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Iberia A340-600
2012-07-24, 01:34 PM
From December 27, 2012 - March 24, 2013 Singapore Airlines will downgrade SQ25/26 (SIN-FRA-JFK-FRA-SIN) from the current Airbus A380 to the Boeing 777-300ER. The A380 will be swapped to the SIN-HKG-SFO route.

http://airlineroute.net/2012/07/24/sq-w12update2/
wunaladreamin
2012-07-24, 03:11 PM
Not even down to the 747? This is absolute crap!
Cary
2012-07-24, 03:16 PM
At least we can try to get the Star Alliance 773
moose135
2012-07-24, 03:20 PM
Not even down to the 747? This is absolute crap!
Are they flying the 747 any more? I thought when they switched to the A380 to NY, they were removing the 747s from service.
gonzalu
2012-07-24, 03:48 PM
All SIA 747's are officially out of service! (or so I thought :tongue:)

The White Tail Star Alliance 77W will be a nice catch :smile: And there are TWO now: 9V-SWI and 9V-SWJ
Zee71
2012-07-24, 05:46 PM
Hey ..... It will be nice to have a change and be able to catch ssomething different.
yankees368
2012-07-25, 07:18 AM
And it also means less scrambling to 31L ;-)
eric8669
2012-07-25, 07:33 AM
And it also means less scrambling to 31L ;-)

hmm, with the A380 there was no scrambling, it was a guaranteed certainty in would land on the Left. You may actually have to do more scrambling as it could go either way with the 777.
Delta777LR
2012-07-25, 09:04 AM
Are they flying the 747 any more? I thought when they switched to the A380 to NY, they were removing the 747s from service.

All retired! :frown:
yankees368
2012-07-25, 12:40 PM
hmm, with the A380 there was no scrambling, it was a guaranteed certainty in would land on the Left. You may actually have to do more scrambling as it could go either way with the 777.

Touché
gonzalu
2012-07-25, 05:37 PM
LH pilots regularly test their skills on 31L when they sub the A340 :tongue: so it ain't a free lunch. Your best bet is to pay close attention to ROBER approach, then Final Approach if they are very busy (you'll hear the handoff to either the tower or to final) and then tower. SOMETIMES you have time if you happen to be located somewhere in between. But, if they call for a RWY change from the tower, you are likely not to catch it if you're not already by that RWY.

Many a time the pilots ask for a RWY change from Approach only to get turned down and then the tower will get mushy with them and approve the switch to visual on 31L. Too many times I missed a plane like that. Most recently AeroMexico 400 767 Skyteam... and most painful Finnair MD-11F!! Rememeber that day Mark when Conrad told us it was behind us? ROTFL!