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  Singapore - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Singapore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The island of Singapore was a swampy jungle when, in 1819, Stamford Raffles of the British East India Company concluded a treaty with the nominal rulers of Singapore, Sultan Hussein and the Temenggong Abdul Rahman of Johore, allowing the company to establish a trading base near the River Rochor.
It was from their political and commercial base in Singapore that the British intervened in the Malay Straits during the 1870s (see Malayan history to 1963).
Singapore in World War II Between the two world wars the building of a great naval base at Singapore stressed the colony's strategic importance.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Singapore   (1581 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines   (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 between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur Ipoh and Penang (two cities and an island of is now called West Malaysia).
In the 1990s Singapore Airlines began flights to Johannesburg in South Africa the first African destination for the airline with the of Cape Town and Durban being added.
www.freeglossary.com /Singapore_Airlines   (1120 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Singapore Airlines (abbreviated SIA, Chinese: &26032;&21152;&22369;&33322;&31354;&20844;&21496;, Pinyin: X&299;nj&299;ap&333; Hángk&333;ng G&333;ngs&299;, abbreviated: &26032;&33322;) is the national airline of Singapore.
Flights to secondary cities and less profitable routes to Southeast Asia, as well as cities in China and India are handled by a regional subsidiary, Silkair, while cargo operations are handled by Singapore Airlines Cargo.
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.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888   (1548 words)

  
 Singapore Flight — Singapore Flights to Singapore
Singapore Flights - Changi International Airport Singapore is a major gateway for flights so from many major cities it is possible to fly directly to Singapore.
Many of the flights to Singapore will be of quite a long duration ie 6 to 12 hours and therefore it is worth considering upgrading to Business or First Class.
Singapore is a small island country, therefore it does not have many flights within the country.
www.singaporecitytourist.com /singapore-flights.html   (140 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines Flight 006 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Singapore Airlines Flight SQ006 was a scheduled flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chiang Kai Shek International Airport, Taiwan.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) also issued a statement after the release of the ASC report.
Comair Flight 5191 crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, USA on 27 August 2006, after Runway 26 was used instead of the assigned Runway 22.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Singapore_Airlines_Flight_6   (1179 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Singapore Air starts world's longest non-stop flight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
SINGAPORE (AP) — To the strains of Frank Sinatra's New York, New York blaring over the speakers, 181 passengers boarded Singapore Airlines flight SQ22 Monday to launch the world's longest commercial service between the city-state and the New York metro area.
The 18 1/2 hour, 10,335-mile flight on the long-range Airbus 340-500 took off just after midday Monday, Singapore time, and passengers and guests were feted with champagne, a buffet spread and a commemorative plaque, and Polaroid, before departing.
Singapore Airlines is majority-owned by Temasek Holdings, the investment arm of the government.
www.usatoday.com /travel/news/2004-06-28-longest-flight_x.htm   (381 words)

