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  Singapore Airlines - Star Alliance
The airline was later renamed Malaysian Airways (1963) and Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (1967), which was split in two in 1972, creating Malaysian Airline System (since renamed Malaysia Airlines) and SIA.
SIA, together with its airline subsidiaries, Singapore Airlines Cargo and regional airline SilkAir, has a route network extending to 88 destinations in 38 countries, serving Asia, Europe, North America, the Middle East, the South West Pacific, and Africa.
In 2001 the Airline became the first to introduce a global inflight e-mail system to all passengers SIA has also taken inflight dining to new heights with the formation of its International Culinary Panel and World Gourmet Cuisine.
www.staralliance.com /en/meta/airlines/SQ.html   (371 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Singapore airlines kept the 10 Boeing aircraft of 737s and 707s (being all the Boeing jets in MSA), all international routes out of Singapore, the corporate headquarters in Robinson Road and the hostesses continued to wear the sarong kebaya dress, which had previously been used by MSA.
On 26 March 1991, Singapore Airlines Flight 117, piloted by Captain Stanley Lim on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, was hijacked in mid-flight by four Pakistanis, led by Zahid Hussain Soomro, who demanded that the plane be flown to Sydney.
Singapore Airlines is a top airline in terms of customer service and satisfaction, and has won a large number of awards and accolades over the years.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Singapore_Airlines   (2458 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Singapore Airlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In the airline industry, a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has flights to at least several destinations other than its hubs.
Main article: Singapore Airlines awards and accolades Singapore Airlines is a top airline in terms of customer service and satisfaction, and has won a large number of awards and accolades over the years.
Main article: Singapore Airlines destinations Jump to: navigation, search This is a list of airports that Singapore Airlines flies to as of 14 May 2004, excluding code-shared, Silkair, and Singapore Airlines Cargo destinations.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Singapore-Airlines   (9289 words)

  
 Seeing Cargo Independently
Singapore Airlines, however, is trying to go far, far further, banking its cargo future on the idea that the freight business is big enough to stand apart.
Traditionally cargo bosses have found it easier to convince their airline's top management to buy freighters when the overall going is good, which doesn't necessarily overlap with the growth curve in the cargo business.
There are some airline experts who argue that the greatest value an airline holds isn't its aircraft at all but the route authority the carrier must have to fly those planes to and from points around the world.
www.aircargoworld.com /archives/feat1_jul01.htm   (2448 words)

  
 Airwise News - Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines filled 65.8 percent of the space available on its planes for passengers and cargo in April, down from 66.3 percent a year earlier, it said on Monday.
Singapore Airlines, scheduled to be the first carrier to fly the Airbus A380 superjumbo, said on Wednesday it may only receive the new plane in the final quarter of 2006 due to a production delay.
Singapore Airlines may agree to delay the introduction of the Airbus A380 on flights from Sydney to Los Angeles in return for access to the sought-after trans-Pacific route, it said on Wednesday.
news.airwise.com /airlines/singapore.html   (446 words)

  
 Articles - Singapore Airlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
On 26 March 1991, Singapore Airlines Flight 117, piloted by Captain Stanley Lim on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, was hijacked in mid-flight by four Pakistanis, led by Zahid Hussain Soomro, demanding that the plane be flown to Sydney.
Singapore Airlines and NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) received phone calls stating that a bomb will be carried by a seaman and will detonate the bomb 30 minutes after take-off.
Singapore Airlines is known in the industry as being the first to launch new in-flight entertainment features, sush as Nintendo or movies on demand.
www.izeez.com /articles/Singapore_Airlines   (2047 words)

  
 Singapore Air To Impose Fuel Surcharge
Singapore Airlines declined to comment on the impact of the surcharge on its bottom line.
Singapore Airlines' cargo arm, Singapore Airlines Cargo, Asia's largest cargo carrier by traffic, is considering increasing its fuel surcharge to 25 US cents per kilogram of cargo, a spokesman for the company said.
The cargo subsidiary, which raised the fuel surcharge on cargo flights to 20 US cents from 15 cents effective May 11, is looking at progressively implementing the next round of increases towards the end of June.
news.airwise.com /stories/2004/06/1086086970.html   (322 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Singapore Airlines Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is the national airline of Singapore.
Singapore Airlines began as "Malayan Airways" in 1947, flying an Airspeed Consul twin engined airplane between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, and Penang (two cities and an island of what is now called West Malaysia).
Singapore Airlines flew, for a short period of time, a Concorde that it shared with British Airways.
www.ipedia.com /singapore_airlines.html   (1156 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines Cargo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo), the fully owned subsidiary of (Click link for more info and facts about Singapore Airlines) Singapore Airlines and incorporated in 1 July 2001, is the world's second biggest airfreight carrier in terms of international freight tonne kilometers (FTK).
The airline is in the alliance, the other members of which are (Click link for more info and facts about Lufthansa Cargo) Lufthansa Cargo, (Click link for more info and facts about SAS Cargo) SAS Cargo, and (Click link for more info and facts about JAL Cargo) JAL Cargo.
SIA Cargo operates 14 (Click link for more info and facts about Boeing 747-400) Boeing 747-400 MegaArk freighters, with a further aircraft on order (at March 2005).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/si/singapore_airlines_cargo.htm   (298 words)

