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Singapore Airlines is the national airline of Singapore. It was founded in 1947 as Malayan Airways and has now become renowned as a friendly, professional and reliable air service. Singapore Airlines has strong presence in South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia and is a key player on the 'Kangaroo Route' between Europe and Oceania. Singapore Airlines operates two of the world's longest non-stop flights from Newark and Los Angeles, California. It is headquartered in Singapore and has Singapore Changi Airport as its hub.
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Singapore Airlines was in a different position than most other airlines at the time. There were no domestic routes to serve it was forced to immediately start competing with international airlines for routes, getting access to airports, securing flight slots and landing rights, and attracting a new customer base. Unlike most state-owned entities, Singapore Airlines was subject to heavy competition from the onset and this tough start created a driving spirit to compete and ... a dedication to branding, especially in the boardroom. These factors have prevailed within the organization since then, and served the airline very well as the following will illustrate.
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Singapore Airlines has a history of more than 60 years. It grew out of Malayan Airways which began operating scheduled flights between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in an Airspeed Consul plane in 1947. 26 years later, Malayan Airways, which was renamed MSA in 1963, split into two: Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines. It is from this moment on that Singapore Airlines commenced its independent operations. Beginning operation with 5 Boeing B707s and 5 Boeing B737s, it now has over 150 most advanced planes flying to 90 destinations over five continents. Series of prizes from international organizations are best proof for its quality of services.
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Singapore Airlines has tapped Seattle-based Tenzing Communications Inc., the same supplier that Hong Kong-based rival Cathay Pacific plans to use, to provide all classes of passengers with in-flight e-mail and Web service. Cathay Pacific won't start its service until it completely re-equips its fleet with the Tenzing system. In a statement, Singapore Airlines said the start of the service Sunday makes it the first carrier to provide in-flight e-mail and Web surfing via a satellite-based communications system.
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Singapore Airlines began with the incorporation of Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) on 12 October 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 airplane. Regular weekly scheduled flights quickly followed from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang from 1 May 1947 with the same aircraft type. The airline continued to expand during the rest of the 1940s and 1950s, as other British Commonwealth airlines (such as BOAC and Qantas Empire Airways) provided technical assistance, as well as assistance in joining IATA.[citation needed] By 1955, Malayan Airways' fleet had grown to include a large number of Douglas DC-3s, and went public in 1957. Other aircraft operated in the first two decades included the Douglas DC-4 Skymaster, the Vickers Viscount, the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, the Bristol Britannia, the de Havilland Comet 4 and the Fokker F27.
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Singapore Airlines began with the incorporation of Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) on 12 October 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 airplane[13]. Regular weekly scheduled flights quickly followed from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang from 1 May 1947 with the same aircraft type[14]. The airline continued to expand during the rest of the 1940s and 1950s, as other British Commonwealth airlines (such as BOAC and Qantas Empire Airways) provided technical assistance, as well as assistance in joining IATA.
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