World of Airplane

Jumat, 19 September 2014

Company Profile: Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines Logo

Singapore Airlines is founded on May 1st, 1947 as Malayan Airways, with Singapore Kallang Airport as it's main hub. Originally, the Malayan Airways serves 3 destinations to Malaysia which is Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. After over 60 years serving, Singapore Airlines have become one of world's largest airplane market, with its famous slogan "A great way to fly". Singapore Airlines' hub is at the world's best airport, Singapore Changi Airport, and currently Goh Choon Pong is the CEO of the airline. The airline serves 62 international destinations world wide over Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa an
d the Americas, with over 100 fleets operating. Singapore Airlines was placed third in the Skytrax World's Top Airlines 2014, same position as they got last year.

Fleets

Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 ER

1. Airbus A330-300 (28 owned, 6 ordered)
2. Airbus A350-900 (70 ordered)
3. Airbus A380-800 (19 owned, 5 ordered)
4. Boeing 777-200 (13 owned)
5. Boeing 777-200 ER (17 owned)
6. Boeing 7

Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800

77-300 (7 owned)
7. Boeing 777-300 ER (22 owned, 5 ordered)
8. Boeing 787-10 (30 ordered)
Total Fleets: 106 owned, 116 ordered

Codeshares
1. Garuda Indonesia
2. Japan Airlines
3. Malaysia Airlines
4. Silk Air
5. Transaero Airlines
6. US Airways
7. Virgin Atlantic Airways
8. Virgin America
9. Virgin Australia

Accidents or Incidents

The wreckage of flight 6 at Taipei

1. An Airbus A310-300 Singapore Airlines operating flight 117 with Kuala Lumpur to Singapore route were hijacked by Pakistani. But then the Singapore Operation Air Force successfully killed all four hijackers, with no passangers or crew fatalities.
2. Singapore Airlines flight 6 opertes with an Boeing 747-400 crashed when trying to take off from Taiwan Chiang-Kai-Shek Airport for Los Angeles International Airport, from 179 passengers on board, 83 were killed and 71 having injuries.

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Kamis, 18 September 2014

Company Profile: Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways logo

Founded on November 22nd 1993, Qatar Airways was one of youngest airplane companies currently operating, with Hamad International Airport as it's main hub. Within just less than 20 years, Qatar Airways have successfully being one of the best airline in the world, which in 2014 they were announced as the second best airline in the world by Skytrax, losing just to Cathay Pacific. Qatar Airways currently serves 125 international destinations from Doha with over 100 fleets. The second world best airlines has a famous slogan "World's 5 Star Airline", and currently it's CEO is Mr. Akbar Al Baker. In 2013, Qatar Airways have announced them self being new members of oneworld airline alliance.

Fleets

An Airbus A330-200 Qatar Airways above Hong Kong city

1. Airbus A319-100 LR (2 owned)
2. Airbus A320-200 (31 owned, 1 ordered)
3. Airbus A320 neo (
80 ordered)
4. Airbus A321-200 (10 owned)
5. Airbus A330-200 (16 owned)
6. Airbus A330-300 (13 owned)
7. Airbus A340-600 (4 owned)
8. Airbus A350-900 (43 ordered)
9. Airbus A350-1000 (37 ordered)

The only Airbus A380-800 currently owned by Qatar Airways

10. Airbus A380-800 (1 owned, 9 ordered)
11. Boeing 777-200 LR (9 owned, 9 ordered)
12. Boeing 777-300 ER (26 owned, 9 ordered)
13. Boeing 777-9 X (50 ordered)
14. Boeing 787-8 (15 owned, 45 ordered)

Codeshares
1. Air France
2. All Nippon Airways
3. American Airlines
4. Asiana Airlines
5. Azerbaijan Airlines
6. Bangkok Airways
7. Cathay Pacific
8. Garuda Indonesia
9. Gol Airlines
10. Japan Airlines
11. JetBlue Airways
12. Malaysia Airlines
13. Middle East Airlines
14. Oman Air
15. Royal Jordanian
16. US Airways

Accidents or Incidents
1. 19th April 2007: Qatar Airways' Airbus A300 was written off during maintenance, after fire caused in the hangar.

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Company Profile: Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific is one of Hong Kong commercial airline company, founded on 24th September, 1946 by

Logo of Cathay Pacific

Roy C. Farrell and Sydney H. de Kantzow. Being one of the largest airline company in the world, Cathay Pacific has a famous slogan "People. They Make Airline". It's main hub is Hong Kong International Airport, and focuses on two international destinations Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport and Taipei Taoyuan International Airport. This airline is the primary founder and also the member of oneworld airline alliance. Currently, John Slosar and Ivan Chu are the chairman and the CEO of Cathay Pacific respectively. In 2014, Skytrax announces Cathay Pacific as world's best airline, beating their rival such as Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways. Cathay Pacific currently serves a total of 70 international at 32 different countries world wide.

Fleets

An A330-300 Cathay Pacific at Adelaide

1. Airbus A330-300 (38 owned, 7 ordered)
2. Airbus A340-300 (13 owned)
3. Airbus A350-900 (22 ordered)

A Boeing 777-300 ER operated by Cathay Pacific

4. Airbus A350-1000 (26 ordered)
5. Boeing 747-400 (8 owned)
6. Boeing 777-200 (5 owned)
7. Boeing 777-300 (12 owned)
8. Boeing 777-300 ER (43 owned, 12 ordered)
9. Boeing 777-9X (21 ordered)
Total Fleets: 117 owned, 87 ordered

Codeshares

1. Air China

2. Air New Zealand
3. Air Seychelles
4. Alaska Airlines
5. American Airlines
6. Bangkok Airways
7. British Airways
8. Comair
9. Dragonair
10. Fiji Airways
11. Finnair
12. Japan Airlines
13. LAN Airlines
14. Malaysia Airlines
15. Phillipine Airlines
16. Qatar Airways
17. S7 Airlines
18. Vietnam Airlines
19. WestJet

Accidents or Incidents

1. 24th February 1949: A Douglas DC-3 operated by Cathay Pacific in a Manila to Hong Kong flight crashed near Braemar Reservoir because of bad weather, killing all 23 people on board.

2. 13th September 1949: A Douglas DC-3 Cathay Pacific with Anisakan to Hong Kong route crashed upon take off, all passengers and crew were save.

3. 23rd July 1954: A Douglas DC-4 Cathay Pacific was shot down by People's Liberation Army Air Force (China) aircraft above the South China sea, 10 of 19 people on board were killed.

4. 5th November 1967: A Convair 880 Cathay Pacific operating flight 33 overran the runway at the Hong Kong airport upon take off to Saigon.

5. 5th June, 1972: A Convair 880 Cathay Pacific with flight 770Z (Bangkok to Hong Kong) burst in the air after bomb, which believed to be from a suitcaise in the cabin, exploded. This crash kills all 81 people on board the aircraft.

6. 13th April, 2010: Cathay Pacific flight 780 operated with an Airbus A330-342, in a Surabaya to Hong Kong route, have engine failure at both engines, due to contaminated fuel. But then the aircraft successfully landed at Hong Kong International Airport, no fatalities were reported, but 57 passengers were injured.

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