it should be quickly noted, however, that not all legacy carriers are struggling. Singapore airlines, in particular, has emerged as one of the industry's most consistently profitable legacy carriers and one of the aircraft industry's most important customers. SIA is a launch customer for the 555-seat Airbus A380 which ended the 747's long reign as the largest regularly used commercial aircraft when the "superjumbo" finally took paying passengers in 2007. Asian carriers more generally are key players in the airline and aircraft industries today. Boeing has bet that Asian markets will be fragmented like those over the Pacific and has tailored its newest offering, the 787 Dreamliner, for that purpose. Interestingly, both the A380 and 787 are very long-range aircraft