Singapore Airlines
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Singapore Airlines (abbreviation: SIA or SQ) is the flag carrier of Singapore with its hub located at Changi Airport, and a member of the Star Alliance. The airline is notable for highlighting the Singapore Girl as its central figure in the corporate branding segment.[4] Widely renowned as one of the best carriers, the airline is ranked as a 5-star airline by Skytrax,[5] and it has also been ranked as the world's best airline five times.[6] The airline operates a variety of Airbus and Boeing aircraft, namely the A350, A380, Boeing 737, Boeing 747 Freighter, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787.
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Founded | 1 May 1947; 77 years ago (1947-05-01) (as Malayan Airways) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1 October 1972; 51 years ago (1972-10-01) (as Singapore Airlines) | ||||||
Hubs | Changi Airport | ||||||
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Alliance | Star Alliance | ||||||
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Fleet size | 159 | ||||||
Destinations | 81[1] | ||||||
Parent company | Temasek Holdings (55%)[2] | ||||||
Traded as | SGX: C6L | ||||||
Headquarters | Airline House, Changi, Singapore | ||||||
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Revenue | S$17.77 billion (2023) | ||||||
Operating income | S$2.69 billion (2023) | ||||||
Net income | S$2.16 billion (2023) | ||||||
Total assets | S$49.10 billion (2023) | ||||||
Total equity | S$19.86 billion (2023) | ||||||
Employees | 14,803 (2023) | ||||||
Website | www | ||||||
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Financials for fiscal year 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023.[3] |
Singapore Airlines Group has more than 20 subsidiaries, including numerous airline-related subsidiaries. SIA Engineering Company handles maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business across nine countries with a portfolio of 27 joint ventures including with Boeing and Rolls-Royce. Singapore Airlines Cargo operates SIA's freighter fleet and manages the cargo-hold capacity in SIA's passenger aircraft.[7] Scoot, a wholly owned subsidiary, operates as a low-cost carrier.
Singapore Airlines was the first to put the Airbus A380—the world's largest passenger aircraft—as well as the Boeing 787-10 into service, and is the only operator of the ultra-long-range (ULR) version of the Airbus A350-900. It ranks amongst the top 15 carriers worldwide in terms of revenue passenger kilometres[8] and is ranked tenth in the world for international passengers carried.[9] Singapore Airlines was voted as the Skytrax World's Best Airline Cabin Crew 2019.[10] The airline has also won the second and fourth positions as the World's Best Airlines[11] and World's Cleanest Airlines respectively in 2019.[12] In 2023, the airline for the fifth time took the prize of "Best Airline" as well as the "Best First Class Airline" by Skytrax.[13]