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Source:http://www.silkair.com/mbe/en_UK/con...1_26072010.jsp

SILKAIR INCREASING FLIGHT FREQUENCY IN NORTHERN WINTER SCHEDULE

SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will be increasing the frequency of its flights to a number of regional destinations to keep up with growing demand for air travel in Asia. The changes will be reflected in the airline’s Northern Winter schedule (31 October 2010 to 26 March 2011).

An additional daily service will be introduced on the Singapore-Penang route, providing customers with a choice of four daily flights.

SilkAir will also be increasing capacity on the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur route with the addition of five flights per week on weekdays, bringing the total flight frequency to 42 flights per week.

Additionally, there will be an increase in the frequency of flights on the Singapore-Medan (from 14 to 15 flights a week), Singapore-Kuching (from 3 to 4 flights a week), Singapore-Kunming (from 2 to 3 flights a week) and Singapore-Siem Reap (from 8 to 9 weekly flights) routes.

Supplementary services will also be operated to cater for higher travel demand during the year-end peak season. There will be an increase in the number of services to Cebu (up to 8 weekly flights), Thiruvananthapuram (up to 4 weekly flights) and Kathmandu (up to 6 weekly flights) in December and January.

The Singapore-Bangalore flights will be re-timed from the current night departure to a daytime departure. This change would provide customers travelling to and from Bangalore with more flight connection options through the combined network of Singapore Airlines and SilkAir. The frequency of flights on this route will, however, be reduced from seven to five flights per week taking into consideration the time needed to build up the loads in this new time window.

For more information on SilkAir, including its destinations and services, please visit silkair.com.

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Source:http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel...,5240702.story

Foreign airlines top Zagat's best-of survey
By Josh Noel, Tribune newspapers

Foreign airlines significantly outranked domestic airlines in Zagat's annual airline survey, with Singapore Airlines garnering the single highest score. Virgin America was the highest-scoring airline that flies within the United States according to the figures that were released today.

Zagat, which has surveyed travelers about the state of the airline industry since 1990, asked participants to rank airlines on a 30-point scale regarding comfort, service, food and quality of website. Subjects such as timeliness, check-in and luggage policy and in-flight entertainment were also covered.

Continental Airlines was the top-rated "large domestic premium class" airline with a score of 21, followed by American (18), Delta (17), United (16) and AirTran (15). Among "large domestic economy class" airlines, JetBlue scored highest (19) followed by Southwest (15).

The single highest score was awarded to Singapore Airlines (28) in the "international premium class" category.

Overall results can be found here:http://www.zagat.com/promo.aspx?pn=132#topRated

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Singapore Airlines Cargo pleads guilty in price fixing probe, agrees to pay $48 million fine

WASHINGTON - Singapore Airlines Cargo is admitting that it conspired to fix prices for international shipments and agreed to pay a $48 million criminal fine.
The Justice Department announced Tuesday that the airline had agreed to plead guilty in a price fixing scheme from 2002 through 2006.

According to the charging document, the airline agreed with competitors to set rates on cargo shipments to and from the United States.

The airline, a subsidiary spun off of parent company Singapore Airlines in 2001, has agreed to co-operate with an antitrust investigation that is already under way.

So far, 20 airlines and 17 industry executives have been charged. The defendants have paid $1.7 billion in criminal fines. Four executives have been sentenced to prison, while charges are pending against the others.

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Source:http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2...e-fiscal-year/

Singapore Airlines Cargo: To Set Aside S$61.92 Million For US Antitrust Fine This Fiscal Year
By Gaurav Raghuvanshi; Dow Jones Newswires; +65 64154 154; gaurav.raghuvanshi@dowjones.com
Published November 30, 2010 | Dow Jones Newswires


SINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- The cargo unit of Singapore Airlines Ltd. (C6L.SG) said Wednesday that it will set aside S$61.92 million in the current financial year as provision for an antitrust fine that it has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Justice.

Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte. Ltd. had earlier agreed to settle the antitrust investigation started by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2006 and pleaded guilty to fixing prices on air-cargo shipments and will pay a $48 million criminal fine.

The agreement will bring the U.S. Department of Justice's air cargo investigations to a close for Singapore Airlines Cargo, the company said in a statement to Singapore Exchange.

The U.S. Justice Department said that Singapore Airlines Cargo engaged in a conspiracy to fix prices from 2002 until at least February 2006.

Prosecutors said the Singapore Airlines unit and other air cargo shippers held meetings and conversations in which they agreed on shipping rates, in violation of federal antitrust law. The shippers also monitored and enforced each other's adherence to the price-fixing agreements, prosecutors said.

Singapore Airlines Cargo is the 20th airline to plead guilty or agree to plead guilty to fixing prices on air cargo. The Justice Department said it has collected more than $1.7 billion in fines in the long-running investigation.

