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SilkAir Singapore Private Limited, operating as SilkAir, was a Singaporean airline with its head office in Changi, Singapore. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and in 2017, operated scheduled passenger services from Singapore to 54 cities in Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, East Asia, and Northern Australia.
- 21 February 1989; 34 years ago (as Tradewinds Airlines), 1 April 1992; 31 years ago (as SilkAir)
- Singapore Changi Airport
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May 27, 2021 · SilkAir ceased commercial passenger flights in May 2021 after 29 years of service as Singapore Airlines' regional arm. Learn about its origins, fleet, destinations, awards and merger with SIA.
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- It began as Tradewinds. SilkAir was formed in 1975 as a subsidiary of SIA named Tradewinds, but it was not an airline yet. As SIA's tours and travel arm, it was meant to develop and sell SIA-exclusive holiday packages.
- SilkAir launched as full-fledged regional carrier with new name, logo, on April Fools' Day 1992.
- Tragedy on SilkAir flight 185.
- SilkAir cabin crew saw four outfit changes over the years. SilkAir flight attendants first took to the skies donning seagull motif dresses by homegrown designer, Celia Loe.
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Before merging with Singapore Airlines, SilkAir was flying to three destinations at the end of April 2021. As the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, it operated flights to Asia and Australia from its hub at Changi Airport. On 6 May 2021, the last SilkAir flight landed from Kathmandu. List
May 17, 2018 · SilkAir is Singapore Airlines’ wholly owned regional subsidiary. They operate a fleet of 33 narrowbody aircraft, including Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 aircraft, though over time they plan to switch to an all Boeing fleet, as they have a further 32 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft on order.
