As I wrote about last week, Singapore Airlines will be launching flights between Singapore and Seattle as of September 3, 2019. The airline will operate the route 3x weekly initially, though will increase frequencies to 4x weekly as of October 2019.…
Singapore Airlines has made a number of significant changes to their US route network this year, as they take possession of both 'normal' Airbus A350-900 aircraft, as well as the ultra long range A350-900ULR, which have opened up a range of new routing…
Just over a week ago I wrote about how Singapore Airlines was expected to announce a new nonstop flight between Singapore and Seattle, and that's exactly what they've done today. Singapore Airlines will begin flying nonstop between Singapore and Seattle…
A couple of days ago I took the world's longest flight from Singapore to Newark, which covers a distance of over 9,500 miles, and where you spend over 18 hours in your seat. I find the concept of this flight to be fascinating, and even as someone who…
Yesterday I took the world’s longest flight — SQ 22 from Singapore to Newark — in business class. Shorty after the flight I shared my impressions of the odd meal service flow on the flight, which I thought was worthy of a separate post, given…
Hello from Newark! I just flew Singapore Airlines' A350-900ULR service nonstop from Singapore, which had a flight time of 17hr15min. It's the longest flight in the world, and it launched just a couple of weeks ago. I have a lot of thoughts about this…
Hello from Ahmedabad! After flying Etihad’s 787 first class from Washington to Abu Dhabi, then spending a few hours in a private room at Etihad’s first class lounge, and then flying Etihad's A320 business class from Abu Dhabi to Ahmedabad, it was time…
Singapore Airlines recently substantially altered their US route network, thanks to them starting to take delivery of their Airbus A350-900ULR aircraft. The airline was finally able to resume nonstop flights from Singapore to both Los Angeles and New…
Singapore Airlines owns a roughly 20% stake in Virgin Australia (the airline has an unusual ownership structure, as it's part owned by Etihad, Hainan, Singapore, and more), and the airlines have had a partnership for quite a while. In 2014, the two airlines…
Today is a pretty exciting day for aviation geeks. Just a bit ago the world's new longest flight from Singapore to Newark took off. This flight is operating with the flight number SQ22, and will cover a distance of 9,534 miles. This flight is only made…
On many international flights, before landing, the crew will walk through the cabin offering landing cards to anyone who needs to complete them. These are a slip of paper where passengers enter their details such as name, passport number, origin, reason…
As a general rule of thumb, Singapore Airlines only makes longhaul first and business class award seats available to members of their own KrisFlyer frequent flyer program. On one hand I interpret this as them trying to "protect" their premium cabins,…
Singapore Airlines is launching some really exciting routes later this year: -- As of October 11, 2018, Singapore Airlines will launch nonstop flights between Singapore and Newark -- As of November 2, 2018, Singapore Airlines will launch nonstop flights…
As you might imagine, there are very strict rules around alcohol (and other drug) use for staff operating flights. Each airline or local aviation authority may have a slightly different rule for the blood alcohol allowed in a pilot or cabin crew members…
Last week I finally had the chance to see "Crazy Rich Asians," which has been an incredibly popular movie. It has been the top movie in US theaters for the past three weeks. The movie has already grossed over $100 million in North America. When I wrote…
Singapore Airlines will be resuming the world's longest flight, between Newark and Singapore, as of October 11, 2018. The flight will be operated with the following schedule: SQ22 Singapore to Newark departing 12:40AM arriving 5:30AM SQ21 Newark to Singapore…
The Skytrax World Airline Awards were held in London today. Earlier I posted about how Japan Airlines was named the latest Skytrax 5-Star airline. This is separate from the actual awards ceremony -- the World Airline Awards are based on public voting,…
Yesterday Singapore Airlines announced that they'd be relaunching flights between Los Angeles and Singapore, with up to 10x weekly flights. Arguably that wasn't even the most interesting announcement from Singapore Airlines yesterday. In many ways I…
As James wrote about earlier, Singapore Airlines will be resuming nonstop flights between Singapore and Los Angeles as of November 2, 2018. They'll operate this flight with one of their new A350-900ULR aircraft, as they're taking delivery of seven of…
Singapore Airlines currently operates flights from Singapore to Los Angeles via both Seoul Incheon and Tokyo Narita. They are taking delivery of the first of seven ultra long range Airbus A350-900ULR aircraft later this year, which allows them to fly…
I wanted to share the details of the latest trip I booked, and wanted to do so quickly, since it’s still within 24 hours, and I can change the outbound if you guys have a better idea. Booking the world’s longest flight Singapore Airlines…
