philidor
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Post by philidor on Oct 14, 2016 13:08:57 GMT 1
Positive news from SIA re there remaining A380s, it should mean that MSN 234 SQ20 will get loaded in sequence ? There has never been any doubt that SQ was taking its five new A380 on schedule. The only question was whether the new orders were for fleet expansion or for replacement of SQ's oldest, early-built aircraft soon coming out of lease. We had an answer for the first aircraft : one A380 is being returned to the lessor. We don't know yet the fate of the following four soon-out-of-lease A380. If they are all returned to the lessor, then SQ is not growing its A380 fleet.
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Post by peter on Oct 14, 2016 15:37:03 GMT 1
Positive news from SIA re there remaining A380s, it should mean that MSN 234 SQ20 will get loaded in sequence ? I think it's 243...
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Post by stealthmanbob on Oct 14, 2016 15:40:18 GMT 1
Positive news from SIA re there remaining A380s, it should mean that MSN 234 SQ20 will get loaded in sequence ? I think it's 243... You are right as always All the right numbers, but not in the right order !
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Oct 18, 2016 12:51:46 GMT 1
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Post by Jkkw on Apr 14, 2017 15:21:55 GMT 1
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kronus
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Post by kronus on Apr 14, 2017 18:01:31 GMT 1
As we know fate of msn 3 (withdrawal from use in Oct 2017 and return to lessor), until today we don't know about future of next 4 SIA frames (msn 5,6,8 and 10). Expiration date of lease for msn 5 and 6 are in january and march 2018. Lessor should know about airline intentions (extend lease for frame or return to lessor) 1 year before expiration. As we didn't heard about planned withdrawal by SIA next 2 frames (msn 5 and 6) in early 2018, maybe there is a good sign - SIA wants to keep these frames for next few years.
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Apr 14, 2017 18:24:30 GMT 1
I hope you are right, Kronus, but the economic context does not incite to optimism. To be even more optimistic, even MSN 3 could stay with SQ if the lessor made a last-minute offer that SQ could not refuse ... Not that I believe in it, but we can dream ...
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kronus
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Post by kronus on May 16, 2017 17:43:53 GMT 1
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philidor
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Post by philidor on May 17, 2017 8:18:03 GMT 1
I am sure the above offering is linked to ongoing negociations between SQ and its lessors : the latter try to show that they have other opportunities, they don't have to accept the former's terms.
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kronus
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Post by kronus on May 18, 2017 11:43:43 GMT 1
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