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SINGAPORE AIRLINES

Boeing signage outside the company's manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington state, on Sept. 12
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 26, 2024
Boeing strike leaves plane deliveries up in the air for Asian airlines
Aviation’s supply chain is still fractured from the COVID-19 pandemic, and Asian carriers are struggling to get enough aircraft to meet demand.
An aircraft operated by Singapore Airlines takes off at Sydney Airport on Aug. 27. A trial that started last month in Asia makes it a reality to shave precious minutes off hourslong trips, depending upon what route a pilot chooses to take.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Sep 23, 2024
How shortcuts across the skies can make flights greener: Q&A
In a trial of user-preferred routing, several airlines in Asia can take shortcuts on 38 routes to save time and fuel.
Singapore Airlines said a flight landing at Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture had "experienced a technical issue with its brakes upon landing."
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2024
Singapore Airlines plane brake glitch forces Narita runway closure
The airport's runway B was closed for just under an hour after the flight landed at around 7:40 am.
A passenger who was on board Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 arrives at Changi Airport in Singapore on Wednesday. The flight had experienced severe turbulence, resulting in the death of a British man and multiple injuries.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 24, 2024
Fliers concerned about safety after airline mishaps
But despite this year's spate of high-profile airline accidents, statistics show that flying is still safer than the drive to the airport.
A Singapore Airlines plane. Thai media reports said there were 30 injuries, while Singapore Airlines did not specify how many people were injured.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 21, 2024
One dead as Singapore Airlines plane makes emergency landing; 30 reported injured
It was not immediately clear at what point during the flight the injuries and death took place.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2020
Airlines unleash herpes disinfectant and other concoctions on coronavirus-tainted planes
Airlines are turning to some of the world's hardest-hitting disinfectants, capable of stopping everything from sexually transmitted diseases to the MRSA superbug, in the fight against the coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2018
Singapore Airlines tops passenger survey
If you want to fly premium, the best route around the globe is via Singapore.
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jan 23, 2013
Singapore Air voucher offer; American Airlines upgrades; Korean Air flies Honolulu
Singapore vouchers
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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