SMB has been showing up intermittently on Flightradar24 with its Airbus test registry, but only for ground tests. Decent chance of first flight soon.
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From Niner Victor Facebook page:
Singapore Airlines will commence A350 crew training flights to Jakarta this Wednesday (30 Mar).
A359 will operate daily on SQ950/953 and SQ958/959.
SQ106/107 to KUL will revert to A333, while SQ118/119 will remain operated by A359.
A350 crew training flights to KUL/CGK are planned to operate until 8 May, before the start of A350 services to AMS.
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Originally posted by SQKevin View PostFrom Niner Victor Facebook page:
Singapore Airlines will commence A350 crew training flights to Jakarta this Wednesday (30 Mar).
A359 will operate daily on SQ950/953 and SQ958/959.
SQ106/107 to KUL will revert to A333, while SQ118/119 will remain operated by A359.
A350 crew training flights to KUL/CGK are planned to operate until 8 May, before the start of A350 services to AMS.
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The word is that the 359 has so far given them "better than 25% lower fuel consumption" compared to the 773ER. "Game changer" and "can't get more of them fast enough" are the phrases being used up and down the management chain.
Caveat: didn't get down to the details of what precisely was being compared.
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Originally posted by CarbonMan View PostThe word is that the 359 has so far given them "better than 25% lower fuel consumption" compared to the 773ER. "Game changer" and "can't get more of them fast enough" are the phrases being used up and down the management chain.
Caveat: didn't get down to the details of what precisely was being compared.
But given SIA's love affair with Airbus at the moment, I assume they are seeing everything through French-coloured glasses.
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Originally posted by crazycrab955 View PostBut given SIA's love affair with Airbus at the moment, I assume they are seeing everything through French-coloured glasses.
From a customers perspective, Airbus trumps Boeing as well. Although this varies and boils down to how a particular airline configures their planes, Airbuses for some reason on all the airlines I've flown on turn out to be far more comfortable than the equivalent Boeing.
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Originally posted by jaywell View PostIt's not only SQ that have a preference to Airbus now. A lot of airlines that were previously only Boeing (AA and DL for example) have bought Airbuses in the past couple years. They provide airlines a safe, reliable, and economical product. Boeing on the other hand has had many problems over the past decade. It's not hard to see why the American company has to lay off over 4000 employees.
From a customers perspective, Airbus trumps Boeing as well. Although this varies and boils down to how a particular airline configures their planes, Airbuses for some reason on all the airlines I've flown on turn out to be far more comfortable than the equivalent Boeing.
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Originally posted by jaywell View PostThey provide airlines a safe, reliable, and economical product. Boeing on the other hand has had many problems over the past decade. It's not hard to see why the American company has to lay off over 4000 employees.
Also, given that Boeing's order backlog stretches well into the next decade, I think it is a bit silly to say that laying off 4000 people indicates a death spiral.
Anyway, I didn't mean to start an Airbus fanboy war. Was just surprised that SQ would compare the A359 to a type it is not meant to replace (and, frankly, does not really compete with in the market).
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