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Gerald A
19th September 2008, 08:19 AM
The new aircraft will allow the carrier to launch a second daily flight between Singapore and London, starting on September 20. The Singapore - London route is the first in the world to be operated twice a day by the superjumbo.



http://www.aviationrecord.com/search-results.aspx?articleType=ArticleView&articleId=1230

Tim Bowrey
19th September 2008, 09:03 AM
Anyone know if they A380 was in yesterday(18th Sept)? A 744 opperated SQ222 yesterday afternoon. I'd be spewing if I was going on the A380 flight and flying a 744.

Tony G
19th September 2008, 09:21 AM
Anyone know if they A380 was in yesterday(18th Sept)? A 744 opperated SQ222 yesterday afternoon. I'd be spewing if I was going on the A380 flight and flying a 744.

Hi Tim. Was at the airport most of yesterday morning. No A380 yesterday. It is in today though.

Bernie P
19th September 2008, 09:53 AM
Hi Tim. Was at the airport most of yesterday morning. No A380 yesterday. It is in today though.

I could have sworn I saw A380 out on the hard stands yesterday...

Tony G
19th September 2008, 10:49 AM
I could have sworn I saw A380 out on the hard stands yesterday...

I am sure it was a 744 on the hard stand Bernie. Can I get a witness ( no i not breaking out into a song:p)

Bernie P
19th September 2008, 10:59 AM
I am sure it was a 744 on the hard stand Bernie. Can I get a witness ( no i not breaking out into a song:p)

Hmmm.... Well, I looked on 16right, but nothing came up (and nor does it show any A380 for some reason...), but I think/sure it was an SQA380 there!

I am confident in this, as when I was looking, I mean, avoiding traffice whilst trying to merge across on GH drive, I saw the SQ744 depart, and by the time I got across to the mound, that is when I saw the QF a332 at the 34L 25/07intersection with the firetrucks etc...

Infront of it was the Virgin A346, behind Ethiad A346 and beyond that I suspect UA and they towed the Malaysian 744...

Help?!?!:confused:

Krzysztof M
19th September 2008, 11:20 AM
Bernie and Tony,

Looks like a 747 to me :cool:

Here she is being towed to stand 72 around 7am yesterday. Rego 9V-SPI


http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn327/N495QS/Aviation/GVREDSep183600.jpg


Edit: Found another pic, here's a tight crop at like 300% of the situation at the remote stands.

http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn327/N495QS/Aviation/RemoteSep181600.jpg

Ok, bye.

Bernie P
19th September 2008, 12:56 PM
Bernie and Tony,

Looks like a 747 to me :cool:

Here she is being towed to stand 72 around 7am yesterday. Rego 9V-SPI


Edit: Found another pic, here's a tight crop at like 300% of the situation at the remote stands.

Ok, bye.

Ok... I stand corrected... But even still, SPI is not on ACARS, or am I just misreading it???

Anthony J
19th September 2008, 02:38 PM
9v-spi (b744 Sia) 1557 20080918 Sq0222 (sydney-singapore)

Tony G
19th September 2008, 11:59 PM
Ok... I stand corrected... But even still, SPI is not on ACARS, or am I just misreading it???


Its okay Bernie, I mixed up an A330 with a 747 on one post:o, lucky it was not picked up:D. Yeah true it does not show up on ACARS

Grahame Hutchison
20th September 2008, 12:50 PM
Reception of the Singapore A380s is a little inconsistent on my ACARS system, they appear some days and not others. Today was fine.

9V-SKC SQ0221 20/09/2008 05:40 Singapore Airlines A380-841 Singapore-Sydney

Not sure if this is simply related to reception, which is a little odd, as I have a fairly good coverage out to 250-300km from Sydney, or just how Singapore use ACARS operationally on the A380.

Today they only transmitted one simple ACARS message that I received, on other aircraft there is usually quite a number of messages. Maybe they are using another system for reporting aircraft performance etc.

ACARS mode: C Aircraft reg: .9V-SKC
Message label: 5V Block id: 5 Msg. no: S20A
Flight id: SQ0221
-------------------------------------[20/09/2008 05:40]

Arthur T
20th September 2008, 01:01 PM
Good to hear SQ is going to 2x 380 on SIN-LHR.

Will SQ put another A380 on another SIN-SYD sometime soon?

And when will 9V-SKG & 9V-SKH delivered? Looking forward for them on SQ1/2

Tsen Tsan
21st September 2008, 01:54 AM
Anyone know if they A380 was in yesterday(18th Sept)? A 744 opperated SQ222 yesterday afternoon. I'd be spewing if I was going on the A380 flight and flying a 744.


9V-SKC went tech in NRT, hence she didnt operate the SYD flight thereafter.