By Karamjit Kaur, The Straits Times, 29 May 2015
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has dressed two of its Airbus 380 superjumbos in a special livery based on the Singapore flag to mark the nation's 50th birthday.
The first of the two will take to the skies early next month and the second in July. Both A-380s will "fly the national colours" until the end of the year. The planes ply routes to Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New Delhi, Shanghai, Sydney and Zurich.
We are proud to be flying the national flag around the world on the world's largest passenger aircraft. Join us as we celebrate Singapore's 50th birthday!#SG50withSIA #SQavgeek
Posted by Singapore Airlines on Thursday, May 28, 2015
The first of the two will take to the skies early next month and the second in July. Both A-380s will "fly the national colours" until the end of the year. The planes ply routes to Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New Delhi, Shanghai, Sydney and Zurich.
The A-380 is the world's largest aircraft and the special livery features a 10m-tall and 47m-long Singapore flag-themed design on both sides of the fuselage, SIA said yesterday.
Its chief executive Goh Choon Phong said: "SIA's success is closely tied to the success of Singapore. What better way to celebrate SG50 than by proudly flying the national flag around the world on the world's largest aircraft."
Aviation enthusiasts will be able to get their hands on a collectible aircraft model in the special livery.
Aviation enthusiasts will be able to get their hands on a collectible aircraft model in the special livery.
A 1:200 scale model and a limited-edition 1:100 scale model will be available from KrisShop from July.
Flying for the first time is a wonderful experience!On behalf of our #ComChest beneficiaries, thank you Singapore Airlines for such a heartwarming afternoon! #sharity
Posted by Community Chest Singapore on Friday, May 29, 2015
Some 300 ComChest beneficiaries invited to Singapore Airlines charity flight
By Kok Xing Hui, The Straits Times, 29 May 2015
By Kok Xing Hui, The Straits Times, 29 May 2015
Some 300 Community Chest beneficiaries, most of whom have never travelled on a plane, were treated to a three-hour flight to Malaysia and back on Friday by Singapore Airlines (SIA).
Special needs children, disadvantaged senior citizens and their families boarded an Airbus A380 and were entertained by cabin crew who sang them songs and made balloon sculptures.
Captain Alan Chan, 57, flew the aircraft at a lower altitude of 7,000 ft for passengers to enjoy the sights of the fishing town of Mersing in Johor.
The SIA Charity Flight was part of a series of activities organised by the national carrier to celebrate Singapore's 50th birthday.
Today, as part of the #SG50 celebration, we treated more than 300 beneficiaries of charitable groups supported by...
Posted by Singapore Airlines on Friday, May 29, 2015