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SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines\u2019 (SIA) next-generation first and business class seats on its Airbus A350-900 aircraft is expected to enter service in the first quarter of 2027 instead of the second quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n
“The revised timeline reflects industry-wide supply chain constraints, as well as a delay in the certification of one of the new seats,” SIA’s spokesperson said on Wednesday (May 6) in response to CNA’s queries.<\/p>\n
The upgrade – announced in November 2024 – was part of SIA’s programme to install all-new long-haul cabin products across 41 Airbus A350-900 long-haul and ultra-long-range (ULR) aircraft.<\/p>\n
SIA had said in November 2024 that the products are designed from the ground up, with a spacious layout and ergonomic elements that “cater to every customer\u2019s needs”.<\/p>\n
It said at the time it was investing S$1.1 billion (US$863 million) in the programme, with the retrofit to be done by SIA Engineering Company in Singapore.<\/p>\n
Premium economy class and economy class cabins will also be refreshed<\/span>, the airline had said.<\/p>\n Originally, the first retrofitted A350-900 long-haul aircraft was expected to enter service in the second quarter of 2026 while the first A350-900ULR variant would follow in the first quarter of 2027.<\/p>\n SIA’s spokesperson on Wednesday said the retrofitted A350-900 is expected to enter service in the first quarter of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals.<\/p>\n “We will provide an update on the entry-into-service of SIA\u2019s retrofitted A350-900 ultra-long-range aircraft at the appropriate time,” said the airline.<\/span><\/p>\n The entire programme had targeted completion by the end of 2030.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n