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SINGAPORE — The Singapore Airlines (SIA) plane that was hit by severe turbulence on May 21, resulting in one death and dozens of injuries, has made a return to the skies. On July 23, the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft completed a functional check flight — itSIA plane hit by turbulence in May makes test flight ahead of return to service
SINGAPORE — The Singapore Airlines (SIA) plane that was hit by severe turbulence on May 21, resulting in one death and dozens of injuries, has made a return to the skies. On July 23, the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft completed a functional check flight — its first flight since returning to Singapore from Bangkok two months ago, according to data from flight tracking website FlightRadar24. This was part of a series of tests being done to ensure that the plane is ready to re-enter commercial service, an SIA spokesman told The Straits Times. Functional check flights are typically performed after an aircraft undergoes heavy maintenance, to make sure that everything on the plane works as it should. According to FlightRadar24, the plane took off from Changi Airport at about 1.50pm, flying about 400km eastward. It then made several rounds over the waters near Kalimantan in Indonesia, before returning to Singapore at about 4pm. SIA said the functional check flight was operated by its pilots, who were accompanied by a team of the airline's engineers. Read more