Air New Zealand Dreamliner jets off to Singapore for world-first nose-to-tail makeover

Air New Zealand has kicked off a major refresh of its Boeing 787-9 fleet, with the first of 14 aircraft touching down in Singapore on Sunday to be retrofitted with new cabin interior.

What is a retrofit?

A retrofit means we are taking an existing aircraft and replacing the product inside it.

Think of it like you would when renovating a house; removing the carpet, curtains, furniture, wallpaper, and replacing everything inside.

The scope of the retrofit includes:

New seats in every cabin, including the new Business Premier Luxe seats in the Business Premier cabinNew carpet throughout the aircraftNew curtains between cabins and galleysNew wallpaper, hands-free waste disposal, and amenity holders in the lavatoriesNew inflight entertainment screens and systemSky Pantry installed in the Economy cabinThe aircraft LOPA (Layout of Passenger Accommodation) on all 14 aircraft will be reconfigured to have 272 seats; featuring 4 Business Premier Luxe seats, 22 Business Premier seats, 33 Premium Economy seats, and 213 Economy seats, including 13 Economy Skycouch.