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The Singapore Airlines Group employed a total of 21,534 staff members at the end of the fiscal year on 31 March 2011. [22] The parent airline itself employed 13,942 (47.3%), of which there are 2,174 pilots and 6,914 cabin crew.
Also, during the 1980s and 1990s, more men were allowed to apply as flight attendants, helping to create more usage of this term. More recently the term cabin crew or cabin staff has begun to replace 'flight attendants' in some parts of the world, because of the term's recognition of their role as members of the crew.
As part of efforts to build the image of the "Singapore Girl", the airline runs a rigorous training program for cabin and flight crew. The airline's repute, and the resulting prestige of the job, has allowed it to be highly selective during its recruitment process as it receives numerous applications locally and from around the region.
A former cabin crew member has offered her top tips to passengers for a safe flight following the tragedy on board a Singapore Airlines flight. A British man died and several other passengers ...
A Business Class seat on board one of Singapore Airlines' Boeing 777-300ERs, before being refitted with newer cabin products Singapore Airlines New Regional Business Class on their Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. The current version of the Business Class was unveiled on 9 July 2013 and is available on refitted Boeing B777-300ERs and the Airbus A350 ...
The Singapore Flying College (Abbreviation: SFC) is a CAAS approved flight school based in Singapore. Established in 1988 under the Singapore Airlines Group, it is the training school for cadet pilots with Singapore Airlines , Scoot and Singapore Airlines Cargo .
The plane originally used for the Singapore–Newark route was an Airbus A340-500. It had 14 cabin crew and six flight deck officers, each working four-hour shifts. [10] The flight required 222,000 litres (49,000 imp gal; 59,000 US gal) of fuel, more than ten times the total weight of all the passengers and crew.
Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 taking off at Zurich Airport in March 2011. On 29 September 2000, SIA announced an order for up to 25 Airbus A3XX (as the A380 was known at the time). The US$8.6 billion order comprised a firm order of 10 aircraft, with options on another 15 airframes. [37] The order was confirmed by Singapore Airlines on 12 July ...