Singapore Airlines: two all-new business class seats for 2017-18
By David Flynn, January 16 2017
- All-new Airbus A380 business class launches mid-2017
- Most of SQ's older A380s to be upgraded
- Staggered 'regional business class' tipped for future Airbus A350s, Boeing 787-10
Singapore Airlines will launch not one but two new business class seats in the next 18 months across its Airbus A380, Airbus A350 and Boeing 787-10 fleets.
The move will see the Singaporean flag-carrier move towards lie-flat beds across its fleet, including regional flights which currently rely on an angled business class seat.
Here's how the 'business class blitz' will play out.
Singapore Airlines declined to comment on its forthcoming business class plans when approached by Australian Business Traveller, with the Star Alliance member understandably keen to not give away clues in this increasingly competitive space.
Singapore Airlines new business class for 2017: Airbus A380, A350ULR
First up will be a new business class seat for the Airbus A380, which the Star Alliance member will reveal in mid-2017 alongside its new A380 first class suites.
Read: Singapore Airlines to reveal new A380 first class suites mid-2017
Expected to springboard from today's Boeing 777-300ER 'Next Generation' business class – shown below, and which Singapore Airlines launched in July 2013 – the new seats have said to have already been showcased to selected top-tier KrisFlyer travellers to fine-tune more practical aspects of the design.
It's tipped that a revised layout for the new Airbus A380s – the first of which is slated to debut in October, to mark the superjumbo's 10th anniversary – could see first class relocated to the upper deck, with business class then stretching all the way to the tail to create a 'premium deck.'
One source tells Australian Business Traveller that Singapore Airlines also gave consideration to a small lounge area – although not a bar per se – nestled into the rear of the upper deck.
In addition to installing the new first class and business class onto five factory-fresh A380s due from October 2017, Singapore Airlines will also haul most of its current superjumbos back into the hangar to upgrade their 2006-era suites and seats (below).
(Five A380s which SQ leased rather than bought will be returned to Airbus.)
This same business class seat will also appear on a new ultra-long range version of the Airbus A350 due in 2018, which Singapore Airlines will use to restart non-stop flights from Singapore to Los Angeles, New York and a third as-yet-unnamed US destination.
According to Airbus the A350-900ULR will be fitted with only around 170 seats, compared to 253 in SQ's standard mid-range A350; the long-legged jetliner will fly in a two-class configuration, which is almost certain to be business class and premium economy.
Singapore Airlines’ A350-900ULR is also expected to deliver the full Airspace experience of Airbus’ new-wave cabin design (show below).
Also read: Can Singapore Airlines' Airbus A350 redefine long-range flying?
Singapore Airlines new business class for 2018: Airbus A350 regional, Boeing 787-10
Ironically, while its Airbus A350ULR takes wing in 2018 to reclaim the "world's longest flight" crown, Singapore Airlines will also pull back the curtains on another new business class seat – one intended for shorter regional runs.
In Singapore Airlines parlance, regional or medium-range flights are those up to eight hours: a span which encompasses all of its Australian services.
The seat will showcase an all-new business class design from Airbus-owned cabin interiors specialist Stelia Aerospace, with Singapore Airlines believed to be favouring a staggered configuration – similar to that of the Qantas Business Suite, among many others – where each seat dovetails into the ones in front and behind.
The new seat will be a fully lie-flat design, unlike the airline's current and dated regional business class seat (below), which pushes back into an angled 'sloping sleeper' with a 172 degree recline.
Singapore Airlines will fit the Stelia seat to both the Boeing 787-10 and a regional version of the Airbus A350 from 2018.
The Singaporean flag-carrier is the worldwide launch customer for the 787-10 – a stretched, higher-headcount but shorter-range version of the Dreamliner, with a two-class capacity of 330 passengers against 290 for the 787-9.
30 of the Boeing 787-10s will join a tranche of A350s – the exact number isn't known, but the regional models will be drawn from a 40-strong order book on top of the first 20 A350s – in updating Singapore Airlines' regional fleet to a modern, fuel-efficient and passenger-friendly operation.
In January 2016 Singapore Airlines regional vice-president Mr Tiow Kor Tan confirmed to Australian Business Traveller that "eventually all (of Singapore Airlines) A330s will be replaced with the A350 medium-haul aircraft in 2017-18-19."
There has been speculation – so far unconfirmed and potentially unfounded – that the regional Airbus A350 and Boeing 787-10 jets could drop premium economy and revert to a two-class layout of business class and economy.
David Flynn is the Editor-in-Chief of Executive Traveller and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis.
