SIA shows off new regional business, economy class for 737 Max 8

Singapore Airlines has revealed the interior of its new Boeing 737 Max 8, with 154 seats divided between business and economy class. The new business class cabin features 10 lie-flat seats in a 4-2-4 staggered configuration. The pair of second row seats – which SIA dubs the ‘throne’ – feature extra privacy and additional workspace for executives travelling alone. To allow all business class seats to be lie flat, it was necessary to restrict the second row to just two seats. As for the 144 economy class seats, they feature a full Panasonic X-series seat-back inflight entertainment system. United Kingdom-based Factorydesign is the designer behind the business class seats, which were manufactured by Thompson Aero Seating. Collins Aerospace produced the jet’s economy class seats. The move marks a major departure for SIA, which retired its Silkair brand in order to bring regional, narrowbody flights in line with the premium SIA brand.<br/>