inside stories
Aero-Chic
soaring above the competition in luxury air travel
When you are soaring 35,000 feet above the earth, there had
better be a good view inside to keep your head out of the clouds.
Designing the interior of a private airplane is one of the most
difficult tasks for a design professional. In addition to federal
regulations on allowable materials and weight limits, designers
are forced to work with a restricted amount of space and tough
time frames. The ultimate goal is to create an environment that
ensures the traveler is almost unaware they are actually in an
airplane, placing luxuries and comforts not normally seen miles
above the earth. Jerry and Kathy Gore, founders of Gore Design
Completions, Ltd. (GDC), in San Antonio, Texas, have a portfo-
lio full of successful jet designs, crafting a successful niche for
themselves in the luxury air industry.
The Gores, along with the entire team at GDC, recently took
on the daunting task of designing the interior of a green Boeing
767-3030. This particular project began with a phone call from
Boeing who was pressed for time to provide an interior package
with a jet being sold to a central Asian head-of-state. The air-
craft sale was contingent upon inclusion of an interior package
and Boeing was in a time crunch. GDC had only two weeks to
generate an approved floor plan and design scheme with mini-
mal client input. The two things the client did specify was his
preference for light-colored woods and a contemporary design.
With so little to go on, GDC researched the country and its art,
history and people. They developed a design scheme that they
felt best represented the country and its culture. GDC’s careful
research and attention to detail resulted in immediate approval
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of the design and material selections.
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Along with the light-colored woods and fabrics, GDC se-
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lected deep red as an accent color after learning that it was an
D important color to this culture. Deep red accents can be seen
in the silk/wool blend carpeting used throughout the jet, which
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