Just a hunch, but isn't SQ going to take delivery of more than one 345? Wouldn't they rotate their 345s through the SIN/LAX routing? Much like BA has with their 747-400s out of Heathrow? Anyone know what SQ's current 744 utilization is? Most US airlines run their narrow body fleet at 8-10 hours a day, but I recall that BA was running their 744s at 12+ hours (average). Matthew On Dec 10, 2003, at 6:18 AM, Gerard M Foley wrote: > From: "Russell Ng" <russng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 6:20 AM > > <snip> I was referring to the non-stop from Singapore to Los >> Angeles that is slated to begin next year (Airbus 340-500), not the >> A380 >> for which no US airport seems ready for. >> >> In February 2004, they begin the SIN/LAX run, followed by SIN/NYC in > August >> 2004. So the aircraft will be on the ground there for over nine >> hours. I >> was just wondering if they could fly it somewhere else and have it >> back >> ready for the SIN/LAX leg. >> > I'll be surprised if they try it. It's hard to figure more than 7 > hours > available for a roundtrip somewhere. With more than an hour ground > stop at > destination X, that makes SIN-X only a 3 hour flight. Can you pay > for a > 345 on such a short r/t, and do you want to risk the integrity of your > premium SIN/LAX service for it? > > Gerry > http://www.pbase.com/gfoley9999/ > http://foley.ultinet.net/~gerry/aerial/aerial.html > http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley > http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html