Thursday, December 23, 2010

Singapore Airlines, Singapore - LAX A380 service to commence on March 27, 2011

Update to story reported here on December 6, 2010.

Singapore Airlines will begin to operate its daily Los Angeles-Tokyo Narita-Singapore service with an A380 beginning March 27, a move that will offer passengers 100 additional seats on each flight versus the 747 currently operating the route.

"The launch of our A380 to Los Angeles will bring our global flagship experience to this important market," Americas Regional VP C.W. Foo said. "With this new aircraft, we can now offer passengers connecting or departing via LAX our newest and most luxurious seat products across all cabin classes, as well as substantial improvements in the number of inflight entertainment options available."

SQ's A380 is configured with 12 private suites, 60 business-class seats and 399 economy-class seats.

Following investigations into the Rolls-Royce Trent 972 engine failure on a Qantas A380, SQ in November inspected all 11 of its Trent 970-powered A380s, and removed three aircraft from service for “precautionary engine changes”. In December, the airline performed another “precautionary engine change” after identifying a suspected faulty pipe.

(Christine Boynton - ATWOnline News)

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