  
 dfwairport.com - DFW Welcomes Singapore Airlines Cargo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Singapore Airlines has been consistently recognized as one of the top airlines in the world in both cargo and passenger service.
The new service by Singapore Airlines Cargo is expected to generate an additional $10.0 million to the local economy.
DFW is pleased with the addition of Singapore Airlines to its already impressive list of cargo air carriers, strengthening its Asian network and bringing increased economic impact to North Texas.
www.dfwairport.com /CARGO/news/02/01/singapore.html   (375 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines Selects Connexion by Boeing for In-Flight Connectivity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Today's announcement in Singapore precedes a definitive service agreement and establishes the framework for the power of in-flight broadband communications to be made available to SIA's customers in 2004.
"We applaud Singapore Airlines for its continued industry leadership in bringing innovative and value-added services to its passengers and we are pleased to be selected as one of their forward-looking service offerings," said Connexion by Boeing President Scott Carson.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is one of the world's leading international airlines, operating a modern fleet of 81 passenger aircraft.
www.boeing.com /news/releases/2003/q4/nr_031111j.html   (616 words)

  
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In addition, Singapore Airlines has been in touch with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), as well as Red Cross in Singapore, to offer freight of relief supplies to affected areas which are served by SIA.
Singapore Airlines Cargo is working with organizations around the world to position emergency relief supplies into affected areas.
Aid is being flown from as far as Europe and the USA on Singapore Airlines Cargo services.
www.pata.org /patasite/fileadmin/aacrisis/sia.doc   (394 words)

  
 Air Cargo News
Mike followed John Allen as the carrier’s second cargo sales and service manager in America and was the chief architect who guided the development of Singapore Airlines cargo business during its formative years.
He was a key part of a dynamic team, which grew Singapore Cargo from a DC-8 freighter, with barely a toe hold in San Francisco and the North American market, into a mighty transportation resource respected worldwide.
But SIA Cargo holds were filled to the brim for all the years that “Steady Mike” was at the North American sales and service helm.
aircargonews.com /archives/obituary001.html   (1076 words)

  
 GN Online: Mercator working with Singapore Airlines Cargo
Singapore Airlines Cargo has selected Mercator, the IT division of the Dubai-based Emirates Group, to carry out an in-depth analysis, covering the study and evaluation of its cargo revenue accounting systems.
Singapore Airlines Cargo has a route network spanning 70 destinations in 36 countries.
According to the Emirates Group, Rapid Cargo enjoys worldwide acclaim, and is being continually developed to meet the fast-growing cargo revenue accounting needs of major airlines.
www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=63823   (219 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines Cargo will take delivery of its 10th B747-400F in September   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
SINGAPORE Airlines Cargo, a separate company within the Singapore Airlines Group since July this year, will take delivery of its 10th Boeing 747-400F in September and an 11th in February next year.
And according to Michael Tan, SIA Cargo's chairman the plan is to grow capacity by 10 per cent a year by increasing the fleet to 17 B747-400Fs over the next five years.
In addition to taking over all the freighters from the Singapore Airlines Group, the new cargo operator has purchased all the belly hold capacity of the passenger airline Ñ Singapore Airlines.
www.tiaca.org /articles/2001/08/28/4E0602ACD26B4F03BFCEFD8937E3DF83.asp   (168 words)

  
 Inbound Logistics: Feature Story
With airlines limiting lift in most areas and shippers demanding more, major airlines and cargo carriers survive by combining forces.
The airlines have been aligned for years to provide this kind of seamless service for passengers, but it was not until four years ago, when WOW and SkyTeam Cargo were developed, that they began to tackle the cargo side, says Karsten Schmidt, vice president, WOW program manager, Lufthansa Cargo.
For example, Singapore Airlines may provide the services, but if the shipper's contact is Lufthansa, then the bill comes from Lufthansa.
www.inboundlogistics.com /articles/features/0104_feature04.shtml   (2515 words)

  
 Lufthansa - WOW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Singapore Airlines Cargo, JAL Cargo and SAS Cargo are Lufthansa's partners in the WOW alliance, which offers customers seamless transport solutions in a globe-spanning network.
Along with its new partner, Japan Airlines Cargo, which joined the alliance in July 2002, WOW has a fleet of 43 freighters and the belly capacities of more than 760 passenger aircraft, many of which are wide-bodied jets.
The cargo alliance's global network encompasses 523 destinations in 103 countries on five continents, and connects the most important commercial centres worldwide.
konzern.lufthansa.com /en/html/allianzen/allianzen_logistik   (270 words)

