The Strategic Deployment of the Airbus A350-900XWB Aircraft in a Full-Service Network Carrier Route Network: The Case of Singapore Airlines
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- How has Singapore Airlines route network changed following the commencement of Airbus A350-900XWB services in 2016?
- Is Singapore Airlines using its fleet of Airbus A350-900XWB aircraft to pioneer new long-haul and ultra-long-haul air routes?
- What are the flight stage lengths of Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900XWB services?
- What are the available seat kilometers (ASKs) generated on each of Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900XWB services?
- What are the trade and tourism benefits of Singapore Airlines new long-haul Airbus A350-900XWB routes?
2. Background
2.1. The Key Elements of the Full Service Network Carrier Business Model
2.1.1. Aircraft Fleet Mix and Deployment
2.1.2. Airline Route Network Design
2.2. The Key Characteristics of the Airbus A350-900XWB Aircraft
3. Research Method
3.1. Research Approach
3.2. Data Collection
3.3. Document Analysis Process
4. Results
4.1. A Brief Overview of Singapore Airlines
4.2. Singapore Airlines Long-Haul Route Network 2015
- Singapore to Cape Town via Johannesburg and return;
- Singapore to Houston via Moscow and return;
- Singapore to Los Angeles via Seoul’s Incheon International Airport and return;
- Singapore to Los Angeles via Tokyo’s Narita International Airport and return;
- Singapore to New York’s John F, Kennedy Airport via Frankfurt and return; and
- Singapore to San Francisco via Hong Kong and return.
4.3. Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900XWB Aircraft Fleet
4.4. Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900XWB Aircraft Fleet Deployment and Route Network Development: 2016
4.5. Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900XWB Aircraft Fleet Deployment and Route Network Development: 2017
4.6. Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900XWB Aircraft Fleet Deployment and Route Network Development: 2018
4.7. Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900XWB Fleet Acquisition and Deployment
4.8. Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900XWB Route Network Design
4.9. Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900XWB Flight Stage Lengths
4.10. Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900XWB Aircraft Available Seat Kilometers
4.11. Airbus A350-900XWB Aircraft Rotation Patterns
4.12. The Tourism and Trade Benefits from Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900XWB Air Routes
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Phase of the Document Analysis Process | Activity |
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Phase 1 | This phase involved planning the types and required documentation and their availability |
Phase 2 | The data collection involved gathering the documents and developing and implementing a scheme for the document management |
Phase 3 | Documents were reviewed to assess their authenticity, credibility and to identify any potential bias |
Phase 4 | The content of the collected documents was interrogated and the key themes and issues were identified |
Phase 5 | This phase involved the reflection and refinement to identify and difficulties associated with the documents, reviewing sources, as well as exploring the documents content |
Phase 6 | The analysis of the data was completed in this final phase of the study |
Stage Length Category | Distance (Nautical Miles) | Distance (Kilometers) |
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Short-haul | Up to 750 | Up to 1389 |
Medium-haul | 750 to 2500 | 1389 to 4630 |
Long-haul | 3500 to 5500 | 6482 to 10,186 |
Ultra-long-haul | More than 7000 | 12,964 |
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Baxter, G.; Srisaeng, P. The Strategic Deployment of the Airbus A350-900XWB Aircraft in a Full-Service Network Carrier Route Network: The Case of Singapore Airlines. Infrastructures 2018, 3, 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures3030025
Baxter G, Srisaeng P. The Strategic Deployment of the Airbus A350-900XWB Aircraft in a Full-Service Network Carrier Route Network: The Case of Singapore Airlines. Infrastructures. 2018; 3(3):25. https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures3030025
Chicago/Turabian StyleBaxter, Glenn, and Panarat Srisaeng. 2018. "The Strategic Deployment of the Airbus A350-900XWB Aircraft in a Full-Service Network Carrier Route Network: The Case of Singapore Airlines" Infrastructures 3, no. 3: 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures3030025