Singapore Airlines was founded in 1947 under the name of Malayan Airways. In the early days, there was only one plane. On April 2, 1947, the first non-scheduled flight was carried out from Singapore-Kuala Lumpur, which was then a British colony. On May 1st, regular flight service was started, and commercial flights between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang were opened.
the company flourished throughout the 194s and 195s. In 195s, Malaysia Airlines continued to expand its business, including introducing DC-3, DC-4, Viscount Vickers, Comet, etc. to provide passengers with faster and more comfortable services, and its route network also expanded to Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. The cabin service has been upgraded from only ice water in the early days to providing sandwiches, biscuits, meat cold cuts and hot and cold drinks including alcohol. These services are provided by a special flight attendant on board, which is the predecessor of the world-famous Singapore Girl. In 1963, Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak formed the Federation of Malaya, which changed the name of Malaya Airlines to Malaysia Airlines, and Malaysia Airlines also took over Borneo Airlines. In 1965, when Singapore became independent, Malaysia Airlines was renamed Malaya-Singapore Airlines (MSA). Malaya-Singapore Airlines expanded rapidly in the next few years and ordered the first Boeing 77 and Boeing 737. In 1968, the Bati uniform designed for the stewardess appeared.
after purchasing five Boeing 737-1 aircraft in 1969, the company officially entered the Boeing era. The 197s witnessed the fastest development of Singapore Airlines. The company expanded its business to 22 cities in the Indian subcontinent and Asia, and began to purchase Boeing 747 aircraft. In the 198s, Singapore Airlines opened its business in the United States, Canada and Europe, and then opened its air route to Africa.
In p>1972, the cooperation between the governments of Singapore and Malaysia broke down, which split Malaysia Airlines into Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines. Since then, the two companies have developed independently. After the split, Singapore Airlines retained 1 Boeing 77 and 737 of Malaysia-Singapore Airlines and its international routes. Its flight attendants are all women and are called "Singapore Girl", and their uniforms have not changed. In 197s, SIA expanded its business rapidly, including opening more new destinations in Asia and Indian subcontinent, and buying Boeing 747 to expand its fleet. In order to provide better ground services, Singapore Airlines established its subsidiary-Singapore Airport Terminal Services Company (SATS). In 198s, SIA opened more routes to North America and Europe. Singapore Airlines was one of the first airlines to buy Boeing 747-4. Singapore Airlines put its first 747-4 into service in 1989, and later ordered Boeing 777 and A34.
In p>1989, Tradewinds, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, which provided regional services, became the second airline in Singapore, which was later renamed SilkAir. ? On November 22, 199, with the landing of flight SQ23 from Amsterdam to Singapore, Singapore Airlines began its official operation in the newly-built Terminal 2 of Singapore Changi Airport. In September, 1998, Singapore Airlines spent S $5 million to launch brand-new aviation products and services for all third-class cabins, which not only improved the ground service level, but also provided passengers with a brand-new level of flight comfort, aviation cooking and cabin entertainment facilities, thus creating a new industry service standard for air travel. In 1999, Singapore Airlines launched KrisFlyer frequent flyer program, which was the first exclusive project set up by Singapore Airlines for frequent fliers. Passengers in suites, first class, business class and economy class can get mileage points. In 2, Singapore Airlines announced that it had ordered 25 Airbus A3XX (Airbus A38), of which 1 were confirmed orders and 15 were intentional orders, with a total value of $8.6 billion. Singapore Airlines is the first airline in the world to operate A38 large passenger aircraft.
On February 3rd, 24, Singapore Airlines launched a daily nonstop direct flight from Singapore to Los Angeles, with the number SQ19/SQ2, flying with Airbus A34-5 as a leader. At that time, it had set the world's longest nonstop commercial flight route record, and the flight time took 16-18 hours. Four months later, on June 28th of the same year, SIA launched a daily nonstop direct flight from Singapore to Newark Airport in new york, USA, numbered SQ21/SQ22, flying with Airbus A34-5, breaking the Singapore-Los Angeles route and becoming the longest nonstop commercial flight route in the world-reaching 16,6 kilometers, and the flight time takes 18 hours. In 28, all five A34-5 aircraft of Singapore Airlines were converted into full business class to serve these two routes.
Singapore Airlines' first A38 was officially put into service on October 25th, 27, with flight number SQ38, which departed from Singapore for Sydney (carrying 455 passengers). The first commercial flight of A38 attracted media attention, and all the proceeds from this flight were donated to charity. In 26, it was announced to order Boeing 787, and Singapore Airlines also ordered A33 and A35 to expand its fleet.
In p>28, A38 operated by Singapore Airlines flew to Sydney, Tokyo, London and other cities (it briefly flew to Beijing during the Olympic Games). On June 1st, 29, A38 will fly to Paris, replacing Boeing 777-3ER which has been flying this route for 1 years.