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IATA Code = SQ
Ticket Code: 225
Hubs: Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)
Headquarters: Singapore (SIN)

About Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines' history can be traced back to May 1947, when Malayan Airways operated its first commercial flight linking Singapore with Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. The airline was later renamed Malaysian Airways Limited in1963 and Malaysia-Singapore Airlines in 1966, which then split in 1972, creating Malaysian Airline System (since renamed Malaysia Airlines) and Singapore Airlines. Over a period of more than half a century, Singapore Airlines has earned a reputation as an innovative market leader, combining a quality product with excellent service.

Singapore Airlines' passenger route network extends to 65 destinations in 35 countries. Together with its airline subsidiaries, Singapore Airlines Cargo and regional airline SilkAir, the network grows to 98 destinations in 40 countries, serving Asia, Europe, North America, the Middle East, the South West Pacific, and Africa.

Singapore Airlines has one of the youngest fleets of any major airline, with an average age of just over 6 years. Its fleet of 90 passenger aircraft includes B747-400, various models of the B777 and A340-500.

Excellence in customer service has been integral to Singapore Airlines' success and its superb inflight service is the cornerstone of its reputation for customer service and hospitality. Singapore Airlines has developed a reputation for being an industry trend-setter. The list of industry-leading innovations includes being the first to offer free headsets, a choice of meals and free drinks in Economy Class in the 1970s, and the first with satellite-based inflight telephones in 1991. In 2001, the Airline was the first to offer audio and video on demand (AVOD) capabilities on the KrisWorld inflight entertainment system in all classes. Singapore Airlines has also taken inflight dining to new heights with the formation of its International Culinary Panel and World Gourmet Cuisine. In 2004 it launched the world's longest non-stop commercial flight to Los Angeles, and subsequently New York using the A340-500 aircraft.

At the end of 2006, Singapore Airlines unveiled a suite of next-generation cabin products that comprised the industry's widest First and Business Class seats with fully flat beds, a more spacious Economy Class seat, and an enhanced KrisWorld inflight entertainment system featuring over 1000 entertainment options and a comprehensive suite of office applications.

In 2007, Singapore Airlines will be the first airline in the world to operate the Airbus A380 super jumbo when it joins the fleet.

The care and attention that Singapore Airlines offers its customers, symbolised by the Singapore Girl, has earned the Airline many industry and travel awards, including Conde Nast Traveller's "Best International Airline" award for 18 years.

Fleet

27 Boeing 747-412
02 Boeing 777-312ER
12 Boeing 777-312
31 Boeing 777-212
15 Boeing 777-212ER
05 Airbus A340-541
05 Airbus A380

Airbus A380

Singapore Airlines will begin scheduled services with the new Airbus A380 between Singapore and Sydney on Sunday 28 October 2007. The A380 will operate a daily return flight, replacing one of the three Boeing 747-400 services on the route. The aircraft will operate SQ221, departing Singapore in the evening and arriving into Sydney in the early morning, and return as SQ220, departing Sydney in the morning and arriving into Singapore in the early afternoon. The 471-seat aircraft is configured in three classes: 12 Singapore Airlines Suites (on the main deck), 60 Business Class (on the upper deck) and 399 Economy Class seats (on both decks). Singapore Airlines is delighted to begin its operations using the new A380 to Sydney, and travellers on the route can look forward to the world’s best inflight products, combined with the legendary Singapore Airlines service. The Business and Economy Class cabin products are modelled on those launched in late 2006 and currently featuring on the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, to global acclaim. The new Singapore Airlines Suites will be unveiled at the delivery of the A380 in October, and will feature the ultimate inflight luxury, in a class beyond First.