First Scheduled Singapore Airlines A380 Flight/Downloads

Hello all,

The first Singapore Airlines A380 Flights are scheduled now for Sydney. The very first will be the charity flight. Details are:

SQ380 Arrive Sydney 1725-THU 25th Oct

SQ380 Depart Sydney-FRI 26th Oct

Then regular services:

Singapore Airlines will begin scheduled services with the new Airbus A380 between Singapore and Sydney on Sunday 28 October 2007.

The A380 will operate a daily return flight, replacing one of the three Boeing 747-400 services on the route. The aircraft will operate SQ221, departing Singapore in the evening and arriving into Sydney in the early morning, and return as SQ220, departing Sydney in the morning and arriving into Singapore in the early afternoon.

Flight Depart Arrive SQ221 Singapore 2030 Sydney 0700+1 SQ220 Sydney 0850 Singapore 1345

Also, some amazing screensavers/wallpaper downloads from the Singapore Airlines site they have devoted to the A380. Thought I would share it. Enjoy!

http://www.a380.singaporeair.com/index.html

I thought they built an air bridge already? Bit rough paying all that money and having to walk on tarmac in the rain.

Interesting that besides the 32 crew, 80 people who came in on the A380 yesterday returned on it today.

A quick overnighter in Oz. Must have been a good party last night.

I think so mate! One big party alright. I think they just had it parked over there near the GA apron as they had their marquee etc there for the partay. Look at our itinerary for March next year. Check out the aircraft type...

SATURDAY SINGAPORE AIRLINES FLIGHT SQ 220 CONFIRMED

29 MAR 08 - DEPART - SYDNEY/SYDNEY KINGSFORD 0850 NON-STOP

Terminal: TERMINAL 1

29 MAR 08 - ARRIVE - SINGAPORE/CHANGI INTL A 1345 07HRS 55MINS

Terminal: TERMINAL 3

- AIRCRAFT - AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 PASSENGER

- CLASS - PROMOTION

SUNDAY SINGAPORE AIRLINES FLIGHT SQ 176 CONFIRMED

30 MAR 08 - DEPART - SINGAPORE/CHANGI INTL A 1005 NON-STOP

Terminal: TERMINAL 2

30 MAR 08 - ARRIVE - HANOI/NOIBAI ARPT,,VN 1235 03HRS 30MINS

- AIRCRAFT - BOEING 777-200

- CLASS - PROMOTION

MONDAY SINGAPORE AIRLINES FLIGHT SQ 175 CONFIRMED

07 APR 08 - DEPART - HANOI/NOIBAI ARPT 1335 NON-STOP

07 APR 08 - ARRIVE - SINGAPORE/CHANGI INTL A 1800 03HRS 25MINS

Terminal: TERMINAL 2

- AIRCRAFT - BOEING 777-200

- CLASS - PROMOTION

MONDAY SINGAPORE AIRLINES FLIGHT SQ 221 CONFIRMED

07 APR 08 - DEPART - SINGAPORE/CHANGI INTL A 2030 NON-STOP

Terminal: TERMINAL 3

08 APR 08 - ARRIVE - SYDNEY/SYDNEY KINGSFORD 0555 07HRS 25MINS

Terminal: TERMINAL 1

- AIRCRAFT - AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 PASSENGER

- CLASS - PROMOTION

Flight status still in 'open' state so I think they are a little late boarding at the moment. Probably all that champers.

Excellent mate.

What's promotion class? Do you get to ride on that lovely big wing?

Ha ha ha. Most likely mate. No, fare was a price they beat compared to Cathay etc so I think that's why that is noted. I would have paid extra to go on the A380 anyway.:)

SQ220 was also due to depart at 1540 but just closed boarding now. A380 still open so there is obviously a bit of a delay. Here is the current Sydney ATIS though. This should bring the A380 straight over our place.

SYDNEY TERMINAL INFORMATION YANKEE

Approach: EXP ILS APCH THEN INDEPENDENT VISUAL APCH WHEN

VISUAL

Runway: 34L AND R FOR ARRS AND DEPS

Surface Conditions: DAMP

Operational Info: PARALLEL RWY OPS IN PROG.

INDEPENDENT DEPARTURES IN PROG

Wind: 160/5

DOWNWIND 5 KNOTS

Visibility: GREATER 10KM

Weather: SH IN AREA.

CB IN AREA

Cloud: FEW 800, FEW 1500, SCATTERED 2000

Temperature: 19

QNH: 1009

Now estimated at 1745 dep.:devil:

A few pics of the big one

last time it was here you could not see it as they had all the fences covered. but stopped on my way to work this morning and took the oppotunity to snap these off. not a chance of sneaking in tho. hasn't passed by my window yet. Darren i took these about 8.45 maybe we saw each other?

ozzie

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Nice pics mate! Thanks for sharing. :) Should hear it on the live feed shortly as boarding has closed.

Airborne now out of Sydney 18.12

Here she is flying over just now. Getting a little dark but you get the picture. Very quiet indeed on climb out. I have a smile from ear to ear :)

they must have swung it left i never saw it. must be really quiet i look more to the north and see them mainly off 34R. Maybe i can ride in it on next years trip OS

BTW i went home to my other place in the Hunter after getting back on Monday and the FA18a's been honking around bouncing Singleton. must be a new batch going thru quite a few booms over the 3 days and they aren't allowed to do that. If you are quick you can catch a glimpse of them as they come out after the run and accelerate away. they look good paired up and cranking thru a climbing turn

not affected by the notam but noticed a big drop in traffic and not to keen myself.

Ozzie, tracked out to Parkes this one. Did virtually an immediate left turn off 34L. She's too big for 34R this girl :)

Not wrong on big. If 34 L tracks straight out i can see them. should have got up and walked out to the foreshore park and taken some photos.

any guess on the crosswind limit. it has such a 'billboard' profile.the windage from a side gust could blow it off the runway.