Originally Posted by
N830MH
The Australian article indicates SQ interest in service to NYC & LAX. The Bloomberg article only mentions direct flights (although it is obvious that they are interested in not just any direct flight, but nonstop flights) to the US.
If its interest is really non-stop to the US rather than non-stop to NYC, they likely need a new bird. But their currently owned 777-200ER (range 9395nm) could easily do LAX and several other US destinations:
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=sin-gum...&MP=rect&DU=nm
Originally Posted by
lokijuh
Wonder if they've considered a CX style SIN-YVR-EWR or SIN-YVR-ORD or something like that? Would the 77W have the legs to do YVR-SIN non-stop economically? It is slightly shorter than HKG-JFK, but wouldn't use a polar route so could be challenging westbound?
YVR is out of the way. If they can garner enough pax for SIN-EWR, it makes much more sense to have a refueling stop in Russia, Iceland, or Eastern Canada.
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=sin-ewr...,NER,PWE&DU=nm