Singapore Airlines – once proponents and a large operator of the Boeing 747-400 have completed passenger operations with the 747-400’s, closing a very big chapter of 747 operations with the airline who operated incarnations of the 747 from 1973 up until 2012.
Singapore Airlines operated the 747-200 “Super B”, the 747-300 “Big Top”, and the 747-400 “Megatop”. The airline continues to operate some 747’s – but in a cargo role as “Mega Ark” services (a total of 13 aircraft). At it’s peak, 51 747-400’s operated in the passenger fleet.
The airline operated two final services – a round trip from Singapore to Hong Kong and back as SQ747 (SIN-HKG) and SQ748 (HKG-SIN).
It seems that the drive to efficiencies has driven the 747’s from service (and Singapore Airlines tends to keep a young fleet), operating a mix of Airbus A330’s, A340’s, A380’s and a substantial fleet of Boeing 777 subtypes, including the 777-200, 777-200ER, 777-300 and 777-300ER.
For those who wish to reminisce about the use SQ’s use of 747’s, head to http://www.siajourneys.com/ for tales and journeys on what some still call the “Queen of the Sky.
