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SIA To Sell 7 B744?

Solnabo From Sweden, joined Jan 2008, 786 posts, RR: 2
Posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 3543 times:

Is it true that they´re to sell 7 of their 744?

Just curius!

Micke//SE
source: CNN

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Col From Malaysia, joined Nov 2003, 2040 posts, RR: 22
Reply 1, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 3501 times:

Believe they are selling 4 units out on lease to other carriers. Not sure on the other 3?

Philsquares From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 3469 times:

No, SIA is only selling the 4 that are currently out of the fleet. Air Atlanta has 2 and I believe Air India has the other two. They are among the oldest in the fleet and some of the first delivered. I think NWA had the first 3 then SIA got a bunch. The aircraft to be sold were in the first delivery.

Na From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9613 posts, RR: 10
Reply 3, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 3170 times:

http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/1803548/

This were these four have been sold to.

Tod From Denmark, joined Aug 2004, 1682 posts, RR: 3
Reply 4, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 3074 times:

SQ 744's 9V-SMK, 9V-SML and 9V-SMN are going to CX. They will be reconfigured to CX arrangement next spring. 9V-SMN is first, then 9V-SMK and they are both already in Xiamen. 9V-SML may still be in Victorville, CA.

Hkg_clk From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 999 posts, RR: 2
Reply 5, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 2987 times:

CX and SQ seem to have a very different strategy when it comes to the 744. CX's existing ones are highly utilised, and they are taking on more to boost capacity. SQ, on the otherhand, has had surplus 744s for many years. I wonder how difficult it is to predict the number of planes you would require in a fleet.

SQ's website still lists 6 744s as on option - this is rather misleading - the chances of these being taken up are probably zero! They also list 6 as being withdrawn.

Brian

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Horus From Egypt, joined Feb 2004, 5230 posts, RR: 62
Reply 6, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 2824 times:

http://news.airwise.com/stories/2004/11/1099290478.html

Horus

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Aeroyu From Hong Kong, joined Oct 2000, 178 posts, RR: 10
Reply 7, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 2795 times:

9V-SMN will change to CX's B-HKD

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9V-SMK will change to CX's B-HKE

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Both aircraft are already in XMN waiting for re-configuration

While 9V-SML still at VCV

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CX Flyboy From Hong Kong, joined Dec 1999, 6341 posts, RR: 56
Reply 8, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 2702 times:

So let me recount and see if this is accurate:

2x for Iberia/Air Atlanta
2x for Air Pacific
2x for Air India
6x for Cathay Pacific
5x for Dragonair
5x for that leasing company who will convert them to freighters.

That's quite a significant part of the 744 fleet already gone.

Carpethead From Japan, joined Aug 2004, 2771 posts, RR: 4
Reply 9, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2612 times:

Actually, the second 744 produced still flies for LH as D-ABVB.

As739x From United States of America, joined Apr 2003, 5820 posts, RR: 23
Reply 10, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2605 times:

So the rumor that they are going to NW to replace the DC-9 on high density routes , like MSP-LGA,its not true?

Just trying to get a laugh guys!

ASSFO

"Some pilots avoid storm cells and some play connect the dots!"

Anxebla From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 11, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2576 times:

Cx Flyboy.... What does Dragonair wants the 744's for???

BOEING747-700 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 12, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2550 times:

Are the ones going to CX going to be refitted with RR engines or are they keeping the PWs?

Anxebla From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 13, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 2529 times:

The answer is on the first picture showed in the reply nº7

ZK-NBT From New Zealand, joined Oct 2000, 5020 posts, RR: 12
Reply 14, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 2454 times:

Are the ones going to CX going to be refitted with RR engines or are they keeping the PWs?

They will keep the P/W engines!

United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8792 posts, RR: 17
Reply 15, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 2012 times:

Any 744s going to leasing companies? Never heard of that

CX Flyboy From Hong Kong, joined Dec 1999, 6341 posts, RR: 56
Reply 16, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 1903 times:

The ex-SQ 744s will NOT be reengined to RR engines. Re-engining an airliner with a different type is a very rare occurence and very expensive. Of the six 744s 2 will be converted to freighters. All 6 will retain their P&W engines.

As for Dragonair's 744s, they will be converted to 744SFs as well.

It was reported the other day that a US leasing company had put in orders for some 744SF conversions, and apparently they are ex-SQ machines.

Philsquares From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 17, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 1420 times:

Ok...The 4 744s just announced as being sold are the 4 aircraft currently out on lease. 2 at Air Atlanta and 2 at Air India. They are among the first 744s delivered to SQ.

Aeroyu From Hong Kong, joined Oct 2000, 178 posts, RR: 10
Reply 18, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1375 times:

Does anyone know who is the next owner of the 1000th B747 (9V-SMU)?

Kai Tai - I missed you so much

Na From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9613 posts, RR: 10
Reply 19, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1261 times:

9V-SMU is not among the 744s sold or leased out. But it won´t be too long until this aircraft is due. The "1000th 747"-sticker it carried for 10 years has been removed recently in order that it looses its unique role.

United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8792 posts, RR: 17
Reply 20, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1076 times:

Are they offloading SMU as well? Haven't heard of that.

Does anyone have the article regarding the US leasing company's purchase of SQ 744s?

PyroGX41487 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 280 posts, RR: 0
Reply 21, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1071 times:

SIA did say they were going to phase out their 744s in a few years in favor of the A380... Why are they even keeping a hold on those six options?

This is just speculation, but maybe they'll order new 744s? (I HIGHLY DOUBT).

United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8792 posts, RR: 17
Reply 22, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1057 times:

PyroGX41487,

The oldest ones, not the entire fleet.

New B 744s? If Boeing decides to go ahead with the B 747 Advanced then I guess SQ will order some

-Desmond

PyroGX41487 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 280 posts, RR: 0
Reply 23, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1043 times:

Whoops! Nearly made an @$$ of myself there... So these seven are the oldest in their fleet? How old is the next set of seven would you project?

United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8792 posts, RR: 17
Reply 24, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1023 times:

I guess most of them will stay for quite a while..... Just my 2 cents

Na From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9613 posts, RR: 10
Reply 25, posted (8 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 979 times:

United Airline,
I don´t have the article at hand, but there was one in last weeks issue of Flightinternational about Guggenheim buying the two 744s leased to Air India currently.

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