Singapore Airlines now has 153 passenger aircraft, the largest in-service fleet since before the pandemic. Here’s our September 2026 update, covering one new 737 MAX delivery, and the return to service of an A350 after a landing mishap earlier this year.
SIA’s active passenger fleet now sits at 143 aircraft, one fewer than at our last update, though the number available to the airline has grown by one, to 153, with a couple more jets sitting in the hangar this time round.
That’s still a little short of pre-COVID levels, particularly when you consider that SilkAir has now been fully merged into the mainline operation.
Fleet totals
The following table summarises the Singapore Airlines passenger fleet totals as of 27th September 2026.
| CAAS Register (8 Sep ’26): | 154 |
| Recently delivered: | + 1 |
| Registered (27 Sep ’26): | 155 |
| For disposal: |
– 2 |
| In Service: | 153 |
| In maintenance: Yet to enter service: |
– 9 – 1 |
| Active: | 143 |
The official registered aircraft data in combination with confirmed retirement announcements and analysis of actual flight movements over the last few weeks allows us to determine the actual ‘in service’ fleet (available to the airline) of 153 planes at 27th September 2026, 143 of which were recently active.
Click here to see the official CAAS list of registered aircraft in Singapore at 8th September 2026.
SIA Passenger Fleet at 27th September 2026
The following table shows the Singapore Airlines fleet, including how many of each aircraft type are legally registered (‘Registered’), available to the airline (‘In Service’), and currently operating revenue passenger flights (‘Active’).
| Type |
Registered | In Service | Active |
A350-900 LH |
34 | 34 | 32 |
| A350-900 MH |
24 |
24 | 23 |
| A350-900 ULR |
7 | 7 | 7 |
A380-800 |
12 | 12 | 10 |
737-8 MAX |
26 | 26 | 25 |
777-300ER |
24 | 22 | 20 |
787-10 |
28 | 28 | 26 |
| Total | 155 | 153 | 143 |
The following aircraft remain registered to the airline but will not be returning to the operating fleet, and are therefore excluded from the ‘In Service’ column:
- 2 Boeing 777-300ERs
This reflects an available fleet of 153 aircraft, plus future deliveries of Boeing 737-8 MAXs, Boeing 787-10s and Boeing 777-9s still on order.
Fun fact: Standing nose-to-tail, the full fleet of Singapore Airlines passenger aircraft would form a line nearly 10km long.Average fleet age
Singapore Airlines likes to maintain a young fleet, typically retaining its passenger aircraft until they are around 15 years old, a decade earlier than many carriers will plan such retirements.
The current in-service fleet boasts an average age of only 8.4 years as of 27th September 2026. Here’s how it looks by fleet.
| Type |
Average Age |
| A350-900 LH | 7.9 years |
| A350-900 MH | 6.7 years |
| A350-900 ULR | 8.1 years |
| A380-800 | 12.7 years |
| 737-8 MAX | 4.8 years |
| 777-300ER | 16.4 years |
| 787-10 | 5.8 years |
| All Types | 8.4 years |
For comparison, Qatar Airways’ fleet age averages around 10 years, while Emirates’ is over 11 years and Qantas is over 16 years.
The oldest passenger aircraft in the fleet is 9V-SWB, a Boeing 777-300ER, which is 19.9 years old.
The Boeing 777-300ER fleet will continue to be the ‘achilles heel’ for the airline in terms of fleet age, as these aircraft are retained much longer than originally intended, due to well-documented Boeing 777-9 delivery delays.
The first of 31 Boeing 777-9s SIA has on order now won’t arrive until mid-2027 at the earliest, by which time the 777-300ER fleet will have an average age of over 17 years and 9V-SWB may be pushing 21 years old.
The 777-300ERs, though, are only the first wave of SIA’s long-haul fleet replacement problem, which we looked at in detail back in July.
One more MAX delivered
Since our last fleet update in July 2026, Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of one new Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft, which has yet to enter regular service.
Singapore Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX
Recent deliveries
| Reg. | Delivery | Service Entry |
| 9V-MCA | 19 Sep 2026 |
Yet to enter service |
This delivery has introduced the 9V-MC* registration series, which should top out at -MCD once the final three MAX aircraft join the fleet.
Furthermore, two Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft that were delivered in June and July this year have entered regular service.
