Singapore Airlines airbus A380 Scale 1:400 (First to fly A380)

Singapore Airlines airbus A380 Scale 1:400 (First to fly A380)

Singapore Airlines is the flag carrier airline of the Republic of Singapore. Founded on May 1, 1947, as Malayan Airways by the Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool, the Straits Steamship Company of Singapore and Imperial Airways. It commenced operations as Singapore Airlines on October 1, 1972.

The airline’s majority shareholder (54.5%) is the Singaporean Government’s investment arm, Temasek Holdings. Subsidiary Airlines are Singapore Airlines Cargo, SilkAir, a regional carrier and Scoot, a low-cost carrier.

The Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger airliner, is a multi-national four-engine, wide-body monoplane airliner. The maiden flight occurred on April 27, 2005, and entered service on October 25, 2007, with Singapore Airlines. However, with lower-than-expected sales making the type commercially unviable, Airbus announced production would end by 2021.

The flight crew comprises two pilots, and the passenger cabin typically seats 525 in two classes, a maximum of 853. Th A380 uses four Engine Alliance GP7200 or Rolls-Royce Trent 900 high bypass axial flow turbofans engines; pylon mounted, two under each wing. Only the inboard engines have thrust reversers.

Has slight wear from age, see photo's for reference.