Press release - 20 April 2016 17:37

SILKAIR NAMES NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE

SilkAir has today announced the appointment of Mr Foo Chai Woo as Chief Executive, taking over from Mr Leslie Thng, who will be returning to parent company Singapore Airlines (SIA).

Mr Foo will assume his new position with effect from 18 May 2016. He has been SIA’s Divisional Vice President Sales & Marketing since May 2014.

An SIA veteran with nearly 21 years of service, Mr Foo has held positions in both Head Office as well as overseas.

Before taking on his current role in Sales & Marketing, he had been based in Los Angeles since November 2010 as SIA’s Regional Vice President Americas. Prior to that he was General Manager India for more than four years.

Mr Foo has also held positions in Japan, New Zealand and Pakistan. Head Office positions included senior roles in network planning, market planning and reservations services.

Mr Thng was appointed Chief Executive of SilkAir in August 2012 and has led the carrier through a period of continued strong growth.

“SilkAir has gone from strength to strength under Leslie’s leadership, during which time the airline continued to grow both its network and its fleet in support of its role as the Regional Wing of Singapore Airlines. I look forward to working closely with Chai Woo in his new position as SilkAir continues to expand its operations to provide even more travel options to our customers,” said SilkAir Chairman, Mr Mak Swee Wah.

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About SilkAir

As the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, SilkAir operates the Singapore Airlines Group's narrowbody fleet and extends the Group network by seeding and developing new, exciting destinations in Asia Pacific.

The airline took to the skies in February 1989 as Tradewinds the Airline, before evolving into SilkAir in 1992. In its early days, the airline catered to passengers holidaying in exotic destinations in the region, including Phuket and Tioman. As the carrier developed, regional business destinations such as Phnom Penh, Yangon and Kuala Lumpur were added.

Today, the full service airline operates close to 400 weekly flights to 49 destinations in 13 countries. Recent additions to the network include Cairns (May 2015) and Male (Oct 2015). The airline currently has a fleet of 29 aircraft, comprising 4 A319s and 11 A320s and 14 Boeing 737-800s. In August 2012, the airlineannounced the largest order in its history of up to 68 Boeing 737 aircraft, with firm orders comprising Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

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