Yesterday, Qatar Airways unveiled its new QSuite premium product at the Farnborough Airshow. Today, CEO Badar Al Meer clarified that the Airbus A380 would stay longer than his predecessor planned and is essential for servicing certain airports. Could we see the new QSuite onboard the A380 soon? Qatar’s A380s aren’t exactly outdated, with all the jets under ten years old. Nevertheless, the business class product is not as exceptional as its world-renowned QSuite, and with the superjumbos serving some of Qatar’s key markets in Europe and Australia, chances are they will want to bring it in line with the rest of the fleet. When and if this happens will depend on the outlook for the type overall – a cabin refresh on a big plane like that costs tens of millions, and the airline will want to be confident it will recoup that investment through years of bookings. Qatar will be thinking hard about its delivery schedule for the other widebodies it has on order, and whether the A380 will stay long enough to make a cabin investment worth it.