Aviation

What’s up with SIA’s ever-growing capacity?

What’s up with SIA’s ever-growing capacity?

Latest passenger load factor at 79.6%, as capacity once again outgrows carriage.

SIA A380 flies to Frankfurt and New York

The inaugural Singapore–Frankfurt–New York service departed Singapore shortly after midnight on 16 January 2012.

Singapore Airlines increases flights to Scandivania

Partnership with Scandinavian Airlines to create first non-stop Stockholm-Singapore route.

More losses expected for Tiger Airways: OCBC

The airline is said to be not showing a sustained recovery amidst persistently high jet fuel prices.

Business jets landing soon in Seletar Airport

Transport Minister reveals plans to make it into a regional airport for booming business aviation.

Singapore Airlines discovers cracks on Airbus A380s

The cracks however were said to be non-threatening.

SilkAir to fly Down Under in March

The regional wing of Singapore Airlines will launch its service to Darwin, the first destination in Australia for SilkAir.

Airlines to face headwinds in 2012

Singapore Airlines shares with Singapore Business Review next year’s outlook for the airline industry.

SIA suffers lower passenger load factor across all regions

Systemwide passenger carriage dropped 2.6% year-on-year in November.

Tiger carried 13% less passengers in November

Load factors for Tiger Airways Singapore and Tiger Airways Australia were lower year-on-year.

Thai Tiger aborted

THAI, Tiger Airways and Ryanthai have decided not to proceed with the incorporation after failing to obtain the necessary investment approvals.

Airlines better pray the Eurozone crisis doesn’t blow up

If it does, losses over $8b await the aviation industry globally in 2012.

SIA better watch out as Qantas is targeting Asia next

Qantas is working on a possible tie-up with Malaysian Airlines and AirAsia to capture the Asia market.

Australian competition agency approves SIA and Virgin Australia alliance

The alliance enables SIA and Virgin Australia to codeshare on each other’s international and domestic flights.

ACCC gives go signal for SIA and Virgin tie-up

Customers will be able to earn and redeem frequent-flyer miles on SIA and Virgin Australia flights by the end of the year.

SIA Engineering to babysit Singapore Airlines' new Airbus fleet

For six years it will be taking care of the maintenance, repair, and overhaul needs of SIA’s additional fifteen A330-300 aircraft.

New Lao Airlines service to Vientiane completes Changi Airport's ASEAN network

The move makes Singapore connected to all nine other ASEAN countries.