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 | | 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. |
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