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'First A380 Flights' Thread

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Shanghai Pudong will receive its first A380 scheduled flight on 27 April 2011. EK will fly their A380 into PVG 3 times a week. PVG is the 3rd airport in China to receive the A380 (after HKG and PEK).

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MH's numbers are from their presentation slide.

 

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So it could be a calculation mistake on MH's part, or 2 seats reserved for crews not being included in the mentioned configuration.

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Can a couple of fully laden A380 divert to Tenerife?

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EK just announced that they'll be sending the A380 to Johannesburg, South Africa beginning 1 October 2011. With this service, JNB will be serviced by 3 A380 operators - LH, AF and EK.

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Changi is going to receive its 3rd A380 operator come 30 October 2011. LH will start a daily service FRA-SIN vv on the superjumbo, but the current tag-on SIN-CGK vv will be switched from FRA to MUC instead.

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Oh so you know the actual number! My earlier prediction of 88J seats on the upper deck was made based on some simple calculation plus the number '88' itself, which I think would bring so much luck to an airline with thick superstitious belief like SQ. Since you mentioned that I am almost right, I am inclined to believe that the number is lower due to the fact that SQ may be wanting to become the A380 operator with the least dense seating configuration too, lesser than 407 seats on KE. SQ needs to only reduce 4J seats from my earlier prediction of 88J seats to match the total seat count of KE A380s.

Rumours from the Golden Goose HQ across the Straits of Johor has confirmed that the seat number for SQ's all J upper deck A380 will be 86 seats. Now further confirmed by Jim http://airlineroute.net/2011/05/20/sq-a8e-s11/

 

SQ gets rid of 88 Economy Class seats in exchange for 26 Business Class seats on its new A380 upper deck cabin. With the new total configuration of 409 seats, SQ is second behind KE for having the least seats on the A380.

 

Therefore here is the updated seat configuration of all current and future A380 operators as at 20 May 2011:

 

SQ - 12R, 60J, 399Y = 471 seats (9V-SKA - 9V-SKK)

SQ - 12R, 86J, 311Y = 409 seats (9V-SKL and subsequent A380s)

EK - 14F, 76J, 399Y = 489 seats 'Ultra Long Range'

EK - 14F, 76J, 427Y = 517 seats 'Long Range' (A6-EDG, ...)

QF - 14F, 72J, 32Y+, 332Y = 450 seats

AF - 9F, 80J, 449Y = 538 seats

AF - 9F, 80J, 38Y+, 389Y = 516 seats

LH - 8F, 98J, 420Y = 526 seats

KE - 12F, 94J, 301Y = 407 seats

MH - 8F, 54J, 26Y+, 420Y = 510 seats (difference of 2 seats, calculation mistake?)

QR - xF, xJ, xY = 517 seats

CZ - 8F, 70J, 428Y = 506 seats

TG - 12F, 60J, 435Y = 507 seats

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MUC will be the next new airport that will be receiving its first A380 schedule flight. EK will be the first A380 operator into Franz Josef Strauss beginning 1 January 2012.

 

From January 1, 2012, the airline's morning service to Munich will be upgraded to an A380 superjumbo, departing Dubai at 0910hrs and gets into Munich at 1245hrs, one of two daily flights.

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Rumours from the Golden Goose HQ across the Straits of Johor has confirmed that the seat number for SQ's all J upper deck A380 will be 86 seats. Now further confirmed by Jim http://airlineroute.net/2011/05/20/sq-a8e-s11/

 

SQ gets rid of 88 Economy Class seats in exchange for 26 Business Class seats on its new A380 upper deck cabin. With the new total configuration of 409 seats, SQ is second behind KE for having the least seats on the A380.

 

Therefore here is the updated seat configuration of all current and future A380 operators as at 20 May 2011:

 

SQ - 12R, 60J, 399Y = 471 seats (9V-SKA - 9V-SKK)

SQ - 12R, 86J, 311Y = 409 seats (9V-SKL and subsequent A380s)

EK - 14F, 76J, 399Y = 489 seats 'Ultra Long Range'

EK - 14F, 76J, 427Y = 517 seats 'Long Range' (A6-EDG, ...)

