Singapore Airlines to retire B737-800 fleet by March 2026

Dhaka: Singapore Airlines will be retiring its remaining Boeing 737-800s by the end of March 2026, according to the fleet plans disclosed during its annual results briefing.

The airline will be preparing to ramp-up deliveries of the Boeing 737 Max 8 instead.

The Star Alliance operator confirms the last four -800s will be leaving the fleet at the end of its lease.

Singapore Airlines inherited its Boeing 737-800s from its merger with unit SilkAir.

Reports claimed, these four jets are on operating leases from lessor Deucalion Aviation.

SIA deploys the -800 on short-haul flights to neighboring Malaysia and Thailand, as well as to Kathmandu in Nepal, according to its schedules.

SIA’s current fleet plans indicate that alongside the exit of the -800s, the mainline operator will be taking delivery of five Max 8s—its largest batch since the lifting of the grounding more than three years ago.

Apart from the Max 8s, SIA will take delivery of two 787-10s during the current financial year, which ends March 31, 2026.

Low-cost unit Scoot will see a significant increase in deliveries—15 new aircraft comprising five Airbus A320neos, three A321neos, four Embraer E190 E2s, as well as three 787s.