Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines Limited (SIA or SQ) is the flag carrier airline of Singapore with its hub located at Changi Airport. The airline flies a diverse fleet of 160 Airbus and Boeing passenger and freighter aircraft. Historically, it was the launch customer for the Airbus A380—the world's largest passenger aircraft—and the Boeing 787-10, as well as the first operator of the ultra-long-range version of the Airbus A350-900. The airline has been a member of Star Alliance since April 2000, and ranks amongst the top 15 carriers worldwide in terms of revenue passenger kilometres and international passengers carried. Singapore Airlines Group has more than 20 subsidiaries, including numerous airline-related businesses. SIA Engineering Company handles maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations across nine countries, while Singapore Airlines Cargo manages the group's freighter fleet and cargo-hold capacity. Scoot, a wholly owned subsidiary, operates as a low-cost carrier. The airline is also notable for highlighting the "Singapore Girl" as its central figure in its corporate branding. The airline is widely recognized for its service quality.
Key facts
History
Singapore Airlines traces its corporate origins to the 1947 incorporation of Malayan Airways, which operated its inaugural commercial flight connecting Kallang Airport with Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. Following the separation of Singapore from Malaysia, the carrier was restructured as Malaysia–Singapore Airlines (MSA) in 1966. Strategic differences later led to an asset division, resulting in the official 1972 launch of Singapore Airlines as an independent entity.
The airline retained the international route network out of Singapore International Airport at Paya Lebar and the sarong kebaya uniform for its cabin crew designed by Pierre Balmain, marketed as the "Singapore Girl". Under its early leadership, the airline rapidly built a premium global reputation, later becoming the launch customer for the Airbus A380 in 2007 and spearheading some of the world's longest non-stop commercial flights from Changi Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
Its airports
Its main hubs
Airports that list it on their own website
These airports include this airline in the carrier list on their official website.
Route network according to OpenFlights (open route database). It may not reflect recent schedule changes.
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