On December 21, Singapore Airlines signed Agreements with Airbus for purchase of a further nine A380s, with six more options, and the lease of 19 A330-300s.

The Agreements confirm the order announced by Singapore Airlines on 21 July 2006.

Deliveries for the additional nine A380s (following the ten ordered in 2001), commence in January 2010 and complete in early 2011. The first delivery of the A330-300 will be in January 2009, with all 19 being delivered by October 2010.

Singapore Airlines also has reached settlement with Airbus on issues relating to delays to deliveries of the A380. The terms of the purchases and settlement are confidential between the parties.

Singapore Airlines Chief Executive Officer, Chew Choon Seng, said the Airline now looks forward to delivery of the first Airbus A380 in October 2007.

"We're very pleased today to reach agreement with Airbus on the purchase of our second tranche of A380s. The aircraft achieved its Type Certification last week - a major milestone. We're looking forward now to delivery in October and commencing services very soon after," he said.