SIA to stand in for Scoot's Sydney flights while latter services Dreamliner jet
SIA operating chartered flights could prove a costly expense and also causes brand confusion, says an analyst
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SCOOT is getting the engines of its Boeing 787 aircraft checked under a maintenance programme with Rolls-Royce, a move that will see its parent company Singapore Airlines (SIA) operating the budget carrier's daily Sydney service for about two weeks next month.
Scoot is understood to be currently operating 11 B787 aircraft, instead of its usual 12, resulting in tighter aircraft utilisation. The medium/long-haul budget arm of the SIA group operates an all-Dreamliner fleet. It had ordered a total of 20 B787s and received the first jet in 2015.
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