Airbus confirms ultra long-range A350s for Singapore Airlines
Aug 17, 2015, 10:50 pm
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Airbus confirms ultra long-range A350s for Singapore Airlines
No surprise!!
Airbus is confirms ultra long-range A350-900 for Singapore Airlines.
http://www.ausbt.com.au/airbus-confi...apore-airlines
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...direct-by-2018
Who will be there? How about bring it back nonstop SIN-LAX/EWR or anywhere else.
Let the speculation begin.
Airbus is confirms ultra long-range A350-900 for Singapore Airlines.
http://www.ausbt.com.au/airbus-confi...apore-airlines
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...direct-by-2018
Who will be there? How about bring it back nonstop SIN-LAX/EWR or anywhere else.
Let the speculation begin.
Aug 18, 2015, 10:20 am
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That's good news...
SQ will launch their A350s on the BCN-GRU route when they come online too.
Now I hope that they'd reconsider bringing back YVR!
SQ will launch their A350s on the BCN-GRU route when they come online too.
Now I hope that they'd reconsider bringing back YVR!
Aug 18, 2015, 2:34 pm
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This variant is likely going to be used for North American routes first on reinstating EWR, ad replacing one stops to LAX and SFO. Star Alliance hubs ORD, IAH, IAD, YYZ, YVR may are likely in line after that.
http://www.experiencetheskies.com/si...-flight-title/
http://www.experiencetheskies.com/si...-flight-title/
Aug 18, 2015, 3:28 pm
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This variant is likely going to be used for North American routes first on reinstating EWR, ad replacing one stops to LAX and SFO. Star Alliance hubs ORD, IAH, IAD, YYZ, YVR may are likely in line after that.
http://www.experiencetheskies.com/si...-flight-title/
http://www.experiencetheskies.com/si...-flight-title/
And sorry, but the author of that article doesn't know what he's talking about. SQ doesn't codeshare with UA and would have no reason to link up at IAD, ORD, or IAH. SIN-IAH would be nearly 500 miles farther than SIN-EWR, which remains the longest nonstop commercial route ever. And SEA isn't a *A hub. It's a DL hub.
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Aug 20, 2015, 11:55 pm
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Aug 21, 2015, 12:10 am
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I think SFO is a long shot compared to LAX, but hopefully there's enough tech demand to India to fill the premium seats. Decent amount of folks fly SFO-BLR and almost everyone goes LH/UA through FRA or CX through HKG.
I'm doing SFO-HKG-SIN-BLR on SQ to try out the new J, but flying back on CX for the shorter itinerary. If there was a direct SFO-SIN, I would gladly fly that in a heartbeat.
I'm doing SFO-HKG-SIN-BLR on SQ to try out the new J, but flying back on CX for the shorter itinerary. If there was a direct SFO-SIN, I would gladly fly that in a heartbeat.
Aug 27, 2015, 10:30 pm
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I flew the 345, and the seats were not as good as the A380, they were a few inches narrower. But it was cool to do the longest flight in the world.
Sep 3, 2015, 7:37 pm
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