Singapore Airlines operates last Changi - LAX A340-500 service

Singapore Airlines on Sunday October 20, 2013, operated its last Singapore Changi and Los Angeles Int'l direct service using an A340-500. The airline's other ultra long-haul A340-500 route, Singapore Changi to Newark, is due to be suspended from November 23, 2013 on. Though the routes have been operational for roughly ten years, rising fuel costs have forced the airline to reconsider their viability. Singapore Airlines has not announced any definitive timetable for the retirement of its fleet of four A340-500s but given their premium configuration, it is expected they will be immediately retired following the end of the Newark service.
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