First A380 enters commercial service
{{date|October 17, 2007}}
[[Image:Airbusa380.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Airbus A380 Superjumbo in SIA livery, which was featured at the 2006 Asian Aerospace. {{Image credit|Slivester Chua}}]]
It was a milestone in aviation history: the first [[w:Airbus A380|Airbus A380]] landed at [[Singapore|Singapore's]] [[w:Singapore Changi Airport|Changi International Airport]] at 6:40 p.m. (GMT+8) after a 12-hour flight from Airbus' Delivery Center. The aircraft was greeted by some 400 guests, including the Prime Minister of Singapore, [[w:Lee Hsien Loong|Mr. Lee Hsien Loong]], at the soon-to-open Terminal 3 of Changi International Airport.

In his speech, the Prime Minister applauded [[w:Singapore Airlines|Singapore Airlines]] (SIA) - the recipient carrier - and cited its success as a source of pride for all Singaporeans. He also said that the landing was a milestone not only for SIA, but also for Changi International Airport, the country's main airport. All existing terminals are currently A380-ready, and the SGD1.75-billion Terminal 3 will open its doors in January next year.

The A380 will make a special charity flight on October 25 from Singapore to [[w:Sydney|Sydney]] and will begin regular service on the Singapore-Sydney route on October 28.

==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=First Airbus A380 delivered|date=October 16, 2007}}

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== Sources ==
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|title=SIA's historic A380 arrives in Singapore
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|date=October 17, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/306181/1/.html
|title=First delivered A380 superjumbo takes off for Singapore
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The Airbus A380 Superjumbo in SIA livery, which was featured at the 2006 Asian Aerospace. 
It was a milestone in aviation history: the first Airbus A380 landed at Singapore's Changi International Airport at 6:40 p.m. (GMT+8) after a 12-hour flight from Airbus' Delivery Center. The aircraft was greeted by some 400 guests, including the Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr. Lee Hsien Loong, at the soon-to-open Terminal 3 of Changi International Airport.

In his speech, the Prime Minister applauded Singapore Airlines (SIA) - the recipient carrier - and cited its success as a source of pride for all Singaporeans. He also said that the landing was a milestone not only for SIA, but also for Changi International Airport, the country's main airport. All existing terminals are currently A380-ready, and the SGD1.75-billion Terminal 3 will open its doors in January next year.

The A380 will make a special charity flight on October 25 from Singapore to Sydney and will begin regular service on the Singapore-Sydney route on October 28.
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