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SIA A380 In KUL & White Jetstar A332 VH-EBC

Allrite From Australia, joined Aug 2007, 1409 posts, RR: 3
Posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 2543 times:

I've just returned from a trip to Kuala Lumpur (trip report) and have a couple of questions about things I saw. I apologise if they have already been answered elsewhere.

1) On 12 Feb sometime after 6pm local time I saw one of SIA's A380 taxiing along the runway at KUL. Why was it there?

2) Why is Jetstar's A332 VH-EBC painted white rather than silver?

Thanks for you answers!

It was just a Chaser-style prank!

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Cpd From Australia, joined Jun 2008, 4879 posts, RR: 44
Reply 1, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 2533 times:

VH-EBC used to be Qantas - if I remember right.

Allrite From Australia, joined Aug 2007, 1409 posts, RR: 3
Reply 2, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 2498 times:

Quoting Cpd (Reply 1):
VH-EBC used to be Qantas - if I remember right.

I wondered about that, but unlike the other (silver) Jetstar A332's that I have taken VH-EBC's interior looked entirely new using black armrests rather than reusing the blue QF domestic armrests.

It was just a Chaser-style prank!

Sparklehorse12 From Australia, joined Feb 2007, 869 posts, RR: 2
Reply 3, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 2492 times:

Quoting Cpd (Reply 1):
VH-EBC used to be Qantas - if I remember right.

This was to go back to QF mainline if the 787's were delivered when they were scheduled......it will obviously stay with JQ for a while longer.

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Zeke From Hong Kong, joined Dec 2006, 7725 posts, RR: 73
Reply 4, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 2474 times:

Quoting Allrite (Thread starter):
1) On 12 Feb sometime after 6pm local time I saw one of SIA's A380 taxiing along the runway at KUL. Why was it there?

Could be for crew training, SQ have done that before at KL.

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Victor009 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2006, 109 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 2469 times:

Quoting Allrite (Thread starter):
A380 taxiing along the runway at KUL. Why was it there?

famillirasation runs for the crews, so they ended of doing smaller sectors when aircarft in singapore for a long periods.

XWB- The one to fly.

Allrite From Australia, joined Aug 2007, 1409 posts, RR: 3
Reply 6, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 2427 times:

Thanks for your answers!

Quoting Sparklehorse12 (Reply 3):
This was to go back to QF mainline if the 787's were delivered when they were scheduled......it will obviously stay with JQ for a while longer.

Quoting Victor009 (Reply 5):
famillirasation runs for the crews, so they ended of doing smaller sectors when aircarft in singapore for a long periods.

I suspected that this might be the case. The other answer that some suggested to me offline was to do with the airshow in Singapore.

It was just a Chaser-style prank!

ANstar From Netherlands, joined Nov 2003, 4845 posts, RR: 6
Reply 7, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 2342 times:

Quoting Allrite (Thread starter):
2) Why is Jetstar's A332 VH-EBC painted white rather than silver?

I believe it had something to do with the time it would take to repaint.

Quoting Sparklehorse12 (Reply 3):
This was to go back to QF mainline if the 787's were delivered when they were scheduled......it will obviously stay with JQ for a while longer.

they are all due to go back to QF including the silver ones

Quoting Cpd (Reply 1):
I wondered about that, but unlike the other (silver) Jetstar A332's that I have taken VH-EBC's interior looked entirely new using black armrests rather than reusing the blue QF domestic armrests.

All the Jetstar 332's have the same interior with brown leather seats (ie not the QF blue seats)

Allrite From Australia, joined Aug 2007, 1409 posts, RR: 3
Reply 8, posted (5 years 2 months 4 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 2311 times:

Quoting ANstar (Reply 7):
All the Jetstar 332's have the same interior with brown leather seats (ie not the QF blue seats)

Wrong person quoted, but no worries. I've flown 4 Jetstar A332's in the past 6 months. The first three had dark grey leather seats but blue seat sides/armrests that looked like they came from QF domestic. In the first two cases they were actually somewhat broken, looking much older than the remainder of the interior. The armrests of VH-EBC were black/grey, looked newer, and matched the rest of the seat decor. Sadly I didn't take any photos of the armrests to demonstrate this. Sad

It was just a Chaser-style prank!

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