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Singapore Airlines Annual Report 2007-08
17
FLEET MANAGEMENT
Three new Airbus A380 aircraft were delivered during
the year in review. Singapore Airlines is the first to fly the
A380, and currently the only airline in the world operating
the aircraft. As the first to operate the largest and most
technologically advanced passenger plane ever built,
Singapore Airlines heralds a new era in civil aviation, and
at the same time redefines the experience of premium air
travel. The airline has firm orders for a further 16 A380s and
options on six more.
In addition, five new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft were
delivered. These raised the number of Boeing 777 aircraft
in the operating fleet to 72, reaffirming Singapore Airlines’
position as the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 777
family.
Five Boeing 747-400s left the operating fleet during the
year in review. Two were sold, while three were returned
to lessors.
The Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine was chosen to power the
nine additional Airbus A380s, which were ordered in 2006
for delivery between 2010 and 2011.
The passenger fleet operated by the Airline, as at 31 March
2008, comprised 98 aircraft, with an average age of six
years and five months.
The freighter fleet of Singapore Airlines Cargo, as at 31
March 2008, comprised 14 B747-400 freighters, with an
average age of seven years and four months.
SilkAir’s fleet, as at 31 March 2008, comprised eight Airbus
A320s and six Airbus A319s, with an average age of five
years and six months.