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Source:http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...096649/1/.html

SIA, SilkAir to increase fuel surcharge
Posted: 01 December 2010 1832 hrs

SINGAPORE: Flying on Singapore Airlines (SIA) and SilkAir will get more expensive.

The carriers are increasing their fuel surcharge for tickets issued from December 2.

The surcharge will represent an increase in price of between US$3 and US$25 per sector, depending on the distance and class of travel.

SIA said this was a result of a sustained escalation in the price of jet fuel in recent months.

The price of jet fuel is now above US$95 per barrel.

The increase in the fuel surcharge is the first since June 2008.

The last three revisions were to reduce fuel surcharges in September 2008, November 2008 and February 2009.

SIA said the adjustments will offer only partial relief from the higher operating costs arising from increases in the price of jet fuel.

It said it will continue to closely monitor the price of fuel and keep surcharges under constant review.

- CNA/fa

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Source:http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...096849/1/.html

SIA complying with A380 inspection directives
By Wayne Chan | Posted: 02 December 2010 1608 hrs

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines said it has been complying with recommendations for inspections to ensure the continued safe operation of its Airbus A380 fleet.

The airline was responding to reports that the Australian Transport Safety Bureau had ordered Qantas to conduct detailed checks on its Rolls-Royce-made Airbus A380 engines.

ATSB had identified a potential manufacturing defect which it said could lead to an oil fire and engine failure.

SIA said the checks are in full compliance with directives issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency and guidance from engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce.

SIA added that these inspections are not expected to affect flight timings.

It explained that alternate aircraft will be deployed in place of A380s, on flights to and from Sydney and Melbourne until December 16 and supplementary flights will also be operated.

Asked whether it would follow Qantas in taking steps to sue Rolls-Royce, SIA said its first priority was to ensure the continued safe operation of its fleet.

Qantas said it had taken measures to ensure it can litigate against Rolls-Royce if discussions surrounding the recent failure of a Trent 900 engine powering one of its A380s do not produce a commercial settlement.

-CNA/ac

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Source:http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...097251/1/.html

SIA temporarily stops flights from Milan to Barcelona
By Satish Cheney | Posted: 04 December 2010 2103 hrs

SINGAPORE : Singapore Airlines (SIA) said its daily service from Milan to Barcelona and from Barcelona to Milan has been temporarily stopped.

This is because of a state of emergency in Spain following a strike by air traffic controllers there which has paralysed Spanish airports for the second day.

Barcelona is the only Spanish city SIA flies to on its Singapore-Milan-Barcelona route.

A spokesman said flights on the Singapore-Milan and Milan-Singapore sector are still operational.

The state of emergency has forced several other airlines to also stop flights to Spain.

Air France and KLM are among affected airlines.

- CNA/ms

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Source:http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...097387/1/.html

SIA resumes daily service between Milan and Barcelona
By Sharon See | Posted: 05 December 2010 2024 hrs

SINGAPORE : Singapore Airlines (SIA) has resumed daily service between Milan and the Spanish city of Barcelona after a one-day temporary stoppage.

The airline only operates one flight daily on that route.

The service was suspended on Saturday after Spain declared a state of emergency because of a strike by air traffic controllers.

The Spanish military has since forced the air traffic controllers to end their strike.

The strike hit an estimated 300,000 passengers on a long holiday weekend, whipping up the most chaotic scenes since an Icelandic volcano erupted in April and halted 100,000 flights worldwide, said wire reports.

- CNA /ls

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Source:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101206/...poreair_a380_1

Singapore Airlines to deploy A380 on Singapore-LA route

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Airlines, the world's second-largest carrier by market value, said on Monday it will deploy the Airbus A380 superjumbo on the Singapore-Los Angeles route beginning next year despite a controversy over the plane's engines.

Recent problems involving the Rolls-Royce engines on the biggest passenger carrier in the world have forced Australian carrier Qantas to ground some of its A380 aircraft, preventing it serving the Sydney-Los Angeles route for the time being.

Both SIA, which currently operates 11 A380s and has another 9 on order, and Qantas are using Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on their A380 aircraft. SIA currently does not use the A380 on the Singapore-Los Angeles route.

"This is a significant and smart move by the carrier (SIA), which will likely capitalize on the busy transpacific route with its 471-seater A380," said Shukor Yusof, analyst at Standard & Poor's.

SIA said its A380 has been designed to seat 471 passengers in a three-class configuration, compared to 375 on its Boeing 747-400.

"This means that while there will be capacity growth, it will be incremental and sustainable for the airline," SIA said in a statement, adding that the route would start after the carrier receives its 12th A380 next year.

Last month, a Qantas A380 flight between Singapore and Sydney suffered a mid-air engine failure, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in the city-state.

The Australian carrier is claiming damages from Rolls-Royce over the engines on its A380s and loss of business as investigators concluded a design fault was the likely cause of the November 4 incident.

(Reporting by Harry Suhartono; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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SIA resumes Sydney flights with A380 aircraft.

