Singapore Airlines Fleet: March 2024

Singapore Airlines is finishing the financial year with one less aircraft delivery than originally planned, for a total of 143 passenger aircraft at its disposal, as we await news of the delivery schedule for the April 2024 – March 2025 period.

This looks set to include further Boeing 737-8 MAX and Boeing 787-10 deliveries, and we might even see the final pair of Airbus A350 Long Haul aircraft arrive, with new routes like London Gatwick on the cards.

SIA’s active passenger fleet now stands at 132 aircraft, slightly less than three months ago due to a few more jets requiring maintenance downtime at the time of writing.

However, in total SIA is still around 20 aircraft short of its pre-COVID fleet, when you consider that SilkAir has now been fully merged into the mainline operation.

Here’s the latest update.

Fleet totals

The following table summarises the Singapore Airlines passenger fleet totals as of 29th March 2024.

CAAS Register (1 Mar ’24):	147
Recently delivered:	0
For disposal:	-4
In Service:	143
In maintenance / stored:	-11
Active:	132

The official registered aircraft data in combination with confirmed retirement announcements and analysis of actual flight movements over the last few weeks allows us to determine the actual ‘in service’ fleet (available to the airline) of 143 planes at 29th March 2024, 132 of which were recently active.

That’s 6% more than the same time last year, when only 124 passenger aircraft were active in the fleet.

  Click here to see the official CAAS list of registered aircraft in Singapore at 1st March 2024.

SIA Passenger Fleet at 29th March 2024

The following table shows the Singapore Airlines fleet including how many of each aircraft type are legally registered (‘Registered’), available to the airline (‘In Service’) and currently operating revenue passenger flights (‘Active’).

Type	Registered	In Service	Active
A350-900 LH	32	32	31
A350-900 MH	24	24	24
A350-900 ULR	7	7	7
A380-800	13	12	10
737-800	7	7	6
737-8 MAX	16	16	16
777-300ER	26	23	17
787-10	22	22	21
Total	147	143	132

Three of the airline’s remaining registered Boeing 777-300ERs will not be returning to the fleet, in addition to one older Airbus A380, though these aircraft are still formally registered to the carrier.

They are therefore excluded from the ‘In Service’ column.

This reflects an available fleet of 143 aircraft, plus future deliveries of Airbus A350s, Boeing 737-8 MAXs, Boeing 787-10s and Boeing 777-9s still on order.

No recent deliveries

Since our last fleet update in late December 2023, there have been no new aircraft deliveries for Singapore Airlines.

That’s despite the original fleet plan showing the carrier’s 23rd Boeing 787-10 (9V-SCQ) in the operating fleet by 31st March 2024, which now looks set to be delayed.

That aircraft, which is now over 3 years old, is currently still with Boeing in Paine Field, Seattle. It was relocated there from storage in early December 2023, but has not flown any test flights since then.

Recent de-registrations

Since our last update the following Singapore Airlines aircraft have been removed from the Singapore CAAS register:

• Airbus A380 9V-SKK
  Deregistered and returned to its owner Hannover Leasing in early 2024
  Stored in Alice Springs, Australia
• Boeing 777-200 9V-SRJ
  Now N99004 with Ion Aviation
  Flew Alice Springs – Lanzhou on 30th January 2024
• Boeing 777-200 9V-SRG
  Now N99005 with Ion Aviation
  Flew Alice Springs – Lanzhou on 15th March 2024

The Airbus A380, 9V-SKK, was surplus to SIA’s requirements post-pandemic and has been returned to its lessor, as the total superjumbo fleet shrinks from 19 to 12.

This leaves only one older A380 for disposal remaining in the registered fleet, 9V-SKF, which is owned by Singapore Airlines and will likely be scrapped at Changi.

As for the two de-registered Boeing 777-200 aircraft, these were among the seven that SIA leased to NokScoot, having operated them as part of the mainline carrier in the past. They were then were returned to the carrier once NokScoot ceased trading in June 2020.

The aircraft were stored in Alice Springs for the last three years.

They have all been sold to aircraft asset management company Ion Aviation, and flown to Lanzhou in China. It’s not clear what the future holds for these 22-year-old aircraft, but passenger-to-freighter conversion seems likely.

SIA’s first Boeing 777-300ER scrapped

Back in May 2021 Singapore Airlines announced that four of its Boeing 777-300ERs would be retired from the fleet following a write-down process, with the carrier confirming to Mainly Miles that 9V-SWA, 9V-SWD, 9V-SWE and 9V-SWF were the affected aircraft.

The first of those, and oldest in the fleet, departed for its new life in the USA over two years ago, in October 2021.

Here’s 9V-SWA on a test flight in late September 2021, devoid of its Singapore Airlines titles.

The aircraft was due to join Spanish charter and corporate operator Privilege Style, but unfortunately the deal fell through.

The aircraft was broken up for spare parts at Victorville, California in February 2024, becoming the first of SIA’s 777-300ERs to be scrapped.

