Originally Posted by
Cofyknsult
With pleasure... I do not know of any airline which operates nonstop 777s between SIN and JFK. And that's pretty much a sector between antipodes, since SQ flies both directions Eastward to profit from prevailing winds.
When you first wrote this:
"Not to mention that he was on that Airbus because no competing Boeing had the range to cover the sector he was flying"
you were correct, because the 340-500 came into the market first. When SQ started SIN-LAX/EWR, the 772LR wasn't ready. And you used the past tense "had". You should have just stopped right there.
The 772LR now can do the same route with higher payload and less fuel/payload. But SQ decides for whatever reason they're going to just stick with the five A345 they have.
BTW, EWR->SIN is sometime flown using the Polar Route. Not necessarily across the Atlantic.
The inefficiencies of the A345 is well-known. Emirates wouldn't start DXB-IAH with their A345s; instead they'll wait until the 772LRs are delivered late this year. They even pull the A345 from JFK service. Instead, they use them on Europe and Australian routes, which are definitely NOT what they are designed and marketed for.