Neither Singapore Airlines
nor Airbus has disclosed the number of seats with which the A350-900ULR will be
configured.
Source: Marina Lystseva
“Those details will only be announced
closer to the start of the service”, said the airline.
The A340-500s previously used
by Singapore Airlines for non-stop US flights were configured with 181-seats,
including 64 in the business class cabin.
Applying a similar rate of 60%
of the total capacity, would give it some 180 seats.
Source: MaxiAir
Other inside sources say it will feature 170 in a 3-class layout; economy, premium economy and business.
Singapore Airlines converted
its A340-500s in 2008 to carry just 100 all-business seats to take advantage of
premium demand on the non-stop US routes.
Source: Marina Lystseva
The A350-900ULR will be able
to fly for around 19 hours with a range
of 8.700nm (16.100km).
Based on the article “Extending
A350-900 range may be easy win for Airbus” published in Flight International.
Seems a strange selection to me, a 777-9x will carry 400 passengers 8,200 n.miles. While the 777-8x with seats trimmed to 350 has a range of 9,300n.miles -a no brainer to me unless Singapore Airlines wants it soonest at the right price.
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