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etops skipper
29th Jun 2009, 07:36
There are rumors that some of SIA's 777-200 are going to Euro Atlantic...
Anybody's got any news on that?
etops skipper
29th Jun 2009, 07:40
There are rumors that SIA's 777-200 (some) are going to Euro Atlantic
Anybody's got news on that?
iasif
12th Jul 2009, 20:21
At least 2 will be going to EuroAtlantic from SQ after a Boeing Master Change to increase the MTOW to 294 tons.
These aircraft were originally built as -200ERs and have been masquerading as -200s owing to the lowered MTOW done by Boeing at delivery at the request of SQ.
Whitehatter
13th Jul 2009, 08:17
I don't think it involves a lot of changes, mainly in the software and engine departments to increase weights and the like. The engines are derated Trents which can be reset to higher thrust levels without major surgery.
The only issue is cycles, as these planes have been used on short to midhaul so are fairly high. That is apparently a deal-breaker to some carriers who were looking at them (Delta allegedly) but withdrew due to that.