Please share which airline has best uniform!

[SilentReader888]

All looks milfy

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Flyways Linhas Aéreas (Brazil)

[DavidOrtiz]

All look kind of cute!

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Flyways Linhas Aéreas (Brazil)

[SkyIsMighty]

Surplus Singapore Air A380s Set for Paint Shop to Lure New Users

Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) -- Aircraft-leasing firm Doric is preparing to take back five
Airbus Group SE A380 superjumbos from Singapore Airlines Ltd. starting next year, in a move that would be the first test of second-hand demand for the world’s biggest jetliner.

While Singapore Air hasn’t officially decided to return the planes, London-based Doric and fellow owner Dr. Peters Fund KG of Germany are preparing for their possible refurbishment, reserving time in paint shops and exploring the availability of hundreds of replacement seats.

“It appears possible that Singapore will not exercise its lease extension,” Doric Managing Director Bernd Reber said in an interview. The asset manager is also working with Airbus to highlight the possible availability of the double-deckers to potential users.

Singapore Air was the initial A380 buyer and operates 19 of the jets, second only to Dubai-based Emirates, on routes including London, New York and Beijing. The first 10-year leases expire in 2017, though until now Doric and Dr. Peters had said the carrier would likely exercise an option to keep the five aircraft for two further years, even though it has five more new planes due.

Attractive Rates

Reber said tier-one airlines are among parties interested in the Singapore jets. British Airways parent IAG SA has said its evaluating the possibility of taking used A380s to supplement the 12 planes it has already ordered for BA, and that aircraft could even be allocated to its Iberia and Aer Lingus units.

There’s no established second-hand trade in the aircraft yet because the first example was handed over only in 2007, while the market will also lack liquidity, with only 180 planes in service with a dozen operators.

Leasing superjumbos would save on the $432.6 million list price, while rates would be “attractive” and rental periods could be shorter than the usual 10 to 12 years, Reber said.

Reconfiguring cabins would also be more straightforward for earlier A380s as first class seating is located on the main deck -- rather than the upper level as on later examples -- and could easily be replaced with economy berths.

Airbus has suggested that A380s retired by premium carriers might have a second life plying six-to-eight-hour routes for low-cost Asian airlines. The manufacturer is also seeking fresh sales avenues for new examples of its biggest model after order momentum slowed in recent years, something that could complicate the marketing of used aircraft.

Singapore Air said in an e-mailed statement that it has yet to make a firm decision on whether to extend the leases on its first five planes.

©2016 Bloomberg L.P.

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A380 almost 10 years old.

Originally Posted by SkyIsMighty

Surplus Singapore Air A380s Set for Paint Shop to Lure New Users

Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) -- Aircraft-leasing firm Doric is preparing to take back five
Airbus Group SE A380 superjumbos from Singapore Airlines Ltd. starting next year, in a move that would be the first test of second-hand demand for the world’s biggest jetliner.

While Singapore Air hasn’t officially decided to return the planes, London-based Doric and fellow owner Dr. Peters Fund KG of Germany are preparing for their possible refurbishment, reserving time in paint shops and exploring the availability of hundreds of replacement seats.

“It appears possible that Singapore will not exercise its lease extension,” Doric Managing Director Bernd Reber said in an interview. The asset manager is also working with Airbus to highlight the possible availability of the double-deckers to potential users.

Singapore Air was the initial A380 buyer and operates 19 of the jets, second only to Dubai-based Emirates, on routes including London, New York and Beijing. The first 10-year leases expire in 2017, though until now Doric and Dr. Peters had said the carrier would likely exercise an option to keep the five aircraft for two further years, even though it has five more new planes due.

Attractive Rates

Reber said tier-one airlines are among parties interested in the Singapore jets. British Airways parent IAG SA has said its evaluating the possibility of taking used A380s to supplement the 12 planes it has already ordered for BA, and that aircraft could even be allocated to its Iberia and Aer Lingus units.

There’s no established second-hand trade in the aircraft yet because the first example was handed over only in 2007, while the market will also lack liquidity, with only 180 planes in service with a dozen operators.

Leasing superjumbos would save on the $432.6 million list price, while rates would be “attractive” and rental periods could be shorter than the usual 10 to 12 years, Reber said.

Reconfiguring cabins would also be more straightforward for earlier A380s as first class seating is located on the main deck -- rather than the upper level as on later examples -- and could easily be replaced with economy berths.

Airbus has suggested that A380s retired by premium carriers might have a second life plying six-to-eight-hour routes for low-cost Asian airlines. The manufacturer is also seeking fresh sales avenues for new examples of its biggest model after order momentum slowed in recent years, something that could complicate the marketing of used aircraft.

Singapore Air said in an e-mailed statement that it has yet to make a firm decision on whether to extend the leases on its first five planes.

©2016 Bloomberg L.P.

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SIA more than doubles annual profit to S$804m

SINGAPORE – Flag carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) yesterday reported that net profit more than doubled for the latest fiscal year, powered by lower fuel prices and the better performance of its group airlines.

For the year ended March 31, group net profit surged 119 per cent to S$804.4 million from S$367.9 million in the corresponding period a year earlier.

Despite the sharp improvement in profit performance, SIA warned of over-capacity creating pressure on yields and said the outlook remained cautious for the cargo business amid the economic slowdown in China and uncertainty in the rest of the world.

Group revenue for the year slipped 2.2 per cent to S$15.2 billion due to lower passenger revenue from the parent airline and lower revenue from its cargo operations. Total expenditure dropped 4 per cent to S$14.5 billion, led by a 41.3 per cent decline in the average jet fuel price, although this was offset partially by an increase in the hedging loss and the strengthening of the US dollar against the Singapore dollar. The hedging loss, said SIA, resulted from 53.8 per cent of the group’s fuel requirement being hedged at a weighted average price of US$100 (S$137) a barrel.