Singapore Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX
Recent service entries
| Reg. | Delivery | Service Entry |
| 9V-MBY | 30 Jun 2026 |
24 Jul 2026 (SIN-KTI) |
| 9V-MBZ | 18 Jul 2026 |
21 Aug 2026 (SIN-KTI) |
A further three Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft are still to be delivered from April 2027 at the earliest, to complete the airline’s 29-strong order for the type.
These jets completed the replacement of the carrier’s Boeing 737-800s some time ago, so fresh units now go towards fleet expansion rather than renewal.
(Photo: Shutterstock)
Airbus A350 returns to service
On 24th January 2026, one of SIA’s Airbus A350 Medium Haul aircraft, 9V-SHW, had an unfortunate incident while landing in Singapore from Manila as SQ917, suffering a tail strike during a go-around that caused substantial damage to its rear section.
(Photo: AviationBRK via Straits Times)
The good news is that, since our last update, repairs on the aircraft have been completed and it has returned to service, operating to Bangkok on 6th August 2026 as SQ722.
In total the aircraft was grounded for just over six months.
One more 777-300ER leaving
Back in May, Singapore Airlines confirmed it would remove one Boeing 777-300ER from its operating fleet this financial year. That will bring the in-service tally for the type down from 22 to 21 by 31st March 2027, ahead of the carrier’s first Boeing 777-9 deliveries.
There’s no sign of that withdrawal yet, with all 22 aircraft still in service, and SIA hasn’t said which one it will be.
The obvious candidate might seem to be 9V-SWB, the oldest passenger aircraft in the fleet at 19.9 years, which hasn’t operated a revenue flight since 22nd August. The second-oldest in service, 9V-SWG, has also been idle since 5th September.
That doesn’t necessarily mean either jet is on its way out. Both could simply be in for scheduled maintenance, and SIA doesn’t always retire its 777-300ERs strictly in age order.
(Photo: Julian Herzog)
The most recent example to leave the register, 9V-SWN, which we covered at our last update, was younger than eight of the 777-300ERs still in the fleet today, including both SWB and SWG.
We’ll be watching both aircraft, and the CAAS register, ahead of our next update.
Fleet activity by registration
Here’s a breakdown of the SIA fleet of passenger aircraft based on recent revenue flight activity, from an analysis conducted on 25th September 2026.
Airbus A350s
32 out of 34 SIA Airbus A350-900 Long Haul aircraft in the fleet were active as of September 2026, with two aircraft – 9V-SMO and 9V-SMV – in maintenance, at Kuala Lumpur and Singapore respectively.
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| Aircraft | Age (years) | Last flew | Days ago |
| 9V-SMA | 10.7 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SMB | 10.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SMC | 10.4 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SMD | 10.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SME | 10.2 | 24 Sep 26 | 1 |
| 9V-SMF | 10.0 | 24 Sep 26 | 1 |
| 9V-SMG | 9.9 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SMH | 9.9 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SMI | 9.8 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SMJ | 9.8 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SMK | 9.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SML | 9.5 | 23 Sep 26 | 2 |
| 9V-SMM | 9.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SMN | 9.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SMO | 9.4 | 18 Jun 26 | 99 |
| 9V-SMP | 9.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SMQ | 9.2 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SMR | 9.1 | 24 Sep 26 | 1 |
| 9V-SMS | 8.9 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SMT | 8.8 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SMU | 8.7 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SMV | 7.3 | 8 Sep 26 | 17 |
| 9V-SMW | 7.2 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SMY | 7.1 | 24 Sep 26 | 1 |
| 9V-SMZ | 7.0 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SJA | 6.9 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SJB | 5.4 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SJC | 4.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SJD | 4.2 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SJE | 5.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SJF | 3.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SJG | 3.2 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SJH | 2.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SJI | 1.9 | 24 Sep 26 | 1 |
All but one of the airline’s 24 Airbus A350-900 Medium Haul aircraft were also flying recently, with 9V-SHS in maintenance at Changi.
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| Aircraft | Age (years) | Last flew | Days ago |
| 9V-SHA | 7.8 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHB | 7.9 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHC | 7.7 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHD | 7.7 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHE | 7.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHF | 7.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHG | 7.4 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHH | 7.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHI | 7.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHJ | 7.2 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHK | 6.9 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHL | 6.9 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHM | 6.7 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHN | 6.7 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHO | 6.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHP | 6.1 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHQ | 6.1 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHR | 6.0 | 18 Sep 26 | 7 |
| 9V-SHS | 6.0 | 2 Sep 26 | 23 |
| 9V-SHT | 5.8 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHU | 5.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHV | 5.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHW | 4.8 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SHY | 4.5 | 22 Sep 26 | 3 |
All seven of the airline’s Airbus A350-900 ULR aircraft are currently in service.
