A350 Deliveries and Routes

[SQKevin]

9V-SHM completed her First Flight yesterday.



Photo source: a380.boards.net

[ponders]

At the rate where this is going, why do I feel that SUB will be the last A330 destination to be switched to a A350 (if that was the plans in the first place).

I somehow have some inkling SUB would eventually be a 3x SIA 737 daily than than current 1 A330 and 1 A320 (MI and 2 x on some days) rather than actually switching to A350.

[Not You]

Ahmedabad (SQ530/531) will also receive A359R w.e.f 01FEB20.

https://www.routesonline.com/news/38...from-feb-2020/

As mentioned by Mainlymiles in posts #2833 and #2834:

The daily Ahmedabad (AMD) SQ530/531 also switches from A330 to A350 Regional from 1 Feb 20.

The daily Hanoi (HAN) SQ176/175 switches from A330 to A350 Regional from 3 Feb 20 (the additional 3x weekly SQ187/188 on this route remains A330).
4x weekly SilkAir operation on this route is unaffected.

Other Previously Reported Changes:
Daily Beijing (PEK) SQ800/805 switches from B77W to A350 Regional from 01FEB20

[9V-SPL]

Ahmedabad (SQ530/531) will also receive A359R w.e.f 01FEB20.

https://www.routesonline.com/news/38...from-feb-2020/

[9V-SPL]

SQ422/421|06JAN (SIN-BOM/BOM-SIN) was operated by A359R (9V-SHD) instead of the usual long-haul A359.

[sbs2716g]

SQ448/449 (SIN-DHAKA) will switch to A350R from 1 Feb.

[MainlyMiles]

datapoint, my bkk sq970 flight in march has been swapped to regional a350 from 787.. still the same J seats though

You must be flying on 1st March, a planned one-off substitution from the 787-10 to A350R. Surprised anyone noticed!

[vader]

datapoint, my bkk sq970 flight in march has been swapped to regional a350 from 787.. still the same J seats though

[Marlon]

This most useful website has been shutdown... site /a350xwbproduction/production-list

https://twitter.com/A350_Production/...80901541945344

This other production list as well: https://aibfamily.flights/production-list

thankfully, this one still works:

https://www.abcdlist.nl/a350f/a350f.html

[SQ957]

There will only be 3 daily long haul A350s on CGK route as SQ964/965 uses the regional A350 variant.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but SQ964/965 is due to go 77W replacing A359R starting March 29. SQ956/957, SQ958/959, SQ962/963 and SQ966/967 will operate on the long haul A350 for the entirety of the 2020 summer season.

[Not You]

I believe that it is time for the 773s to go. As of 25/10/2020 the 773 fleet will only serve 2x weekly BWN, daily MNL and twice daily CGK.

Going back to the topic of A350, it is interesting to see that SQ prefers putting their long haul A350s (42J 211Y, W is sold as Y) on the very short CGK route as opposed to the medium haul A350s (40J 263Y). Over the summer 2020 season there will even be 4 daily long haul A350s on the CGK route.

There will only be 3 daily long haul A350s on CGK route as SQ964/965 uses the regional A350 variant.

[SQ228]

I saw that too. I had thought SQ likes to keep the 773s on the CGK route because the 8 seat F cabin is in high demand on that route. So then where will the 773s go? Personally, I’ll be happy that newer aircraft will serve this route.

I believe that it is time for the 773s to go. As of 25/10/2020 the 773 fleet will only serve 2x weekly BWN, daily MNL and twice daily CGK.

Well we've been wondering on here for quite a while what SQ might do regarding regional F on the CGK route and a small set of A350 regionals with a small F cabin could potentially have been an outcome, which was why the 773s were thought to be being being kept around for the time being as developing such a product takes quite some lead time.

The A350s are arriving rather fast and the old 777s are disappearing at a similar pace, so it looks like the 77W will be used on the route instead which has been the competing theory, even though flying a 77W from SIN to CGK raises a few eyebrows.

It definitely looks like at the next results update, the departure of 773s will make the list at this rate, but I did like the suggestion made by someone quite a long while back on here that they could use a couple of rows of J at the front of an A350 and offer F service in J seats given it's not a long flight. Long haul J with F service would surely be as popular as an old 773?

[oliverdave]

Going back to the topic of A350, it is interesting to see that SQ prefers putting their long haul A350s (42J 211Y, W is sold as Y) on the very short CGK route as opposed to the medium haul A350s (40J 263Y). Over the summer 2020 season there will even be 4 daily long haul A350s on the CGK route.

The CGK route fits perfectly in between the long haul A350s schedules which is why they’re using them.

[SQ957]

I saw that too. I had thought SQ likes to keep the 773s on the CGK route because the 8 seat F cabin is in high demand on that route. So then where will the 773s go? Personally, I’ll be happy that newer aircraft will serve this route.

I believe that it is time for the 773s to go. As of 25/10/2020 the 773 fleet will only serve 2x weekly BWN, daily MNL and twice daily CGK.

Going back to the topic of A350, it is interesting to see that SQ prefers putting their long haul A350s (42J 211Y, W is sold as Y) on the very short CGK route as opposed to the medium haul A350s (40J 263Y). Over the summer 2020 season there will even be 4 daily long haul A350s on the CGK route.

[Short Final]

SQ 962/963 to CGK will be swapped to a 77W from A350 starting 25/10/20. By then there will be 4 daily 77Ws serving CGK, in addition to 3 daily long haul A350s and 2 daily 773s.

It looks like a lot of the 77W capacity is going the way of CGK flights to replace 773s, which do not see any 77W service at all currently.

I saw that too. I had thought SQ likes to keep the 773s on the CGK route because the 8 seat F cabin is in high demand on that route. So then where will the 773s go? Personally, I’ll be happy that newer aircraft will serve this route.