For the fourth quarter, group net profit surged to S$224.7 million from S$39.6 million in the same period last year, helped by lower fuel costs as well as a refund of S$117 million to its cargo division for a fine it had paid earlier. Revenue slipped 4.4 per cent to S$3.7 billion for the period.

SIA is contending with a challenging operating environment in key markets, caused in part by weak economic activity and rapid growth in capacity, evidenced by increasing promotional fare activity. However, the entrance of the Airbus A350-900 fleet will help to boost the group’s network competitiveness, improve operating efficiency and offer opportunities to open up more new routes on long-haul destinations, said SIA.

“In addition, the full ownership of Tiger Airways is expected to enhance synergies across the SIA Group. For the April-June 2016 quarter, advance passenger bookings are tracking positively against seat capacity,” added SIA.

The parent airline company earned an operating profit of S$485 million in the financial year, up S$145 million from the prior year. However, SIA Cargo’s full-year operating loss widened by S$28 million to S$50 million.

Scoot marked its first full-year operating profit since commencing operations, improving S$95 million year-on-year to S$28 million. Tiger Airways’ operating profit for the financial year was S$14 million, contrasting against a full-year loss of S$40 million incurred in the previous year. SilkAir reported a S$50 million year-on-year improvement to S$91 million in operating profit.

[SilentReader888]

Interesting that SIA can make so much money.

Also Tiger cannot stand alone but need a big parent to integrate. Too bad for those who lost money in the share.

Originally Posted by SkyIsMighty

SIA more than doubles annual profit to S$804m

SINGAPORE – Flag carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) yesterday reported that net profit more than doubled for the latest fiscal year, powered by lower fuel prices and the better performance of its group airlines.

For the year ended March 31, group net profit surged 119 per cent to S$804.4 million from S$367.9 million in the corresponding period a year earlier.

Despite the sharp improvement in profit performance, SIA warned of over-capacity creating pressure on yields and said the outlook remained cautious for the cargo business amid the economic slowdown in China and uncertainty in the rest of the world.

Group revenue for the year slipped 2.2 per cent to S$15.2 billion due to lower passenger revenue from the parent airline and lower revenue from its cargo operations. Total expenditure dropped 4 per cent to S$14.5 billion, led by a 41.3 per cent decline in the average jet fuel price, although this was offset partially by an increase in the hedging loss and the strengthening of the US dollar against the Singapore dollar. The hedging loss, said SIA, resulted from 53.8 per cent of the group’s fuel requirement being hedged at a weighted average price of US$100 (S$137) a barrel.

For the fourth quarter, group net profit surged to S$224.7 million from S$39.6 million in the same period last year, helped by lower fuel costs as well as a refund of S$117 million to its cargo division for a fine it had paid earlier. Revenue slipped 4.4 per cent to S$3.7 billion for the period.

SIA is contending with a challenging operating environment in key markets, caused in part by weak economic activity and rapid growth in capacity, evidenced by increasing promotional fare activity. However, the entrance of the Airbus A350-900 fleet will help to boost the group’s network competitiveness, improve operating efficiency and offer opportunities to open up more new routes on long-haul destinations, said SIA.

“In addition, the full ownership of Tiger Airways is expected to enhance synergies across the SIA Group. For the April-June 2016 quarter, advance passenger bookings are tracking positively against seat capacity,” added SIA.

The parent airline company earned an operating profit of S$485 million in the financial year, up S$145 million from the prior year. However, SIA Cargo’s full-year operating loss widened by S$28 million to S$50 million.

Scoot marked its first full-year operating profit since commencing operations, improving S$95 million year-on-year to S$28 million. Tiger Airways’ operating profit for the financial year was S$14 million, contrasting against a full-year loss of S$40 million incurred in the previous year. SilkAir reported a S$50 million year-on-year improvement to S$91 million in operating profit.

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Originally Posted by SilentReader888

Interesting that SIA can make so much money.

Also Tiger cannot stand alone but need a big parent to integrate. Too bad for those who lost money in the share.

Emirates Airline recorded US$ 1.9Billion profit. So SIA pales in comparison.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b2c45cd2-1...#axzz48V8NMCBv

[SilentReader888]

Originally Posted by Logout

Emirates Airline recorded US$ 1.9Billion profit. So SIA pales in comparison.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b2c45cd2-1...#axzz48V8NMCBv

So much difference. Thank you for sharing.

[SkyIsMighty]

Lan Colombia (Latam)

[VisaCredit]

TS, Sky, thank you for sharing South American airlines.

Originally Posted by SkyIsMighty

Lan Colombia (Latam)

[GeniusLad]

Originally Posted by SilentReader888

Interesting that SIA can make so much money.

Also Tiger cannot stand alone but need a big parent to integrate. Too bad for those who lost money in the share.

Now Tiger starts to make money.

[RiyadMahrez]

Hardly heard of South American Airlines. Thank you TS I do now.

Originally Posted by SkyIsMighty

Lan Colombia (Latam)

[Deborah]

Originally Posted by SkyIsMighty

Surplus Singapore Air A380s Set for Paint Shop to Lure New Users

Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) -- Aircraft-leasing firm Doric is preparing to take back five
Airbus Group SE A380 superjumbos from Singapore Airlines Ltd. starting next year, in a move that would be the first test of second-hand demand for the world’s biggest jetliner.


©2016 Bloomberg L.P.

Most aircraft are leased deal. BOC Aircraft base in Singapore going for IPO.

[SkyIsMighty]

Avianca Brazil

[Olympic2016]

Originally Posted by SkyIsMighty

Avianca Brazil

Avianca is a big holding company in South America.