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Post by Jkkw on Apr 15, 2016 2:47:44 GMT 1
The plan for the Skymark birds was a 394-seats-configuration, while the Emirate two-class-configuration seats 615 people. So I guess they will have to install more lavatories and galleys than initially planned for, and that probably requires some severe reworks. On a side note: we usually identify EK birds (LR, ULR, two-class) by the configuration of windows. I didn't check, but if the Skymark A380s don't match the EK two-class layout, that is probably something that can't be changed, right? That makes sense! Manufacturers build all aircraft with the same amount of windows but if the window isn't required the acrylic (or whatever the window is normally made out of) is replaced with another opaque material which can be replaced. Take this example of MSN2 (A350), the window is still there but the material is different Airbus A350-900 XWB MSN2 F-WWCF Singapore Airshow 2016 by JKKW, on Flickr Here's what a normal window looks like; flic.kr/p/FH4RySand you can see on the outside that the window frame is still there flic.kr/p/F8DwqA
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Post by philidor on Apr 15, 2016 10:57:51 GMT 1
The plan for the Skymark birds was a 394-seats-configuration, while the Emirate two-class-configuration seats 615 people. So I guess they will have to install more lavatories and galleys than initially planned for, and that probably requires some severe reworks. It requires rework if any work was done in the first place, which is far from obvious. We don't know whether any work of that nature was ever done on these birds. Any work performed on these frames from now on could be either regular completion work, or rework. We should not expect clarification from Airbus, but we might get a clue from what happens before delivery.
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