A350 Deliveries and Routes

[Not You]

9V-SMY is operating SQ38 to LAX tonight. I think this the first time SIA has used a non-ULR A350 on the route?

The same 3-class A350 variant is also scheduled to fly the next four SQ38/37 flights (on 3/4, 5/4, 8/4 and 10/4, with return flight the following calendar day) before the remainder of the three times weekly flights on this route in April revert back to the A350 ULR.

Tonight's SQ38 to LAX is super empty with only 3 pax in Y.
I believe back in November 19th, 2018 when 9V-SGB (A359ULR) broke down in SIN prior to operating SQ38/37, 9V-SMS (non-ULR A359) was used as the replacement aircraft.

[MainlyMiles]

9V-SMY is operating SQ38 to LAX tonight. I think this the first time SIA has used a non-ULR A350 on the route?

The same 3-class A350 variant is also scheduled to fly the next four SQ38/37 flights (on 3/4, 5/4, 8/4 and 10/4, with return flight the following calendar day) before the remainder of the three times weekly flights on this route in April revert back to the A350 ULR.

[SQfanatic]

Seems like the A350s are coming in pretty fast.
With the 777s it took 12 years to deliver the order of SQA-SWT. Running thru the 777-200s itself took 7 years from 1997-2004. That allowed the 777-200s to be retired and replaced gradually from 2010-2020.

But with the A350s (across all variants) being delivered within a narrow 5-6years...when the time comes for fleet renewal in future; I wonder how they will stagger it. Inevitably some will stay in the fleet much longer than the others.
(The 777-200s lifespan was roughly 13-17yrs)

You probably meant SWA-SWT unless you were referring to just their first 777-200

[ell3]

Seems like the A350s are coming in pretty fast.
With the 777s it took 12 years to deliver the order of SQA-SWT. Running thru the 777-200s itself took 7 years from 1997-2004. That allowed the 777-200s to be retired and replaced gradually from 2010-2020.

But with the A350s (across all variants) being delivered within a narrow 5-6years...when the time comes for fleet renewal in future; I wonder how they will stagger it. Inevitably some will stay in the fleet much longer than the others.
(The 777-200s lifespan was roughly 13-17yrs)

[MainlyMiles]

• 9V-SHP (msn 436) Jul 2020
• 9V-SHQ (msn 439) Jul 2020
• 9V-SHR (msn 445) Aug 2020
• 9V-??? (msn 447) Aug 2020
• 9V-??? (msn 460) Sep 2020
• 9V-??? (msn 464) Sep 2020
• 9V-??? (msn 469) Oct 2020
• 9V-??? (msn 472) Oct 2020
• 9V-??? (msn 475) Nov 2020
• 9V-??? (msn 485) Dec 2020

Two more delivery slots locked in:

• 9V-??? (msn 502) Jan 2021
• 9V-??? (msn 514) Feb 2021

Brings us to 12 new A350s in FY20/21

[SQKevin]

Deliberies will continue as usual as at this time its too late to delay any delivery as the planes parts would have already been manufactured and some of the aircrafts have already be on the assembly line. Airbus maybe able to stored the completed aircrafts for a short period of time provided it have space.

9V-SHP and 9V-SHQ are in the Final Assembly Line (FAL) while 9V-SHR has had her parts built but not in the FAL yet. Some of the remaining aircraft will have had some of their parts built. So if you are talking about temporary storageby by Airbus, it would be the first 3. I am not sure what can be done about the rest.

[flyguy]

Deliberies will continue as usual as at this time its too late to delay any delivery as the planes parts would have already been manufactured and some of the aircrafts have already be on the assembly line. Airbus maybe able to stored the completed aircrafts for a short period of time provided it have space.

[Metropolitan Airlines]

Yes you're right - typo there SHQ is msn 439.

Approximate delivery schedule for the next 11 A350s is as follows:

• 9V-SHO (msn 394) Feb 2020
• 9V-SHP (msn 436) Jul 2020
• 9V-SHQ (msn 439) Jul 2020
• 9V-SHR (msn 445) Aug 2020
• 9V-??? (msn 447) Aug 2020
• 9V-??? (msn 460) Sep 2020
• 9V-??? (msn 464) Sep 2020
• 9V-??? (msn 469) Oct 2020
• 9V-??? (msn 472) Oct 2020
• 9V-??? (msn 475) Nov 2020
• 9V-??? (msn 485) Dec 2020

I wonder whether the delivery will still be on track providing Coronavirus means even if they are delivered they will simply sitting at the airport idling?

[sbs2716g]

A pax on SQ355 from MXP to SIN was found to have the Covid19 virus.
She have connect to NZ283 to New Zealand

The plane involved should be 9V-SJA
The crews are undergoing leave of absence now.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...04280#cxrecs_s

[yuuka_miya]

There's still some scope for A35Ks to come in even with the 779s... provided SQ is still willing to expand after all this is over

[flyguy]

And believed its a bit to late to even switched its order from the remaining A359 to the A35K. And unless SQ decide to order the A35K for replacing the 77Ws and A380s, although SQ have already ordered 20 779s.

[9V-JKL]

OT*

Does SQ consider for A350-1000 options?

The entire current order are all A359s.
Unless SQ place a new order, we won’t see the A35K.

[Three80]

OT*

Does SQ consider for A350-1000 options?

[SQKevin]

9V-SHO has landed at Changi bringing the SQ A350-900 fleet to 48.

The next SQ A350-900 delivery will be some months away in July. 3 A350-900 Regional, 9V-SHP, 9V-SHQ & 9V-SHR, will be delivered in July and August. We could see some Long Haul versions after that with 7 more deliveries due by December.

[SQfanatic]

Also SQ2 got 9V-SMR which contains the 2013 product. Other days it’s used SMV to SJA birds like SQ32 with the 2017 product.