Singapore Airlines 737 MAX Business Class: A Great Regional Ride!

They could've presented the noodles in a deep, circular plate.

I can appreciate the creativity of the starter and dessert rather than the usual "seasonal" salad that consists of sad looking lettuce and a random cake.

SQ gets the thumbs up …. however, on that Boeing I ain’t go in’ ….

…. and the U.S. airlines cuisine consists of, a “Cold, greasy slider served between a dry, sawdust tasting bun”/bap? …. Only quoting a review I read recently …. 🙂

Looks dope. You ever thought about doing an article on the plans to have airships dock at the Empire State Building? Might be out of scope, but I've been going down that rabbit hole again and it is fascinating. There's also very little likelihood it could become a red vs. blue topic. Who knows - I'm stuck in an airport lounge so I should probably read this book I've been toting.

What is the staffing like on a 737-MAX for SQ? I’m sure they staff with more that minimum crew, did you notice the difference?

I flew that route in 2023 (well it was PNH not KTI) also in a throne seat and had a similarly excellent experience. Your Champagne is now improved—and if memory serves, no alcohol on the ground on that route at the time I flew it.

I have a photo with the crew somewhere- 2 leadings(green), 4 FSSs(blue). Service has been consistently great on the 38M!

Can you expand upon why this is a logical move? "Up until a few years ago, Singapore Airlines exclusively operated wide body planes, and its SilkAir subsidiary operated narrow body planes. However, the airline decided to merge those brands, which seemed like a logical move, in terms of creating a consistent experience across flights."

Cathay Pacific did the same thing with Dragonair/Cathay Dragon and I've never fully understood it.

I'm confused by the first row spanning 4 windows but rows 2-3 are only 2 windows each. Also wondering why the economics are so different that US airlines can't offer these seats (outside of JetBlue Mint on very specific flights).

Thank you. Less competition to snag an award seat.

It’s funny how the A321neo proved much more popular among full-service airlines in Northeast Asia than Southeast Asia, and many if not most of them — KE, CI, JX and likely BR in the future — have lie-flats on them, but not CX. Indeed, many airlines there operate the A321neo but not the A320 or any other Airbus narrowbody.

Yet, SQ, MH and GA preferred to stick to the 737 instead of adopting A321neos like KE, CI and MF — all historically 737 operators — did. And before anyone says that CX’s A321neo product is not on par with the others, just how bad is it actually?

Clearly, SQ went all-in on the 737 MAX for its narrowbody fleet, and remains one of only four Star Alliance members (along with ET, LO and CM) not to operate the A320 family. In ASEAN, PR is the only one with lie-flats on the A321neo — but not for longer, since TG will take delivery of its first A321neo soon.

Proximanova try not to start every comment with "It's funny how..." and to mention CI JX KE A321neo challenge - impossible

I had to google the dessert. It’s a sweet pandan rice concoction filled with palm sugar and rolled in/sprinkled with freshly grated coconut.
I may have had a similar dessert in Thailand.
It bet it was delicious.
Kudos to the airline for showcasing less obvious local treats

Like I've said below, the creativity is much appreciated; for a country in Southeast Asia, the dessert options are endless. And desserts from that part of the world especially the rice cakes has to be some of my favorite things to eat.

And not just dessert, but even something as simple as fruit, I wish more carriers would incorporate some local delights down to fruit and vegetables.

They could offer them, they just choose not to.

On a fundamental outside of major routes like NYC to LAX/SFO the transcon market is pretty much a monopoly or duopoly, which means airlines will provide shittier products with better unit economics because there's no alternative.

Take a generic East Coast city like PHL, ATL, CLT, etc. And pair that with a West Coast destination like SAN, PDX, etc. Chances are there's only one or two airlines on that route.

I've been lucky enough to fly SQ J a handful of times, and agree the food is generally great. But to be honest I've never really remembered the garlic bread. Not to say it isn't good, just not something I really noticed.

Well, getting to fly them again in April and Oh Man I am already waiting to see if I've just been missing out.

Ben's "quick" review while on the road is more complete than most writers' complete, final review. Nice work. Good explanation of the odd (if you haven't flown it yet) alternating business class rows.

Because it’s a 737 - dishes sit high and plates sit low in carts and in ovens which can’t be preheated due to the space, which isn’t necessarily the case on a wide body

Singapore Airlines' Business Class meal presentation is absolutely disgusting nowadays. They should be ashamed to serve that up, it looks like vomit.

SQ already has an LCC brand Scoot. It did not need another brand like SilkAir. Hence, after integrating SilkAir to SQ, SQ can now serve routes only suited for narrowbodies and also capture the premium demand there.

Mason, if you were not able to comment upon the posts of others, you would have absolutely nothing to contribute to this site. Just saying bro, try thinking outside your little box for a change, yes?

You are very welcome N17017, you are welcome to “Snag an award seat”, as some of us do not need to rely upon such for our flights. Furthermore, one prefers to travel upon less controversial aircraft. Do enjoy your experience.

…. and your most recent experience of SQ, was Anthony?

You’ve never flown them, let alone economy

Previously, the brands were defined inside-out, thought from the airline (planes they operate, crew qualified,..).
They had the same set up for full service (SQ/Silk) and budget (Scoot/Tiger)
Now it’s branded outside-in from the customer perspective - all full-service flights are SQ with lie-flat beds on every flight and a consistent experience every time. SQ is the only airline I can think of that can offer that level of consistency across their network, regardless of plane and distance flown.
They also merged Scoot/Tiger, same idea, all budget flights are now Scoot.

They are flying to china as well with these 737 ..