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Singapore Airlines reports lift in full year profit
/ | 3 Comments on Singapore Airlines reports lift in full year profitSingapore Airlines (SIA) says the impact of its transformation program alongside passenger and cargo growth has led to a hefty full-year profit in fiscal 2018. Net profit for the 12 months to March 31 2018 came in at S$893 million, more than double the S$360 million in the prior financial year. Meanwhile, operating profit, which
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Bombardier Global 6000 visits Australia as Global 7000 nears service entry
/ | 1 Comment on Bombardier Global 6000 visits Australia as Global 7000 nears service entryBombardier Business Aircraft recently conducted a demonstration tour of Australia with its Global 6000 business jet, with the aircraft stopping in Melbourne and Sydney in early May. Powered by two Rolls-Royce BR710A2-20 turbofans, the Global 6000 is capable of seating up to 17 passengers and has a maximum range with eight passengers of 6,000nm. It
Read moreSingapore Airlines reports lift in full year profit
/Singapore Airlines (SIA) has cited the impact of its transformation program amid passenger and cargo growth in helping deliver a hefty lift in full year profit in fiscal 2018. Net profit for the 12 months to March 31 2018 came in at S$893 million, more than double the S$360 million in the prior corresponding period.
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Silkair to be merged with Singapore Airlines
/ | 7 Comments on Silkair to be merged with Singapore AirlinesSingapore Airlines (SIA) plans to bring Silkair under the main SIA brand and spend $100 million upgrading the regional carrier’s cabins to offer closer product and service consistency for passengers. Silkair is wholly-owned by SIA flying an all-narrowbody fleet of 22 Boeing 737 and 11 Airbus A320 family aircraft to regional destinations within the Asia
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Qantas drops plans for expanded codeshare with Air Niugini
/ | 6 Comments on Qantas drops plans for expanded codeshare with Air NiuginiQantas has dropped plans to expand a codesharing arrangement with Air Niugini on Australia-Port Moresby routes. Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) said in a statement on May 17 Qantas has withdrawn its application to maintain codesharing with Air Niugini on the Brisbane and Sydney to Port Moresby routes and add flights from Cairns and
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First customer A330neo takes flight
/ | 8 Comments on First customer A330neo takes flightThe first Airbus A330neo planned to be delivered to a customer has completed its first flight. The A330-900neo wears the colours of launch customer TAP Air Portugal, and departed Airbus’s home airport of Toulouse for its 4hr 32min maiden flight on Tuesday. Airbus says MSN1819 is the first aircraft fitted with the Airspace cabin, and is
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