Singapore Airlines to order $17bn aircraftSingapore Airlines agreed to spend $17 billion to buy 30 Airbus and 30 Boeing Co. aircraft, underscoring the airline's bet on a pick-up in the struggling premium class market. The significant orders announced on Thursday make More… |
SIA profits drop in contest from Gulf carriersSingapore Airlines (SIA) reported weaker-than-expected full-year results and warned of a deteriorating environment as it struggles to cope with the rapid emergence of Gulf carriers and low cost Asian rivals. SIA is attempting a bi More… |
Delta buys 49pc Virgin Atlantic stake for $360mDelta Air Lines is buying Singapore Airlines' 49 per cent stake in Virgin Atlantic for $360 million and has agreed to a transatlantic joint venture with the British carrier, expanding its access to London's capacity-constrained Heathrow More… |
SIA open to offers for Virgin stakeSingapore Airlines (SIA) said on Monday it is open to any offers for its 49 per cent stake in Virgin Atlantic, but would not comment if any bidders have approached the airline. "I think we have been quite open. We have stated that we are o More… |
Airlines hike surcharges as oil prices hurtQantas Airways and Singapore Airlines raised fuel surcharges to offset higher oil prices, an increase in costs that rival Cathay Pacific warned could hurt profits. The rise in Qantas's surcharge was the second from Australia's biggest car More… |
Singapore Airlines grounds 3 A380sSingapore Airlines on Wednesday joined Qantas in grounding some A380 superjumbos to replace their engines after finding oil stains on them. Australian rival Qantas grounded its six A380s on Thursday, when a Rolls-Royce engine partly disint More… |
Singapore Airlines to delay all A380 flightsSingapore Airlines will delay all flights on its Airbus A380 fleet pending precautionary checks after the same model operated by Qantas Airlines suffered engine failure, an official said on Thursday. It was not immediate More… |
Singapore Airlines tops poll on world flightsSingapore Airlines has topped an Australian survey as the best airline to fly with internationally, while British Airways trailed with the lowest satisfaction rating for flights from Australia to Britain. In a survey about 9,000 members of More… |
Singapore Air sees Q3 yields remaining negativeSingapore Airlines said on Tuesday that its yields improved in the quarter ended September, but would remain negative through to the end of the year as the sector struggles in the economic downturn. "The trends are moving in the right dire More… |
Singapore Airlines says no job cuts for nowSingapore Airlines, the world's second largest airline by market value, has no plans to cut jobs or further reduce flights, its chief executive said, according to a Straits Times newspaper report on Saturday. SIA on Thursday posted its More… |








