Sunday, March 29, 2009

Singapore Airlines ends Boeing 747 London service

Singapore Airlines on Saturday, 28MAR09, operates the last Boeing 747 London service, marking an end of an era after 35.5 years.

The airline received its first Boeing 747 a year shortly after it split from MSA (Malaysia-Singapore Airlines) in 1973, and entered operation on the Kangaroo route around Oct 1973 (01OCT73).

Starting 29MAR09, current 747 flight will be replaced by smaller-capacity Boeing 777-300ER, while the other 2 daily continues to operate with Airbus A380.

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