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First flight of SMA must be fairly close, as it looks like they've started running ground tests. Production lists have F-WZFU as its test registry.
Edit: I've seen it said elsewhere that first flight should be this week, with acceptance by SQ on February 24. SMB and SMC are scheduled for acceptance/delivery by end of April.Last edited by leops1984; 23 January 2016, 10:51 PM. Reason: Corrected incorrect SMA acceptance date.
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Originally posted by leops1984 View PostI've seen it said elsewhere that first flight should be this week, with acceptance by SQ on the 24th. SMB and SMC are scheduled for acceptance/delivery by end of April.
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Originally posted by SQ228 View PostThat means AMS won't see daily A350 operations until at least May. Makes sense why they didn't want to begin selling PEY until June.
SMA -> 3 other A350s -> SMB -> 5 other A350s -> SMC -> 2 other A350s.
That's roughly one A350 a week. So SMB could be delivered by late February/early March, with SMC following just over a month later.
Of course, this assumes no more delays (lavatory-related or otherwise).
EDIT: This info is incorrect, see correction above.
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Originally posted by leops1984 View PostRight now the queue for acceptance until the end of April looks something like this:
SMA -> 3 other A350s -> SMB -> 5 other A350s -> SMC -> 2 other A350s.
That's roughly one A350 a week. So SMB could be delivered by late February/early March, with SMC following just over a month later.
Of course, this assumes no more delays (lavatory-related or otherwise).
Should it not be like this?
SMA -> 3 other A350s -> SMB, SMC -> 5 other A350s -> SMD -> 2 other A350s.
Correct me if I am wrong.
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Originally posted by SQKevin View PostIs there an error in the acceptance queue you posted or are there major production issues with SMC? SMC (msn 31) is just next to SMB (msn 30) in the production line order. SMD is 6 aircraft after SMC (msn 37) in the production line order.
Should it not be like this?
SMA -> 3 other A350s -> SMB, SMC -> 5 other A350s -> SMD -> 2 other A350s.
Correct me if I am wrong.
- The three A350s going after SMA are: 12 (QR), 27 (JJ), 22 (AY).
- The five after SMB are: 21 (QR), 23 (AY), 29 (CX), 28 (AY), 25 (QR)
Something like this is not particularly unusual in the early stages of a new model's production, so I wouldn't interpret it to mean there are delays with SMC.
Also, to correct my earlier post about SMA's acceptance: it will be on the 24th. But in February. I misread the source where I found the date.
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Originally posted by leops1984 View PostThere's very little correlation right now between MSN and acceptance order.
- The three A350s going after SMA are: 12 (QR), 27 (JJ), 22 (AY).
- The five after SMB are: 21 (QR), 23 (AY), 29 (CX), 28 (AY), 25 (QR)
Something like this is not particularly unusual in the early stages of a new model's production, so I wouldn't interpret it to mean there are delays with SMC.
Also, to correct my earlier post about SMA's acceptance: it will be on the 24th. But in February. I misread the source where I found the date.
So SMA will be the first A350 to be delivered in 2016 and we can expect her first flight very soon.
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Originally posted by SQKevin View PostThanks for clarifying. Finnair does not appear to be in a hurry to receive their 4th and 5th A350s considering that both the aircraft are currently undergoing flight testing.
So SMA will be the first A350 to be delivered in 2016 and we can expect her first flight very soon.
Something similar happened with AY's first, and same with JJ - MSN 24 (their first) was already delivered in mid-December, even though four earlier frames haven't even made their first flight yet.
Not sure why they'd do that - perhaps it's to get a wider variety of real-world performance data from the A350 across various routes and operating conditions.
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Here's another picture of the engine test:
First engine run msn26 F-WZFU 25/1/2016 by A380_TLS_A350, on Flickr
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Originally posted by leops1984 View PostHere's another picture of the engine test:
First engine run msn26 F-WZFU 25/1/2016 by A380_TLS_A350, on Flickr
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