Singapore Airlines orders Boeing 777-9 plus more 787-10s
By David Flynn, February 9 2017
Singapore Airlines is turning to Boeing to shape its long-range fleet for the next decade, with a US$13.8 billion (A$18bn) order for both the Boeing 777-9 and 787-10 Dreamliner jets.
The Singaporean flag-carrier has inked a deal for 20 of the next-gen Boeing 777-9, due for delivery from the 2021-2022 financial year, alongside 19 of the passenger-packing Boeing 787-10, for which it is already the global launch customer on the back of a 30-strong order due from 2018-2019.
Singapore Airlines also has a tranche of all-new Airbus A380s slated for October 2017, which will see the debut of all-new first class suites and business class seats, along with the ultra-long range Airbus A350-900ULR which will restart direct flights to New York and Los Angeles from 2018.
Star Alliance sibling Lufthansa is another customer for the Boeing 777-9 but has opted not to install first class on the aircraft, instead plumping for an enlarged business class cabin with a new generation of seats.
Qantas has also flagged the Boeing 777-9 as a likely replacement for the Airbus A380 as the airline reshapes its international network around long-range direct flights to cities such as New York and London.
David Flynn is the Editor-in-Chief of Executive Traveller and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis.
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Good to see SQ order the aircraft and give confidence to the B777 program. Wonder why they chose this aircraft over the A350-1000?
20 May 2015
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SQ probably wanted the additional capacity. The A350-1000 is around 365 pax, the 777-9 is about 400 pax.
09 May 2015
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They are getting with the "America First" program and giving the EU the middle-finger
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Except for the 60 or so A350s and 5 A380s on order!
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@Jedinak K:
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21 Jan 2016
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I am curious about the comment ".. alongside 19 of the extended range Boeing 787-10" or is the comment referring to the A350-900ULR which SQ has 7 on order?.
I haven't seen any media release to-date about Boeing producing a B787-10ER to-date.
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That wasn't in direct reference to an 'ER' version and we've edited the text to clear that up, thanks Krisdude.
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This is inteteresting as the story here in some respect is if this signals another nail in the A380 coffin?
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The issue with the 789 for QANTAS is if they can get the 787-10 for a roughly equivalent (2005) price as the 789. It is the perfect replacement for the A333s from 2022. Very similar capacity and a similar range but for a much lower operating cost. I am sure there is some haggling happening on this to have 787-10s in the 45 aircraft mix.
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@patrickk:
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Thanks FLX for the detail. It will come down to haggling that $40m. The lager size may suit as a lot of the higher capacity routes in Asia are to slot constrained airports that currently use 744s, Having something a little bigger that the 789 might be useful. It may also be able to make Brisbane LA which would suit the ongoing New York sector. It all comes down to the extra capital required with the smallish cost advantage over the 789.
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