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Singapore Airlines has unveiled next-generation long-haul first- and business-class cabins centered on greater privacy and more adaptable sleeping spaces. The first-class suite will offer curved sliding doors, companion dining and a center double bed, while the business-class product will add privacy doors and companion-bed configurations on selected center seats.

The first-class redesign is built around a pair of center suites that can remain separate or be combined. When joined, they can form an 80-by-60-inch bed—approximately five feet wide—while each suite retains its own entrance, screen and table. Companion dining is available at every first-class seat, adding a shared meal option alongside the enclosed suite.

Business class takes a different approach to shared space. Every seat is planned to include a sliding privacy door, while selected center seats can be configured as companion beds. The redesigned seat will also use an angled table-stowage arrangement to create a larger footwell, giving passengers more room to move their feet while sleeping.

The first-class product is planned for Airbus A350-900ULR and Boeing 777-9 aircraft. Live and Let's Fly reports that the design would bring first class to Singapore Airlines’ ultra-long-range A350 fleet for the first time. The same publication reports that the new business-class product is planned for the 777-9 and for retrofits to long-haul and ultra-long-range A350-900 aircraft.

The timing remains a key part of the story. Live and Let's Fly reports that the new cabins are scheduled to enter service progressively from the second half of 2027. View from the Wing separately reports that the rollout has slipped again, that the first aircraft with the new cabins will not appear until the second half of that year, and that several fleets will not receive the new seats.

The available material establishes the aircraft families associated with the program but does not identify the precise routes or aircraft registrations that will receive the cabins. That leaves the eventual customer experience dependent on rollout details that have not been specified in the supplied reporting, particularly as the limited-fleet account comes from View from the Wing alone.

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  1. View from the WingSingapore Airlines Unveils New Suites With Double Beds—Rollout Slips Again, And Many Planes Miss Out
  2. Live and Let's FlySingapore Airlines Unveils New Business Class Suites With Doors, Companion Beds, And More Room To Sleep