In a message dated 12/10/2003 1:05:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, mmontano@xxxxxxxxx writes: << 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). >> They will have to rotate their 345s. They will have to dedicate 2 to each route to keep them daily, then they will get 1 more as a spare. I would guess that their 744 utilization is at least 12 hours, given that they do routes like SIN-NRT-LAX. Given that they will average abour 18 hours per flight with the 345s and 3 and 1/2 days per week, that is 63 hours per week or 9 hours per day.