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  • World’s First Boeing 787-10 Arrives with Singapore Airlines

    World’s First Boeing 787-10 Arrives with Singapore Airlines

    Singapore Airlines welcomed the world’s first 787-10 aircraft as it arrived in Singapore from Boeing’s production facility in North Charleston, South Carolina.

    The newest variant of Boeing’s Dreamliner family of aircraft was received at an arrival ceremony at Changi Airport graced by Singapore’s Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, together with beneficiaries from the Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN) Katong School and other invited guests.

    Guests who attended the event also had the opportunity to witness the unveiling of SIA’s next generation regional cabin products, which will be fitted on the new 787-10s. They include all-new Business Class seats which recline into fully-flat beds.

    “The 787-10 is designed with the latest in technological innovations and SIA is proud to be the launch customer for this newest and largest variant of Boeing’s Dreamliner family,” said Singapore Airlines CEO, Mr Goh Choon Phong, who travelled on the delivery flight from North Charleston.

    “With the unveiling of our new regional cabin products, today’s milestones represent Singapore Airlines’ commitment and dedication to providing our customers with a premium travel experience like no other.”

    SIA’s 787-10s will be used on flights up to eight hours and will commence scheduled service between Singapore and both Osaka and Perth in May 2018, with more destinations to be added as additional aircraft are received. Prior to these services, the aircraft will be operated on select services to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur for crew training purposes.

  • Vietnam Airlines switches Australian routes to all-787 operation

    Vietnam Airlines switches Australian routes to all-787 operation

    Australia has become an all Boeing 787 destination for Vietnam Airlines after the Skyteam alliance member switched both its Melbourne and Sydney services to the next-generation Dreamliner.

    Vietnam Airlines’ first 787 flight to Australia arrived on Friday morning, when VN781 operated by 787-9 VN-A865 touched down at Melbourne Tullamarine at about 0930, after an eight hour and 20 minute journey from Ho Chi Minh City. The route was previously served with Airbus A330-200 equipment.

    The airline is the eighth carrier to serve Melbourne Tullamarine with the 787 alongside Air India, Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Royal Brunei Airlines, Scoot, United and Xiamen Airlines.

    And Melbourne is due to get another 787 operator with LATAM announcing the start of Melbourne-Santiago nonstop flights from October 2017.

    Meanwhile, Vietnam Airlines’ first 787 service to Sydney arrived less than an hour after the flight to Melbourne landed.

    Flight VN773, operated by 787-9 VN-A870, arrived at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport a little after 1010, with passengers taken on a scenic fly over Sydney Harbour prior to landing.

    Vietnam Airlines previously operated Boeing 777-200ERs on the Ho Chi Minh City-Sydney route. The switch to the Dreamliner brings to nine the number of carriers operating the aircraft at Sydney – Vietnam Airlines joins Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Jetstar, LATAM Airlines, Scoot, United and Xiamen Airlines.

    Qantas places its QF airline code on Vietnam Airlines’ two Australian routes.

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  • Indonesia’s Garuda to Choose Between A350 and 787 This Year

    Indonesia’s Garuda to Choose Between A350 and 787 This Year

    Garuda Indonesia Persero PT expects to decide between Airbus Group SE’s A350 and Boeing Co.’s 787 models this year as it prepares to order at least 20 of the large aircraft, the airline’s president director said.

    The Indonesian flag carrier forecasts growth to pick up significantly in 2019 and will need the new planes to handle expected capacity, Arif Wibowo said Wednesday at the Singapore Airshow. The airline has no plan to use Airbus’s A380 superjumbo, he told Bloomberg TV earlier in the day.

    Garuda returned to profitability last year with net income of $76.5 million, compared to a $370 million loss the year before, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Still, its shares tumbled 44 percent in 2015, nearly four times as much as the 12 percent decline in the benchmark Jakarta Composite Index and far below the 19 percent gain in the Bloomberg Asia Pacific Airlines Index.

    Shares were down 2.4 percent Wednesday at 449 rupiah as of 10:14 a.m. in Jakarta. The stock is trading near eight-month highs and has risen 45 percent so far this year, making it the seventh-best performer on the local index.

    Trimming Hedges

    The company expects oil prices to remain low and is reducing its fuel hedges, Wibowo said. The carrier forecasts passenger numbers to rise 10 percent this year and is seeking to capture 50 percent of the domestic market, up from 44 percent currently, he told reporters earlier this month.

    If the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration upgrades Indonesia’s safety rating to Category 1, Garuda hopes to launch non-stop service to the U.S. West Coast, giving it an advantage over competitors who make the trip with one stop, Wibowo said. He said the FAA is currently evaluating Garuda itself, with the results due out in the second half of the year.

    The carrier also hopes to start non-stop service to London but is limited by the runways at Jakarta’s international airport, which Wibowo said can not yet handle a fully loaded 777.

    Garuda plans to have a two-class cabin configuration on planes serving the Middle East, Southeast Asia and North Asia, with a similar configuration on any new planes they order, Wibowo said. Only four of the carrier’s 777s, used on flights to Amsterdam and London, will offer first-class seating, he said.

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