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Aug 17th, 2007 at 7:56am

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Singapore Airlines website is carrying a press release stating that their first A380 will be handed over at Changi on 15th October 2007. The first revenue flight (tickets via ebay - really! It's a charity auction) will be on 25th October to Sydney, returning on the 26th. Smiley
 
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Reply #1 - Sep 21st, 2007 at 12:21pm

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Singapore Air finally published A380 seatmap:

http://img.singaporeair.com/saa/en_UK/images/company_info/eot/fleet_info/380/A38...

471 seats, including 12 Suites, 60 Business Class seats and 399 Economy seats.

Scheduled services would occur between Singapore and Sydney on Flights 220 and 221, starting 28th October. This replaces a 747-400 which has served the same route with 12 First Class seats, 50 Business Class seats and 313 Economy seats. Before the scheduled services, one unscheduled return trip is arranged on 25-26 October 2007, with tickets sold for charity except about a quarter reserved for VIP guests.
 
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Reply #2 - Oct 2nd, 2007 at 10:10pm

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DUDE! It's like a frickin' ship! Too bad I don't live there. Anyone know when the first revenue US flight is?
 
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Reply #3 - Oct 3rd, 2007 at 8:24am

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i don't know. but to all you Aussies Qantashas orderd 2 -6 A380..... YAY! Smiley Smiley ...
 
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Reply #4 - Oct 3rd, 2007 at 12:48pm

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Mazza wrote on Oct 3rd, 2007 at 8:24am:
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Queensland And Northern Territories Air Service Helicopters And Seaplanes? Huh Wink Grin
 
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Reply #5 - Oct 4th, 2007 at 7:40am

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Reading the feedback of buyers on ebay, it would seem there are a lot of unhappy customers before the flight has even left the ground.

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Reply #6 - Oct 4th, 2007 at 8:45am

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Charlie wrote on Oct 3rd, 2007 at 12:48pm:
Mazza wrote on Oct 3rd, 2007 at 8:24am:
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opps sorry it's ment to be :Qantas has
 
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Reply #7 - Oct 5th, 2007 at 4:04pm

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Wii wrote on Oct 2nd, 2007 at 10:10pm:
DUDE! It's like a frickin' ship! Too bad I don't live there. Anyone know when the first revenue US flight is?

Don´t know. Qantas is definitely planning to fly between Melbourne and Los Angeles when they get 380, which would be August 2008. However, Singapore might fly between Hong Kong and San Francisco before that.
 
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Reply #8 - Oct 10th, 2007 at 4:11pm
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I think the A380 is is going to be as big a flop for Airbus, as the Edsel was for Ford! While the A380 is capable of landing at most major airports, there are only a small few that it can safely depart from. (loaded anyway)
 
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Reply #9 - Oct 10th, 2007 at 7:19pm

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Groundbound1 wrote on Oct 10th, 2007 at 4:11pm:
While the A380 is capable of landing at most major airports, there are only a small few that it can safely depart from. (loaded anyway)


Care to explain?
 
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Reply #10 - Oct 11th, 2007 at 3:18am

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Groundbound1 wrote on Oct 10th, 2007 at 4:11pm:
I think the A380 is is going to be as big a flop for Airbus, as the Edsel was for Ford! While the A380 is capable of landing at most major airports, there are only a small few that it can safely depart from. (loaded anyway)


This argument has been done to death on almost all aviation forums. I think that the fact that there are any orders at all for the plane proves that it will be a useful asset to airlines. Wink
 
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Reply #11 - Oct 13th, 2007 at 12:06pm

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The A380 can take off fully loaded in about the same space as a 747 takes up...So yeah... Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
 
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Reply #12 - Oct 13th, 2007 at 1:54pm

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An A380 at MTOW needs 18 ft more runway for take off than a MTOW 747, so they can basically operate out of the same places......
 
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Reply #13 - Oct 24th, 2007 at 11:23am

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I thought the worst concerns for the airports was the industry standard 90 minute turnaround for off-loading and re-loading.....that can be lots of people and their belongings to move......... Undecided
 
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Reply #14 - Oct 24th, 2007 at 12:38pm

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Rifleman wrote on Oct 24th, 2007 at 11:23am:
I thought the worst concerns for the airports was the industry standard 90 minute turnaround for off-loading and re-loading.....that can be lots of people and their belongings to move......... Undecided


Singapore seem happy Sydney will be able to cope with the 90min turnarounds. At Changi it's several hours. Smiley
 
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Reply #15 - Oct 25th, 2007 at 5:11am
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Wonderful day guys, I was there for its inaugural commercial flight. She made a FANTASTIC sneak pass, ala USAF Thunderbirds, and you could not even hear her fly past. My neck somehow pointed itself up into the sky (of its own accord) when I saw the familiar Singapore Airlines livery flying past. I have some great photos, so I will be posting photos of it (and other HARS aircraft) soon.

The Channel 7 and Radio 279 helicopters were fighting with each other for airspace too. Channel 7 buzzed the tower, and proceeded to hover over YSSY, cutting off Radio 279's airspace. Thankfully, the Channel 7 Squirrel was not armed for air interdiction.
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Reply #16 - Oct 25th, 2007 at 6:11am

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Congrats An-225,

I saw the 6pm Channel 7 news and they said the pilot decided not to do a flyby because of the weather!

Can't wait for those pics!
 

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Reply #17 - Oct 25th, 2007 at 10:53am
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I don't go off half cocked very often, but I apologize when I do! My comments were the result of a bad hear-say/research ratio!  Sorry . Embarrassed
 
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Reply #18 - Nov 13th, 2007 at 12:39am

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Mitch. wrote on Oct 25th, 2007 at 6:11am:
I saw the 6pm Channel 7 news and they said the pilot decided not to do a flyby because of the weather!


True, all i saw was the ground footage and some quick interviews of the passengers who were about to board...but mostly just the aircaft taking off and landing etc...all of the whole 2 mins max the segment took up...
 
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Reply #19 - Nov 13th, 2007 at 4:49am
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Since this was bumped, I apologise for not posting the shots yet. I just got buried under a pile of .... and need to find a way to make some time. Will post some in the next few days, sorry again..  Undecided  Smiley
 
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