Singapore Airlines upgrades aircraft on Singapore non-stop

Singapore Airlines recently replaced the 181 seat Airbus A340-500 on the LAX-Singapore non-stop flight with a 278 seat Boeing 777-300ER. The new 777 service will provide 8 First Class seats, 42 Executive Class seats and 228 Economy class seats. The new aircraft increases seat capacity on this route by 54%.

The aircraft interior is simply gorgeous. See it for yourself here: http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/en_UK/content/exp/new/index.jsp

Compare the two aircraft seating plans at SeatGuru.com:
A340-500: http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Singapore_Air/Singapore_Air_Airbus_A345.php
B777-300ER: http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Singapore_Air/Singapore_Air_Boeing_777-300ER.php

LAX adding new flights

Contrary to what you are reading in the newspapers, LAX is adding more domestic and international flights. The new services are grouped below by airline.

American Airlines
American is the second largest airline at LAX. American's regional carrier, American Eagle, is adding a new non-stop to Santa Fe, NM on December 14th. Flights will be on American Eagle's 44-seat Embraer ERJ-140 regional jets.
http://www.aa.com/content/amrcorp/pressReleases/2007_07/23_santafe.jhtml

Delta Airlines
Delta is expanding its service in a big way at LAX. Western Airlines had served many of the domestic and Mexican destinations listed below from LAX. Delta acquired Western in 1986. Delta is also adding service to some cities in Mexico and Central America that have never before had non-stop service to LAX. Did you know LAX is the number one U.S. airport in flights to Mexico? New non-stops added in June and July include:
Boise, ID
Denver, CO
Oakland, CA
McAllen, TX
Oklahoma City, OK (starts September 4)
Phoenix, AZ
Sacramento, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Santa Fe, NM (starts December 10)
Spokane, WA
Vancouver, Canada
Belize City, Belize
Guanacaste-Liberia, Costa Rica
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Culiacan, Mexico
Guadalajara, Mexico
Hermosillo, Mexico
La Paz, Mexico
Loreto, Mexico
Los Mochis, Mexico
Terreon, Mexico
Tijuana, Mexico
Zacatecas, Mexico
Zihuatanejo, Mexico
http://news.delta.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=10558
http://news.delta.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=10639
http://news.delta.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=10699
http://news.delta.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=10722
http://news.delta.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=10790

MaxJet
MaxJet is an all-business class airline flying Boeing 767-200ER's from the U.S. to London's Stansted Airport (airport code STN). Stansted, located east of central London, is a major base for two of Europe's largest low cost airlines, Ryanair and easyJet. There is a convenient rail connection from London Stansted to central London. MaxJet will begin offering four weekly flights from LAX to London Stansted on August 30, 2007. http://www.maxjet.com/homeAction.do#/html/flyingMaxjet/flyingMaxjetLosAngeles.html

United Airlines
United is the largest airline serving LAX. On September 5th, United is adding a Wichita, KS daily roundtrip served by explus on a Canadair Regional Jet 700 and in October a daily flight to Hong Kong with continuing service to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on a Boeing 747-400. http://www.united.com/press/detail/0,6862,58186,00.html
http://www.united.com/press/detail/0,6862,58105,00.html

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