  
 Rushing to Die: The crash of Singapore Airlines flight 006 - Part One, Airline Safety, Airline crashes
All that would cost Singapore Airlines a lot of money and would probably produce hostility among many passengers who deemed it imperative to arrive at their destination on time.
The flight papers, that provided all the necessary information to plan and conduct that flight, included the notification to airmen that runway 05R was closed for construction work and that only a portion of it could be used for taxi purposes.
There is no reason to infer the captain or Singapore Airlines was negligent in allowing the plane to proceed to takeoff in such weather conditions.
www.airlinesafety.com /editorials/Singapore006.htm   (2163 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Singapore Airlines launches world's longest commercial flight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
SINGAPORE (AFP) — Singapore Airlines (SIA) on Tuesday launched the world's longest non-stop commercial flight when an Airbus A340-500 left for Los Angeles in an historic voyage.
SIA officials said they were satisfied with the 75% capacity for the maiden voyage and announced the launch of a second non-stop flight between Singapore and New York had been moved up from August to June.
With the direct flights, Singapore will also make full use of an open skies agreement it signed with the USA in 1997 that removed restrictions on the capacity and frequency of flights.
www.usatoday.com /travel/news/2004-02-03-sia-flight_x.htm   (665 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines flight attendant strips off during flight. | Operations > Shipping from AllBusiness.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Singapore Airlines flight attendant strips off during flight.
A Singapore Airlines flight attendant was arrested during a flight from Australia to Singapore on 11 July 2003.
During the flight, the 31-year-old - who was off-duty - reportedly threw a glass of wine over passengers seated near him and began shouting before leaving his seat.
www.allbusiness.com /operations/shipping-air-freight/608089-1.html   (336 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines flight makes unscheduled landing due to unruly passenger. | Operations > Shipping from ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Singapore Airlines flight makes unscheduled landing due to unruly passenger.
A Singapore Airlines flight was forced to make an unscheduled stop during a flight today (3 July) after a passenger allegedly became unruly.
During the flight from Singapore to Brisbane, Australia, a man began having a heated discussion with his girlfriend and then became more unruly when flight crew refused to serve him a drink.
www.allbusiness.com /operations/shipping-air-freight/586024-1.html   (345 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Singapore Airlines Limited (Abbreviated: SIA; Malay: Syarikat Penerbangan Singapura, Chinese: 新加坡航空公司; pinyin: Xīnjīapō Hángkōng Gōngsī; abbreviated 新航) SGX: S55 is the national airline of Singapore, with a strong presence in Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and a major player on the competitive "kangaroo route" between Europe and Oceania.
The airline diversified into various markets including ground handling, aviation engineering, air catering, and travel tour marketing, and is now the leading and founding entity of the Singapore Airlines Group of companies.
On 31 October 2000, Singapore Airlines Flight 006, a Boeing 747-400 flying on a Singapore to Los Angeles via Taipei route rammed into construction equipment while attempting to take off from a closed runway at Chiang Kai Shek International Airport, caught fire and was destroyed, killing 79 passengers and 3 crew members.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Singapore_Airlines   (3979 words)

  
 The WGBH Auction
Singapore's well–known in–flight entertainment system, KrisWorld is at your finger–tips with many hours of music, games, on–demand TV and programs of all kinds.
AND...the Singapore Tourism Board has graciously added 2 tours to enhance your fascinating experience: A city tour, by private car, for the uninitiated to familiarize themselves with what is Unique to Uniquely Singapore; and a tour of Singapore's uniquely enthralling Singapore Zoological Gardens and the world's first Night Safari.
The former is a renown zoo well known for its 'open concept' and use of natural barriers and the latter is the world's first night safari where visitors venture into the domain of the animal kingdom at night to view the nocturnal habits of creatures in the safe surroundings of natural barriers.
www.wgbh.org /auction/view_bid/2004/singapore   (391 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines Flight 6   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Singapore Airlines Flight 6 was a flight that flew from Changi International Airport Singapore to Chiang Kai Shek International Airport and from Taipei Taiwan to Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles California.
In consequence the aircraft into the construction machinery causing it to 79 of 159 passengers and 4 of crew members died in the accident.
The flight route designation was changed to Singapore Airlines Flight 30 after the incident.
www.freeglossary.com /Singapore_Airlines_flight_006   (395 words)

  
 best flights to New Zealand comparison of Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Singapore Airlines air-crew are renowned for their good service.
A number of people flying with Singapore have found that, although their baggage is heavier than it should be, they are not charged for excess baggage.
Singapore Airlines operate a mixture of 777-200 and 747-400 aircraft on flights to Auckland.
www.emigratenz.org.cob-web.org:8888 /flights-to-new-zealand.html   (867 words)

  
 CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Singapore Airlines 747 Crashes in Taiwan; Pilot Reports Hitting an Object on the Runway ...
Singapore Airlines 747 Crashes in Taiwan; Pilot Reports Hitting an Object on the Runway
Obviously, to have a flight crew to be able to interview, as Carl Rochelle mentioned a couple of minutes ago, is enormously important.
FRANCIS: Well, Singapore Airlines is one of the great airlines of the world, and not just in terms of their service, but in terms of their safety.
transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0010/31/bn.18.html   (1367 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines Page--Welcome to Travelsites, the travel site web directory!--information on Expedia, Travelocity, ...
Singapore Airlines is perenially at the top of the list of great airline customer service.
At its launch, the flag carrier of Singapore had a modest fleet comprising 10 aircraft, a staff of 6,000 and a route network spanning 22 cities in 18 countries.
Singapore Airlines makes a tremendous amount of information easily accessible in an attractive and organized format.
www.travelsites.com /Reviews/singapore_airlines.html   (422 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Download Singapore Airlines’ timetable in Adobe PDF format and view it on your computer, or print just the pages you want and bring them along with you.
Access Singapore Airlines timetable through your Pocket PC for use virtually anytime, anywhere.
Flights shown do not necessarily reflect the most up-to-date changes and all possibilities.
www.singaporeair.com /saa/en_UK/FlightInfo/ettQuery.jsp   (351 words)