  
 Peter's Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Singapore Airlines was the pioneer of inflight services such as free drinks and complimentary headsets.
Singapore Airlines Cargo is devoted to providing the best airport to airport airfreight service in the world, via it's fleet of B747 Mega Ark freighters and the purchasing of all bellyhold capacity on SIA passenger flights.
The role involves cargo space and yield management on flights in order to ensure corporate revenue/profit objectives are met.
skyscraper.fortunecity.com /carlton/976/employ.htm   (436 words)

  
 Treasury Sanctions Singaporean-Chinese Cargo Airline Company
The cargo airline suspended operations in mid-August after it was sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for providing support to proliferators of weapons of mass destruction.
Boeing has approached the Treasury Department for a license that would allow it to continue working with Great Wall Airlines, and the airline is appealing its listing by the Treasury Department.  Prior to suspending operations, the airline was providing cargo service to Amsterdam, Singapore and the Indian cities of Chennai and Mumbai.
Great Wall Airlines is a joint venture owned by CGWIC; Dahlia Investments, a subsidiary of the Singapore government's investment firm Temasek Holdings; and Singapore Airlines Cargo, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines.
usinfo.state.gov /xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=August&x=20060828170426bpuh0.2782251   (535 words)

  
 Welcome to SIA Cargo
Singapore Airlines Cargo invites applications from Singapore citizens who are beginning their University undergraduate education in 2007, or in the case of those serving National Service, in 2008 and 2009.
Great Wall Airlines, a joint venture airline established by China Great Wall Industry Corporation, Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd and Dahlia Investments Pte Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd), was officially launched at a ceremony at the Shanghai International Convention Centre yesterday.
Singapore Airlines Cargo received top marks at the Federation of Asia-Pacific Aircargo Associations (FAPAA) award ceremony, winning the “Top Airline For Outstanding Service” award for the second consecutive year.
www.siacargo.com   (223 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd selects Mercator revenue accounting analysis project | Mercator
Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd has selected Mercator, the IT division of the Dubai-based Emirates Group, to carry out an in-depth analysis, scoping study and evaluation of its cargo revenue accounting systems.
Singapore Airlines Cargo is internationally recognised as one of the world's leading carriers, with a route network spanning 70 destinations in 36 countries.
RAPID Cargo enjoys world-wide acclaim, and is being continually developed to meet the fast-growing cargo revenue accounting needs of major airlines.
www.ameinfo.com /10359.html   (746 words)

  
 SAS Cargo Press release
The alliance was founded in April 2000 by Lufthansa Cargo, SAS Cargo and Singapore Airlines Cargo.
The cargo alliance has access to a combined fleet of more than 40 freighters and the belly capacities of more than 760 passenger aircraft, including many widebody jets.
Singapore Airlines Cargo is the third largest and Japan Airlines Cargo the eight largest.
www.sascargo.com /pressrelease.asp?PressReleaseID=68   (458 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Asia
Lufthansa AG's cargo unit, the world's biggest airfreight carrier, in October last year set up a venture with Shenzhen Airlines Co., becoming the first cargo airline tie-up in China with an overseas carrier.
Singapore Airlines Cargo, the world's third-largest airfreight carrier, said in May it will form a cargo carrier in China with Temasek Holdings Pte and China Great Wall Industry Corp.
Singapore Airlines Cargo, a unit of Asia's most profitable carrier, will own 25 percent of the new airline.
www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aE45nKvffA9c   (388 words)

  
 SkyscraperCity Forums - Singapore Airlines Group - Singapore Airlines, Silkair, Singapore Airlines Cargo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The airline’s official colours would be a rich yellow and a midnight blue, and the official logo, a stylised bird.
There are new challenges for SIA today as many airlines are improving their competitiveness by merging, and innovating on their in-flight services and entertainment, as well as providing enhanced technology at airports.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will increase its capacity in terms of available seat kilometres by 3.1 per cent when the Northern Summer schedule comes into effect on 28 March 2004.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=86075   (5840 words)

  
 Scoop: Direct Freighter Services Between China And USA
Singapore Airlines Cargo To Start Direct Freighter Services Between China And The U.S. Singapore Airlines Cargo is planning to start direct services between China and the United States from April 2003.
SIA Cargo’s new services are the result of a recently concluded Air Services Agreement between Singapore and China, and will utilize the additional capacity made available by the delivery of SIA’s 12th B747-400 freighter.
Singapore Airlines Cargo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, operates two dedicated B747-400 freighter services weekly between Auckland and Singapore, in addition to the bellyhold capacity on Singapore Airlines’ daily 747 passenger services from Auckland and five weekly services from Christchurch to Singapore.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/BU0301/S00124.htm   (1144 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines Cargo, London (Bedfont Road)
London Online and Singapore Airlines Cargo are separate entities and are in no way connected.
If you wish to contact Singapore Airlines Cargo, please do so directly using the phone number or address provided.
Singapore Airlines Cargo is based in Bedfont Road London.
www.londononline.co.uk /profiles/147885   (108 words)

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