Happy Birthday Singapore Airlines

SINGAPORE A380-861 9V-SKB (CN 005)      File Photo

Singapore Airlines began it life with the incorporation of Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) on 1 May 1947, by the Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool, the Straits Steamship Company of Singapore and Imperial Airways. The airline's first flight was a chartered flight from the British Straits Settlement of Singapore to Kuala Lumpur on 2 April 1947 using an Airspeed Consul twin-engined aircraft.  When Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak formed the Federation of Malaysia in 1963, the airline's name was changed, from "Malayan Airways" to "Malaysian Airways". In 1966, following Singapore's separation from the federation, the airline's name was changed again, to Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (MSA). Then on the 1st October 1972 Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (MSA) separated into two airlines becoming Malaysian Airline System, and Singapore Airlines as we know them today.

IATA ICAO Callsign SQ SIA SINGAPORE

Singapore Airlines is the flag carrier of Singapore with its hub at Changi Airport. It is regarded as a Singaporean national symbol and icon. Singapore Airlines was voted by Skytrax as the worlds no 1 airline for 2018, up one place from last year.
The Singapore Airlines group includes Singapore Airlines Cargo, and three low-cost carriers in SilkAir, Scoot and Tigerair.
Singapore Airlines was the launch customer for the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft. 9V- SKA (CN 003) was that aircraft and Singapore Airlines took delivery of that on the 15th October 2007. Its first revenue flight was from Singapore to Sydney on 25 October 2007.  SKA (CN 003) and SKB (CN 005) were both sent into retirement earlier this year.
As of the 31st August 2017 Singapore Airlines currently operates an all wide-body aircraft fleet of four aircraft families: Airbus A330, Airbus A350, Airbus A380, and Boeing 777, totalling 109 aircraft. It has orders for Boeing 787 and Boeing 777X for a total of 196 aircraft.