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Silkair Silkair is a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and is based in Singapore. It flies from Singapore to 25 exotic cities in Southeast Asia and South Asia and China. As the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, SilkAir enhances Singapore Airline's vast international network by developing new, exciting destinations in Asia and serving regional connections using Singapore as the ideal transit hub. It is the first Asian carrier to offer handheld portable video-on-demand (VOD) inflight entertainment in the form of the digEplayer 5500.(Available on flights to China and India) SilkAir boasts one of the youngest fleets in the South East Asian region, with eleven (11) aircraft; seven (7) A320s (16 Business class and 126 Economy Class) and four (4) A319s (12 Business Class and 106 Economy Class). Code Data - IATA Code: MI
- ICAO Code: SLK
- Callsign: Silk Air
History The airline had its roots as a regional air charter company in the form of Tradewinds Charters at its formation in 1976, using planes predominantly leased from parent Singapore Airlines. Scheduled services were introduced when it leased McDonnell Douglas MD-87 airplanes. A major marketing overhaul was done in 1991, giving the airline its present name, and utilising up to 6 of the new Boeing 737-300s introduced just a year earlier. The mid-1990s saw two Airbus A310-200 aircraft in use. Services As at 27 May 2004, excluding code-shared destinations. Charter Destinations Destinations under negotiation Terminated Destinations Fleet The Silkair fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2005): Codeshare Partners External Links See also
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