  
 CNN.com - Singapore Airlines flight from Australia makes unscheduled landing - November 1, 2000 (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- A Singapore Airlines flight from Sydney to Singapore made an unscheduled landing early Thursday after developing a problem in one of its engines.
The incident came a day after Boeing 747-400 owned by the same airline crashed and erupted into flames at Taiwan's main airport killing 79 passengers.
The airline released a statement early Thursday saying flight SQ232 from Sydney to Singapore developed a generator fault three hours into the flight, forcing it to turn back and land in Brisbane, about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) north of Sydney.
www.cnn.com.cob-web.org:8888 /2000/ASIANOW/australasia/11/01/australia.singaporeairlines.ap/index.html   (328 words)

  
 Singapore Airlines Flights, Singapore Airlines, Singapore flights
ATP Flights's flights are regularly price checked against other competitors to ensure that we offer great cheap air fare deals to your favourite destinations with Singapore Airlines.
As ATP is part of one of the largest travel company's in the UK we have access to a whole host of specially negotiated fares for you to choose from...
Flights from Air France (AF), Continental Airlines (CO), KLM, Alitalia, Lufthansa to name but a few.
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 CNN Transcript - WorldView: Singapore Airlines Flight 006 Disaster's Death Count Rises to 65 - October 31, 2000
BLATT: Well, the last time we had a big plane crash a couple years ago, not too far from where this crash was, when a China Airlines plane went down, I was there at the scene the next morning and most of the bodies were literally in pieces and completely unrecognizable.
Singapore Airlines says that he believes he hit something on the runway.
Now, that's consistent with one of the reports that we heard earlier from one of the passengers, John Diaz, who said that the plane was going along straight down the runway and suddenly it felt like they hit something; something hit and stopped the airplane.
edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0010/31/wv.01.html   (702 words)

  
 AirDisaster.Com: Accident Photo: Singapore Airlines 006
Photographer: AP Singapore Airlines flight SQ006, daily service from Singapore-Taipei-Los Angeles, crashed on takeoff from Taipei's Chang Kai Shek International Airport at 23:18 local time.
Subsequent investigation of the accident confirmed that the flight crew mistakenly attempted takeoff on Runway 05R (9029x150ft), instead of the planned Runway 05L (12008x200ft).
NOTAMs showed that, at the time of the accident, Runway 05R was closed for repairs, and that numerous pieces of construction equipment were parked on the runway.
www.airdisaster.com /photos/sq006/photo.shtml   (138 words)

  
 KTVU.com - News - White Knuckle Moments On Singapore Airlines Flight
SAN FRANCISCO -- Passengers aboard a Singapore Airlines flight had a few anxious moments early Wednesday when their 747-400 enroute to Hong Kong was forced to return to SFO because it blew out two tires on the left main landing gear during takeoff.
Flight 001 landed safely without any injuries to passengers or crew.
She said everyone was pretty calm, but she was annoyed that the flight had now been delayed by a day.
www.ktvu.com /news/4267593/detail.html   (504 words)

  
 Airliners.net Civil Aviation: Question About Singapore Airlines' Flight To NY (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Generally, the flights to EWR tend to go eastbound into and out of EWR.
In that case, the most optimum flight plan is over the pole, because of the "LIGHT AND VARIABLE" winds over the pole and the northern latitudes.
The other issue is the flight might be routed over the pole no matter what the winds.
www.airliners.net.cob-web.org:8888 /discussions/general_aviation/read.main/2095001   (1470 words)

  
 Singapore airlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Singapore Airlines orders 20 Boeing 787s - Puget SERVICE Business Class First Class NUMBER OF PASSENGERS: the first and biggest customers for another new Business Network - 4/27/2005 Does brand management need percentage of the applicable adult fare.
Singapore board, CEO and senior management team, and strong compensation from Airbus for yet another delivery snag the iconic Singapore Girl in different themes and level of many other carriers which charge less.
Singapore Airlines has teamed-up with priceline agent or Singapore Airlines reservations if they wish promise of quality, innovation and service.
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