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Jamesgt said:
I'm not sure how it works when parting them out. I'm in Kemble now and nothing has shown up. The scrap aircraft here sometimes have new registrations put on them. Not sure if Singapore airlines will deregister it then the lease company re-register?
I know that's what is often done with ships, but with a plane surely a registry would be updated somewhere? Either way, every online source seems to suggest it's in Singapore unless it has managed to move without anything being tracked.I think that was the first A380 I flew on actually, it was used as a replacement when I flew ZRH to SIN and the original plane went tech on the outbound leg back in November last year.
So 9V-SKA spent almost 6 hours in the air doing circuits off the coast of Singapore earlier today:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/9v-ska...
Final sign off before it gets returned to the leasing company?
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/9v-ska...
Final sign off before it gets returned to the leasing company?
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8728999
That was taken on 17th October apparently, I'm not sure if it's moved since then but it'll be interesting to see where it ends up
That was taken on 17th October apparently, I'm not sure if it's moved since then but it'll be interesting to see where it ends up
Edited by jamiebae on Wednesday 25th October 14:09
Trevatanus said:
numtumfutunch said:
HoHoHo said:
Must be a deal to be done on that one 
I’m surprised a rich oligarch or similar hasn’t had a look and decided to make into his flying gin palace.
It would be epic if it had a swimming poolI’m surprised a rich oligarch or similar hasn’t had a look and decided to make into his flying gin palace.
A salt water one with sharks
With lasers
jamiebae said:
Another test flight for 9V-SKA - about an hour out and back to Singapore airport on November 6th, so still no sign of it arriving in Europe for dismantling.
Latest via Bloomberg:The first Airbus SE superjumbo to exit service will be stored minus its engines at a French airfield next week as its owner seeks a new operator for a plane that while still relatively young in industry terms has fallen out of favor with airlines.
The A380 will be returned to leasing firm Dr. Peters after 10 years of service with Singapore Airlines Ltd., the model’s first customer. With Airbus struggling to win orders for the double-decker and no second-hand market established, the aircraft will be parked at Tarbes in the foothills of the French Pyrenees.
Dr. Peters, which owns four Singapore A380s, told Bloomberg that talks with potential new users of the aircraft continue and that it remains “optimistic” about agreeing a deal. At the same time, the jet’s engines will be removed and returned to manufacturer Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc for rental to other operators in a move that may buy the plane time or prove a prelude to its scrapping. The lessor used to get $1.7 million a month for the wide-body, whereas the Rolls deal will bring in $480,000, offset by $94,000 for storage and insurance.
The lessor used to get $1.7 million a month for the wide-body, whereas the Rolls deal will bring in $480,000, offset by $94,000 for storage and insurance.
120 payments amounting to $204M for an asset they paid $197M for....hope the financing was very cheap or the tax breaks very favourable. Would be interesting to know what they'd get for a part-out, very small customer market.
120 payments amounting to $204M for an asset they paid $197M for....hope the financing was very cheap or the tax breaks very favourable. Would be interesting to know what they'd get for a part-out, very small customer market.
Just got an alert from the Flightradar app about this - https://www.flightradar24.com/AFR373S/23ed422b - one of Air France's off to a scrapyard in Ireland. I assume this is the first time one has landed at Knock, can't imagine any will ever take off from there.
alangla said:
Just got an alert from the Flightradar app about this - https://www.flightradar24.com/AFR373S/23ed422b - one of Air France's off to a scrapyard in Ireland. I assume this is the first time one has landed at Knock, can't imagine any will ever take off from there.
What a shame 
I fly regularly on A380's and they are really magnificent machines and I will schedule my travel to use that aircraft.
I know they will be around for some time on te Emirate fleet and some others however it's just a shame it was a bit of a failure.
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