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Same Shock, Two Balance Sheets
Which sources back which section of this article, and what its evidence base looks like.
Which sources back which section
| Section | Sources behind it |
|---|---|
| What It Is | Singapore Airlines, FY2025/26 results (May 2026); Singapore Airlines, equity and convertible bond announcement (March 2020); Singapore Airlines, second convertible bond tranche (May 2021); Singapore Airlines, business update for April–June 2026 (July 2026); AirAsia X, creditor vote announcement (November 2021); ch-aviation, Howard Jarvis, on the court-sanctioned scheme (2021); The Edge Malaysia, John Lai, on the disposal vote (2024); Capital A, completion announcement (January 2026); AirAsia X, completion announcement (January 2026); The Star, on the completion (January 2026); The Edge Malaysia, Luqman Amin, on the completion (January 2026); AirAsia X, first-quarter 2026 operating statistics (April 2026); AirAsia X, first-quarter 2026 results (May 2026); The Star, Keith Heiw Sai Keat, on the PN17 exit (May 2026); New Straits Times, Bernama, on the PN17 exit (May 2026); The Star, on the change of name (July 2026); AirAsia Group, second-quarter 2026 results (August 2026); The Edge Malaysia, Justin Cheng, on the second-quarter loss (August 2026); ch-aviation, Dirk Andrei Salcedo, on the aircraft returns (August 2026) |
| Timeline | Singapore Airlines, FY2025/26 results (May 2026); Singapore Airlines, equity and convertible bond announcement (March 2020); Singapore Airlines, second convertible bond tranche (May 2021); Singapore Airlines, business update for April–June 2026 (July 2026); AirAsia X, creditor vote announcement (November 2021); ch-aviation, Howard Jarvis, on the court-sanctioned scheme (2021); The Edge Malaysia, John Lai, on the disposal vote (2024); The Star, on the completion (January 2026); The Edge Malaysia, Luqman Amin, on the completion (January 2026); AirAsia X, first-quarter 2026 operating statistics (April 2026); AirAsia X, first-quarter 2026 results (May 2026); The Star, Keith Heiw Sai Keat, on the PN17 exit (May 2026); New Straits Times, Bernama, on the PN17 exit (May 2026); The Star, on the change of name (July 2026); AirAsia Group, second-quarter 2026 results (August 2026); The Edge Malaysia, Justin Cheng, on the second-quarter loss (August 2026); ch-aviation, Dirk Andrei Salcedo, on the aircraft returns (August 2026); Airbus, on the A220 order (May 2026); RTX, on the A220 order and its engines (May 2026); FlightGlobal, Alfred Chua, on the A321XLR order (2025); Skift, Peden Doma Bhutia, on the A321XLR order (2025); Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and Changi Airport Group, on airport charges (November 2024); Mothership, Seri Mazliana, on airport charges (2024); Reuters via GMA News, Jon Viktor Cabuenas, on Jetstar Asia (2025); Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, fuel levy announcement (November 2025); Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, fuel levy deferral (March 2026); Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, fuel levy confirmation (September 2026); Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia, on taking over MAVCOM’s functions (July 2025); AirAsia, Skytrax 2025 announcement (June 2025); Time Out Singapore, Joycelyn Yeow, on Scoot’s 2025 award (2025); Skytrax, World’s Best Low-Cost Airlines 2026 (September 2026); Ropes & Gray, María González Calvet and Nataša Siveski, on the Airbus settlement (2020); CMS, on the UK deferred prosecution agreement with Airbus (2020) |
| The Argument | Singapore Airlines, FY2025/26 results (May 2026); Singapore Airlines, equity and convertible bond announcement (March 2020); Singapore Airlines, second convertible bond tranche (May 2021); Singapore Airlines, business update for April–June 2026 (July 2026); ch-aviation, Howard Jarvis, on the court-sanctioned scheme (2021); The Edge Malaysia, Luqman Amin, on the completion (January 2026); The Star, Keith Heiw Sai Keat, on the PN17 exit (May 2026); New Straits Times, Bernama, on the PN17 exit (May 2026); AirAsia Group, second-quarter 2026 results (August 2026); ch-aviation, Dirk Andrei Salcedo, on the aircraft returns (August 2026); Airbus, on the A220 order (May 2026); RTX, on the A220 order and its engines (May 2026); FlightGlobal, Alfred Chua, on the A321XLR order (2025); Skift, Peden Doma Bhutia, on the A321XLR order (2025); Malaysian Aviation Commission, consumer report for July–December 2024 (April 2025); The Edge Malaysia, Myia S Nair, on the complaint report (2025); AirAsia, Skytrax 2025 announcement (June 2025); Time Out Singapore, Joycelyn Yeow, on Scoot’s 2025 award (2025); Skytrax, World’s Best Low-Cost Airlines 2026 (September 2026) |
| What Others Add | RTX, on the A220 order and its engines (May 2026); FlightGlobal, Jon Hemmerdinger, citing Cirium, on the grounded GTF fleet (2024); RTX, filing on the GTF powder-metal matter (September 2023); Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and Changi Airport Group, on airport charges (November 2024); Mothership, Seri Mazliana, on airport charges (2024); Bloomberg, Angus Whitley and Danny Lee, on Jetstar Asia (2025); Reuters via GMA News, Jon Viktor Cabuenas, on Jetstar Asia (2025); Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, fuel levy announcement (November 2025); Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, fuel levy deferral (March 2026); Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, fuel levy confirmation (September 2026); Malaysian Aviation Commission, consumer report for July–December 2024 (April 2025); The Edge Malaysia, Myia S Nair, on the complaint report (2025); Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia, on taking over MAVCOM’s functions (July 2025); Ropes & Gray, María González Calvet and Nataša Siveski, on the Airbus settlement (2020); CMS, on the UK deferred prosecution agreement with Airbus (2020); AirAsia, response to the Airbus agreement (February 2020) |
| Conclusion | Singapore Airlines, FY2025/26 results (May 2026); Singapore Airlines, business update for April–June 2026 (July 2026); AirAsia X, first-quarter 2026 operating statistics (April 2026); AirAsia Group, second-quarter 2026 results (August 2026); ch-aviation, Dirk Andrei Salcedo, on the aircraft returns (August 2026); Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and Changi Airport Group, on airport charges (November 2024); Bloomberg, Angus Whitley and Danny Lee, on Jetstar Asia (2025); Reuters via GMA News, Jon Viktor Cabuenas, on Jetstar Asia (2025); Malaysian Aviation Commission, consumer report for July–December 2024 (April 2025); The Edge Malaysia, Myia S Nair, on the complaint report (2025); Time Out Singapore, Joycelyn Yeow, on Scoot’s 2025 award (2025); Skytrax, World’s Best Low-Cost Airlines 2026 (September 2026) |
What the evidence base looks like
- 41Sources behind this article
- 37Read in full
- 17Independent reporting
- 15From the companies themselves
- 6From governments and regulators
| What the source is | How many | How they were read |
|---|---|---|
| The companies’ own record — results, operating statistics, announcements and one regulatory filing, from the two airline groups, their former parent, Airbus and RTX | 15 | All in full |
| Independent reporting — business and trade press, and two wire agencies | 17 | 13 in full; 4 behind paywalls, read at their opening paragraphs only |
| Governments and regulators — Singapore’s aviation authority and airport operator, and Malaysia’s aviation regulators | 6 | All in full |
| Legal analysis — two law firms’ accounts of the court record | 2 | All in full |
| The award body’s own published result | 1 | In full |
Reliable
Reliable, but with an interestWorth believing and reliableWeak on both, and used with careHonest, but thin
Worth believing