• 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.

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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. ...

    • Hijacking of Singapore Airlines flight SQ 117

      Singapore Airlines flight SQ 117 was hijacked on 26 March 1991 shortly after it took off from Kuala Lumpur. The hijackers were four passengers who claimed to be members of the Pakistan People’s Party. The plane landed at Changi Airport at 10.24 pm. Commandos ...

    • Bonny Hicks

      Bonny Hicks (b. 5 January 1968, Malaysia–19 December 1997, Indonesia) was a model and writer. She published two books, Excuse Me, Are You a Model? (1990) and Discuss Disgust (1992). Hicks died along with 103 other passengers on board SilkAir Flight MI 185 when ...

    • First satellite self-dialysis centre

      Officially opened on 24 December 1987 by then Second Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong, Singapore’s first satellite self-dialysis centre is located in the Toa Payoh housing estate. Called the Singapore Airlines-NKF Dialysis Centre, it was a major initiative ...

    • Longest jail term for the worst case of commercial fraud

      On 2 April 2004, Chia Teck Leng was sentenced to 42 years in jail in the largest case of commercial fraud in Singapore, to date. The jail term is also the longest ever meted out for a commercial crime. Chia was a finance manager at Asia Pacific Breweries when he ...

    • J. Y. Pillay

      Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay (b. 30 March 1934, Klang, Malaya), more commonly known as J. Y. Pillay, served as a top-ranking civil servant for 34 years from 1961 to 1995. He is one of the pioneers who helped build the economy of post-independence Singapore. One of his ...

    • Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)

      The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport. Set up on 1 September 1984, the mission of this statutory board is to develop Singapore into an international aviation hub. The board’s responsibilities include ...

    • 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, ...

    • First nonstop flight between Singapore and Los Angeles

      On 3 February 2004, Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched its first A345 LeaderShip nonstop flight service between Singapore and Los Angeles, United States. The 14,700-kilometre journey was made possible using the new, long-range Airbus aircraft, the A340-500. The ...

       

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