9V-SWA came delivered fresh from the factory with new cabin products in all three cabins when it entered service with SIA. It launched the airline’s 2006 First Class and 2006 Business Class seats on SQ334 from Singapore to Paris on 5th December 2006, and was later configured with the newer 2013 cabin products in September 2016.

Fleet activity by registration

Here’s a breakdown of the SIA fleet of passenger aircraft based on recent revenue flight activity, from an analysis conducted on 28th March 2024.

Airbus A350s

All but one of SIA’s 32 Airbus A350-900 Long Haul aircraft in the fleet were active as of March 2024, with 9V-SMU in maintenance.

Aircraft	Location	Last flew	Days ago
9V-SMA	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SMB	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-SMC	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-SMD	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SME	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SMF	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SMG	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SMH	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SMI	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SMJ	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-SMK	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SML	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SMM	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SMN	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SMO	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SMP	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SMQ	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SMR	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SMS	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-SMT	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SMU	SIN	7 Feb 24	50
9V-SMV	SIN	26 Mar 24	2
9V-SMW	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-SMY	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SMZ	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SJA	SIN	26 Mar 24	2
9V-SJB	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-SJC	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SJD	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SJE	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SJF	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SJG	SIN	27 Mar 24	1

‘Last flew’ dates relate to the aircraft’s most recent revenue flight.

All 24 Airbus A350-900 Medium Haul aircraft were also flying recently.

Aircraft	Location	Last flew	Days ago
9V-SHA	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHB	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHC	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHD	SIN	29 Mar 24	0
9V-SHE	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHF	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHG	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHH	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHI	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHJ	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHK	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHL	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHM	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHN	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHO	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHP	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHQ	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHR	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHS	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHT	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHU	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHV	SIN	21 Mar 24	7
9V-SHW	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SHY	SIN	28 Mar 24	0

‘Last flew’ dates relate to the aircraft’s most recent revenue flight.

All of the airline’s Airbus A350-900 ULR aircraft are in service, covering regular San Francisco, New York JFK and Newark flights.

Aircraft	Location	Last flew	Days ago
9V-SGA	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SGB	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-SGC	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-SGD	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SGE	SIN	26 Mar 24	2
9V-SGF	SIN	26 Mar 24	2
9V-SGG	SIN	27 Mar 24	1

‘Last flew’ dates relate to the aircraft’s most recent revenue flight.

These aircraft will undergo progressive maintenance between May 2024 and January 2025, with one removed from the operating fleet at a time during that period, resulting in some schedule changes.

Airbus A380s

A total of ten SIA Airbus A380s are currently in regular service, with two aircraft – 9V-SKM and 9V-SKS -undergoing maintenance at Changi.

Aircraft	Location	Last flew	Days ago
9V-SKF	SIN	24 Mar 20	1,465
9V-SKM	SIN	10 Nov 23	139
9V-SKN	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SKP	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-SKQ	SIN	23 Mar 24	5
9V-SKR	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-SKS	SIN	28 Jan 24	60
9V-SKT	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SKU	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SKV	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SKW	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SKY	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SKZ	SIN	26 Mar 24	2

‘Last flew’ dates relate to the aircraft’s most recent revenue flight.

9V-SKF is still parked at Changi awaiting its fate – sadly it will be broken up and used only for spare parts.

Boeing 737-800s

6 out of the 7 ex-SilkAir Boeing 737-800s that moved across to Singapore Airlines remain in regular service, with 9V-MGM having just returned from a month-long maintenance stint in Kuala Lumpur. The aircraft has yet to re-enter service.

Aircraft	Location	Last flew	Days ago
9V-MGC	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MGD	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MGE	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MGK	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-MGL	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MGM	SIN	29 Feb 24	28
9V-MGN	SIN	28 Mar 24	0

‘Last flew’ dates relate to the aircraft’s most recent revenue flight.

As we recently reported, the relatively unpopular Boeing 737-800 fleet will start to wind down significantly from September this year, and we can finally say goodbye to recliner Business Class seats on the network by the end of 2025.

Boeing 737-8 MAX

All 16 of SIA’s Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft are in regular service.

Aircraft	Location	Last flew	Days ago
9V-MBA	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-MBB	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MBC	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MBD	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MBE	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MBF	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MBG	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MBH	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MBI	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MBJ	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MBK	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MBL	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MBM	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MBN	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MBO	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-MBP	SIN	28 Mar 24	0

‘Last flew’ dates relate to the aircraft’s most recent revenue flight.

Boeing 777-300ERs

17 of SIA’s 26 registered Boeing 777-300ERs were active over the last two weeks.

6 aircraft are stored at Changi, one of which (9V-SWJ) recently returned from Alice Springs, though 9V-SWD, -SWE and -SWF will not rejoin the fleet, leaving only 3 to be activated again.

Additionally, three aircraft are in maintenance at Changi, 9V-SWB, -SWG and -SWY.

