Singapore Airlines
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Singapore Airlines Limited (Abbreviated: SIA; Chinese: 新加坡航空公司, Pinyin: Xīnjīapō Hángkōng Gōngsī, abbreviated: 新航) Template:Airline codes Template:Sgx is the national airline of Singapore, and the leading and founding entity of the Singapore Airlines Group of companies. One of Asia's most influential and successful airlines, it has a presence in most parts of Asia and Oceania, as well as having major operations in Europe and North America.
Operational members of the Singapore Airlines Group, such as its regional and whole-owned subsidiary, Silkair manages flights to secondary cities with smaller capacity requirements, particularly those in Southeast Asia, China and India, paying particular attention to the needs of business and leisure travellers. Since 2001, air freight operations were also hired off to a separate subsidiary, Singapore Airlines Cargo, which took over the entire freighter fleet from SIA, as well as management of the cargo holds in passenger-cargo aircraft. A more recent addition was low-cost Tiger Airways, which marked the group's maiden entry into the low-cost segment of the aviation industry.
Collectively, Singapore Airlines Group is the world's second largest carrier by market capitalisation, only trailing behind Southwest Airlines of USA. In addition, Singapore Airlines ranks amongst the global top 15 in terms of revenue passenger kilometres.
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[edit] History
[edit] Early History
Singapore Airlines began as "Malayan Airways Limited" in 1946, mounting its first flight on 1 May 1947. It started off flying an Airspeed Consul twin-engined airplane between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, and Penang (two cities and an island in West Malaysia).
The remainder of the 1940s was a growth period for Malayan Airlines, as was the 1950s. World War II had just ended and people around the world wanted to travel, and the residents of Singapore and Malaya were no exception. By 1955, Malayan Airlines' fleet had grown to include a large number of Douglas DC-3s.
In 1963, the creation of the Federation of Malaysia brought a change of name, to "Malaysian Airways". In 1966, the name was changed again, this time to "Malaysia-Singapore Airlines" (MSA), following Singapore's independence from the Federation of Malaysia the previous year.
MSA ceased operations in 1972, when political disagreements between Singapore and Malaysia resulted in the formation of two new airlines: Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines. Singapore's airline company had 10 aircraft at that time. However, Singapore Airlines' hostesses continued to wear the sarong kebaya dress, which had previously been used by MSA. While airlines in Western countries shied away from recruiting young women, Singapore Airlines promoted the image of the 'Singapore Girl' in its advertising.
Singapore Airlines saw rapid growth. during the 1970s, adding many cities in the Indian subcontinent and Asia to the 22 city network it already served, and acquiring Boeing 747 airplanes. During the 1980s, the United States, Canada, and many European cities joined Singapore Airlines' route map. During this time, Madrid became the first and only Hispanic city to be served by Singapore Airlines. In the 1990s, Singapore Airlines began flights to Johannesburg in South Africa, the first African destination for the airline, with the cities of Cape Town and Durban being added.
During the 1990s, Singapore Airlines licenced model aeroplane companies like Schabak, Wooster plastic aeroplanes, Herpa Wings and many others, to manufacture promotional plane models for them. Their Boeing 747's became known as the Megatops, and they ordered Boeing 777 and Airbus equipment to complement the Megatops.
In 2004, Singapore Airlines began long-haul flights from Singapore to Los Angeles International Airport in California and Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. This marked the first ever non-stop air service between Singapore and the United States of America, using the A340-500 aircrafts named "LeaderShip".
In 2005, the airline unveiled the advertising campaign, "First To Fly In 2006", to promote itself as the world's first airline to take delivery of the A380-800 double-decker super jumbo, due to take in the 2nd quarter of 2006 on Singapore–London, Singapore–Sydney. However, Airbus has announced that due to technical delays, the giant aircraft will be delayed for up to six months. SIA's CEO, Chew Choon Seng, was furious over the delay and threatened that SIA might sue Airbus. In addition to this, he claimed that SIA will be receiving the Boeing 777-300ER before the Airbus A380. Despite all these, SIA has said that this would not affect its promotional campaign. (See [1])
[edit] History
[edit] Early History
Singapore Airlines began as "Malayan Airways Limited" in 1946, mounting its first flight on 1 May 1947. It started off flying an Airspeed Consul twin-engined airplane between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, and Penang (two cities and an island in West Malaysia).
