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Singapore Airlines 12 Annual Report 2006-07
APRIL 2006
• The Airline increased interline electronic-ticket
partnerships.
MAY 2006
• Mr David Gonski AO, was appointed to the Board
as an independent, non-executive Director.
JUNE 2006
• The Airline sold SIA Building, at 77 Robinson Road,
for $343.88 million.
• The Airline and the Indonesian Ministry of Culture
and Tourism signed a year-long Memorandum of
Understanding to jointly boost and sustain tourism
to Indonesia.
• The Airline ordered 20 Boeing 787-9 aircraft worth
US$4.52 billion.
JULY 2006
• The Airline launched a three-times-weekly service to
Milan and Barcelona.
• The Airline ordered 20 Airbus A350 XWB-900 aircraft
and another nine A380-800s worth US$7.5 billion. To
provide interim capacity until the delivery of the A350
XWB-900s and the B787-9s, the Airline announced an
order for 19 Airbus A330-300s on lease from Airbus.
AUGUST 2006
• The Airline began codeshare fl ights with Egypt Air
between Singapore and Cairo.
• The Group posted a profi t attributable to equity holders
of $575 million for the fi rst quarter of the fi nancial year
2006-07.
SEPTEMBER 2006
• Ms Euleen Goh Yiu Kiang was appointed to the Board
as an independent, non-executive Director.
• The Airline began codeshare fl ights with South African
Airways between Johannesburg and Cape Town,
Durban, Port Elizabeth and East London.
OCTOBER 2006
• The Airline launched its new suite of cabin products and
services including the new First, Business and Economy
Class seats, and the next-generation KrisWorld infl ight
entertainment system.
• The Group posted a profi t attributable to equity holders
of $293 million for the second quarter of the fi nancial
year 2006-07.
NOVEMBER 2006
• The Airline took delivery of its fi rst B777-300ER at a
ceremonial event in Seattle.
DECEMBER 2006
• The Airline outsourced its KrisShop infl ight duty-free
sales to DFASS Singapore Pte Ltd.
• The Airline divested its 35.5% stake in SALE, as part of
a transfer of ownership by the shareholders to
Bank of China Limited.
• The Airline B777-300ER entered commercial service on
the Singapore-Paris route.
• The Airline extended codeshare services with Virgin
Atlantic Airways to include services from London to
Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dubai.
JANUARY 2007
• The Airline announced plans to outsource some of
its reservations call centre functions in Australia,
New Zealand, United States and Canada.
• The Airline signed a Letter of Intent with Rolls Royce
to provide a comprehensive maintenance package
for Trent 800 engines on its fl eet of 58 Trent-powered
Boeing 777 aircraft.
• The Airline began a market review of its global
creative agency.
• The Airline extended codeshare services with
Virgin Atlantic Airways to include fl ights between
London and Sydney via Singapore.
FEBRUARY 2007
• The Group posted a profi t attributable to equity holders
of $589 million for the third quarter of the fi nancial
year 2006-07.
MARCH 2007
• The Airline expanded its suite of mobile services
with the introduction of an enhanced mobile fl ight
information service.
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
Singapore Airlines 12 Annual Report 2006-07