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Singapore Airlines seeks liquidity after record loss

A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 plane is parked on the tarmac at Changi International Airport in Singapore on Oct 24, 2020. (AFP file photo)

Singapore Airlines Ltd plans to raise more liquidity after posting its biggest quarterly loss on record as the coronavirus decimated travel demand and charges from fuel hedging and fleet impairment weighed on its bottom line.

The airline is in advanced talks to raise funds in the debt capital market and by selling and leasing back some of its aircraft, Chief Executive Officer Goh Choon Phong said during a briefing Monday, without elaborating. Cash burn has fallen to about S$300 million ($223 million) a month from about S$350 million in the three months to July, Chief Financial Officer Stephen Barnes said.

The carrier has already raised S$11.3 billion in funds…

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