Regional Round-Up
SIA and Scoot order up big
November 1st 2012
Launch A380 customer, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has ordered five more A380s and 20 A350-900s worth US$7.5 billion. Read More » The order will bring SIA’s fleet of A380s to 24, with 19 of the very large aircraft in service at SIA. SIA CEO, Goh Choon Phong, said the sales agreement demonstrated the airline’s commitment to the Singapore hub and SIA’s confidence in the strength of the market for premium full service travel.
SIA’s latest A350-900 order will bring its purchase of the new aircraft to 40, with the new planes to be utilized on both medium and long-haul routes.
Separately, SIA low-cost subsidiary, Scoot, is to replace its fleet of B777-200s with 20 B787s, with deliveries commencing in 2014. Scoot CEO, Campbell Wilson, said Scoot’s network had grown to six cities – Singapore, Sydney, Australia’s Gold Coast, Bangkok, Taipei and Tianjin – and would expand to nine cities in coming months.
The B787s, with their valued fuel efficiency, large windows and interior climatic system, were originally ordered for SIA.
