• SilkAir

      A wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA), SilkAir serves as SIA’s regional wing. The airline currently operates short and medium haul routes across 16 countries to about 54 destinations in Asia.

    • Singapore Airlines

      Incorporated on 28 January 1972, Singapore Airlines (SIA), the national carrier of Singapore, is one of the most successful airlines in the world. The recipient of numerous accolades and awards including Conde Nast Traveler’s ‘World’s Best Airline’ Award, Wall ...

    • Changi Airport

      Changi Airport, located at the eastern edge of Singapore, was officially opened on 29 December 1981. It was built mainly on reclaimed land, near where the Changi airbase once stood during World War II.

    • Crash of SilkAir Flight MI 185

      SilkAir Flight MI 185, while on its way to Singapore from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, nosedived into Musi River near the city of Palembang in South Sumatra, Indonesia, on 19 December 1997 at about 4.13 pm local time. The plane was almost completely destroyed ...

    • Crash of Singapore Airlines Flight SQ006

      Singapore Airlines (SIA) Flight SQ006, which was on its way to Los Angeles from Singapore via Taiwan, crashed on a closed runway at Chiang Kai-shek Airport (now called Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) during take-off on 31 October 2000 at 11.18 pm local time. ...

    • First crash at Kallang Airport

      A Qantas-BOAC Constellation G-ALAM airliner named Able Mike crashed during its landing at the now-defunct Kallang Airport on 13 March 1954 at 3.04 pm. The plane was making a scheduled flight from Sydney to London and had stopped over at Darwin, Australia, and Jakarta, ...

       

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