Singapore Airlines

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Incorporated on 28 January 1972, Singapore Airlines (SIA), the national carrier of Singapore, headquartered at Airline House, an old hangar at the Changi Airport in Singapore is one of the most successful airlines in the world.

Singapore Airlines flies to 137 destinations in 32 countries on five continents from its primary hub in Singapore.

The Singapore government, which holds a golden share via the country's Ministry of Finance, has stressed its non-involvement in the management of the company, a point emphasised by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew when he said the Singapore Changi Airport's front-runner status as an aviation hub is more important than the SIA. 

SIA’s origins can be traced to the Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) which was formed on 21 October 1937 by British Imperial Airways (later British Overseas Airways Corporation, or BOAC), Straits Steamship Company, and Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool.

On 1 May 1947, the Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) Airspeed Consul took off from Singapore Kallang Airport. It’s the first of three flights a week to Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. The airline's first flight was a chartered flight from the British Straits Settlement of Singapore to Kuala Lumpur on 2 April 1947 using an Airspeed Consul twin-engined aircraft.

In mid-September, 1963, Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak formed the Federation of Malaysia, and the airline’s name was changed from “Malayan Airways” to “Malaysian Airlines,” while only three years later, it became Malaysia-Singapore Airlines.

MSA was profitable, but soon differences arose between the Singapore and Malaysia governments over the airline’s corporate direction. In January 1971, the Malaysian and Singapore governments announced that MSA would be restructured into two separate national carriers. The airline’s assets were divided, with the Malaysian carrier, named Malaysian Airline System (MAS), receiving the Friendship Fleet, Britten-Norman aircraft, equipment in Malaysia, and all the domestic routes in Malaysia.

Singapore, on the other hand, received all the Boeing aircraft, airline headquarters building, aircraft hangars and maintenance facilities at Paya Lebar Airport, computer reservation system and most of the overseas offices. It also took over MSA’s international route network encompassing 22 cities in 18 countries. The Singapore carrier was then incorporated on 28 January 1972 as Mercury Singapore Airlines, which shared the same MSA acronym as the dissolved Malaysia-Singapore Airlines.

SilkAir ceased its operations and officially merged with Singapore Airlines in 2021.

The airline's slogan is "A Great Way To Fly".

The Singapore Airlines logo is a bird, inspired by a dagger featured in regional folklore known as a silver kris or keris. 

At the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2019, Singapore Airlines was named the second-best airline in the world for 2019.
 

Skytrax certified Singapore Airlines as a 5-star Airline for the quality of its airport and onboard products and staff service.
 

Singapore Airlines also won awards for the World’s Best Cabin Crew, the World’s Best First Class, and the World’s Best First Class Seat, as well as Best Airline in Asia, Best Premium Economy Class in Asia, Best Business Class Seat in Asia, and Best First Class Lounge in Asia.