The advent of the superjumbo has been a long time coming. Both Boeing and Airbus are set to launch their next generation planes into commercial circulation very soon. After a world tour test of the Airbus A380, The behemoth jet will have its inaugural take-off on October 25 with the first airline to put it  Continue Reading »

Singapore Airline is offering discounts on many of their long-haul routes. While the tickets may not be for one of the amazing suites available on the airline’s new Airbus Superjumbo, the savings are still too good to pass up. The following return flights include all taxes and charges and are for travel between now and  Continue Reading »

50,000 is the number of tourists form the United Arab Emirates that the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board aims to attract in the next year. They have dubbed 2007 as the ‘Visit Malaysia Year’ and are offering special fares from the United Arab Emirates to Malaysia with Singapore Airlines. The Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board sees the  Continue Reading »

While American’s may be looking forward to the commencement of transatlantic flights as a result of the Open Skies agreement between Europe and the USA, the UK has gone on to sign another similar agreement, this time with Sinapore. As a result, airlines in the two countries will now have free access to each other’s  Continue Reading »

Australians were the winners of the largest number of tickets for the inaugural flight of the Singapore Airlines A380 trip, after an eBay auction was set up to raffle off seats. The First Flight Charity Auction was conducted by eBay in order to raise money for charity and sell tickets on the first flight of  Continue Reading »

The hype, the controversy, the delays and the buzz will all come to a head on October 25th, when the Singapore Airlines owned Airbus A380 will fly to Sydney, Australia. This marks the very first commercial flight to use the long-awaited superjumbo. Tickets for the inaugural flight of the world’s biggest passenger aircraft have gone  Continue Reading »

Singapore Airlines is discounting several international destinations for tickets booked before October 2nd. Travelers must leave the UK before November 30th in order to take advantage of these savings for round trip tickets including tax: Heathrow to: Singapore from £524 Denpasar (Bali) from £544 Kuala Lumpur from £544 Manila from £544 Manchester to: Singapore from  Continue Reading »

It used to be impossible to get a long-haul flight somewhere far away without having to stop, change planes, refuel and generally spend a lot of time in an airport transit lounge. But since Singapore Airlines began flying non-stop between Singapore and Newark in 2004, that has all been changing. Now a number of carriers  Continue Reading »

With the proliferation of low-cost carriers cutting costs and keeping the services basic, we’re used to hearing news about airlines cutting staff, routes, and in the planes themselves, some have opted to scrap their first class service altogether. This trend has meant that the airlines that still give their customers the first class option now  Continue Reading »

Airbus has been getting a lot pf press over the controversy concerning its super jumbo, the A380. After long delays and possible renunciations form potential clients Singapore Airlines, it seems Singapore is still keeping good ties with the French Airbus, as it signs a multi billion dollar contract. Singapore is to buy 20 of Airbus’  Continue Reading »

The Airbus A380 has been in the aviation news quite a bit over the last months. This record-breaking jet has had to delay its first deliveries by over two years, and has sparked interest and debate over its feasibility in the process. This behemoth airliner arrived after a test flight at a newly fortified Charles  Continue Reading »