9V-SHJ has taken off on her Delivery Flight as SQ8895. She is scheduled to arrive at Changi on Sat 10 August at 12.45pm (local time).
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Originally posted by sbs2716g View PostSQ248/247 (SIN-MEL-WLG) will be getting the Long haul A350 with PE seats from 1st nov
The email mentioned about the introduction on PE, and, to quote the email, "The introduction of Premium Economy will also make Singapore Airlines the only long-haul carrier offering the cabin out of Wellington." I think SQ could safely say they are also the only (long-haul) carrier to offer scheduled, widebody aircraft out on Wellington...
First the 777, now the A350 - SQ's aircraft will certainly continue to "stand out" in WLG...
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I’m wondering now if the final BNE flight pair using long hauls might convert to regional due to the WLG announcement. CPH, IST, SEA and WLG would be a stretch to cover with only 5 additional planes, although there could be some existing unused capacity. WLG is very weekend heavy though which is usually when the SM series is already at its busiest.
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Originally posted by SQ228 View PostI’m wondering now if the final BNE flight pair using long hauls might convert to regional due to the WLG announcement. CPH, IST, SEA and WLG would be a stretch to cover with only 5 additional planes, although there could be some existing unused capacity. WLG is very weekend heavy though which is usually when the SM series is already at its busiest.an infrastructure geek
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Originally posted by SQ228 View PostI’m wondering now if the final BNE flight pair using long hauls might convert to regional due to the WLG announcement. CPH, IST, SEA and WLG would be a stretch to cover with only 5 additional planes, although there could be some existing unused capacity. WLG is very weekend heavy though which is usually when the SM series is already at its busiest.
2 planes needed for CPH (with slack during day time 0530-2355). This mean SQ890/891 can be converted to A350 LH as well
Total 14 flight for SEA/IST/WLG
2 plane can cover 5 rotations each in a week. Plus another plane cover 3 rotation (with slack on Tuesday- thursday). The only issue is SQ247 (sat slot). So should be no issue as SQ should be able to schedule better together with the current A350 fleet.
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Originally posted by yuuka_miya View PostPerhaps we might see some current A350 flights go to the 77W, or regional planes freeing up the longhaul fleet?
Originally posted by sbs2716g View PostI did some calculations
2 planes needed for CPH (with slack during day time 0530-2355). This mean SQ890/891 can be converted to A350 LH as well
Total 14 flight for SEA/IST/WLG
2 plane can cover 5 rotations each in a week. Plus another plane cover 3 rotation (with slack on Tuesday- thursday). The only issue is SQ247 (sat slot). So should be no issue as SQ should be able to schedule better together with the current A350 fleet.
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Originally posted by SQ228 View PostSome of the first arrivals e.g. SMA, SMB are approaching 4 years now and at some point more heavy maintenance cycles are going to need to be established I would guess.
Instead there is a higher frequency of shorter maintenance visits lasting just 2 weeks or so. This is aided by computerised health monitoring systems, a bit like how a modern car can tell you when it needs a service visit, rather than having one at xxx km intervals.
Lower maintenance time (and costs) are a big selling point for these new aircraft.
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Originally posted by MainlyMiles View PostThat's not such an issue for newer aircraft like the A350 and 787, which are designed to have heavy maintenance checks (the big 'D checks') only once every 12 years, not every 5 or 6 years like the A330s/777s.
Instead there is a higher frequency of shorter maintenance visits lasting just 2 weeks or so. This is aided by computerised health monitoring systems, a bit like how a modern car can tell you when it needs a service visit, rather than having one at xxx km intervals.
Lower maintenance time (and costs) are a big selling point for these new aircraft.
And aircrafts like B777 and A330 have computerised health monitoring as well
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