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Singapore Airlines' Airbus A350 redefine long-range flying?</span></a></strong></span></p> <h3>Singapore Airlines new business class for 2018: Airbus A350 regional, Boeing 787-10</h3> <p>Ironically, while its Airbus A350ULR takes wing in 2018 to reclaim the "world's longest flight" crown, Singapore Airlines will also pull back the curtains on <em>another</em> new business class seat – one intended for shorter regional runs.</p> <p>In Singapore Airlines parlance, regional or medium-range flights are those up to eight hours: a span which encompasses all of its Australian services.</p> <p>The seat will showcase an all-new business class design from Airbus-owned cabin interiors specialist Stelia Aerospace, with Singapore Airlines believed to be favouring a staggered configuration – similar to that of the Qantas Business Suite, among many others – where each seat dovetails into the ones in front and behind.</p> <p>The new seat will be a fully lie-flat design, unlike the airline's current and dated regional business class seat (below), which pushes back into an angled 'sloping sleeper' with a 172 degree recline.</p> <p><img class="inserted-image" src="/photos/view/size:467,350/587b45c190b44fe482435aaedd799acd-sq-a330-business-class-2.jpg" alt="" width="467" height="350" /></p> <p>Singapore Airlines will fit the Stelia seat to both the Boeing 787-10 and a regional version of the Airbus A350 from 2018.</p> <p>The Singaporean flag-carrier is the worldwide launch customer for the 787-10 – a stretched, higher-headcount but shorter-range version of the Dreamliner, with a two-class capacity of 330 passengers against 290 for the 787-9.</p> <p>30 of the Boeing 787-10s will join a tranche of A350s – the exact number isn't known, but the regional models will be drawn from a 40-strong order book on top of the first 20 A350s – in updating Singapore Airlines' regional fleet to a modern, fuel-efficient and passenger-friendly operation.</p> <p>In January 2016 Singapore Airlines 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Airlines’ A350-900ULR is also expected to deliver the full <a href="http://www.ausbt.com.au/airbus-reveals-new-business-class-cabin-designs-for-a330neo" target="_blank">Airspace experience</a> of Airbus’ new-wave cabin design (show below).</p> <p><img class="inserted-image" src="/photos/view/size:467,194/56f25fdb213843928d324146767f2254-airbus-airspace-business-class-cabin-a330neo-1000-2.jpg" alt="" width="467" height="194" /></p> <p><span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.ausbt.com.au/can-singapore-airlines-airbus-a350-redefine-long-range-flying" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3366ff;">Can Singapore Airlines' Airbus A350 redefine long-range flying?</span></a></strong></span></p> <h3>Singapore Airlines new business class for 2018: Airbus A350 regional, Boeing 787-10</h3> <p>Ironically, while its Airbus A350ULR takes wing in 2018 to reclaim the "world's longest flight" crown, Singapore Airlines will also pull back the curtains on <em>another</em> new business class seat – one intended for shorter regional runs.</p> <p>In Singapore Airlines parlance, regional or medium-range flights are those up to eight hours: a span which encompasses all of its Australian services.</p> <p>The seat will showcase an all-new business class design from Airbus-owned cabin interiors specialist Stelia Aerospace, with Singapore Airlines believed to be favouring a staggered configuration – similar to that of the Qantas Business Suite, among many others – where each seat dovetails into the ones in front and behind.</p> <p>The new seat will be a fully lie-flat design, unlike the airline's current and dated regional business class seat (below), which pushes back into an angled 'sloping sleeper' with a 172 degree recline.</p> <p><img class="inserted-image" src="/photos/view/size:467,350/587b45c190b44fe482435aaedd799acd-sq-a330-business-class-2.jpg" alt="" width="467" height="350" /></p> <p>Singapore Airlines will fit the Stelia seat to both the Boeing 787-10 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mid-2017</span></a></strong></span></p> <p>Expected to springboard from today's Boeing 777-300ER 'Next Generation' business class – shown below, and which Singapore Airlines launched in July 2013 – the new seats have said to have already been showcased to selected top-tier KrisFlyer travellers to fine-tune more practical aspects of the design.</p> <p><img class="inserted-image" style="display: block;" src="/photos/view/size:467,429/587b464942f04725aff95aafdd799acd-pdt-b777-JCL1.jpg" alt="" width="467" height="429" /></p> <p>It's tipped that a revised layout for the new Airbus A380s – the first of which is slated to debut in October, to mark the superjumbo's 10th anniversary – could see first class relocated to the upper deck, with business class then stretching all the way to the tail to create a 'premium deck.'