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 as well as not significantly changing its livery throughout its history.[4] Widely renowned as one of the world's 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]