AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
ST Engineering has opened a four-bay airframe maintenance hangar at Changi Creek, its fourth MRO facility in Singapore. The site increases the company’s domestic widebody capacity by about 40%, is intended as a testbed for engineering technologies including drones and autonomous mobile robots, and is expected to create around 500 jobs.
Singapore Airshow
Latest source-backed stories
High activity
ST Engineering has opened a four-bay airframe maintenance hangar at Changi Creek, its fourth MRO facility in Singapore. The site increases the company’s domestic widebody capacity by about 40%, is intended as a testbed for engineering technologies including drones and autonomous mobile robots, and is expected to create around 500 jobs.
High activity
The expanded partnership adds flight and booking options between India and Singapore, with the airlines set to offer 126 weekly flights from October 2026. The agreement also promises expanded connectivity and frequent-flyer benefits, strengthening the airlines’ commercial link across the two markets.
Singapore plans to impose a world-first green levy on flights departing the city-state, adding a new cost to air travel as fares and operating expenses continue to rise. The measure puts environmental policy directly into ticket pricing and airline cost planning.
High activity
Singapore Airlines has been named the world’s best airline in Skytrax’s 2026 rankings, moving ahead of Qatar Airways, which placed second, and Cathay Pacific, which ranked third. The results underscore the competitive importance of cabin comfort and service as airlines differentiate their long-haul offerings.
Singapore Airlines is expanding its European network with a new route to Madrid and additional flights to Manchester, London-Gatwick, Milan and Munich. The changes increase service across several major European markets and broaden the carrier’s presence in the region.
High activity
Oman Air will launch flights from Muscat to Singapore, aiming to leverage Oman’s largely untapped tourism appeal in the Gulf. The carrier’s CEO said the airline is also considering an expansion into North Asia within the next year, building on the new route’s demand outlook.
High activity
Singapore Airlines has signed with SpaceX’s Starlink for “fast and free” in-flight connectivity, targeting next-generation speeds up to ~1 Gbps and starting service in 2027. The rollout will be phased across its Airbus fleet—including A350 and A380—through end-2029, with additional aircraft connectivity going live as installations complete.
As closures and restrictions across key Middle East hubs persist, Singapore Airlines Group (Singapore Airlines and Scoot) carried 3.8 million passengers in March, up 14.9% year on year—its highest-ever monthly total. In parallel, Airservices Australia reported sharp declines in Australia–Middle East and Australia–Europe demand as routings were rerouted.
Create a free account to see more recent Singapore Airshow stories and keep bookmarks in one place.