</p> <p>One source tells <em>Australian Business Traveller</em> that Singapore Airlines also gave consideration to a small lounge area – although not a bar per se – nestled into 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href="https://www.ausbt.com.au/singapore-airlines-confirms-plans-for-two-class-airbus-a350ulr" target="_blank">A350-900ULR</a> will be fitted with only around 170 seats, compared to 253 in SQ's standard mid-range A350; the long-legged jetliner will fly in a two-class configuration, which is almost certain to be business class and premium economy.</p> <p>Singapore Airlines’ A350-900ULR is also expected to deliver the full <a href="http://www.ausbt.com.au/airbus-reveals-new-business-class-cabin-designs-for-a330neo" target="_blank">Airspace experience</a> of Airbus’ new-wave cabin design (show below).</p> <p><img class="inserted-image" src="/photos/view/size:467,194/56f25fdb213843928d324146767f2254-airbus-airspace-business-class-cabin-a330neo-1000-2.jpg" alt="" width="467" height="194" /></p> <p><span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.ausbt.com.au/can-singapore-airlines-airbus-a350-redefine-long-range-flying" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3366ff;">Can Singapore Airlines' Airbus A350 redefine long-range flying?</span></a></strong></span></p> <h3>Singapore Airlines new business class for 2018: Airbus A350 regional, Boeing 787-10</h3> <p>Ironically, while its Airbus A350ULR takes wing in 2018 to reclaim the "world's longest flight" crown, Singapore Airlines will also pull back the curtains on <em>another</em> new business class seat – one intended for shorter regional runs.</p> <p>In Singapore Airlines parlance, regional or medium-range flights are those up to eight hours: a span which encompasses all of its Australian services.</p> <p>The seat will showcase an all-new business class design from Airbus-owned cabin interiors specialist Stelia Aerospace, with Singapore Airlines believed to be favouring a staggered configuration – similar to that of the Qantas Business Suite, among many others – where each seat dovetails into the ones in front and behind.</p> <p>The new seat will be a fully lie-flat design, unlike the airline's current 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the rear of the upper deck.</p> <p>In addition to installing the new first class and business class onto five factory-fresh A380s due from October 2017, Singapore Airlines will also haul most of its current superjumbos back into the hangar to upgrade their 2006-era suites and seats (below).</p> <p><img class="inserted-image" src="/photos/view/size:467,254/587b45cad5b44de6b2415aafdd799acd-sq-a380-business-class-1500a.jpg" alt="" width="467" height="254" /></p> <p>(Five A380s which SQ leased rather than bought will be returned to Airbus.)</p> <p>This same business class seat will also appear on a new <a href="https://www.ausbt.com.au/singapore-airlines-confirms-plans-for-two-class-airbus-a350ulr" target="_blank">ultra-long range version</a> of the Airbus A350 due in 2018, which Singapore Airlines will use to restart non-stop flights from Singapore to Los Angeles, New York and a third as-yet-unnamed US destination.</p> <p>According to Airbus the <a href="https://www.ausbt.com.au/singapore-airlines-confirms-plans-for-two-class-airbus-a350ulr" target="_blank">A350-900ULR</a> will be fitted with only around 170 seats, compared to 253 in SQ's standard mid-range A350; the long-legged jetliner will fly in a two-class configuration, which is almost certain to be business class and premium economy.</p> <p>Singapore Airlines’ A350-900ULR is also expected to deliver the full <a href="http://www.ausbt.com.au/airbus-reveals-new-business-class-cabin-designs-for-a330neo" target="_blank">Airspace experience</a> of Airbus’ new-wave cabin design (show below).</p> <p><img class="inserted-image" src="/photos/view/size:467,194/56f25fdb213843928d324146767f2254-airbus-airspace-business-class-cabin-a330neo-1000-2.jpg" alt="" width="467" height="194" /></p> <p><span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.ausbt.com.au/can-singapore-airlines-airbus-a350-redefine-long-range-flying" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3366ff;">Can Singapore Airlines' Airbus A350 redefine long-range flying?</span></a></strong></span></p> <h3>Singapore Airlines new business class for 2018: Airbus A350 regional, Boeing 787-10</h3> <p>Ironically, while its Airbus A350ULR takes wing in 2018 to reclaim the "world's longest flight" crown, Singapore Airlines will also pull back the curtains on <em>another</em> new business class seat – one intended for shorter regional runs.</p> <p>In Singapore Airlines parlance, regional or medium-range flights are those up to eight hours: a span which encompasses all of its Australian services.</p> <p>The seat will showcase an all-new business class design from Airbus-owned cabin interiors specialist Stelia Aerospace, with Singapore Airlines believed to be favouring a staggered configuration – similar to that of the Qantas Business Suite, among many others – where each seat dovetails into the ones in front and behind.