The remainder of the 1940s was a growth period for Malayan Airlines, as was the 1950s. World War II had just ended and people around the world wanted to travel, and the residents of Singapore and Malaya were no exception. By 1955, Malayan Airlines' fleet had grown to include a large number of Douglas DC-3s.
In 1963, the creation of the Federation of Malaysia brought a change of name, to "Malaysian Airways". In 1966, the name was changed again, this time to "Malaysia-Singapore Airlines" (MSA), following Singapore's independence from the Federation of Malaysia the previous year.
MSA ceased operations in 1972, when political disagreements between Singapore and Malaysia resulted in the formation of two new airlines: Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines. Singapore's airline company had 10 aircraft at that time. However, Singapore Airlines' hostesses continued to wear the sarong kebaya dress, which had previously been used by MSA. While airlines in Western countries shied away from recruiting young women, Singapore Airlines promoted the image of the 'Singapore Girl' in its advertising.
Singapore Airlines saw rapid growth. during the 1970s, adding many cities in the Indian subcontinent and Asia to the 22 city network it already served, and acquiring Boeing 747 airplanes. During the 1980s, the United States, Canada, and many European cities joined Singapore Airlines' route map. During this time, Madrid became the first and only Hispanic city to be served by Singapore Airlines. In the 1990s, Singapore Airlines began flights to Johannesburg in South Africa, the first African destination for the airline, with the cities of Cape Town and Durban being added.
During the 1990s, Singapore Airlines licenced model aeroplane companies like Schabak, Wooster plastic aeroplanes, Herpa Wings and many others, to manufacture promotional plane models for them. Their Boeing 747's became known as the Megatops, and they ordered Boeing 777 and Airbus equipment to complement the Megatops.
In 2004, Singapore Airlines began long-haul flights from Singapore to Los Angeles International Airport in California and Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. This marked the first ever non-stop air service between Singapore and the United States of America, using the A340-500 aircrafts named "LeaderShip".
In 2005, the airline unveiled the advertising campaign, "First To Fly In 2006", to promote itself as the world's first airline to take delivery of the A380-800 double-decker super jumbo, due to take in the 2nd quarter of 2006 on Singapore–London, Singapore–Sydney. However, Airbus has announced that due to technical delays, the giant aircraft will be delayed for up to six months. SIA's CEO, Chew Choon Seng, was furious over the delay and threatened that SIA might sue Airbus. In addition to this, he claimed that SIA will be receiving the Boeing 777-300ER before the Airbus A380. Despite all these, SIA has said that this would not affect its promotional campaign. (See [2])
[edit] History
[edit] Early History
Singapore Airlines began as "Malayan Airways Limited" in 1946, mounting its first flight on 1 May 1947. It started off flying an Airspeed Consul twin-engined airplane between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, and Penang (two cities and an island in West Malaysia).
The remainder of the 1940s was a growth period for Malayan Airlines, as was the 1950s. World War II had just ended and people around the world wanted to travel, and the residents of Singapore and Malaya were no exception. By 1955, Malayan Airlines' fleet had grown to include a large number of Douglas DC-3s.
In 1963, the creation of the Federation of Malaysia brought a change of name, to "Malaysian Airways". In 1966, the name was changed again, this time to "Malaysia-Singapore Airlines" (MSA), following Singapore's independence from the Federation of Malaysia the previous year.
MSA ceased operations in 1972, when political disagreements between Singapore and Malaysia resulted in the formation of two new airlines: Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines. Singapore's airline company had 10 aircraft at that time. However, Singapore Airlines' hostesses continued to wear the sarong kebaya dress, which had previously been used by MSA. While airlines in Western countries shied away from recruiting young women, Singapore Airlines promoted the image of the 'Singapore Girl' in its advertising.
Singapore Airlines saw rapid growth. during the 1970s, adding many cities in the Indian subcontinent and Asia to the 22 city network it already served, and acquiring Boeing 747 airplanes. During the 1980s, the United States, Canada, and many European cities joined Singapore Airlines' route map. During this time, Madrid became the first and only Hispanic city to be served by Singapore Airlines. In the 1990s, Singapore Airlines began flights to Johannesburg in South Africa, the first African destination for the airline, with the cities of Cape Town and Durban being added.
