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Wonder what this means for terminal allocation in Changi Airport. The current situation of splitting between T3/2 May no longer be feasible when the merger occurs with flexibility between narrow and wide body operations being key. I don’t think T5 would also be ready so soon to accommodate the entire SQ group. My guess will be the combined SQ takes over the terminal 3 wholly with code share partners and Scoot in T2 perhaps.
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Originally posted by Airtropolis View PostWonder what this means for terminal allocation in Changi Airport. The current situation of splitting between T3/2 May no longer be feasible when the merger occurs with flexibility between narrow and wide body operations being key. I don’t think T5 would also be ready so soon to accommodate the entire SQ group. My guess will be the combined SQ takes over the terminal 3 wholly with code share partners and Scoot in T2 perhaps.Last edited by Jumbojet Lover; 25 May 2018, 11:55 AM.
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Originally posted by SQfanatic View PostSo the MI cabin crew and pilots will simply transition to flying and using the same plane for service, only that they will rotate between both the planes, correct?
For cabin crew it's simpler as they can usually be qualified to operate on 5 or 6 aircraft types / variants at the same time.
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Originally posted by MainlyMiles View PostFor pilots it's more complicated as they can generally only be qualified to fly one aircraft type at a time. 'Mixed Fleet Flying' does allow some combinations like A320/A330, A330/A350 or B777/B787, though Singapore Airlines don't currently do this with their pilots.
For cabin crew it's simpler as they can usually be qualified to operate on 5 or 6 aircraft types / variants at the same time.
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I wonder whether the cabin crew will be completely integrated or they will only keep the ex-silkair crew on the narrowbodies.
There is also the question of the difference in policies concerning layovers. E.g. silkair crew to Male do not layover but SQ crew do.
Lastly, when the A319s leave Silkair, that would probably also mean an end to serving USM?
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Originally posted by gumption View PostI wonder whether the cabin crew will be completely integrated or they will only keep the ex-silkair crew on the narrowbodies.
There is also the question of the difference in policies concerning layovers. E.g. silkair crew to Male do not layover but SQ crew do.
Lastly, when the A319s leave Silkair, that would probably also mean an end to serving USM?
With USM, hopefully Scoot will serve that route since it has some A319 and A320.
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Originally posted by wlgspotter View PostDon’t recall SIA Cargo have ever operated any B734, but I do remember they had a single B733 in the “current” livery in the 90s and maybe early 2000s. From memory that aircraft was registered 9V-SQZ...
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SilkAir integration into SIA progressing on track
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...-track-453611/
Speaking to analysts and the media at a briefing, SIA Group chief executive Goh Choon Phong shares that three main tasks have been completed.
SIA has set up a dedicated project management office to oversee the SilkAir integration. The office has since established 12 workstreams to drive integration activities, including product and service definition, operational alignment, staff integration, corporate as well as legal and regulatory requirements.
SilkAir's commercial departments have also been integrated with that of the mainline carrier.
Goh adds that SIA has also finalised product decisions for the Boeing 737 fleet, including seat, in-flight entertainment and in-flight connectivity suppliers. He declined to provide more details, except to say that the new products will be available from 2020, when the merger is expected to be completed.
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SilkAir to give up some routes to Scoot ahead of merger with SIA
SilkAir to give up some routes to Scoot ahead of merger with SIA
Scoot will acquire some SilkAir routes over the next two years, ahead of SilkAir's merger into Singapore Airlines (SIA).
Scoot, SIA's budget arm, will also be transferring some of its services to existing destinations served by SIA and SilkAir.
The changes are expected to take place between April 2019 and the second half of 2020, SIA said on Thursday (Nov 22).
From SilkAir to Scoot:
• Luang Prabang and Vientiane in Laos, in April 2019
• Coimbatore, Trivandrum and Visakhapatnam in India, between May 2019 and October 2019
• Changsha, Fuzhou, Kunming and Wuhan in China, between May 2019 and June 2019
• Chiang Mai in Thailand, in October 2019
• Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia, in December 2019
• Balikpapan, Lombok, Makassar, Manado, Semarang and Yogyakarta in Indonesia, between May 2020 and July 2020
From Scoot to SIA (Both are existing SIA destinations):
• Bengaluru and Chennai in India, in May 2019 and May 2020
From Scoot to SilkAir (Both are existing SilkAir destinations)
• Shenzhen in China, from June 2019
• Kochi in India, from October 2019
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