</p> <p>The new seat will be a fully lie-flat design, unlike the airline's current and dated regional business class seat (below), which pushes back into an angled 'sloping sleeper' with a 172 degree recline.</p> <p><img class="inserted-image" src="/photos/view/size:467,350/587b45c190b44fe482435aaedd799acd-sq-a330-business-class-2.jpg" alt="" width="467" height="350" /></p> <p>Singapore Airlines will fit the Stelia seat to both the Boeing 787-10 and a regional version of the Airbus A350 from 2018.</p> <p>The Singaporean flag-carrier is the worldwide launch customer for the 787-10 – a stretched, higher-headcount but shorter-range version of the Dreamliner, with a two-class capacity of 330 passengers against 290 for the 787-9.</p> <p>30 of the Boeing 787-10s will join a tranche of A350s – the exact number isn't known, but the regional models will be drawn from a 40-strong order book on top of the first 20 A350s – in updating Singapore Airlines' regional fleet to a modern, fuel-efficient and passenger-friendly operation.</p> <p>In January 2016 Singapore Airlines regional vice-president Mr Tiow Kor Tan confirmed to <em>Australian Business Traveller </em>that "eventually all (of Singapore Airlines) A330s will be replaced with the A350 medium-haul aircraft in 2017-18-19."</p> <p>There has been speculation – so far unconfirmed and potentially unfounded – that the regional Airbus A350 and Boeing 787-10 jets could drop premium economy and revert to a two-class layout of business class and economy.</p>" $url = "https://www.executivetraveller.com/singapore-airlines-two-all-new-business-class-seats-for-2017-18" $type = "NewsArticle" $comment_count = "7 Comments" $linkToProfile = trueinclude - APP/views/news/view.ctp, line 222 View::_render() - CORE/cake/libs/view/view.php, line 736 View::render() - CORE/cake/libs/view/view.php, line 431 Controller::render() - CORE/cake/libs/controller/controller.php, line 909 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/cake/dispatcher.php, line 208 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/cake/dispatcher.php, line 172 [main] - 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13 Sep 2016
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Swapping the A330s on SQ's Australian flights for A350s with lie-flat regional business class? Great news! The move to a staggered seat for this should be fine, Qantas and many other airlines use that layout very well. Rumour of axing premium economy on regional jets is interesting, I thought it was very popular on AU-SIN flights?
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
13 Jan 2015
Total posts 593
Premium economy has never been offered on its regional fleet so this wont be any different to current offering
14 Jun 2013
Total posts 360
Yes but SQ has offered premium economy on several Australia-Singapore flights using the A380 and Boeing 777-300ER, is what I think Ryan is saying.
16 Nov 2011
Total posts 560
May well be, but the article if I am reading rightly isn't saying SQ will drop the a/c that currently offers premium Y on Australian routes, more that it will drop premium Y from the regional 78J/359 config.
24 Oct 2010
Total posts 2387
That's correct, there are reports of SQ planning to not have premium economy on the regional A350s (unlike the first batch of A350s) as well as the Boeing 787-10. If so, we'd still see premium economy on some flights out of Australia such as those on the A380 and Boeing 777-300ER, but for some other destinations SQ may feel there is may simply not be sufficient demand to install a premium economy cabin into the regional A350s.
13 Sep 2016
Total posts 184
Love the way that AusBT has all the good information on seats like this, keeps me well informed of what's coming! Can't wait for the SQ A330s to be replaced by A350s.
Singapore Airlines - The PPS Club
19 Mar 2016
Total posts 33
Whilst its excellent that SQ is upgrading its fleet, from my experience (ex Melb) only towards the end of a configurations life does Melbourne get to experience them. I do note the SQ comments that some of its A380 fleet will be upgraded (not all), I would be extremely surprised if the Aus A380's are upgraded or if in deed we see any great improvements from SQ for a long long time.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
15 Mar 2016
Total posts 169
That could be a reference to SQ returning 5 of their A380s to airbus and thus not refurbishing those?
24 Oct 2010
Total posts 2387
That's correct: the first five A380s were leased from Airbus and are expected to be returned to Airbus once they hit the 10-year mark, with the five new A380s filling their superjumbo-sized shoes. Singapore Airlines has already confirmed the first of those five is being handed back to Toulouse.
01 May 2015
Total posts 7
What life and what will happen to the SQ 380s returned to Airbus ?
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