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…
As of October 11, 2018, Singapore Airlines will be resuming the world's longest flight, between Singapore and Newark. At 9,500 miles and about 18 hours in each direction, this will be a really long journey. Singapore Airlines will be using their new…
You may or may not know about the worldwide problems with Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines fitted to some Boeing 787 Dreamliners. As I dug through the OMAAT archives earlier today, I realised the topic hasn't been covered much so far on this site, so I'll…
We know that Singapore Airlines is making some changes to their US route network over the coming months as they introduce their A350-900ULRs into service, though it looks like we may see even more service changes. Currently Singapore Airlines' US route…
It's a sad day for the A380, though I guess this isn't too surprising. Singapore Airlines is in the process of retiring the first five Airbus A380s that they ever took delivery of. They were the launch customer for the plane, and took delivery of the…
Yesterday Singapore Airlines announced that they'd be resuming the world's longest flight as of October 11, 2018. Specifically, I'm talking about the 9,500 mile, 19-hour flight from Singapore to Newark, which will be operated by the carrier's new A350-900ULR…
Last November, Singapore Airlines revealed the details of their new A380 Suites & business class products. The airline is currently in the process of taking delivery of five new Airbus A380 aircraft, which they're using to replace their first five A380s…
Singapore Airlines is the launch customer for the Airbus A350-900ULR (with the "ULR" standing for "ultra long range), of which they have seven on order. The airplane is already undergoing test flights, and is expected to be delivered to Singapore Airlines…
SilkAir is Singapore Airlines' wholly owned regional subsidiary. They operate a fleet of 33 narrowbody aircraft, including Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 aircraft, though over time they plan to switch to an all Boeing fleet, as they have a further…
I really do love Singapore. I love the city, I love the food, I love the airport, and I love the airline. I don't think I'd ever want to live there, but I always love visiting for a couple of days. One other thing I love about Singapore (in a backwards…
Recently Airbus completed their first test flight for the A350-900ULR, for which Singapore Airlines is the launch customer. The airline has seven of these on order, in addition to the 60 A350-900s they have on order. We're seeing more and more ultra…
Singapore KrisFlyer recently introduced “Spontaneous Escapes” awards, which are similar to the Air France-KLM’s monthly Promo Awards. In the case of these KrisFlyer awards, they’re available for travel the following month, so they really are pretty last…
It used to be 'around the world in 80 days.' Now its less than 80 hours thanks to modern, fuel efficient, long range aircraft like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350. These have allowed all sorts of new, ultra longhaul routes to become a possibility.…
