Scoot takes over SIA's Boeing 787 Dreamliners in 2014

Long-haul budget carrier Scoot will start flying the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in 2014.

The Singapore Airlines subsidiary said on Wednesday that it will acquire 20 of the aircraft to fuel expansion plans.

The plans were originally ordered by parent SIA.

Scoot which started operating in June now flies out of Singapore to Sydney, Gold Coast, Bangkok, Taipei and Tianjin.