Scoot will begin introducing sister company SilkAir’s Boeing 737-800s after April 2019 as part of SIA Group plans to optimize the airline’s network and better compete against regional LCCs.
Scoot CEO Lee Lik Hsin spoke to the media during the inaugural flight of its Airbus A320neo October 29.
SIA announced in May 2018 that SilkAir will merge with the parent company from 2020, but will still retain its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
A report from the Air Transport World stated that it is likely that Scoot’s potential 737-800s will be a stopgap measure as Scoot waits to receive the remaining 38 A320neos by 2025. The second A320neo will arrive by the end of 2018 and will only receive around three more aircraft within the next two to three years because of a long backlog behind other regional airlines with bigger orders.
Speaking to the media, Lee said some 737s from SilkAir would help fulfill the airline’s plan to have 70 aircraft by 2022. SilkAir currently has 17 737-800s in service, which were delivered between 2014 and 2016.
There are currently no plans to exercise options for 11 A320neos.
Scoot’s A320neo was delivered Oct. 8 and its cabin crew underwent familiarization and training prior to the inaugural flight to Bangkok.
Scoot also worked with Airbus to design a new storage compartments for safety equipment, thus freeing up overhead storage space for customers. The airline will deploy the A320neo to Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei and India’s Tiruchirappalli.
Lee is unfazed by the various issues faced by the Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, and said its A320neos are fitted with the latest engine updates and improvements from Pratt.
“We are getting updates from the manufacturers and getting lessons from other operators,” he said. “We are hopeful that the worst is over.”
Lee said Scoot has grounded an unspecified number of Boeing 787s for inspections as a result of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine issues that have affected numerous operators, and SIA has mitigated the issue by leasing a single 777-200. He added this would carry on for up to three months.
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