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SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will take delivery of its first Airbus A380 superjumbo, the world's biggest passenger plane, on Oct 15, the company said in a press release.

The world's biggest airline by stock market value said that it would pick up the aircraft from European planemaker EADS in Toulouse, France.

The plane will then be flown to Singapore to allow crew and ground staff to familiarise themselves with it for a few days.

SIA, the first carrier to fly the new plane commercially, will equip the A380 with 471 seats.

The plane will make its first flight to Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport on Oct 25. It will return to Singapore the next day.

SIA's Chief Executive Officer, Mr Chew Choon Seng, said the delivery would mark the beginning of a new chapter for the aviation industry.

'Everyone at Singapore Airlines is keenly anticipating the delivery of this new plane, and our people are working hard on final preparation for its entry into service.'

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SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines has received its second A380, the world's largest passenger plane.

The aircraft was handed to SIA in France on Friday morning and is expected to land in Singapore on 12 January at 9am.

The news comes a day after SIA's first A380 slipped off the tarmac onto a grass verge at Changi Airport, Terminal 3.

No one was injured.

According to Singapore Airlines, a tow truck was pulling the plane forward to a take-off position, when it suddenly disconnected from the plane.

The Sydney-bound flight, carrying 446 passengers, then continued to move forward and its front wheels rolled onto a nearby grass verge. All the passengers were asked to disembark.

Three quarters of them were put on a replacement flight out of Singapore on a Boeing 747, about 4 hours later.

The plane was then lifted out of the grass verge after midnight.

SIA said after rounds of checks, the A380 was given the green-light to resume its flight schedule to Sydney on Friday at 10.30pm.

A handful stayed overnight in Singapore before flying out the next day.

But not everyone was satisfied with the arrangements made.

A caller to the MediaCorp News Hotline said his daughter was on board the plane when the incident happened. And he claimed that there had been "miscommunication" between the airline and the passengers.

He added that the incident has left a "poor impression" on him, about the newly-opened Terminal 3.

In response, Singapore Airlines did not say how or when it will compensate affected passengers.

But the airline promised to "provide a reasonable compensation". -CNA/vm

sychai

SINGAPORE : A Singapore Airlines A380 plane accidentally ended on the grass verge off the tarmac at Changi Airport's new Terminal 3 on Thursday.

Flight SQ221 involved in the incident was scheduled to depart Singapore for Sydney at 8.30pm.

SIA said a tow truck used to push back the aircraft experienced some hydraulic failure. The truck disconnected from the plane. The plane then rolled off the tarmac, onto a grass verge.

The airline said the plane was not under its own power at the time.

The aircraft's 446 passengers disembarked so that the plane could be positioned back onto the tarmac.

SIA said three-quarters of the passengers had been put on a replacement flight to Sydney on a Boeing 747 aircraft, which took off slightly past midnight. The rest were put on flights to other destinations in Australia.

Some passengers stayed overnight in Singapore and took the first flight out to Sydney the next day.

No one was injured in the incident and SIA said there was no major impact on the aircraft as well.

However, it will investigate the incident and is filing reports with the relevant Singapore authorities.

Mr Steve Forshaw, SIA Spokesperson, said: "It would appear that the impact is quite small. We'll need now to conduct a thorough investigation on the aircraft to make sure all the aircraft components at the landing gear level that have come into contact with the grass

sychai

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Airlines' A380 aircraft, which ended on the grass verge accidentally on January 10, has been lifted back onto the tarmac.

The plane, bound for Sydney from Singapore's Changi Airport Terminal 3, ended on the grass after a tow truck pushing the aircraft got disconnected due to a hydraulic failure.

The aircraft, carrying 446 passengers, then continued to move forward and its front wheels rolled onto a nearby grass verge.

Singapore Airlines said the plane was being pushed into position for take-off at about 8.30pm on Thursday when the incident happened. The aircraft was not under its own power at the time.

SIA is now doing final checks on the plane before allowing it back into service.

However, initial checks showed that the incident had not caused any significant damage to the aircraft.

The incident happened a day after Terminal 3 opened for operations on January 9. - CNA/vm