Please, does anyone know if there is the possibility that Milan gets the new A350 and/or there is the possibility of splitting MXP from BCN? So sad to see Milan 5xweek instead of daily thank you
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Originally posted by SQMilan View PostPlease, does anyone know if there is the possibility that Milan gets the new A350 and/or there is the possibility of splitting MXP from BCN? So sad to see Milan 5xweek instead of daily thank you
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50MB on-board Wi-Fi on Singapore Airlines A350s
Singapore Airlines will deploy high-speed connectivity on its A350 fleet, with Sitaonair providing the passenger connectivity services (Wi-Fi and mobile phone text and data services).
Source: Airbus
The installation of the first Inmarsat GX Aviation system powered by Honeywell’s JetWave satellite communications hardware is scheduled for the end of 2016.
The 3rd GX Aviation satellite was successfully launched at the end of August, completing the constellation that provides consistent global coverage.
GX Aviation provides data speeds of up to 50MBs to the aircraft: for the very first time, there really will be no difference between being in the air and being on the ground.
The onboard Wi-Fi will reflect what most people are used to at home.
Thales will provide the airborne connectivity system for the A350-900s with Sitaonair providing the Wi-Fi Internet and Mobile phone service. And Zodiac Inflight Innovations will provide the JetWave GX Aviation Satcom for the A350.
Based on the article “Singapore Airlines will deploy high-speed connectivity” published in eturbonews.com
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Originally posted by SQKevin View Post50MB on-board Wi-Fi on Singapore Airlines A350s
Singapore Airlines will deploy high-speed connectivity on its A350 fleet, with Sitaonair providing the passenger connectivity services (Wi-Fi and mobile phone text and data services).
Source: Airbus
The installation of the first Inmarsat GX Aviation system powered by Honeywell’s JetWave satellite communications hardware is scheduled for the end of 2016.
The 3rd GX Aviation satellite was successfully launched at the end of August, completing the constellation that provides consistent global coverage.
GX Aviation provides data speeds of up to 50MBs to the aircraft: for the very first time, there really will be no difference between being in the air and being on the ground.
The onboard Wi-Fi will reflect what most people are used to at home.
Thales will provide the airborne connectivity system for the A350-900s with Sitaonair providing the Wi-Fi Internet and Mobile phone service. And Zodiac Inflight Innovations will provide the JetWave GX Aviation Satcom for the A350.
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Could this be a hint of where A350 will go next?
Singapore Airlines Closes Selected First Class 777-300ER Reservations in NS16
Singapore Airlines recently updated its planned inventory for Northern summer 2016 season, which sees the closure of First Class reservation (F / A Class) on a number of flights operated by Boeing 777-300ER.
As of 23NOV15, routes served by 777-300ER, with First Class reservation no longer offered, as follow.
eff 27MAR16 Singapore – Amsterdam
eff 31MAR16 Singapore – Auckland Selected days
eff 04SEP16 Singapore – Milan Malpensa – Barcelona Day 7 service (Day 27 from 13SEP16)
eff 03OCT16 Singapore – Barcelona – Sao Paulo
Source: http://airlineroute.net/2015/11/23/sq-77w-s16update1/
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Originally posted by Metropolitan Airlines View PostLet's hope that data pricing will be the same as the ones on B77WNs so that we will be able to get WiFi all the way and can Whatsapp/WeChat/Line all the way.
Originally posted by Metropolitan Airlines View PostCould this be a hint of where A350 will go next?
That's interesting that AKL might be getting A350s as well... Replacing A380 perhaps?
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Originally posted by Metropolitan Airlines View PostCould this be a hint of where A350 will go next?
That's interesting that AKL might be getting A350s as well... Replacing A380 perhaps?
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Originally posted by Metropolitan Airlines View PostCould this be a hint of where A350 will go next?
That's interesting that AKL might be getting A350s as well... Replacing A380 perhaps?
I read on the Airliners.net forum that someone thought CHC is also a potential for early A350 route, so in a way it is surprising CHC wasn't in the announcement above. However, thinking about the announcement (which is about closure and removal of First Classon B777 flights), CHC currently doesn't have any First Class service anyway seeing it is served exclusively by B777-200ERs, so maybe CHC might get the A350 too...?
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Originally posted by wlgspotter View PostI read on the Airliners.net forum that someone thought CHC is also a potential for early A350 route, so in a way it is surprising CHC wasn't in the announcement above. However, thinking about the announcement (which is about closure and removal of First Classon B777 flights), CHC currently doesn't have any First Class service anyway seeing it is served exclusively by B777-200ERs, so maybe CHC might get the A350 too...?
Also I have been thinking about possibility of 3 Class B77WRs, which will be handy for routes which doesn't need First class to operate. But I doubt as this is not announced whether SQ will be as flexible as CX in having multiple configuration on their planes.
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Originally posted by wlgspotter View PostI too was a little surprised to see this announcement, and like many of you I was thinking maybe it shows some of the potential A350 routes. Interesting to read about AKL. Since SQ's A380 ops to AKL is seasonal, over the Southern Summer, it would have reverted back to 77W(R) towards the end of March.
I read on the Airliners.net forum that someone thought CHC is also a potential for early A350 route, so in a way it is surprising CHC wasn't in the announcement above. However, thinking about the announcement (which is about closure and removal of First Classon B777 flights), CHC currently doesn't have any First Class service anyway seeing it is served exclusively by B777-200ERs, so maybe CHC might get the A350 too...?
But then as you point out, F class doesn't exist in these situations (I'm thinking SQ242/2, SQ207/8, SQ297/8) so there's no need to close F reservations. Perhaps among all their new routes they have found a couple of rotations with a day's gap and they want the option of using them for AKL and therefore don't want the problem of what to do with F reservations on those days, should they decide to shift them onto NZ routes.
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Originally posted by SQ228 View PostThis is what I was thinking too. CHC would have made sense as an A350 route rather than AKL. What is really unusual with AKL is that it is not a destination that can be slotted in between and early morning arrival from Europe and a late evening departure for Europe. Pretty much all the route announcements we've seen so far for the A350 involve this pattern- AMS, DUS, potentially CPH and now MXP/BCN. AKL really needs its own plane for 24 hours.
But then as you point out, F class doesn't exist in these situations (I'm thinking SQ242/2, SQ207/8, SQ297/8) so there's no need to close F reservations. Perhaps among all their new routes they have found a couple of rotations with a day's gap and they want the option of using them for AKL and therefore don't want the problem of what to do with F reservations on those days, should they decide to shift them onto NZ routes.
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SQ#3, 9V-SMC has just emerged from the Paint Hanger. The first three SQ A350 are now fully painted and on schedule to be delivered from January to March 2016 in time for the launch of A350 flights to Amsterdam in April 2016.
We should see 9V-SMA making its first flight before the end of December.
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They've opened a microsite for the A350:
http://www.singaporeair.com/microsite/a350/
Nothing we already didn't know, but something to keep an eye on.
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