Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia (from time to time)
Programs: QF-LTS & P, SQ-TPPS, IC-RA, HH-D, *wood G, Others
Posts: 1,729
Someone fairly high up in SQ at the time told me the original decision to purchase the A340 was "political" so they were quite happy to get rid of them in favour of the 777. The new 340s are different because of their "non-stop" ability, albeit with reduce capacity.
I can't verify what I was told except that person should have been in the know. They are no longer at SQ.