Scoot Airlines - Inaugural Flight to Sydney

[Sydney Airport]

Scoot Airlines (OQ) has confirmed the flight details for its inaugural flight.

OQ002 - SIN - SYD 23:25 - 09:00+1
OQ001 - SYD - SIN 12:50 - 19:00

If you are interested in being one of the first passengers on board tickets are available for sale on the inaugural flight through their website (http://www.flyscoot.com/index.php/en/).

Also, stay tuned for details from Kurt regarding the plane spotter weekend in May.

[A McLaughlin]

Wonder if SQ will drop one of its flights...

[Shayne G]

Apparently 9V-OTC (ex 9V-SQC) has the honours of doing the inaugural flight to Sydney next month.


Source (http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7373177&nseq=0)

[Andrew Coggan]

Apparently 9V-OTC (ex 9V-SQC) has the honours of doing the inaugural flight to Sydney next month.


More like next week Shayne! :p:D Next Monday 0900 to be precise!

[Bernie P]

18/6 I will be flying out on TZ1 in Y, and my return on TZ2 in J will be on 6/7... Looking forward to seeing what they are like!!

I got an email about the flight designation code being changed from OQ to TZ, yet on the link that Shayne posted, its TN77 test flight... Has it been changed again, or is it a code the Singaporeans use??

[Sydney Airport]

Bernie you are correct. Scoot (http://d.pr/i/7iU6) changed their designator codes in May.

Updated times and details for Scoot's inaugural flight tomorrow:

TZ002 - SIN: 23:25-1 - SYD: 09:20
TZ001 - SYD:12:50 - SIN: 19:00
Aircraft Type - B777-200
Seats - 400 (40J & 360Y)
Aircraft Registration - 9V-OTC (Goin' Scootin)
Runway - TBC

To mark the arrival of Scoot, AirServices Australia will be hosting several celebrations throughout the morning:

- tweeting (https://twitter.com/#!/AirservicesNews) Scoot's inaugural arrival
- air traffic controllers will be broadcasting a special 'welcome message' with Scoot's landing clearance
- two aviation rescue fire trucks will perform a ceremonial water arch salute on arrival
- filming the arrival which can be later watched from their
youtube (http://www.youtube.com/user/airservicestv) channel

Enjoy!

[Nigel C]

Forecast at this stage looks to be ok for the morning arrival now, with light to moderate southerly winds.

Forecast for the departure isn't looking so pretty, with southerly wind gusts to 50kts forecast from 1pm. :eek:

[Nigel C]

Updated forecast suggests northerly winds for the morning period and the big southerly 'surge' from around 1500, so it looks like 34L for the arrival.

[Brock Little]

Now scheduled to arrive at 1011, according to FlightAware (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SCO2). Callsign "Scooter 2"

[Bernie P]

Now in NSW at least...

As for the 'diversion' over northern WA, is this a simple anomaly??
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8022/7339420182_707383e7f2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7339420182/)
SCO2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7339420182/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

[Fabian Lee]

Has she landed?

[Rowan McKeever]

Just cleared to land (1020L). Helo in tow filming the arrival.

[Grahame Hutchison]

9V-OTC (http://images2.jetphotos.net/img/4/3/4/5/33225_1338203543.jpg) TZ0002 05/06/2012 10:04 B777-212(ER) - Scoot - Singapore-Sydney

[Sydney Airport]

Images from the arrival can be viewed on the Aviation Community (http://www.sydneyairport.com.au/corporate/community-environment-and-planning/aviation-community.aspx) page.

[Michael Dawson]

Does anyone know what the hex code was for this mornings 9V-OTC, is it different from when it was 9V-SQC.

Regards

Michael

[Peter Agatsiotis]

Hexcode is 76BE83 Michael. SQC was 76CE23.

Anyone know if 9V-OTA and 9V-OTB (or any others) are ready/ in service.

Freebird has 9V-OTA stored Singapore!

[Nigel C]

Nice shots from today Seth! Well done!

[Sydney Airport]

Short 55 second video from AirServices Australia capturing the water salute and taxiing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hom_ofBsWI4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Enjoy!

[Seth Jaworski]

Thanks Nigel and Anne- it was a lot of fun! (...And some great driving skills too, Nigel!)

[Grahame Hutchison]

A review of Scoot (http://www.cnngo.com/singapore/visit/scooting-low-cost-long-haul-skies-843151) by CNNGO

I like the livery from the photographs I have seen, it suits their image, but have not seen it in person yet, maybe this long weekend.

[David N]

www.smh.com.au

Budget airline saves fuel with inflight iPads

SINGAPORE: Budget airline Scoot is offering iPads to long-haul travellers after ripping out aircraft entertainment systems weighing more than two tonnes to save fuel.

The tablets helped the carrier cut 7 per cent off the weight of planes obtained from parent Singapore Airlines even after a 40 pre cent increase in seating, the chief executive officer Campbell Wilson said. The savings will help Scoot, which made its maiden flight to Sydney on Monday, cope with fuel prices that have jumped about 36 per cent in two years.

Fuel is "the number one worry" for any airline, as it usually accounts for at least 40 per cent of costs, Wilson said. Scoot will charge economy passengers about $17 a trip to rent the tablets, which are loaded with movies, music, games and television shows.

Cutting costs and finding new sources of revenue will be key for Singapore-based Scoot as it seeks to make a profit flying older aircraft than other low-cost carriers and selling tickets as cheap from about $179 one-way from Sydney to Singapore. Singapore Air formed Scoot after budget operators led by Jetstar and AirAsia won 26 per cent of the city's air-travel market.

The iPads are "a very smart move," said Corrine Png, JPMorgan Chase's Singapore-based head of regional transportation research. "If they can make the aircraft lighter, it does help improve fuel efficiency."

The budget carrier will loan the iPads free to passengers in its business-class seats. It also eventually intendsletting users access content via a wireless system on planes. Qantas began trials of a similar product in December.

The carrier will have four Boeing 777s this year, each fitted with 400 seats, including 32 in business class. The airline will add its second destination, the Gold Coast, next week. Services to Tianjin, China will begin in August followed by two other northern Chinese cities before the end of the year, Wilson, 40, said.

"China has a huge amount of potential," he said. "It's developing fast and the propensity of people there to spend is increasing dramatically."

China will probably be the world's fastest-growing aviation market through 2014, with international passenger numbers swelling at an average 11 per cent, the International Air Transport Association said last year.

Scoot plans to increase its fleet to as many as 14 B-777s by the middle of the decade. The carrier will be able to pare maintenance costs by working with its parent, Wilson said.

Singapore Air also owns regional carrier SilkAir and has a stake in short-haul budget carrier Tiger Airways.

[Mark D]

Now in NSW at least...

As for the 'diversion' over northern WA, is this a simple anomaly??
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8022/7339420182_707383e7f2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7339420182/)
SCO2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7339420182/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

The kink pretty much aligns with the border between BN & ML ATSC centres, I'd suggest it relates to the processing between the two centres for the feed, can't imagine the flight REALLY did that.

[Radi K]

Can confirm it didn't. Looks like flightaware picked up the original ATS filed plan (in projected/coast mode), then when ADSB feed picked it up, it came back on the actual track.

[Mike W]

I saw a Scoot flight on approach to SYD over Leichhardt earlier this week and it certainly stands out. The scheme may not be every ones cup of tea (I don't mind it actually) but it's hard to deny the effectiveness of the branding fronm a 'cut through' perspective.

[Kent Broadhead]

I was at the airport with my 4yo son the other day as Scoot was taxiiing out - he thought the name was hilarious and confusing, as he loves his scooter.....