LN-RKP ferried from Chile to Toulouse [merged non-retrofitted A340 thread]
Jul 15, 2019, 7:37 am
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LN-RKF seems to have been out of action for a few dayss. The summer schedule is brutal. If there is any hiccup the spare has to go into action.
Jul 15, 2019, 7:41 am
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That explains it. Hiccups happen and as you say the summer schedule is back to back. The strange thing is that they are selling upgrades at check in, with pics of the updated cabins. Not good or honest marketing at all. And makes me wonder if I'll have a spare seat beside me (was originally booked in a single seat), or if they will sell it and I'll be hemmed in.
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Jul 15, 2019, 1:17 pm
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That explains it. Hiccups happen and as you say the summer schedule is back to back. The strange thing is that they are selling upgrades at check in, with pics of the updated cabins. Not good or honest marketing at all. And makes me wonder if I'll have a spare seat beside me (was originally booked in a single seat), or if they will sell it and I'll be hemmed in.
Jul 15, 2019, 1:44 pm
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SAS Starts A340 Retirement Plan With LN-RKP First Leaving Its Fleet
Among the eight Airbus A340 Scandinavian Airlines operates, the 22-year-old A340 registered under LN-RKP is the only long haul aircraft that no passenger wishes to fly with. This will come as good news as LN-RKP will be the first one to leave SAS’s Airbus A340 fleet.
According to Airliner Watch, The LN-RKP was built in 1997 and previously operated by the Chilean operator LAN from 2007 before it was delivered to SAS in 2013.
The LN-RKP will be taken out of service soon and will make its last flight to Tarbes in southwestern France, where it will be scrapped. Parts of the aircraft, including the engines will be sent back to SAS to be used as spare parts for remaining seven Airbus A340.
SAS took delivery of one more Airbus A330E on July 10. The aircraft was leased from the Dublin-based Irish lessor Jackson Square Aviation. The carrier had placed the order for one A330E last year in April to replace its 22-year-old A340, which mostly has functioned as a reserve aircraft.
The new Airbus A330E of the SAS registered SE-REH is currently under the certification process by the US regulator in the United States where it will be located.
SAS has eight A350-900 on order with Airbus. The Airbus A350 is a new mid-size long-range aircraft composed by the world’s most modern technology and aerodynamic features.
The first SAS Airbus A350 will be named ‘SE-RSA Ingegerd Viking’. By end of 2019, the aircraft will be delivered from the Airbus factory in Toulouse.
SAS will then start the process of retiring more A340 from its fleet, although exactly how many of the eight A340-300 will be phased out by SAS is not clear yet. It is said that some will be retained, and the spare parts obtained from the scrapped planes will be used to fly them.
According to Airliner Watch, The LN-RKP was built in 1997 and previously operated by the Chilean operator LAN from 2007 before it was delivered to SAS in 2013.
The LN-RKP will be taken out of service soon and will make its last flight to Tarbes in southwestern France, where it will be scrapped. Parts of the aircraft, including the engines will be sent back to SAS to be used as spare parts for remaining seven Airbus A340.
SAS took delivery of one more Airbus A330E on July 10. The aircraft was leased from the Dublin-based Irish lessor Jackson Square Aviation. The carrier had placed the order for one A330E last year in April to replace its 22-year-old A340, which mostly has functioned as a reserve aircraft.
The new Airbus A330E of the SAS registered SE-REH is currently under the certification process by the US regulator in the United States where it will be located.
SAS has eight A350-900 on order with Airbus. The Airbus A350 is a new mid-size long-range aircraft composed by the world’s most modern technology and aerodynamic features.
The first SAS Airbus A350 will be named ‘SE-RSA Ingegerd Viking’. By end of 2019, the aircraft will be delivered from the Airbus factory in Toulouse.
SAS will then start the process of retiring more A340 from its fleet, although exactly how many of the eight A340-300 will be phased out by SAS is not clear yet. It is said that some will be retained, and the spare parts obtained from the scrapped planes will be used to fly them.
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Jul 16, 2019, 9:49 am
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It's a little strange. According to flightradar24 LN-RKF went to Tokyo on July 12, but when you try to replay the flight it's only a taxi to the hanger. OY-KBI on the other hand mysteriously flew back from Tokyo on July 13, but it were in SFO on the 11 and never flew CPH-NRT on the 12. Is it wrong transponder settings, or what is the reason for that mixup of data?
Jul 16, 2019, 3:14 pm
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Looks very weird indeed.
At the moment it says that LN-RKF is flying SK983 to Tokyo when it seems more like OY-KBM making the way to Japan and LN-RKF is actually on the ground.
At the moment it says that LN-RKF is flying SK983 to Tokyo when it seems more like OY-KBM making the way to Japan and LN-RKF is actually on the ground.
Jul 27, 2019, 10:59 am
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Had the honor of taking LN-RKP on ARN-CPH due to a day full of irrops back in February. In this case I actually looked forward to flying it. Was lucky enough never to fly it longhaul.
Jul 27, 2019, 1:45 pm
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I flew LN-RKP once on FRA-CPH in June this year, but never encountered it on any of my longhaul segments.