Originally Posted by 404 Titan
If SQ can't get the rights, EK haven't got a snow flakes chance in hell of getting it.
As far as I am aware under the Australia-Singapore Open Skies agreement any Singapore Carrier has rights to freighter operations across the Pacific. This does not extend to passenger services.
Originally Posted by FoxtrotAlpha18
The 777F can't even do the Pacific nonstop unless it carries virtually no freight! Has only a 4K mile range with a full load.
Should be able to take 30t of freight on a SYD-JFK direct, maybe it is something light and bulky/voluminous like a yacht mast.