QF - 14F, 72J, 32Y+, 332Y = 450 seats

AF - 9F, 80J, 449Y = 538 seats

AF - 9F, 80J, 38Y+, 389Y = 516 seats

LH - 8F, 98J, 420Y = 526 seats

KE - 12F, 94J, 301Y = 407 seats

MH - 8F, 54J, 26Y+, 420Y = 510 seats (difference of 2 seats, calculation mistake?)

QR - xF, xJ, xY = 517 seats

CZ - 8F, 70J, 428Y = 506 seats

TG - 12F, 60J, 435Y = 507 seats

 

Seatmap is up for the SQ all-biz UD A380 http://www.singaporeair.com/pdf/seatmaps/airbus380.pdf

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Airbus delivered three A380 last week alone:

 

Airbus A380 -841 58 9V-SKL Singapore Airlines delivery 16jun11 TLS-SIN ex F-WWSI

Airbus A380 -861 64 F-HPJF Air France delivery 17jun11 XFW-CDG ex F-WWAU

Airbus A380 -841 70 D-AIMH Lufthansa delivery 20jun11 XFW-PRG-BUD-FRA ex F-WWSG

 

:clapping: :clapping:

 

As for China Southern Airlines, their first A380 just got painted. Will spend another few weeks doing testing before delivery. A380 production may well be in first phase of full swing operation. Note that MH and KA will get all their A380s in a space of 12 months. That will add a lot of capacity to both airlines. :yahoo: :yahoo:

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As for China Southern Airlines, their first A380 just got painted

Look up cikgu's reply just above yours :D

 

Note that MH and KA will get all their A380s in a space of 12 months

Oh goody, maybe Dragonair can send their dugongs to BKI during peak periods then ? :p

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Look up cikgu's reply just above yours :D

 

Oh goody, maybe Dragonair can send their dugongs to BKI during peak periods then ? :p

 

Oh my...my bad. Its in Hamburg. So the interior is done. For next few days they will be testing the IFE, electronic system etc. Strange, they should have send it over to Le Bourget: Two Asian A380s against one B747-8i....:)

 

Er...sorry typo. It should be KE, not KA. :sorry:

Edited by JuliusWong

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Just checked my SQ 10 July SIN-SYD flight and C class seats go all the way back to row (91-) 96 !

Edited by Azman MN

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On board 9V-SKL, SQ221 SIN-SYD, 10 July 2011:

 

 

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Notice the new headrest - stops me from having a neckache if I fall asleep while sitting up...

Also the air-bag belt, like 77W.

 

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The rear cabin... the final row of seats are slightly more separated from the ones in front because of the position of the rear exit. Notice it has the higher screens just like the seats in the first row. Reason they are higher... bassinets!

Edited by Azman MN

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Will Tengku live up to his words of "I think it's better than SQs?" Hmmm, a bit difficult when you've already revealed they're in a 2-2-2 config vs SQs 1-2-1 config.

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Will Tengku live up to his words of "I think it's better than SQs?" Hmmm, a bit difficult when you've already revealed they're in a 2-2-2 config vs SQs 1-2-1 config.

 

I thought he said SQ's is better than MH's?

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I guess 2-2-2 arrangement is good for couples than 1-2-1, where couples can only choose to sit in the middle. QF, KE and LH also have the same arrangement.

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On MH's new J on the A380s being SUPERIOR than SQ's!

 

Quote

Bos, are we having flat bed for A380 B Class same like SQ? @tengkuazmil

@WMFIRDAUS Ours will not be d same. I think they're better!

 

The following quote was taken from the MH A380 thread. Anyways, he seems to suggest that MHs seats will be better and furthermore the "!" seems to exemplify his enthusiasm. Perhaps I might be reading too much into it?

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LOL... I read that when he tweeted... I thought he responded to the question asking if MH is having flat bed like SQ. And did he not write @WMFIRDAUS Ours will not be d same. I think they're better!?

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Just had a chat with the SQ office here. The all business upper deck will be used on the ZRH route as of 1 October 2011. So SQ expecting another delivery soon?

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The following quote was taken from the MH A380 thread. Anyways, he seems to suggest that MHs seats will be better and furthermore the "!" seems to exemplify his enthusiasm. Perhaps I might be reading too much into it?

 

 

"they" = sq

"ours" = mh

 

 

Given your enthusiasm, be prepared to be disappointed.

Edited by Mushrif A

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