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Overall top impression: great privacy, exceptional food from really professional and motivated staff, AVOD to die for. The negative aspect: I was not satisfied with the seat: Too wide, too harsh, I could never find the perfect sitting position. And as one mentioned before, as soon as you start getting asleep, you have to stand up to organize your lie-flat bed. I must be missing something. However sleep is OK although lie flat, you feel cramped.

SIA business class from SIN to Male and overall was unimpressed with the seating. This aircraft appears to be configured with an older style business class, which is looking completely out of date. Sitting comfort is acceptable - the seat is nice and wide - although there is little or no privacy. However, it's when you attempt sleep things get really bad. The seat pitch is poor and when you deploy the footrest, the person next to you needs to climb over your legs to get into the aisle. IFE is ok and the screens are a reasonable size but it all feels a bit out of date. Cleanliness was superb and the level of service and quality of the food was hard to fault. Just get some decent seats, as this is well below what I would expect from a top airline.

SFO-SIN. The seats are definitely very wide, a retractable screen can be pulled out for added privacy. However, the depth of the seats are just adequate, plus the foot rest doesn't rise all the way to flat (it goes up about 45 degrees max while sitting) - thus if you want to put your feet up you need to twist your body slightly and use the extension area intended for sleeping, not too big a problem but if you are in this position for more than couple of hours your back would probably complain (well, one of the reasons I slept most of the time, more below). Now once the seat's converted to flat position for sleeping, it's very conformable, the width helps a lot and I was able to sleep most of the time in this position. The only blemish is that you have to get out your seat to convert it into a bed.

The new seats are spacious and allow for maximum privacy. A few things of note though, the angle is a little odd. It means very little area for your feet especially when sleeping on your side. The seat is a bit hard so I usually grab a few extra blankets to place down before sleeping. The other thing is the seats are configured to be almost next to each other. If they were staggered more it would feel more private.

LAX-SIN. Seat 20K in the A340-500 all business Class configuration. I am 193cm (6'4") tall and had plenty of room. The seat in the sitting configurations was very comfortable and the lie flat position was great. The seat in the sitting configuration is also very comfortable.

Although not on par of the seats on the Boeing 777-300ER, the seats on the sector Sydney to Singapore were very comfortable. I particularly liked the number of positions the seat would recline which made watching television a very comfortable experience. I even managed to eat at a good recline. I did not experience the slide down to the bottom feeling and rather liked the angled lie flat bed. If you are travelling on the 747 make sure you get a seat in the upstair section as it feels like a personal cabin against the chaos and noise of the lower deck.

Singapore-LAX on A340-500 all business class configuration. As others have noted, the AV system is terrific, the noise-cancelling headphones are phenomenal. The new seat is fine for sleeping (as long as you're not more then 6' tall), although the foot space is a bit cramped. But it's certainly wide and the pillows are very good. For sitting and lounging, though, the seat leaves a lot to be desired. Can't really put your feet up, and the 30" width means no lateral support. So it's not great for reading or just relaxing. Meal service is terrific, however, and the crew is very gracious and friendly.

Can't understand why the new SQ business class seat is getting great reviews. I've flown with it 6 times now and still prefer the old seat, even if it slopes. The new seat is hard and harsh. It's more like a bench - it's actually too wide, even for a big guy like me. Worst of all, when you're feeling sleepy, you have to get up and muck around lifting and pulling to get it into the lie-flat position. By which time you're wide awake again.

First time on the new A380. The seat is extremely wide and goes completely flat. The entertainment unit is state of the art and unrivalled. Lots of leg room and a huge amount of personal space. Service is second to none. To be recommended.

Although the privacy is top notch I have to say that the seat really is not that comfortable. I was travelling SIN - HKG and did get a seat in the small front cabin (only 8 seats so nice and quiet). If you want to put your feet up the seat really isn't that comfortable. You end up rather twisted if you want to watch the IFE. The recline does not go back that far and you can't raise your feet directly in front of you. Sitting by the window you almost have a private cabin, which is superb. I would agree with other reviewers. Great for sleeping. Not so great for sitting and reclining.

Wide - at least 60cm - and leather. Very comfortable in seated position and then it flips over to form a fully flat bed, which is long and wide. In flight service, entertainment etc perfect - and totally on time performance.

SIN-CDG in the new business seat. It is very odd to sit in and not comfortable. In flat bed mode it is too hard, too short and the foot-well too small. I am 185cm tall and it is only barely long enough whilst my feet were cramped in the tiny space provided. You also have to lie at an odd angle. It is a good seat to lounge in whilst in bed mode as it is wider than average and gives some privacy. SQ food and service was good but a little cold and charmless.