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Business travelers who fly between Singapore and New York can now reach their destination more rested, more prepared to face their business meetings. Singapore Airlines has reconfigured five of the airline’s A340-500s with 100 of the airline’s new award-winning Business Class seats for use in the all business class long haul flights between these two cities. Imagine, the whole aircraft, kitted out with such comfortable and spacious seats (photo):
Each leather-upholstered Business Class seat measures 30 inches (76 cm) in width and is almost 50 percent wider than most products in this class. Providing customers with more personal space and …read more

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It’s been less than half a year after the inaugural A380 flight and Singapore Airlines is ready to fly the humongous aircraft to two other international destinations: London and Tokyo.
The first A380 flight to London will leave Singapore on Tuesday, 18 March 2008, and from then on, there will be daily flights between Singapore and London. A schedule of the flight times can be found here.
As for Tokyo, flights to this destination will start on May 20, 2008. You can find the schedule of A380 flights to Tokyo from Singapore here.
Where to next ? New York? Frankfurt? Being based in …read more

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Looks like even before those who are planning to book the Suites Class of Singapore Airlines A380 could plan… er, amorous encounters, officials already announced that they are not going to tolerate mile high club members.
The A380 may have the world’s first airborne double bed, but it won’t be put to the obvious use if Singapore Airlines has its way: “If couples used our double beds to engage in inappropriate activity, we would politely ask them to desist,” said the company’s Stephen Forshaw.
“There are things that are acceptable on an aircraft and things that aren’t, and the rules for behaviour …read more

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The first commercial flight of the Singapore Airlines A380 touched down in Sydney today, marking an awesome milestone in aviation history!
Some trivia to remember this flight by:

Youngest passenger: 10 month-old Singaporean Quek Pin Liang
Most expensive ticket: $US100,000 for a Suite, paid by Sydney resident Brit Julian Hayward
The passengers represent 35 different nationalities, with the largest group being Australians (28%), then Singaporeans (14%), Britons (11%) and Americans (8%). Those who have come furthest for the first flight are 4 Norwegians.

More trivia from the Singapore Airlines A380 website. The Sydney Morning Herald also made a photo slideshow of the highlights of …read more

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Airbus finally handed over the first A380 aircraft to Singapore airlines. Although the humongous double-decker plane can carry up to 550 passengers, the Singapore Airlines aircraft was designed to seat only 471. What does that mean? More, room, more space, more comfort.
Although even the passengers in the Economy class will also enjoy a bit more legroom and enhanced features for the in-flight entertainment, those who will really feel the difference are the passengers in the Business, and the Suites, a “class beyond the First”.
Want a preview of the new Singapore Airlines A380 interior? Here you go! Til I figure out …read more

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Going, going, gone!
Except for the remaining 24 “last chance” seats on the Singapore Airlines A380 maiden flight, that is.
The two-week long auction for the rest of the seats had a good turn out, raising almost S$2 million (approx US$1.3 million) from the 638 seats put up for grabs. The record bid? The sale of the first Singapore Airlines Suites package on the Singapore-Sydney flight sold for US$100,380 (S$153,000)!
Want to be part of this aviation milestone? You’ve got til September 14 to secure one of the remaining seats.

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I’m probably the last person who hasn’t participated in an eBay auction. I have an account, mind, but I haven’t really used it, whether to sell or to bid for stuff. I find the whole process a bit tedious. But I just might change my mind as Singapore Airlines launches the charity auction for the tickets to the A380 maiden flight from Singapore to Sydney.
The auction starts on Monday, August 27, 2007. Seats in all three classes will be sold one after another, across both legs of the flight. The bidding will run for over a period of just over …read more

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It’s been the talk of the travel town since Singapore Airlines made the announcement more than a week ago, but I’m still posting it here in case you haven’t read it yet: Singapore Airlines will auction the tickets to the A380 maiden voyage from Singapore to Sydney in October 2007 on eBay!
The proceeds of the auction will be split evenly between the following exceptionally worthwhile organisations:
• One-third to Singapore’s Community Chest
• One-third split between the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, both in Sydney
• One-third to Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders.
I am …read more

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Business travelers flying Singapore Airlines First and Business class can now continue working on their spreadsheets and presentations on board, without even turning on their laptops. As long as you have your thumb drive with you, you can access your files and work on them simply by plugging them into the USB ports available at every seat. How’s that for increased productivity?
Based on Sun Microsystem’s StarOffice platform, the programme supports most commonly used file formats. To ensure customers’ privacy, any data stored temporarily will be cleared at the end of each flight.
For more info, and more productivity tips while flying, …read more

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If you’re flying Singapore Airlines, you can now avoid the long queues at the check-in counter and print your own boarding pass instead. You can go to any of the 14 auto check-in counters available at Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 2, choose your seat, print your boarding pass, and drop your luggage at designated Fast Bag Drop counters, specifically for those who already have self-printed boarding passes.
Or, if you want to save even more time, you can check-in over the internet up to 48 hours before your flight in the convenience of your own home or office. For those staying …read more

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