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====Business class==== [[File:Businesclass-seat 01.jpg|thumb|A Business Class seat on board one of Singapore Airlines' Boeing 777-300ERs, before being refitted with newer cabin products]] [[File:SIA 787-10 regional business (27191923868).jpg|thumb|Singapore Airlines New Regional Business Class on their [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner]]]] The current version of the Business Class was unveiled on 9 July 2013 and is available on refitted [[Boeing 777-300ER|Boeing B777-300ERs]] and the [[Airbus A350-900]]. Features include a power socket and ports all in one panel, stowage beside the seat, two new seating positions, arranged in a 1-2-1 configuration and an 18-inch in-flight entertainment screen. The seat has a recline of 132 degrees and can be folded into a {{convert|78|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} length bed.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/us/flying-withus/cabins/business-class/ |title=Business Class | Singapore Airlines |website=www.singaporeair.com |access-date=27 June 2019 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626050724/https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/us/flying-withus/cabins/business-class/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Long haul flight|Long haul]] business class is available on [[Airbus A380]] and refitted [[Boeing 777-200ER]] aircraft, where a fully flat bed is available in a 1-2-1 configuration featuring {{convert|30|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} of seat width.<ref name="SQ Business Class">{{cite web |title=Business Class |url=https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/flying-with-us/business-listing/newbusiness/ |publisher=Singapore Airlines |access-date=31 December 2012 |archive-date=27 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227033358/http://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/flying-with-us/business-listing/newbusiness |url-status=dead}}</ref> These seats are forward-facing, in contrast to the herring-bone configuration used by several other airlines offering flat beds in business class.<ref>{{cite web |title=Enter the 3 distinct worlds of the Singapore Airlines A380 |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/sia-final/story/enter-the-3-distinct-worlds-the-singapore-airlines-a380-20121018 |publisher=Straits Times |access-date=31 December 2012 |archive-date=31 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231005707/http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/sia-final/story/enter-the-3-distinct-worlds-the-singapore-airlines-a380-20121018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The leather seats feature a {{convert|15.4|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} diagonal screen-size personal television, in-seat power supply and two [[USB]] ports.<ref>[https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/flying-with-us/business-listing/ Singapore Airlines Redesigned Business Class] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204201742/https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/flying-with-us/business-listing/ |date=4 February 2016 }}, Singapore Airlines, Retrieved on 17 October 2006</ref> On eight [[Airbus A380]] aircraft, the first of which entered service in October 2011, Singapore Airlines dedicated the entire upper deck to the Business class cabin, unlike the original configuration's upper deck shared by 16 rows of business class and 11 rows of economy at the rear.<ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore's all-business class upper deck A380 for London, Zurich |url=http://www.ausbt.com.au/singapore-airlines-debuts-airbus-a380-with-all-business-class-upper-deck |publisher=Australian Business Traveller |access-date=31 December 2012 |archive-date=4 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404130319/http://www.ausbt.com.au/singapore-airlines-debuts-airbus-a380-with-all-business-class-upper-deck |url-status=live}}</ref> Medium and short haul business class layouts are available on [[Airbus A330-300]], [[Boeing 777-300]] and all unrefitted [[Boeing 777-200]] aircraft, configured in 2-2-2 layout and with [[iPod]] connectivity, only available in the A330. The Business Class seat is lie-flat at an eight-degree incline, featuring Krisworld on a {{convert|15.4|in|cm|adj=on}} screen.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref name="SQ Business Class" /> On 28 March 2018, the new regional business class was unveiled following the delivery of the first [[Boeing 787-10]]. These new seats manufactured by Stelia Aerospace are arranged in a forward-facing 1-2-1 staggered configuration, providing every passenger direct aisle access. Each seat measures up to {{convert|26|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} in width and can be reclined into a {{convert|76|in|cm|1|adj=on}} fully flat bed. There are also adjustable dividers at the centre seats to provide passengers with a "customised level of privacy".<ref>{{cite web |title=New Regional Business Class |url=http://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/sg/flying-withus/cabins/business-class/new-regional-business-class/ |website=Singaporeair.com |language=en |access-date=29 March 2018 |archive-date=20 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230809/http://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/sg/flying-withus/cabins/business-class/new-regional-business-class/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore Airlines Unveils New Regional Cabin Products |url=https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/sg/media-centre/press-release/article/?q=en_UK/2018/January-March/ne1218-180328 |website=Singaporeair.com |access-date=28 March 2018 |language=en |archive-date=29 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329184648/https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/sg/media-centre/press-release/article/?q=en_UK%2F2018%2FJanuary-March%2Fne1218-180328 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SIA's new Boeing 787β10 Dreamliner features revamped seats in economy class |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sia-s-new-boeing-787-10-dreamliner-features-revamped-seats-in-10082744 |website=Channel NewsAsia |access-date=28 March 2018 |language=en-SG |archive-date=28 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328064319/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sia-s-new-boeing-787-10-dreamliner-features-revamped-seats-in-10082744 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Singapore Airlines flights on latest Dreamliner to feature bigger entertainment screens, upgraded seats |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-airlines-flights-on-latest-dreamliner-to-feature-bigger-entertainment-screens |last=Lim |first=Adrian |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |publisher=SPH Media Trust |access-date=28 March 2018 |language=en |date=28 March 2018 |archive-date=28 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328055827/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-airlines-flights-on-latest-dreamliner-to-feature-bigger-entertainment-screens |url-status=live}}</ref> Unveiled on 2 November 2017, the new A380 business-class seats were being progressively rolled out on the Airbus A380-800 fleet. There are 78 Business class seats on the aircraft, offered in a 1-2-1 configuration behind the Singapore Airlines Suites on the upper deck. The seats, designed by JPA Design and upholstered with Poltrona Frau grain leather, can be reclined into a fully flat bed.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ausbt.com.au/singapore-airlines-new-a380-business-class-seats-are-a-double-bed |title=Singapore Airlines' new A380 business class seats with double bed |work=Australian Business Traveller |access-date=2018-07-22 |language=en |archive-date=22 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722184903/https://www.ausbt.com.au/singapore-airlines-new-a380-business-class-seats-are-a-double-bed |url-status=live}}</ref> There are also adjustable dividers between the centre seats that can either be fully raised, half raised or fully lowered. When the centre divider is fully lowered, the pair of centre seats directly behind each bulkhead can form double beds.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://a380.singaporeair.com/en_UK/#business-seat-divider |title=Explore The New Singapore Airlines A380 {{!}} Singapore Airlines |website=a380.singaporeair.com |language=en |access-date=2018-07-22 |archive-date=2 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802004501/http://a380.singaporeair.com/en_UK/#business-seat-divider |url-status=live}}</ref> There is also an {{convert|18|in|cm|adj=on}} touchscreen LCD TV and a panel containing power and USB port, as well as an [[Near-field communication|NFC]] reader for contactless payments.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://a380.singaporeair.com/en_UK/#business-amenities |title=Explore The New Singapore Airlines A380 {{!}} Singapore Airlines |website=a380.singaporeair.com |language=en |access-date=2018-07-22 |archive-date=2 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802004501/http://a380.singaporeair.com/en_UK/#business-amenities |url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2024, Singapore Airlines pledged to invest S$1.1 billion ($828 million) to overhaul the seats in its long-haul aircraft, including all-new first- and business-class product.<ref name=":0" />
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