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Originally posted by 9V-SML View PostI must have missed the posts of the new tranche of long haul A350s. When are the deliveries for these due?
329 9V-SMV (probably July. There's also 9V-SHJ at line number 328...)
341 9V-SMW
344 9V-SMY
348 9V-SMZ
364 9V-SJA
I'd guess the three middle ones will all show up mid-to late-summer -- so, perhaps 4 of the 5 by beginning of the Northern Winter timetable (with new A359LH routes) ?
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Originally posted by Bitterroot View PostWell, SQKevin might be able to say more precisely, but FWIW, here are the line numbers and registrations (we're at line number 322 for 9V-SHI. Airbus is delivering about 10 A350's a month, but the deliveries are not consistently in line number sequence):
329 9V-SMV (probably July. There's also 9V-SHJ at line number 328...)
341 9V-SMW
344 9V-SMY
348 9V-SMZ
364 9V-SJA
I'd guess the three middle ones will all show up mid-to late-summer -- so, perhaps 4 of the 5 by beginning of the Northern Winter timetable (with new A359LH routes) ?
We know SEA and CPH will need these new planes and sooner or later it will have to include IST since they only plan to have one 772ER left by next March. I can't think of any other plane they have in the fleet suitable for IST and even the long haul A359 is maybe a little too premium heavy.
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Originally posted by yuuka_miya View PostCan't the regional 359 do IST?
I suspect crew rest facilities might be just as relevant as technical capabilities on a ~10 hour flight.
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Originally posted by SQ228 View PostI suspect it's out of range, although someone else needs to confirm this as I'm not in any way an expert. I think if CHC could get the regional version it probably would have, but just as CHC wasn't able to served by the regional 772, it got the long haul A359 after a long wait after BNE 'borrowed' it while SQ waited on the regional version. IST is a slightly longer flight than CHC.
I suspect crew rest facilities might be just as relevant as technical capabilities on a ~10 hour flight.
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Originally posted by SQ228 View PostI suspect it's out of range, although someone else needs to confirm this as I'm not in any way an expert. I think if CHC could get the regional version it probably would have, but just as CHC wasn't able to served by the regional 772, it got the long haul A359 after a long wait after BNE 'borrowed' it while SQ waited on the regional version. IST is a slightly longer flight than CHC.
I suspect crew rest facilities might be just as relevant as technical capabilities on a ~10 hour flight.
With regards to range, yes I think CHC is out of range for the regional birds, because I remember sometime back in the early-mid 2000's SQ "converted" 2 of the 772 "Regional birds" (I think it was SQN and one of the SR series birds) and "uprated" them to 77E specs to serve CHC and AKL
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Originally posted by sbs2716g View PostI think the regional A350 have the range to do IST. But then think it does not have crew rest.
Also, the regional A350s are MTOW and engine thrust are reduced. Might be a stretch to carry all the load to IST.
IST will be interesting to see in coming days
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