The airline will develop cabins for long-haul, long-haul aircraft

Singapore Airlines announced on Monday that its Airbus A350-900 long-haul and long-haul aircraft will undergo internal maintenance.

A recently announced retrofit program aimed at “redefining the ultimate travel experience” on the plane is expected to be fully implemented by the end of 2030, the company said.

Under the plan, Singapore Airlines will bring updated business class seats and “refreshed” economy and economy cabins to its 41 A350-900 aircraft, with its A350-900ULR aircraft also slated to get a first class cabin.

With the planned retrofit, the configuration of the 41 jetliners will change. On long-haul flights, that would mean 42 business class, 24 premium economy and 192 economy seats, Singapore Airlines said. Four first class seats, 70 business seats and 58 premium seats will be offered on seven long-haul flights.

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Cabin repairs on long-haul and long-haul jets will cost more than $834 million in total, the airline said. CEO Goh Choon Phong said the initiative came after the carrier had “extensively engaged with customers and stakeholders in the development of our next-generation long-cabin products” over six years.

Singapore Airlines said the first-class cabins on its seven long-haul planes will have “compact” seats and a “spacious layout.”

The cabin, pre-retrofit, is pictured on a Singapore Airlines Airbus A350 at the gate of JFK Airport before a scheduled flight to Singapore in the Queens area of ​​New York City on November 11, 2020. (Reuters/Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

The new business class seats on Singapore Airlines A350-900 planes are slated to feature “new designs that will provide even greater levels of privacy, comfort, and convenience,” the airline said. They will also provide more space for passengers.

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The airline also aims to “enhance the travel experience” of premium economy and economy in the redesign, according to the company.

Singapore Airlines plans to have the new cabin designs appear on the first retrofitted A350-900 heavy-duty aircraft in the second half of 2026. The start of the redesign of the first redesigned ultra-haul will take place in the first half of 2027.

An Airbus A350-941 from Singapore Airlines takes off from Barcelona Airport in Barcelona, ​​Spain, on Feb. 29, 2024. (Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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Earlier this year, Singapore Airlines was named the world’s second best airline in 2024 by Skytrax. It also received the highest marks among Asian airlines for its first class and cabin crew, according to Skytrax.