SIA to refurbish cabins of 14 A380s

SIA plans to retrofit 14 of its Airbus A380 aircraft. The carrier says it expects to announce the timeline for the retrofit work by the end of the year. While it did not give further details of the retrofit work, a local media report says that SIA will install new seats across all classes, as well as upgrade the in-flight entertainment system. Meanwhile, first-class suites, which are currently located on the lower deck could be moved to the upper deck. The number of suites will be halved to 6 from 12. The new cabin configuration will also be used in 5 new A380s, expected to arrive between Oct 2017 and May 2018. These 5 aircraft will help SIA keep the size of its A380 fleet at 19 aircraft following the departure of SIA's first 5 A380s, which will be returned to lessors. <br/>