Singapore Airlines to invest S$1.1 billion in retrofitting Airbus A350 fleet
The upgrades across the cabin classes promise improved privacy and comfort and a beefed-up in-flight entertainment system
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SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will spend S$1.1 billion to retrofit 41 Airbus A350-900 long-haul and ultra-long-range aircraft with newer cabin products as competitor airlines pump in billions to upgrade their fleet.
Under a multi-year retrofit programme, the airline will introduce a first-class cabin in seven planes that are ultra-long-range aircraft, SIA said in a note on Monday (Nov 4).
The new business-class seats, to be installed in all 41 aircraft, will feature designs that offer “greater privacy, comfort and convenience” – the same seat designs that will feature on SIA’s upcoming Boeing 777-9 aircraft.
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