The Boeing 787-10 launch customer, Singapore Airlines’ first example was delivered greater than five years ago. Now with 17 aircraft, they average 4.3 years, the carrier’s youngest twin-aisle type even beating the A350-900 (4.5 years). Unlike other 787 variants, the 787-10 has the best passenger/freight capability and maximum payload – however the shortest range. Consequently, a better gross weight version is being developed.
Singapore Airlines has 17 787-10s
Registered 9V-SCA, Singapore Airlines’ first 787-10 arrived in March 2018 and entered business service from Singapore to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur the next month.
(Delivered in December 2018.) Photo: viper-zero | Shutterstock.
In keeping with ch-aviation.com, probably the most recently delivered 787-10 was 9V-SCT, which arrived on June twenty fourth, 2023. It’s certainly one of two to reach thus far this yr. Flightradar24 shows that it entered revenue service on June thirtieth to Delhi.
Each of Singapore Airlines’ 787s has the identical configuration: 36 fully flat business beds and 301 seats in economy. They’ve the fewest business seats of the Star Alliance member’s twin aisles and – aside from the A380 – probably the most in economy. This demonstrates how Singapore Airlines uses its 787s: high density, less premium, and comparatively short routes.
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Far shorter routes than other widebodies
Using OAG to look at Singapore Airlines’ August schedule shows it has 14 routes, as illustrated on the next map. All are inside Asia except Perth in Australia. Despite just one route, Indonesia has more 787 flights than another country, followed by Japan and Thailand.
Image: GCMap.
Given this network, the typical 787-10 sector length is just 1,935 miles (3,114 km). In fact, heavy widebody use is commonplace in Asia. But it surely is vastly shorter than all of its other widebodies:
- A380: 3,951 miles (6,359 km)
- 777-300ER: 3,779 miles (6,082 km)
- A350-900: 3,619 miles (5,824 km);
151 weekly 787 flights in August
The sort operates one in six Singapore Airlines departures from Changi this month. Denpasar Bali sees it probably the most, a route interspersed with the 737 MAX 8.
August 787 flights |
Singapore to… |
Find flights |
---|---|---|
4 each day |
Denpasar Bali |
|
Triple each day |
Bangkok, Perth |
|
Double each day |
Osaka Kansai, Taipei |
|
Every day |
Chennai, Delhi, Dhaka, Manila, Seoul Incheon, Tokyo Narita |
|
Five weekly |
Colombo |
|
Three weekly |
Fukuoka, Nagoya |
Where else is coming?
While very much subject to vary, Singapore Airlines intends to serve the next with the 787 in the approaching months:
- Kathmandu: from September twenty sixth (twice-weekly)
- Guangzhou: from March thirty first, 2024 (each day)
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Taking a look at November, Tokyo is just not right down to see the sort. Except for the addition of Kathmandu, other significant changes are that Seoul and Manila rise to 4 each day and Osaka to triple each day. Chennai becomes 13 weekly, Colombo each day, and Fukuoka and Nagoya five weekly. Weekly 787 flights are scheduled to rise from 151 to 193, a jump of 27%.
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