Singapore Airlines resumes A380 Sydney service 10DEC10

Singapore Airlines from 10DEC10 is resuming Airbus A380 service to Australia, with 1 of 2 Daily Singapore – Sydney flight to be operated by A380 once again.

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Singapore – Sydney A380 service resumptions
SQ231/222 eff 10DEC11 (11DEC10 from SYD)
SQ221/212 eff 17DEC11 (18DEC10 from SYD, remains unchanged)

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Source:http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...ito-seats.html

Singapore Air A380 Delivery Delayed Over Koito Seats
December 09, 2010, 11:37 PM EST
By Chan Sue Ling

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Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore Airlines Ltd., the world’s second-largest carrier by market value, said the introduction of its 12th Airbus SAS A380 has been delayed after Koito Industries Ltd. failed to deliver business-class seats on time.

The plane had been due for delivery this quarter and “has been delayed as a result of the issues that Koito has faced,” Nicholas Ionides, a spokesman for the carrier, said in an e-mail reply to Bloomberg queries. He said the delay isn’t affecting the airline’s current operations and he expects the plane to arrive before the end of March.

The postponement is the second time Singapore Air has pushed back introduction of an A380 because of late Koito seat deliveries. Rivals All Nippon Airways Co., Continental Airlines Inc. and Thai Airways International Pcl have also suffered delays after Koito in February admitted it falsified test results and made unauthorized design changes to its seats for at least a decade.

“We are working closely with Airbus, Koito and the relevant regulatory authorities and expect the issues to be resolved soon,” Ionides said in the e-mail.

Koito Industries spokesman Hidetsugu Matsudaira had no comment on the Singapore Air statement.

Koito rose 3.5 percent to 150 yen as of 1:31 p.m. in Tokyo trading. Parent Koito Manufacturing Co., part-owned by Toyota Motor Corp., advanced 0.6 percent to 1,275 yen. Singapore Air fell 0.9 percent to S$15.66 in Singapore trading.

Seat Glitch

Singapore Air’s A380, configured to carry 471 passengers, is fitted with 60 business-class seats on the second level of the double-decker aircraft, according to its website. The carrier received its 11th superjumbo in July, six months late because of the seat glitch.

The airline plans to operate its 12th A380 between Singapore and Los Angeles, via Narita, Japan, when it’s delivered, Ionides said today. The aircraft will replace the Boeing Co. 747-400 currently used on the route.

Koito said in April it would stop taking orders for plane seats for as long as three years to focus on maintenance, including checking about 1,000 commercial planes in which its seats are installed. The Yokohama-based seat manufacturer paid 3.6 billion yen ($43 million) in compensation in the year ended in March and expects to pay another 3.3 billion yen this fiscal year.

Thai Airways, Thailand’s largest carrier, said in October it’s seeking as much as $180 million in compensation from the seatmaker.

Koito also makes business-class seats for Singapore Air’s Airbus A340-500s, as well as first-class seats for its Boeing Co. 777-300ERs, according to Ionides.

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SIA's new A380s will lose economy cabin on upper deck
Published: 11/12/2010 - Filed under: News »

One of the advantages in booking an economy class ticket on one of SIA’s A380 super jumbos is that you get to sit on the upper deck. But take advantage of this facility while you can.

As regular travellers will testify this is the choicest location for economy passengers. The small upper deck cabin (located behind business class) has a club-like atmosphere and a quieter ambience than in the economy cabin’s main location on the A380’s lower deck. Passengers are accommodated eight-across (2-4-2) upstairs compared with ten-across (3-4-3) downstairs.

As the word has got around the upper cabin has become ever popular. A reader, recently returned from Sydney in economy class, reports that upstairs can be fully booked while choicer seats (with window or aisle locations) remain empty downstairs.

But all good things must come to an end. Although SIA has not announced the news officially, Business Traveller has learnt that the carrier’s 13th and subsequent A380s (scheduled for delivery in May 2011 onwards) will have the upper economy removed in favour of extending business class all the way to the back.

It means that these later A380s (SIA has a total of 25 on order) will accommodate more business passengers to meet demand. But this will be at the expense of those in economy class.

At the time of writing, it seems that SIA’s existing 12 A380s will retain their same configuration.

The reconfigured A380s are likely to appear on prime business routes such as Singapore to London Heathrow, Paris CDG and Zurich as well as the forthcoming Singapore-Tokyo-Los Angeles route (see Online news December 3).

The existing A380s (with the upper deck economy) would be rostered on sectors where business demand is not so high, such as Singapore to Melbourne and Sydney, or regional routes like Singapore to Hong Kong.

The good news is that readers have months or years to sample the upper deck economy class. It will be some considerable time before the new batch of A380s takes over.

In the meantime, passengers travelling from May onwards must check their seat assignments carefully. They must also note that airlines can, and do, make last minute plane changes.