Embraer Jets Designs Luxury Aircraft

Commercial airline travel can be a tiring cattle car endurance test these days; even executive jet travel can get stale, cramped and dull, especially on long flights.

It’s time to take a step back into the glory days of air travel, where glitz and glamor made flying a special experience and passengers dressed up for the journey. Embraer, the world’s third largest airplane manufacturer producing commercial, private and military aircraft, has just released a pair of stunning interior concepts that are designed to turn long flights into an entertaining, party-in-the-sky experience for the privileged passengers who step aboard.

Created for the ultra-efficient, 19-passenger Lineage 100E model, Embraer’s two new stylish, high-design jet concepts were developed with the idea of bringing the glamour, elegance and excitement of the Art Deco era back to air travel.

The Manhattan and Hollywood airships offer a nod to the glamour of the early days of consumer flight, when elegantly attired travelers looked forward to the flight as part of their vacation experience, rather than as a mode of transport. The Manhattan Airship features the deep, rich woods found in high-end ocean liners of the Art Deco era, while the Hollywood Airship offers a bright, silver screen appeal inspired by classic black and white films.

Both designs feature luxury elements that include high-end materials like simulated crystal lighting developed specifically for aircraft and mohair and lambskin leather seating. The jets also include spacious cabin zones, including the Cloud Club Bar with elegantly designed fold-down seating, the Crystal Room dining area and a salon designed for on-board socializing.

Jay Beever, Vice President of Interior Design at Embraer Executive Jets, tapped former Disney Imagineer and renowned designer Eddie Sotto to collaborate on the concepts.

"The idea for the design came from a conversation with my friend John Erdmann, in Laguna Beach, as we were discussing the cruise ship the Normandy, of the late 1930s," Beever recalls. "When you looked at the ship’s design there was epic in the sense of color, materials, shape and distance creating a ‘vanishing point.’ [It’s] a grand dining room that felt like you were starting down the tunnel of ancient Egypt with hieroglyphs on the walls leading into the dining room."

"We thought ‘What if we designed this elegant experience again, but inside our aircraft?’ The Lineage [captures] the designs of the Art Deco triangle of the U.S.—Manhattan, Hollywood and Miami," he said. "Really capturing an optimistic era that has been forgotten and lost."

Beever then tapped former Disney Imagineer and renowned designer Eddie Sotto to collaborate on the concepts. "In the Manhattan design, the upper skyline loft apartment feel is that inspiration of the big window over the sofa, across from the sky lounge and the cloud bar," he says. "It feels like you are not in an aircraft anymore, but you are heaven-bound." 

One key feature of the designs is the fact that the galley and service areas of the aircraft are pushed to the rear of the plane, so that onboarding guests are immediately immersed into a lounge atmosphere reminiscent of a luxury hotel lobby. In fact, the first three of the five cabin zones are dedicated to socializing and entertaining passengers with unique appointments and designs throughout.

"At the entrance of the Manhattan, above the divan, is muraled artwork of the ‘industrial revolution and how New York conquered the world’ storyline art," Beever explains. "Then you come into the bar area with a sofa that is next to a window and a bar that comes away from the wall with fold- out seats, so we’re showing some innovation and clever use of space while executing all the details with leather and wood finishes in the way you would expect in a luxury aircraft."

The next cabin zone is for entertainment, with a large, 42-inch television and another sofa that continues the socializing atmosphere. Farther back is the "recovery room" that offers quieter lounging space that might be found in a typical private jet. Beyond that, a "crystal room" features dining for six, served by the support staff that prepare meals from the rear of the aircraft.

The Hollywood interior follows the same layout, with a focus on telling the Hollywood story from the Sunset Tower to the goddesses of the silver screen, Howard Hughes, and the 1934 Rolls Royce, all depicted in ceiling murals and in the headliner and the sidewall panels.

"We’ve created the ultimate charter experience where the party starts when you take off, not just when you land," Beever says. "We are bringing back experiential flight and focusing on what can be done in the modern era of aircraft interiors." These Embraer interiors are available for order now, and can be completed within 24 months. For more information, visit Embraerexecutivejets.com. 

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