{
  "id": 18453336,
  "title": "Singapore Airlines’ new planes and seats delayed again due to certification issues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/singapore-airlines-new-planes-and-seats-delayed-again-due-to",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-06T05:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Singapore",
    "slug": "the-business-times-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/singapore-airlines-new-planes-and-seats-delayed-again-due-certification-issues"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore Airlines has postponed the rollout of its new long-haul cabin seats for its retrofitted A350-900 aircraft and brand-new Boeing 777-9 planes until the second half of 2027. The decision comes after the airline announced earlier this week that the highly anticipated seat designs would not debut on the 777-9s as early as 2021. The delay is attributed to certification issues and industry-wide supply chain constraints. Despite the postponement, Singapore Airlines maintains that the investment in the new cabins, totaling over S$2 billion, will help the airline stay competitive in the market. The 31 Boeing 777-9s will feature new seats for all four cabin classes, while the 41 retrofitted A350-900 long-haul and ultra-long-range aircraft will be equipped with new business-class seats, and first-class seats will be introduced on the ultra-long-range aircraft.",
  "summary": "The new cabin designs, in development since 2018, were to have debuted on the new 777-9s as early as 2021",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}