Singapore Airlines says it is in talks to sell its 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic.
Then Brierley hopes sell its own stake in Air New Zealand to Singapore Airlines.
The first commercial flights are expected to begin in October, 2007 after Singapore Airlines takes delivery.
They include Nike, Target, Singapore Airlines, American Express, Apple, Microsoft, Costco and Samsung.
Yet Singapore Airlines has seized on its rivals' misfortunes to embark on a decidedly ambitious path.
Singapore Airlines runs services that bring it into competition with the world's largest carriers.
And the reason is that Singapore Airlines has less than 5, 000 employees while PAL has 15, 000.
But there is something of a trickle-down effect, according to James Boyd, a spokesman for Singapore Airlines.
In Asia, Cathay Pacific fell by 19% on the day after the attack and Singapore Airlines by 15%.
In September, Singapore Airlines placed an order for 10 Airbus Industrie Jumbo Jets.
It is true that Singapore Airlines, by any standards one of the world's best, has itself taken a hammering.
This bizarre situation has come about because of a deal the Seattle-based company did with Singapore Airlines last year.
But with the slowdown in Asia Singapore Airlines will have to wait longer before raising prices to recoup investment.
Singapore Airlines said it would suspend service to Abu Dhabi and Athens because of poor performance on both routes.
In both, respondents named Singapore Airlines the world's best international carrier for 1998.
It began last Friday with a luxurious flight from San Francisco to Singapore (by way of Seoul) on Singapore Airlines.
And there's no better example of that than Singapore Airlines and its highly tuned image as the republic's friendly ambassador.
Singapore Airlines has already applied to fly between Sydney and Los Angeles, and budget carrier Virgin Blue also wants access.
The group later bid for Air India, again with Singapore Airlines, when the government proposed to sell it in 2001.
Airlines planning to operate the A380 at Heathrow include Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Malaysia Airlines.
Singapore Airlines on Thursday also announced orders for 30 Airbus A350-900 jets scheduled for delivery starting in the 2016-2017 financial year.
Singapore Airlines is also reportedly interested in ordering 10 of the extra-large planes, with an option to buy a further six.
That crown has been handed mostly to British Airways, at least until 2008 when Singapore Airlines took the top spot.
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Singapore Airlines has increased its stake in Virgin Australia to tap into the Australian market and counter the strength of its rivals.
The other half of Ansett is belongs to media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who has been trying to sell it to Singapore Airlines.
The stock market may have already discounted the damage to Singapore Airlines.
The reaction of Singapore Airlines, the first to place a large order for super-jumbos, is a reflection of the crisis facing Airbus.
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It comes a day after Australia approved Virgin's deal to purchase a controlling stake in Singapore Airlines' associate budget carrier Tiger Airways Australia.
Singapore Airlines, which announced last October that it was looking into new in-flight connectivity options, is mulling over the idea of in-flight calls.
In the six months to the end of September, Singapore Airlines saw its net profits drop by 88% compared with the same period last year.
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