XWB
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Post by XWB on Sept 14, 2016 14:48:15 GMT 1
The contract says SQ must do a heavy maintenance check before returning the aircraft back to the lessor.
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Post by stealthmanbob on Sept 14, 2016 15:17:00 GMT 1
The contract says SQ must do a heavy maintenance check before returning the aircraft back to the lessor. Q. Would SQ have to de brand the cabin interior aswell ? Eg no logos in cabin or on seat fabric ? |
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Post by Jkkw on Sept 14, 2016 15:29:45 GMT 1
The contract says SQ must do a heavy maintenance check before returning the aircraft back to the lessor. Q. Would SQ have to de brand the cabin interior aswell ? Eg no logos in cabin or on seat fabric ? Debranding in terms of logos is generally quite easy as the logo is mainly only found on the removable headrest covers that are routinely removed anyway. I can't actually think of any other places the SQ logo is found on cabin furnishings of their A380s. What might be a bigger issue for SQ is if they'd want their hard product to be used by other airlines even though the business and economy seat is not the latest SQ product anymore. |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Sept 14, 2016 16:08:33 GMT 1
Just a thought : if the owner makes an entirely new offer now, can a last-minute about-face by SQ be ruled out ? An official rejection of any lease extension by SQ, and a press release, may still be gesticulation, as well as a legal necessity if you are running out of time ... A negociation may be ended one day and resumed the next one.
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s543
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Post by s543 on Sept 14, 2016 18:59:42 GMT 1
This is completely muddy area.
The heavy maintenance might cost a few dozens of millions.... and as we know the cabin is highly different customer to customer and not easily changeable - so a lot of might happen until end of 2017.....
I would tend to agree with Philidor's view.
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Apr 30, 2017 13:27:05 GMT 1
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Post by Jkkw on Jun 16, 2017 15:50:08 GMT 1
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Post by FabienA380 on Jun 16, 2017 17:40:48 GMT 1
Ouch, already..... I would have thought the A380 being pulled from SIN-CDG could be a consequence, but CDG being downgauged in actually only from the time the new frames will come in (October).......
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Post by foreigner on Aug 14, 2017 3:35:14 GMT 1
wow, that's a suprise! and not a pleasant one... Having operated A380s for up to 10 years SIA must have seen that the first five are performing worse than the rest and being efficient airline as they are, I guess they could not get rid of the first one soon enough... Let's see what happens to SKA.
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Aug 14, 2017 9:54:45 GMT 1
wow, that's a suprise! and not a pleasant one... Having operated A380s for up to 10 years SIA must have seen that the first five are performing worse than the rest and being efficient airline as they are, I guess they could not get rid of the first one soon enough... Let's see what happens to SKA. I cannot say it's a surprise, since SQ's first A380s are overweight and must be a maintenance headache. Several years ago, when SQ ordered 5 additional A380s, we knew the most likely outcome was that they would be used for replacement of the early frames. |
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