Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Most budget airlines fly cheap, basic, narrow-body jets. Scoot made a different, much riskier bet. This is the story of Scoot's bold and company-defining decision to build its entire long-haul fleet around the modern, advanced, and expensive Boeing 787 Dreamliner. It’s a story of a technological gamble that paid off spectacularly.

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