During the 1990s, Singapore Airlines licenced model aeroplane companies like Schabak, Wooster plastic aeroplanes, Herpa Wings and many others, to manufacture promotional plane models for them. Their Boeing 747's became known as the Megatops, and they ordered Boeing 777 and Airbus equipment to complement the Megatops.
In 2004, Singapore Airlines began long-haul flights from Singapore to Los Angeles International Airport in California and Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. This marked the first ever non-stop air service between Singapore and the United States of America, using the A340-500 aircrafts named "LeaderShip".
In 2005, the airline unveiled the advertising campaign, "First To Fly In 2006", to promote itself as the world's first airline to take delivery of the A380-800 double-decker super jumbo, due to take in the 2nd quarter of 2006 on Singapore–London, Singapore–Sydney. However, Airbus has announced that due to technical delays, the giant aircraft will be delayed for up to six months. SIA's CEO, Chew Choon Seng, was furious over the delay and threatened that SIA might sue Airbus. In addition to this, he claimed that SIA will be receiving the Boeing 777-300ER before the Airbus A380. Despite all these, SIA has said that this would not affect its promotional campaign. (See [3])
[edit] History
[edit] Early History
Singapore Airlines began as "Malayan Airways Limited" in 1946, mounting its first flight on 1 May 1947. It started off flying an Airspeed Consul twin-engined airplane between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, and Penang (two cities and an island in West Malaysia).
The remainder of the 1940s was a growth period for Malayan Airlines, as was the 1950s. World War II had just ended and people around the world wanted to travel, and the residents of Singapore and Malaya were no exception. By 1955, Malayan Airlines' fleet had grown to include a large number of Douglas DC-3s.
In 1963, the creation of the Federation of Malaysia brought a change of name, to "Malaysian Airways". In 1966, the name was changed again, this time to "Malaysia-Singapore Airlines" (MSA), following Singapore's independence from the Federation of Malaysia the previous year.
MSA ceased operations in 1972, when political disagreements between Singapore and Malaysia resulted in the formation of two new airlines: Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines. Singapore's airline company had 10 aircraft at that time. However, Singapore Airlines' hostesses continued to wear the sarong kebaya dress, which had previously been used by MSA. While airlines in Western countries shied away from recruiting young women, Singapore Airlines promoted the image of the 'Singapore Girl' in its advertising.
Singapore Airlines saw rapid growth. during the 1970s, adding many cities in the Indian subcontinent and Asia to the 22 city network it already served, and acquiring Boeing 747 airplanes. During the 1980s, the United States, Canada, and many European cities joined Singapore Airlines' route map. During this time, Madrid became the first and only Hispanic city to be served by Singapore Airlines. In the 1990s, Singapore Airlines began flights to Johannesburg in South Africa, the first African destination for the airline, with the cities of Cape Town and Durban being added.
During the 1990s, Singapore Airlines licenced model aeroplane companies like Schabak, Wooster plastic aeroplanes, Herpa Wings and many others, to manufacture promotional plane models for them. Their Boeing 747's became known as the Megatops, and they ordered Boeing 777 and Airbus equipment to complement the Megatops.
In 2004, Singapore Airlines began long-haul flights from Singapore to Los Angeles International Airport in California and Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. This marked the first ever non-stop air service between Singapore and the United States of America, using the A340-500 aircrafts named "LeaderShip".
In 2005, the airline unveiled the advertising campaign, "First To Fly In 2006", to promote itself as the world's first airline to take delivery of the A380-800 double-decker super jumbo, due to take in the 2nd quarter of 2006 on Singapore–London, Singapore–Sydney. However, Airbus has announced that due to technical delays, the giant aircraft will be delayed for up to six months. SIA's CEO, Chew Choon Seng, was furious over the delay and threatened that SIA might sue Airbus. In addition to this, he claimed that SIA will be receiving the Boeing 777-300ER before the Airbus A380. Despite all these, SIA has said that this would not affect its promotional campaign. (See [4])
