I didn't see this one coming!In 2013,Singapore Airlines canceled the longest two flights in the world, from Newark and Los Angeles to Singapore. They were operating the flights with A340-500s, or which they returned to Airbus as part of a larger deal. They didn't have another plane which could operate the routes,so their only option was to cancel the route at that point.
That means Singapore Airlines doesn't have any nonstop flights to the US -- instead all of their flights to the US operate via other cities, including Frankfurt, or Hong Kong,Moscow, Seoul, or Tokyo. That takes absent their competitive advantage,given that someone could just as easily cruise Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, and ANA,etc., and still find from the US to Singapore in one stop.
Singapore Airlines said they would restart nonstop flights between the US and Singapore in 2018, or once they purchase delivery of their first ultra-long range Airbus A350.
But it looks like they won't be the first airline to add nonstop flights between the US and Singapore.
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Source: boardingarea.com