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MILE HIGH

MASTER:
Conversation with AirJet Designs
BY JAYMI NACIRI

When an international billionaire commissioned JeanPierre Alfano, founder and creative director at AirJet
Designs, to design a truly unique interior for his Airbus
ACJ320 aircraft, he could have never predicted that
Alfano was going to integrate a tropical aquarium into
his design. Alfano had gotten wind his client’s passion
— scuba diving — and devised a special mechanism
that made the tank able to withstand flight turbulence
loads and changing cabin pressure during the journey.
Explains Alfano: “Our clients want us to dream, to
push the limits and be creative so we can design a
spectacular jet interior for them.”
Based out of Toulouse, France, Alfano has been designing luxury aircraft cabins since
2000. He founded AirJet Designs in 2010 and has since worked on numerous projects,
including corporate jets and aircraft for VIPs and heads of state. We recently caught up
with him and asked him to elaborate on mastering modern mile-high design.
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