Singapore Air Takes Delivery of Jet for World's Longest Flight
- Airbus hands over first A350-900ULR in Toulouse, France
- SIA plans to start Singapore-NY non-stop flight from October
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Singapore Airlines Ltd. took delivery of the Airbus SE A350-900 ultra long range aircraft to start a non-stop service to New York, a journey of about 19 hours that will become the world’s longest.
The first commercial flight between Singapore and Newark Liberty International Airport will be on Oct. 11, Singapore Air said in a statement yesterday. This is the first of the seven A350-900ULRs the carrier has on firm order with Airbus.