# Singapore Airlines Unveils New Cabins Across 72 Aircraft in $1.6 Billion Overhaul

> Singapore Airlines is spending $1.6 billion on new long-haul cabins across 72 aircraft, with first class double beds and business class privacy doors arriving from 2027.

- Published: 2026-11-06T05:50:16+00:00
- Section: Product Launches
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-06/singapore-airlines-long-haul-cabin-overhaul
- Source: [Devdiscourse](https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/4002506-singapore-airlines-to-splash-16-billion-on-luxury-long-haul-cabins-as-rivals-up-their-game)

## Key takeaways

- Singapore Airlines is spending more than S$2 billion ($1.6 billion) on new cabins across all four travel classes.
- The programme covers 72 aircraft, a mix of Airbus A350-900s being retrofitted and Boeing 777-9 jets on order.
- New seats are due from the second half of 2027, with A350 certification delays pushing introduction back by about half a year.

Singapore Airlines will spend more than S$2 billion ($1.6 billion) to install new cabins in all four travel classes across 72 aircraft, with the seats due from the second half of 2027. The airline unveiled the cabins on Friday, [Devdiscourse](https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/4002506-singapore-airlines-to-splash-16-billion-on-luxury-long-haul-cabins-as-rivals-up-their-game) reported.

## Singapore Airlines' Four-Class Cabin Redesign

The programme covers a mix of Airbus A350-900s being retrofitted and Boeing 777-9 jets on order, which together will make up the majority of the carrier's long-haul fleet. In first class, centre seats convert into what [Singapore Airlines](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000kx1/singapore-airlines) calls the largest double bed in commercial aviation. Business class gets sliding privacy doors for the first time on the airline, alongside a fully flat bed.

The cabins were originally designed for the 777-9, expected to become the airline's new long-haul flagship as the A380 retires. Chief Commercial Officer Lee Lik Hsin told Reuters that years of slippage in the 777-9's entry into service led the carrier to widen the programme to its A350s. The S$2 billion-plus investment includes a S$1.1 billion A350 refurbishment plan announced in 2024 and is funded from a cash balance of S$9.1 billion as of end-June, Lee said.

Yeoh Phee Teik, senior vice president customer experience, said at a briefing on Wednesday that the investment "underpins our long-standing commitment to continually raise the bar of premium air travel." Lee said: "Our competitive advantage doesn't derive from aircraft cabin product alone. It is the hard product, the soft service, the operational excellence. And...it is our people."

Boeing first targeted 777-9 deliveries around 2020, but certification setbacks, engine issues, the pandemic and tighter FAA oversight pushed that to 2027, with [Lufthansa](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00003q5/lufthansa) expected to be the launch operator. Lee said the seats are certified on the 777-9 but the aircraft itself is not, and the seats have not yet been certified on the A350, which pushed their introduction back by about half a year.

## Singapore Airlines' Funding and Fleet Scale

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Singapore Airlines issued a 1.5 billion yuan (S$286.4 million) five-year dim sum bond at 2.38% in June 2026 under its S$10 billion multi-currency medium-term note programme to fund aircraft purchases and refinance existing debt. The same records show record annual revenue of S$20.5 billion for FY2024/2025, with operating profit up 39% to S$2.37 billion, and 42.2 million passengers carried, up 7.7% year on year.

## Earlier Moves in Singapore Airlines' Expansion

In October 2026, Singapore Airlines launched a five-times-weekly Madrid service via Barcelona, adding a 15th European destination and re-entering Spain after a 22-year absence, according to akta.pro company records. In June 2026, the carrier signed an interline agreement with Southwest Airlines, gaining single-ticket access to nearly 120 US domestic destinations via Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco gateways, the same records show.

## When the New Cabins Arrive

Singapore Airlines has said the new seats are due from the second half of 2027.

## Companies in this story

- [Singapore Airlines company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000kx1/singapore-airlines) · website: http://singaporeair.com
- [Lufthansa company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00003q5/lufthansa) · website: https://www.lufthansa.com
- [The Boeing Company company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000sn5w/the-boeing-company) · website: https://www.boeing.com

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