SQ8895 9VSMR DLYED ETA 1650
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Originally posted by SQKevin View Post9V-SMR is currently over the Black Sea on her Delivery Flight. She is the 50th A359 delivery of 2017.
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With the delivery of SMR, there are now 3 SQ A359 in the Final Assembly Line.
9V-SMS (#19) is unpainted and two weeks into cabin fit. She should roll out onto the Flight Line and then painted by the end of November. Depending on how quickly Flight testing proceeds, she could be delivered at the end of December or early January.
9V-SMT (#20) is assembled and waiting for a slot in cabin fit or the Paint Hanger. She should only roll out onto the Flight Line in December and will be delivered most likely in February.
9V-SMU (#21) has just entered the first station in the Final Assembly Line. She will likely be delivered in March or April 2018.
9V-S_ _ (#22) is speculated to be the 1st A359 ULR. She is still some way from entering the FAL being msn 216.
The above production schedule should give some idea as to how soon new A359 routes will be introduced and when some of the B777-200 will likely be retired in the next 6 months.
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Originally posted by FSJZ View PostIf I remember correctly from their annual report, we are expecting 3 more A350s this financial year, ending 31 March 2018. So SMU will most likely be delivered in or before March.
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Originally posted by 9V-JKL View PostSQKevin, would you know if SMU is in the same cabin config as the current fleet or a new config?
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Originally posted by SQKevin View PostWith the delivery of SMR, there are now 3 SQ A359 in the Final Assembly Line.
9V-SMS (#19) is unpainted and two weeks into cabin fit. She should roll out onto the Flight Line and then painted by the end of November. Depending on how quickly Flight testing proceeds, she could be delivered at the end of December or early January.
9V-SMT (#20) is assembled and waiting for a slot in cabin fit or the Paint Hanger. She should only roll out onto the Flight Line in December and will be delivered most likely in February.
9V-SMU (#21) has just entered the first station in the Final Assembly Line. She will likely be delivered in March or April 2018.
9V-S_ _ (#22) is speculated to be the 1st A359 ULR. She is still some way from entering the FAL being msn 216.
The above production schedule should give some idea as to how soon new A359 routes will be introduced and when some of the B777-200 will likely be retired in the next 6 months.
I can't guess for sure on SMU but I know for a fact regional and ULR 350s may have a different series than SM* at least what it is indicating.
As far as the next preceding 350's, wow seems late. No delivery til January?Last edited by SQfanatic; 1 October 2017, 08:29 AM.
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Originally posted by SQKevin View PostWith the delivery of SMR, there are now 3 SQ A359 in the Final Assembly Line.
9V-SMS (#19) is unpainted and two weeks into cabin fit. She should roll out onto the Flight Line and then painted by the end of November. Depending on how quickly Flight testing proceeds, she could be delivered at the end of December or early January.
9V-SMT (#20) is assembled and waiting for a slot in cabin fit or the Paint Hanger. She should only roll out onto the Flight Line in December and will be delivered most likely in February.
9V-SMU (#21) has just entered the first station in the Final Assembly Line. She will likely be delivered in March or April 2018.
When I look at the three flight pairs' timing, I can't see any advantageous situations to exploit, though. SQ265/6 would definitely slot in between other long haul flights, but that flight pair is the only one of the 4 that is not scheduled to go A359. The three flight pairs going A359 all need to be in the air between 0100 & 0500 which is peak hour for the A359.
The first pair SQ235/56 is set to go A359 on 16OCT (SMR) but they would be wanting SMS by 16DEC and SMT in early January, otherwise it will be another situation similar to SMQ arriving just a little after the FCO A359 introduction and we had a few flights here and there having to go 77W if anything went wrong.
(Obviously I'm not suggesting SMR-T will fly the route specifically, only referring to the capacity they add to the fleet.)
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