SIA gets another first with the A380

Singapore Airlines was the first commercial airline to take delivery of Airbus’ double decker superjumbo A380 aircarft, and the first airline to fly the largest-ever cabin full of passengers from Singapore to Sydney, Australia. Now Singapore Airlines will rack up another first with the A380- the first airline to fly the A380 to Europe.

Yesterday flight SQ308 left Singapore for London, England, landing at Heathrow International Airport at 15:05 local time. Marvin Tan, general manager of Singapore Airlines UK & Ireland says, “The arrival of the first commercial A380 flight to London will be a proud moment for Singapore Airlines but also for British aviation. The Singapore Airlines A380 has wings made in Britain, it is powered by Britain and its interiors are designed in Britain. The new aircraft also represents a significant step towards greener flying. It is 20% more fuel-efficient and has a noise footprint half that of the B747-400 it is designed to replace. Our aircraft will also carry a third more passengers than the B747-400, thus enabling us to satisfy demand without having to increase the number of flights.”