Singapore Airlines puts more than S$2 billion into new cabins from 2027

Key facts

• What: Singapore Airlines next-generation long-haul cabin products and end-to-end travel experience
• Spend: more than S$2 billion (~US$1.5 to 1.6 billion) on First, Business, Premium Economy and Economy
• Fleet: 41 retrofitted A350-900 / A350-900ULR aircraft, plus new Boeing 777-9s
• Timing: progressive introduction from the second half of 2027
• First Class: PriestmanGoode design, Collins Aerospace manufacture; curved sliding doors; centre suites open into an 80 by 60-inch double bed (SIA: largest in commercial aviation); First arrives on A350-900ULR for the first time (4 suites on ULR; 6 on 777-9 per SIA Annexe A)
• Connectivity: Starlink on A380, A350-900 long-haul and A350-900ULR
• Amenities: SISLEY (Suites/First), BYREDO (Business), Christofle serviceware; more than S$130 million for SilverKris lounge upgrades
• Said on: November 6, 2026 (SIA cabin products release + end-to-end travel experience release)

Singapore Airlines did not drip this out. On Friday it put the whole package on the table: seats, screens, amenity kits, lounges, and a connectivity plan, wrapped as one travel experience.

The money line is blunt. More than S$2 billion for next-generation First, Business, Premium Economy and Economy. Those products will roll onto 41 retrofitted Airbus A350-900 long-haul and A350-900 ultra-long-range jets, and onto new Boeing 777-9s, from the second half of 2027.

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First Class gets the headline bed

PriestmanGoode designed First. Collins Aerospace builds it. The suites use curved sliding doors. On the centre pair, the divider can open so two seats become a shared sofa or a double bed.

SIA’s Annexe A puts that bed at 80 inches long by 60 inches wide and calls it the largest double bed in commercial aviation. Solo, each bed is 80 by 30 inches. Channel NewsAsia Lifestyle and Aviation Week report the same figures.

First Class also arrives on the A350-900ULR for the first time. SIA’s Annexe A puts four suites on the ULR and six on the 777-9. The airline’s own release confirms First on the ULR and all four cabin products on the 777-9, with the retrofitted long-haul A350s getting the new Business seats.

Business, Premium Economy, Economy and the screen stack

Designworks handled Business. Factorydesign worked on Premium Economy and Economy. RECARO builds the Business seats; Collins builds Premium Economy and Economy as well as First.

KrisWorld moves to 4K touchscreens, with OLED on selected aircraft, spatial audio, Bluetooth headphone pairing, and more than 2,500 entertainment options, the release says. High-speed Starlink connectivity is listed for the A380, A350-900 long-haul and A350-900ULR fleets.

Dining gets more than 100 new or refreshed dishes across cabins, plus Christofle serviceware in Suites, First and Business. Amenity kits bring SISLEY into Suites and First, BYREDO into Business, and INK & WATER into Premium Economy. Sleeper suits reach Business for the first time.

Lounges and the ground piece

On the ground, SIA says it has put more than S$130 million into renovating, refreshing and expanding SilverKris lounges worldwide, including at Changi. Suites and First customers at Changi get priority immigration and security, plus concierge meet-and-greet and buggy transfers where available.

CEO Goh Choon Phong called the launch another step, not an endpoint, and kept returning to the airline’s people as the core of the experience. Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow attended the Singapore event as guest of honour.

None of this is on a plane yet. Certification and aircraft timing still gate the 2027 start, which Aviation Week notes has already slipped twice on the A350 retrofit calendar. The spend, the bed claim and the fleet list are what Friday locked in.

Editorial only, not financial advice.

Top photo: A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 (9V-SMK) in Singapore, 2025. Bahnfrend via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.