SQ has two new planes in 24 hrs – one A380 and one 777!
Singapore Airlines took delivery of its fifth A380, the world’s largest passenger plane, at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse, France, at 0345 hrs, on the 28th of June (Toulouse time) and after a delivery flight, the A380 aircraft arrived in Singapore on Sunday 29 June at around 0320 hrs.
Just a few hours before, Singapore Airlines took delivery of its 18th Boeing 777-300ER aircraft at the Boeing Delivery Centre, at Everett, Washington.
This marks the first occasion where Singapore Airlines has received an aircraft from each manufacturer on the same day.
With the addition of this fifth A380 into its fleet, Singapore Airlines will upgrade more of its B747-400 flights to A380 operations on the Singapore-London route. SQ318 – the lunch-time departure from Singapore to London Heathrow – and the returning SQ321 – late-evening departure from London – will be operated by an A380 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from 16 July 2008.
This is in addition to the current daily A380 service operated on flights SQ 322 (Singapore-London) and SQ 317 (London-Singapore).
However, from 2 August 2008 to 8 August 2008 inclusive, the aircraft will be deployed to Beijing, to cater to the increased demand in the lead-up to the start of the Olympic Games. These will be the first A380 flights to the People’s Republic of China.
The Singapore Airlines A380 features the new and luxurious Singapore Airlines Suites, where each Suite is the customer’s very own private cabin in the sky.
The Airline’s Suite was awarded “Best Airline Suite†in the Wallpaper* Magazine Awards 2008 earlier this year. Wallpaper* is one of the world’s most influential design magazines.
The Singapore Airlines A380 also features the award-winning 4-abreast Business Class seat – the widest seat in its class – and a new, more comfortable Economy cabin, allowing Singapore Airlines customers to travel in unprecedented comfort, space and luxury.
The quietest large passenger aircraft ever built, the A380 delivers substantial fuel burn reductions per seat mile over the next largest aircraft.
Singapore Airlines is the first to fly the A380, and is currently the only airline operating the superjumbo. The Airline has firm orders for a further 14 A380s and options on six more.
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