SIA får sin første B787-10

Singapore Airlines Takes First 787-10

Boeing handed over the newest member of the 787 family—the 787-10—to launch customer Singapore Airlines (SIA) during a ceremony Sunday evening at its South Carolina production facility. The delivery of 787-10 9V-SCA, celebrated before 3,000 Boeing employees and their guests, SIA and Rolls-Royce executives, and other dignitaries, follows U.S. FAA type certification on January 22. With the delivery, SIA Group becomes the first to operate all three members of the 787 family, which also includes the original -8 and the -9. “[The 787-10] will be an important element in our overall growth strategy, enabling us to extend our network and strengthen our operations,” SIA CEO Goh Choon Phong said during the ceremony, adding the model will serve as a platform for the airline to debut a “new regional cabin product” that will involve two classes seating 36 in business class and 301 in economy class. The airline plans to unveil that product later in the week, he noted. Read More