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| Aircraft | Age (years) | Last flew | Days ago |
| 9V-SGA | 8.2 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SGB | 8.1 | 24 Sep 26 | 1 |
| 9V-SGC | 8.2 | 24 Sep 26 | 1 |
| 9V-SGD | 8.0 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SGE | 8.4 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SGF | 7.9 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SGG | 7.8 | 24 Sep 26 | 1 |
Airbus A380s
A total of 10 SIA Airbus A380s are currently in regular service, with two aircraft (9V-SKM and -SKY) undergoing maintenance.
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| Aircraft | Age (years) | Last flew | Days ago |
| 9V-SKM | 16.0 | 16 Aug 26 | 40 |
| 9V-SKN | 15.9 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SKP | 15.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SKQ | 15.0 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SKR | 15.1 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SKS | 14.8 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SKT | 14.7 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SKU | 9.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SKV | 9.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SKW | 9.0 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SKY | 8.7 | 12 Sep 26 | 13 |
| 9V-SKZ | 8.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
Boeing 737-8 MAX
25 of SIA’s 26 Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft are currently in regular service, with the latest addition to the fleet – 9V-MCA – yet to start flying passenger services.
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| Aircraft | Age (years) | Last flew | Days ago |
| 9V-MBA | 9.0 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBB | 8.9 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBC | 8.8 | 23 Sep 26 | 2 |
| 9V-MBD | 8.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBE | 8.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBF | 7.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBG | 7.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBH | 7.4 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBI | 7.3 | 22 Sep 26 | 3 |
| 9V-MBJ | 7.2 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBK | 7.1 | 24 Sep 26 | 1 |
| 9V-MBL | 7.0 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBM | 6.8 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBN | 6.8 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBO | 4.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBP | 3.9 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBQ | 1.4 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBR | 1.4 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBS | 1.2 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBT | 0.9 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBU | 0.7 | 24 Sep 26 | 1 |
| 9V-MBV | 0.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBW | 0.4 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBY | 0.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MBZ | 0.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-MCA | 0.1 | Yet to enter service | |
Boeing 777-300ERs
20 of SIA’s 24 registered Boeing 777-300ERs were active over the last two weeks, with 9V-SWB and 9V-SWG in maintenance.
Two aircraft are stored at Changi, and will not be entering service again: 9V-SWD and -SWF.
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| Aircraft | Age (years) | Last flew | Days ago |
| 9V-SWB | 19.9 | 22 Aug 26 | 34 |
| 9V-SWD | 19.8 | 19 Mar 20 | 2,381 |
| 9V-SWF | 19.8 | 28 Sep 20 | 2,188 |
| 9V-SWG | 19.8 | 5 Sep 26 | 20 |
| 9V-SWH | 19.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SWI | 19.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SWJ | 19.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SWK | 19.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SWL | 19.0 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SWM | 18.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SWO | 18.5 | 24 Sep 26 | 1 |
| 9V-SWP | 18.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SWQ | 18.4 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SWR | 18.4 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SWS | 18.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SWT | 17.7 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SWU | 13.2 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SWV | 13.1 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SWW | 12.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SWY | 11.9 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SWZ | 11.7 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SNA | 11.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SNB | 11.0 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SNC | 10.9 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
Boeing 787-10s
26 out of SIA’s 28 Boeing 787-10s are currently active, with 9V-SCQ and 9V-SCV in maintenance.
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| Aircraft | Age (years) | Last flew | Days ago |
| 9V-SCA | 8.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCB | 8.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCC | 8.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCD | 8.4 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCE | 8.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCF | 8.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCG | 9.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCH | 9.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCI | 7.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCJ | 7.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCK | 7.4 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCL | 7.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCM | 7.2 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCN | 7.1 | 24 Sep 26 | 1 |
| 9V-SCO | 6.9 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCP | 6.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCQ | 5.7 | 14 Sep 26 | 11 |
| 9V-SCR | 5.6 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCS | 3.5 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCT | 3.4 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCU | 3.1 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCV | 2.9 | 10 Sep 26 | 15 |
| 9V-SCW | 2.8 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCY | 2.3 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SCZ | 2.2 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SDA | 2.1 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SDB | 0.8 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
| 9V-SDC | 0.7 | 25 Sep 26 | 0 |
A350 cabin refits: any time now
Singapore Airlines’ new First and Business Class cabins are now on the home straight, with the product reveal due in early November 2026 and entry into service expected in the first quarter of next year.