Aircraft	Location	Last flew	Days ago
9V-SWB	SIN	7 Jan 24	81
9V-SWD	SIN	19 Mar 20	1,470
9V-SWE	SIN	1 Feb 21	1,151
9V-SWF	SIN	28 Sep 20	1,277
9V-SWG	SIN	23 Feb 24	34
9V-SWH	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SWI	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SWJ	SIN	4 May 20	1,424
9V-SWK	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-SWL	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-SWM	SIN	24 Dec 21	825
9V-SWN	SIN	24 Dec 21	825
9V-SWO	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SWP	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SWQ	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SWR	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SWS	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SWT	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SWU	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-SWV	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SWW	SIN	23 Mar 24	5
9V-SWY	SIN	12 Mar 24	16
9V-SWZ	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SNA	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SNB	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SNC	SIN	28 Mar 24	0

‘Last flew’ dates relate to the aircraft’s most recent revenue flight.

Boeing 787-10s

All of SIA’s Boeing 787-10s are currently active, except 9V-SCA which is in maintenance.

Aircraft	Location	Last flew	Days ago
9V-SCA	SIN	13 Feb 24	44
9V-SCB	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCC	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCD	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCE	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCF	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCG	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCH	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCI	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCJ	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCK	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCL	SIN	26 Mar 24	2
9V-SCM	SIN	25 Mar 24	3
9V-SCN	SIN	27 Mar 24	1
9V-SCO	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCP	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCR	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCS	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCT	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCU	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCV	SIN	28 Mar 24	0
9V-SCW	SIN	28 Mar 24	0

‘Last flew’ dates relate to the aircraft’s most recent revenue flight.

Final aircraft returned from Alice Springs storage

Last month Singapore Airlines flew its final aircraft stored in Alice Springs, Australia back to Singapore, for re-entry to service.

The Boeing 777-300ER, 9V-SWJ, had the second-longest stint in the desert at 704 days, only pipped by Airbus A380 9V-SKP, which called the Northern Territory airport home for a whopping 732 days (just over two years).

There are now no Singapore Airlines Group aircraft in desert storage, with all having either been returned home or sold to new owners.

You can read more about 9V-SWJ’s return, plus an overview of all the aircraft that were stored in Alice Springs over the last few years, including which unlucky ones that never made it back, in our detailed article.

Upcoming deliveries

Apart from the single Boeing 787-10 that was supposed to be delivered by the end of March 2024 but is still awaited, we don’t have any firm visibility for SIA’s new aircraft arrivals in the 2024/25 financial year, until the airline updates its Fleet Development Plan, sometime in May.

Once this 787-10 (9V-SCQ) has been delivered, only a further eight of that model are due to join the SIA fleet, but the timescale on that isn’t clear just yet.

Here’s how the latest Singapore Airlines outstanding orders for fleet modernisation and replacement looks, including for freighter aircraft.

One set of arrivals we can expect is more Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft, which will be replacing at least three Boeing 737-800s leaving the fleet between September and December this year.

As we showed in our recent analysis, MAX aircraft operation is increasing by 46% between April 2024 and January 2025, as 737-800 services are replaced.

This will definitely require additional MAX deliveries this year, though it could be subject to change.

Boeing is having a torrid time with the aircraft following the well-publicised door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines MAX aircraft in early January, and has been forced to slow its MAX production rate.

Southwest Airlines, for example, now expects to receive only 46 MAX jets this year, compared to the 79 originally proposed.

Delivery of Boeing 777-9s, which will sport the airline’s latest Suites and Business Class products, has slipped to 2025 at the earliest, with 2026 looking like a more realistic prospect, now that SIA has been issued its first six line production slots.

What about Scoot?

Here’s how Scoot’s outstanding order book looks, as of March 2024.

The low-cost carrier will induct its first pair of Embraer E190-E2 regional jets in May 2024, with services to Hat Yai, Krabi, Koh Samui, Miri, Kuantan and Sibu on the cards.

The first aircraft, operating with its test registration PR-EEW, but likely to become 9V-THA with Scoot, made its inaugural test flight in Brazil on Monday this week.

Five of these aircraft will be in the fleet by the end of 2024, with all nine delivered by the end of 2025.

Singapore Airlines has 143 passenger aircraft in its fleet as of 29th March 2024, 132 of which are active due to a slightly higher than usual number undergoing maintenance.

An additional Boeing 787-10 originally due to arrive by the end of this month has not materialised, and so should be part of the delivery schedule for the next financial year.

We can definitely expect more Boeing 737-8 MAX deliveries in the months ahead, as older Boeing 737-800s are phased out from September 2024, but otherwise it’s a guessing game as far as new deliveries go until May’s Fleet Development Update.

It will be interesting to see how ambitious the airline’s new aircraft delivery schedule for the 2024/25 financial year looks, with further Airbus A350s, Boeing 787-10s and Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft still on the order book, though sadly the future flagship Boeing 777-9s won’t be arriving until 2025, or even 2026.

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