A380 into LHR on 18 March 2008

From http://www.a380.singaporeair.com/conten ... index.html

The first A380 flight to London, SQ 308, will leave Singapores Changi Airport on Tuesday, 18 March 2008, at 0900 hrs and arrive at Londons Heathrow Airport at 1505 hrs (all times local).

On the same day, the aircraft will return to Singapore, operating as SQ 319, departing Heathrow at 1855 hrs, arriving back into Singapore at 1535 hrs on Wednesday, 19 March 2008.

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Cameras at the ready then. I wonder if JAT74L will get his big one out for the occasion[:I]

Iain

He might be stowed away in the baggage hold [:D]

[Pete]

I'm tempted to do a gold run, starting with a trip on an A380 on the 18th...

Club room booked in the LHR Renaissance - just need to chaff them up to let me onto the roof like I did for the Concorde farewell!!

I'll be packing the 'big one' Iain!

Regards

John

Having ben checking for the last month, A380 flights (SIN-LHR-SIN) are now loaded onto the Singapore Airlines website.

JC

This is fantastic news - Looks like I will have to head out to Singapore next September and will hold the budget on flights to try out those suites -

Third A380 handed over in advance of LHR service start [y]
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Great to see the third A380. TBH come the end of the year it looks like these 380's will be common sight at LHR with EK using the 380 on the DXB route.

Sadly I have not managed to get the afternoon off so can't pop around to LHR to check her out.

In pictures link

She's on her way!!! [^]

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If ANYONE has some knowledge of which runway it'll land on please post here!!

Picking up a car on arrival so should manage to get something.

John

[Pete]

They generally switch runways about 3pm, so whatever they're using this morning, she might be one of the first to switch onto the other this afternoon. That said, it would be cruel of air traffic not to land her on 27L so everyone gathered at Myrtle Avenue can get a good gander.

Originally posted by Pete
They generally switch runways about 3pm, so whatever they're using this morning, she might be one of the first to switch onto the other this afternoon. That said, it would be cruel of air traffic not to land her on 27L so everyone gathered at Myrtle Avenue can get a good gander.

They were landing from the West when I passed at 7am this morning. If they keep that up it will be 09L

FM

Originally posted by JAT74L
If ANYONE has some knowledge of which runway it'll land on please post here!!

From Airliners.net :

they just switched direction, just started landing on one of the 27's so it will be arriving over London unless they switch again (unlikely).

They are landing 27R atm and i would think with the 3PM change over
it could be 27L.

Check this link for the latest info

http://www.civilaircraftregisters.org/M ... LLADSB.asp

Dan

Originally posted by Glider Pilot
They are landing 27R atm and i would think with the 3PM change over
it could be 27L.

On BAA Arrivals board:
15:05 SQ308 SINGAPORE EXPECTED 1444 3

Have you seen Virgins flight in at 10:48

Finals EGLL 27R 18/03 10:48:05 401000 VIR6 BE20 G-CLOW Virgin Atlantic 625 270 Approach

Since when have we had an a/c named G-CLOW???
And what type of a/c is a BE20?

[Neil]

Think that might be a mistake, this is G-CLOW!!!

Another pix quote from Airliners

it looks like 301 is the designated stand, you can get a good view of this stand from the T2 car park from any level.

G-CLOW looks like a quality bit of kit and could well be the answer to Virgin's fleet shortage issues

Just heard it's landing 27L

-Steve

BBC news says it's landed 15 mins early... hope no-one missed it!

[preiffer]

Well, Pete was on the roof garden and even he missed it! [:I]

Got it OK. Not the best of pics but better than nothing - which is exactly what a lot of folks standing on Bath Rd got!

John