That timeline is around six months later than originally planned, after SIA confirmed a supply chain delay in May.
All 41 of the airline’s Airbus A350 Long Haul and ULR aircraft are due to receive the new seats. With a Q1 2027 debut to hit, the first jet should be heading into the hangar any time now.
That’s because the first aircraft through a retrofit programme always takes the longest, potentially two to three months while engineers iron out the inevitable teething issues. After that, the schedule calls for around five weeks per aircraft, assuming the A350s go in for the work one at a time.
SIA hasn’t said which aircraft will go first, but our money is on one of the older A350 Long Hauls in the 9V-SMA to -SMU batch, now between 8.7 and 10.7 years old.
All but one of those 21 jets are still flying. The exception is 9V-SMO, which hasn’t operated a revenue flight since 18th June. It’s sitting in Kuala Lumpur, though, and SIA confirmed the work will be carried out by SIA Engineering Company in Singapore, which rules it out, at least for now.
9V-SMV, a younger A350 Long Haul, has also been idle at Changi since 8th September, though we’d expect SIA to start with an older frame.
Upcoming deliveries
Singapore Airlines will not be taking delivery of any new aircraft between now and the end of March 2027, with its full financial year tally of five additional Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft now in the fleet.
Beyond that, brand new Boeing 777-9s should feature in the carrier’s FY27/28 delivery plan (we expect to see at least three or four on that list), but the delivery timescale for the carrier’s final three Boeing 787-10s and final three Boeing 737-8 MAXs has not yet been disclosed.
Here’s how the latest Singapore Airlines outstanding orders for fleet modernisation and replacement look, including for freighter aircraft.
(Photo: Shutterstock)
And beyond that – a much bigger order?
Further ahead, Singapore Airlines is still reported to be in talks with Airbus and Boeing over at least 50 large widebody aircraft, either more Boeing 777Xs or the Airbus A350-1000. No firm order has been announced since the story broke in June.
The fleet tables above highlight why it’s necessary. SIA’s 75 long-haul jets (34 A350 Long Hauls, 22 777-300ERs, 12 A380s and seven ULRs) all need replacing by around 2040, and only 31 Boeing 777-9s are on order to do it. That leaves a 44-aircraft gap before any growth, with widebody delivery slots already stretching well into the 2030s.
What about Scoot?
Here’s how Scoot’s outstanding order book looks, as of September 2026.
This reflects a recent order for 11 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, split between 6 Airbus A320neos and 5 Airbus A321neos.
(Photo: Dillon Chong)
It will bring the low-cost carrier’s total A320neo family fleet to 44 in future.
Thanks to the gradual resolution of Pratt & Whitney engine issues, Scoot has returned some of its grounded Airbus neos to service this year, leaving five of the 27-strong neo fleet still parked, mainly in Kuala Lumpur.
Summary
As of September 2026, Singapore Airlines has 153 passenger aircraft in service, of which 143 were recently active. That’s one more available to the airline than at our July update, though with ten jets in the hangar or awaiting entry into service, the active tally has slipped by one.
The sole addition was Boeing 737-8 MAX 9V-MCA, which completes SIA’s deliveries for this financial year – nothing more is due until April 2027 at the earliest. The final three MAXs, three 787-10s and the long-awaited Boeing 777-9s are all still to come beyond that.
On a brighter note, 9V-SHW returned to service in August, just over six months after its tail strike at Changi in January.
The Boeing 777-300ER fleet remains the airline’s biggest headache. While the overall fleet average age stands at 8.4 years, the 777-300ERs are now averaging 16.4 years and 9V-SWB is on the cusp of its 20th birthday.
One 777-300ER is due to leave the operating fleet by 31st March 2027. SWB and SWG are both idle at the moment, but SIA hasn’t confirmed which aircraft it will be, if either of them. Meanwhile, the first 777-9 won’t arrive until mid-2027 at the earliest, and continued talks over a 50+ widebody order are a reminder that SIA’s long-haul replacement challenge is only just beginning.
The other point to watch is the A350 cabin retrofit programme. With the new First and Business Class seats due to be unveiled in early November, the first A350 Long Haul should be heading into the hangar any time now, and it shouldn’t be long before we know which one.
(Cover Photo: Shutterstock)