StreetFight3r 6th Gear May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 https://mothership.sg/2020/05/sia-planes-alice-springs/?fbclid=IwAR1gbL-oN9oyI181CubCTTQrspN0A1U3wJs8WOULNqh5_ajjFZVnr9DxxB8 SIA planes fly to Australia to park at Alice Springs for at least a few months Singapore Airlines, Scoot and SilkAir planes have flown to Alice Springs, Australia and they will remain parked in the desert airport for the next few months. News of the temporary relocation was reported in the last week of April 2020. A total of 17 aircraft across the three group airlines will be in long-term storage. They started making their way to Alice Springs Airport as early as April 25. Both Scoot and SilkAir are subsidiaries of SIA. At least four massive Airbus 380s have landed in Alice Springs, as well as three SIA Boeing 777-200ERs, two Scoot A320s, and six SilkAir Boeing 737 MAX 8s. The locals in Alice Springs greeted the unusual arrival with anticipation. It has been predicted the planes will be out of action for at least three to four months minimum. The number of A380s in Alice Springs reportedly amount to a 20 per cent cut in SIA's operational A380 fleet. Why Alice Springs? Alice Springs Airport is home to the region’s only long-term aircraft storage facility. A dry desert climate is essential for preserving aircraft in long-term storage. The planes would otherwise fare poorly if they are left continuously unused in humid environments like Singapore's. If business there is thriving, it is a harbinger of bad news for the aviation industry. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-28/during-coronavirus-pandemic-planes-parked-in-alice-springs/12189856?fbclid=IwAR0hwuvI_9Q9fLb9YnjDQC_gDZPlY33Kzga7O18_8sdC9-CI64VLM_GlaT0 It is the first time an Airbus A380 has landed in the Red Centre. The A380s are the latest planes to be mothballed in Alice Springs after six Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes — the model grounded globally after two crashes which killed a total of 346 people — touched down at the airport last year. The 580-tonne machines caught the eyes of many locals as they flew in for their Central Australian holiday on Sunday, in a rare direct flight from Singapore. With no word on when international travel will resume, the A380s might not be the last planes with a parking space in Alice Springs. And it isn't just residents who are excited by this chapter in aviation history. The latest batch of aircraft arrivals is another coup for the new Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage (APAS) facility in Alice Springs, which is spruiking the Red Centre as a leading storage port for airlines across the region. "Obviously it's not the ideal circumstances around the current situation with COVID-19, however this is a great opportunity for Alice Springs," he said. Quote are we the first in the region to put our aircraft into storage? ↡ Advertisement 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 That is sad to see. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 I hope to see them soon before the weeds start to grow around them. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdf4786k Twincharged May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 47 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said: I hope to see them soon before the weeds start to grow around them. If the forecast is 18 months , I doubt so. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mersaylee Supersonic May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 Errr......wat sort of security...to collect dust over there? Do the pilots who fly there...need to be quarantined before heading home? ...hope not in kangaroo airplane... better get our birds back before dry summer again down under Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inlinefour Twincharged May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 season parking how much huh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Sdf4786k said: If the forecast is 18 months , I doubt so. Need this like that. In A380 size thou. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdf4786k Twincharged May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 9 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said: Need this like that. In A380 size thou. Some have reported car co ers cause damages as well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ysc3 Twincharged May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 Last time airlines were still talking off how to increase seating capacity or standing capacity.... Now with covid-19, no more sardining of air travelers anymore ! This is a going to be a new page in air travel history. But down side will be the price of air travel. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 20 minutes ago, Sdf4786k said: Some have reported car co ers cause damages as well. at least the weeds cannot grow on the plane mah. hahah. 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 Only a few months ago Boeing and Airbus were saying they cannot built planes fast enough to keep up with the explosive growth in air travel. Last time people take 1 holiday after a few years. Now its normal for some people to take a few holidays in 1 year. I heard some people say I go to Japan or Korea every year. Some even say they go a few times every year. So the demand of holidays is always there its just that its not safe to go now. If I ran a fund with a lot of money I would buy all the planes going at fire sale prices and in 1 to 2 years the demand for them will come back. If property crash and people have money lying around they should buy bungalows. Millions in the bank after 20 years will be worth hundreds of thousands. Bungalow will be worth tens of millions. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Supersonic May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 So they have to park their planes at other country? Sg do not have place for them to park? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanCoe Hypersonic May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, 13177 said: So they have to park their planes at other country? Sg do not have place for them to park? likely becos of our super high humidity ...... arid desert keeps instruments well and keeps away fungus/mould too 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, Jamesc said: Only a few months ago Boeing and Airbus were saying they cannot built planes fast enough to keep up with the explosive growth in air travel. Last time people take 1 holiday after a few years. Now its normal for some people to take a few holidays in 1 year. I heard some people say I go to Japan or Korea every year. Some even say they go a few times every year. So the demand of holidays is always there its just that its not safe to go now. If I ran a fund with a lot of money I would buy all the planes going at fire sale prices and in 1 to 2 years the demand for them will come back. If property crash and people have money lying around they should buy bungalows. Millions in the bank after 20 years will be worth hundreds of thousands. Bungalow will be worth tens of millions. Ask your MIL for fundings liao! wait for what! hahahahha. 😂 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBlade Internal Moderator May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 Indeed a sad sight. Felt my heart just ached a little. 😰 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBlade Internal Moderator May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, 13177 said: So they have to park their planes at other country? Sg do not have place for them to park? SG humidity is less suitable. Read the article laaaa. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 I will do my best to help the airline industry. As soon as covid is cleared I will go to Japan. I hope many people support me. My boss say I no meet my KPI Who don't want to go? These will be back in the air soon. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator May 5, 2020 Share May 5, 2020 22 minutes ago, Jamesc said: I will do my best to help the airline industry. As soon as covid is cleared I will go to Japan. I hope many people support me. My boss say I no meet my KPI Who don't want to go? These will be back in the air soon. I support your mentally, monetary, you need to ask your MIL. hahah ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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