late departure out of SIN.

I think they are expecting to receive two or more together at the beginning. Three would allow pairing with another long haul with slightly different timings, or a cycle of local Asian, CPH and an Australian city.

[Metropolitan Airlines]

According to the source below, Singapore Airlines will commence A350 flights to Copenhagen in early 2016.

http://bloga350.blogspot.sg/2015/09/...openhagen.html

SQ 352 23:50 Singapore (SIN) 06:25+1 Copenhagen (CPH)
SQ 351 12:30 Copenhagen (CPH) 06:30+1 Singapore (SIN)

Looking at the timetable here it seems to me they would need more than 1 A350 to run this daily since they will be waiting at SIN for almost a day. Perhaps some short haul flights will get slot in, such as SIN-HKG-SIN?

Alternatively, if they can delay departure from SIN by 2 hours, this pair can work even better with connections from SQ241/242 (also letting this pair to run on A350) as well.

[SQKevin]

According to the source below, Singapore Airlines will commence A350 flights to Copenhagen in early 2016.

http://bloga350.blogspot.sg/2015/09/...openhagen.html

[SQKevin]

Good to see some progress on MSN26. The aircraft should be painted this month right?

Msn 24 has just left the Paint Hanger. Perhaps Msn 26 will take its place in the Paint Hanger.

[leops1984]

Good to see some progress on MSN26. The aircraft should be painted this month right?

On a side note, Malaysia Airlines just announced an order of 4 A350-900s that will be delivered between 2017-2018. I wonder if these aircraft were originally part of the SQ order...

Unlikely. IIRC their order was from lessors, not a direct order from Airbus.

[jaywell]

Good to see some progress on MSN26. The aircraft should be painted this month right?

On a side note, Malaysia Airlines just announced an order of 4 A350-900s that will be delivered between 2017-2018. I wonder if these aircraft were originally part of the SQ order...

[SQKevin]

More sightings of MSN26. Out of Station 70.

Msn26 is now at Station L32. One step closer to the Paint Hanger.

[leops1984]

More sightings of MSN26. Out of Station 70.

[SQ228]

The latest on SIA to CPH

http://ttgnordic.com/singapore-airli...gen-arms-race/

Wow, thanks for the link! It's fun when one's own predictions come true...

Even better as I was thinking of flying to CPH again next year.

[EKCH]

When I read the above article, Copenhagen really comes to mind. Very long flight, room to grow the partnership with SK, more economical to deal with the sometimes patchy demand of going daily.

The latest on SIA to CPH

http://ttgnordic.com/singapore-airli...gen-arms-race/

[inkoherent]

Msn 26 undergoing rework in Station L70. Once rework is complete, it will be the paint hanger next, hopefully sometime next month.

That is one gorgeous plane!

[SQKevin]

What happens in the rework station?

Please refer to my detailed explanation in post #105 of this thread. Rework generally refers to changes that need to be made after the aircraft leaves the FAL.

[FSJZ]

Msn 26 undergoing rework in Station L70. Once rework is complete, it will be the paint hanger next, hopefully sometime next month.

What happens in the rework station?