What's up with MH's A380s? Will they keep/upgrade them?

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What's up with MH's A380s? Will they keep/upgrade them?

Mon Apr 30, 2018 4:51 am

The plan keeps on changing...... At first they said they were going to sell them. Then they said they would convert them into high density A380s. Now they say they are keeping all of them.

What's the latest plan? Will they keep/upgrade them?
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Re: What's up with MH's A380s? Will they keep/upgrade them?

Mon Apr 30, 2018 5:08 am

Only couple weeks ago they signed a 3-year contract to operate charters to Saudi Arabia starting in August.

This follows succesful proof of concept charters using 2 of the frames this winter on similar charters to Saudi Arabia for passenges that originated in China, Indonesia in addition to Malaysia.

MH is also out currently soliciting bids for new cabin furnishings to convert frames into approx 700 seats by 2020.
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Re: What's up with MH's A380s? Will they keep/upgrade them?

Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:57 am

700 seats, is that the highest capacity A380 out there?


I imagine it’s all coach
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Re: What's up with MH's A380s? Will they keep/upgrade them?

Mon Apr 30, 2018 11:15 am

Max Q wrote:
700 seats, is that the highest capacity A380 out there?

I imagine it’s all coach


It will be (waiting for what Hi-Fly finally do with theirs).

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All Y would be 845 px max tho.
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Re: What's up with MH's A380s? Will they keep/upgrade them?

Mon Apr 30, 2018 12:02 pm

Just had a look at the different A380 configurations, if you blend Emirates' 2-class configuration with Asiana's upper deck rear economy section you get about 650:

Emirates: Image
Asiana: Image

In that config it'd be a comfy ride, especially upstairs; however, I feel there's plenty of scope for getting over 700 seats.
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Re: What's up with MH's A380s? Will they keep/upgrade them?

Thu May 24, 2018 3:33 pm

9M-MND is currently 40kft near Dubai as MH8020, any ideas where this one is going?

Looks to be heading for europe.
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Re: What's up with MH's A380s? Will they keep/upgrade them?

Thu May 24, 2018 4:09 pm

Arion640 wrote:
9M-MND is currently 40kft near Dubai as MH8020, any ideas where this one is going?

Looks to be heading for europe.


My guess is Saudi Arabia......
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Thu May 24, 2018 4:22 pm

TUGMASTER wrote:
Arion640 wrote:
9M-MND is currently 40kft near Dubai as MH8020, any ideas where this one is going?

Looks to be heading for europe.


My guess is Saudi Arabia......
Ramadam in full swing at the mo...


Could be..although now over Bahrain and entering saudi at 40k ft.
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Re: What's up with MH's A380s? Will they keep/upgrade them?

Thu May 24, 2018 6:18 pm

Arion640 wrote:
TUGMASTER wrote:
Arion640 wrote:
9M-MND is currently 40kft near Dubai as MH8020, any ideas where this one is going?

Looks to be heading for europe.


My guess is Saudi Arabia......
Ramadam in full swing at the mo...


Could be..although now over Bahrain and entering saudi at 40k ft.


About to land at JED.
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Thu May 24, 2018 6:21 pm

It seems KUL-ICN is a regular scheduled run for the MH A380's currently, with the occasional SYD flight.
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Thu May 24, 2018 6:44 pm

Services flown by the MH A380 fleet in the past 30 days:

Flight No From Via To
MH8003 Jeddah Kuala Lumpur
MH8009 Jeddah Kuala Lumpur
MH8013 Jeddah Kuala Lumpur
MH8002 Kuala Lumpur Jeddah
MH8008 Kuala Lumpur Jeddah
MH8012 Kuala Lumpur Jeddah
MH2 Kuala Lumpur London Heathrow
MH8200 Kuala Lumpur Medina
MH8202 Kuala Lumpur Medina
MH8204 Kuala Lumpur Medina
MH8206 Kuala Lumpur Medina
MH8210 Kuala Lumpur Medina
MH66 Kuala Lumpur Seoul Incheon
MH3 London Heathrow Kuala Lumpur
MH8201 Medina Kuala Lumpur
MH8203 Medina Kuala Lumpur
MH8205 Medina Kuala Lumpur
MH8207 Medina Kuala Lumpur
MH8211 Medina Kuala Lumpur
MH67 Seoul Incheon Kuala Lumpur

Source: http://a380s.net/malaysia-airlines/
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Re: What's up with MH's A380s? Will they keep/upgrade them?

Thu May 24, 2018 11:33 pm

Armodeen wrote:
Arion640 wrote:
TUGMASTER wrote:

My guess is Saudi Arabia......
Ramadam in full swing at the mo...


Could be..although now over Bahrain and entering saudi at 40k ft.


About to land at JED.


Ahh yes..it's just left again and is heading back to KUL.
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