All Singapore Airlines articles
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NewsAlert refueller noticed SIA A350 preparing for pushback with pitot covers still fitted
Investigators have revealed that a Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 at Brisbane was only prevented from departing with its pitot covers still fitted because an alert refueller on the adjacent parking bay alerted ground personnel. The aircraft (9V-SHH), operating flight SQ256 to Singapore on 27 May 2022, had undergone a 2h ...
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NewsAirbus advances development of newly-designated A350-1000F
Airbus is ramping up development activity on its A350 freighter as the airframer works towards final assembly and first flight milestones in 2025.
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NewsSIA Group says yields under pressure as it reports profitable end to 2023
Singapore Airlines Group saw a “strong” performance in its fiscal third quarter but notes that passenger yields are being pressured by the return of capacity around the world.
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AnalysisAirline Business performance tracker: Asia-Pacific Q2 2023
Key data from the most-recent Asia-Pacific earnings period – the April-June 2023 quarter – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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NewsSIA, Cathay, and Vietjet ramp up Australian capacity
Several Asian carriers are set to increase flying to Australia, with Singapore Airlines upgauging capacity on a number of key routes into the country, as part of a broader network ramp-up.
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NewsSIA Group targets 90% pre-pandemic capacity by March in network rejig
Singapore Airlines Group expects to ramp up capacity to several parts of its network from the end of the year, as it targets operating at around 90% pre-pandemic capacity by March 2024.
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NewsSIA Group profit jumps in first quarter but warns of increasing competition
Singapore Airlines Group improved its first-quarter operating profit on the back of strong travel demand, though it warns that competition “is expected to intensify” in the coming months as international capacity grows.
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AnalysisAirline Business performance tracker: Asia-Pacific Q1 2023
Key data from the most-recent Asia-Pacific earnings period – the January-March 2023 quarter – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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NewsSingapore Airlines names new chief financial officer
Singapore Airlines has named Jo-Ann Tan as its new chief financial officer, with effect from 10 September. Tan was most recently senior vice-president of marketing planning, a post she took up in April 2021. She joined the Asian carrier in 1999, initially in the passenger marketing department, and has since ...
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NewsSIA cancels eight Boeing 737 Max orders in fleet rejig
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has cancelled orders for eight Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, as part of a wider Boeing order adjustment for “projected operational requirements”.
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NewsArrival of EP upgrade for Trent XWB-84 slips to 2025
Service entry for an upgraded variant of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 engine for the Airbus A350-900 is now not expected until 2025 at the earliest – over five years later than originally planned.
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AnalysisAirline Business performance tracker: Asia-Pacific Q4 2022
Key data from the most-recent Asia-Pacific earnings period – the fourth quarter of 2022 – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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NewsStrong demand recovery helps SIA Group to record quarterly profit
A bullish Singapore Airlines Group smashed its earnings record for the fiscal third-quarter on the back of “robust” demand recovery, posting an operating profit of S$755 million ($564 million), its highest ever quarterly profit.
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NewsSIA Group sees January traffic dip amid ‘robust’ network demand
Singapore Airlines Group has reported its first dip in passenger traffic in January, following months of continued growth as borders reopened.
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AnalysisHow supply-demand crunch has given A380 a fresh lease of life
After initially looking as though the pandemic was going to bring an unceremonious end to several carriers’ Airbus A380 operations, a capacity shortage means the ultra-large jet will be flying far more widely this summer than previously expected
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AnalysisAirline share prices weaker at end-2022 versus end-2021 despite demand recovery
Airline share prices ended 2022 down on the same point 12 months earlier, following a challenging year for wider economies around the world
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Standout stories from 2022
Graham and Lewis discuss some of the most interesting developments from the past 12 months
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In depthHow far through recovery are Asia-Pacific airlines?
A year which began with Asia-Pacifc borders only slowly reopening has ended with moves to reopen even some of the most controlled of markets through the pandemic, though operators both within and outside of Asia-Pacific continue to wait on developments in China before full recovery can be contemplated.
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In depthAirline Business performance tracker: Asia-Pacific Q3 2022
Key data from the most-recent Asia-Pacific earnings period – the third quarter of 2022 – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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NewsSIA nixes A380s from North America network, as Asia-Pacific sees capacity boost
Singapore Airlines is to axe its sole Airbus A380 operation to North America, as part of a network rejig in 2023 that will see it ramp up Asia-Pacific flights amid “stronger demand”.