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Boeing B737-300 at ITE College Central

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For education purposes, this Boeing B737-301 was preserved in ITE College Central after having seen many different operators throughout its lifespan. It is not uncommon to see commercial planes being preserved in Singapore as there is very little room to have an aircraft museum for commercial jets in Singapore, but Singapore's Air Force has its own museum next to Paya Lebar Air Base 9V-ITE05 (Former PK-AWU)* preserved at ITE College Central Air ITE (Former Indonesia Air Asia) Boeing B737-301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aircraft Manufacturer: Boeing Aircraft Model: Boeing B737-301 Aircraft Operator: Air ITE (Former Indonesia Air Asia) Aircraft Registration: 9V-ITE05 (Former PK-AWU) Construction Number: MSN23257 Line Number: 1124 Location: ITE College Central, Singapore *Aircraft History:  1. Piedmont Airlines, N305P (20th June 1985) 2. USAir, N578US (5th August 1989) 3. Frontier Airlines, N578US (28th October 1995) (Leased f...
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Air France Airbus A380-800 Fleet

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In 2001, Air France signed an order for 12 Airbus A380-800s, with an option for 2 more. The French carrier was the first operator to own the A380 in Europe, with the first aircraft, F-HBJA being delivered from the Airbus Factory plant in Toulouse on 29th October 2009. The French airline began using the Airbus A380 on flights to Singapore from 1st April 2012 till sometime in 2014 when the airline started to use the Boeing B777-328(ER).  In 2018, the airline announced that 50% of the Airbus A380s will retire by 2021 due to expensive costs, poor efficiency and the carrier was in favour of adding more Airbus A350-900s and Boeing B787-9 Dreamliners to the fleet. Air France is only retiring the five aircraft that were leased to the airline by not renewing their leases and instead of returning them directly to Airbus. The five Airbus A380 aircraft bought by Air France will continue service from 2020 onwards with renewed cabins. That was supposed to be the plan for the remaining Airbus A38...
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Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 Fleet

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On 12th July 2001, Singapore Airlines placed an order for 25 Airbus A380-800s, 10 of which are firm orders and the remaining 15 to be optional. Originally scheduled to be delivered in 2005, delays with the delivery pushed the first A380 delivery to take place two years later in 2007. Singapore Airlines got their first Airbus A380-841 on 17th October 2007, with the first Commercial A380 flight to Sydney taking place on 25th October 2007. While some Airbus A380s that were operated by Singapore Airlines were photographed since December 2014, the airline has slowly begun to retire the aircraft. As of March 2021, five Airbus A380-800s have left the fleet. The five A380s that have been retired are  1. 9V-SKA 2. 9V-SKB 3. 9V-SKC* 4. 9V-SKD 5. 9V-SKE *9V-SKC was sold to Hi Fly Malta on 4th July 2018 but has recently been retired as the aircraft was not being used as frequently when compared to the other aircraft.  As of March 2021, SIngapore Airlines has 19 Airbus A380-800s in their f...
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Singapore Airlines Boeing B777-300(ER) fleet

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Singapore Airlines has been operating the Boeing B777-312(ER) since November 2006, when the airline took delivery of its first Boeing B777-312(ER) registered as 9V-SWA. The airline has taken its final Boeing B777-312(ER), registered as 9V-SNC, which was delivered to the carrier in November 2015. Currently, the airline operates 27 Boeing B777-312(ER) aircraft. This Gallery will showcase the photos of Singapore Airlines' Boeing B777-312(ER) aircraft, the first being 9V-SWG photographed in October 2011 in Beijing, China. 9V-SWG parked at Gate 511 Singapore Airlines Boeing B777-312(ER) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aircraft Manufacturer: Boeing Aircraft Model: Boeing B777-312(ER) Aircraft Operator: Singapore Airlines Aircraft Registration: 9V-SWG Construction Number: MSN34572 Line Number: 604 Location: Beijing International Airport, China
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Infinite Flight Simulator

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So earlier this year, on 22nd January, it was decided to create a YouTube Channel to showcase our flights that were done on Infinite Flight Simulator. Currently, we have a few flights that some our followers from either Facebook or Instagram have requested.  Infinite Flight Simulator has come a long way since it's Introduction into the Google Play Store and App Store. The simulator has a Pro Version and a Non-Pro Version. Recently, Infinite Flight announced that the latest update will include cloud cover and realistic airport terminals and Ground Support Vehicles (GSE). The update has not been announced yet so we will need to wait for the update to slowly roll out. The Pro Version of the Simulator allows you to fly a wider range of aircraft like the Airbus A350-900 and the McDonnell Douglas MD-11. It also allows you to fly just about anywhere in the world and can also be played with others in the "Fly Online" button. The bonus is the ability to also play the Air Traffic ...
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Who are the members?

 Since the start of the aviation page on Facebook, I, Nicholas Pong have been solely responsible for making and maintaining the blog till 2019, which was the year that saw the contribution of aviation related content by other members, which consisted of friends. Our team members is a small group, consisting of myself, Chen Hui and Abhrajit Ghosh. We may be small in numbers but slowly will be increasing over time Each aircraft Information data is obtained from planespotters.net and flights are checked and tracked through Flightradar24. We also will share some news from other aviation blogs as our team is experiencing difficulty in covering aviation news apart from the Singapore Airshow which happens every two years. The creation of this page has seen 4 previously attended airshows, the Singapore 2016, 2018 and 2020 Airshow and the 2016 Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Open House, the Trump-Kim Summit which took place in Singapore from 10th to 12th June 2018 and the Republic of...
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Introduction

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In 2016, I made my plane spotting blog on Facebook to showcase my interest in aviation. In 2018, I opened an Instagram account to reach out to other people who also loved aviation photography. In June 2019, Infinite Flight Simulator became the newest Flight Simulator to be part of this aviation blog, and also the start of joint partnerships with other aviation enthusiasts. Now in 2021, this aviation blog has once again expanded into WordPress, and started a YouTube Channel for the flights on Infinite Flight Simulator. Do check us out to see more photos of aviation, subscribe to our YouTube Channel and click the Notification Bell for more amazing content each time a new video is made Facebook Page Link: https://www.facebook.com/Nicholasplanespotting/ Instagram Page Link: https://instagram.com/nicholasplane?igshid=k59niqxpicou YouTube Channel Link: https://youtube.com/channel/UCcF4qWagsUNmDzSmkos4bdw
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