Issue 267: Year of the Giant

The A380 in service with Qantas & SIA

With just over a year in service, Qantas’s flagship A380 fleet is proving to be popular on its key London and Los Angeles routes, while October 25 saw the second anniversary of the aircraft entering service with Singapore Airlines.

Both carriers have been operating their aircraft against each other on the Sydney-Singapore-London route, and while offering different products, both carriers claim that the aircraft has been significant for them.