I'am getting confused here - where is this SQ acft. going to lay over for 9 hrs. - SIN, LAX or JFK? Liam. YVR. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Montano" <mmontano@xxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:02 PM Subject: Re: Airbus 340-500 > 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 >