Lufthansa Technik has unveiled full details and pictures of its latest cabin concept for the Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) 777-9 aircraft.
The design has been crafted with world leaders and the globe’s richest people in mind with spaces onboard the jet that easily outsize most individuals’s homes.
The inside covers greater than 340 square meters in total and has been named CelestialSTAR by Lufthansa Technik‘s design team.
It was styled to “emphasize each the contemporary purity and the standard Middle Eastern geometric design patterns in addition to the vastness and openness of the sky: a reminiscence not only of the widest cabin amongst all newly available VVIP aircraft types, but in addition of the range within the Middle Eastern philosophy”.
For the pinnacle of state or VVIP onboard their multifunctional private suite is created to act as a cocoon where the “bathroom and sleeping quarters can merge right into a self-contained retreat”.
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They’ll wash themselves under the biggest rain and massage shower ever designed for a personal jet after which jump right into a generous king-size bed.
“If there’s less need for seclusion, rotating and sliding lamellae can open the cocoon to the remaining of the cabin to supply access to the exercise or dressing rooms on the side, or just to permit more daylight into the VVIP area. In this manner, the sensation of space is maximized by the big cabin width of the BBJ 777-9,” Lufthansa Technik said in an announcement on November 8, 2023.
Adjoining to the private suite is the Celestial Lounge, through which passengers enter the aircraft like a lobby.
When the corridors are open, the Celestial Lounge merges almost seamlessly into the adjoining conference and dining area.
The 11 individual seats will also be easily rotated from a dining or conference position at the big center table toward the encircling divans and moved outward for conversations on the side.
“The thoughtful design of the BBJ 777-9 interior created by Lufthansa Technik illustrates the important thing features of our newest, largest and most capable BBJ in the marketplace,” Alexis Fecteau, Managing Director of Marketing at BBJ, said. “The elegant interior elements maximize personal comfort for passengers onboard the BBJ 777-9, which is able to flying over 22 hours and connecting any two cities on this planet, non-stop.”
Guest passenger suites
Because the CelestialSTAR concept primarily targets customers from royal families within the Middle East, who often fly all over the world with large delegations, the second half of the cabin offers generous accommodation.
High-ranking ministers or state guests could be accommodated within the six Deluxe Suites, modern first-class compartments which have been specially adapted to this VVIP cabin design.
For extra passengers, there are also 32 seats within the so-called Executive Area, which corresponds to state-of-the-art business class seating. That is followed on the rear of the cabin by the Entourage Area, a premium economy cabin.
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“The BBJ 777-9 is the biggest aircraft type newly available in the marketplace and thus simply predestined for its role as successor to the BBJ 747 as the most well-liked aircraft for heads of state, lots of that are amongst our loyal customers for many years,” said Hassan Gasim, Sales Director Middle East VIP & Special Aircraft Services at Lufthansa Technik.
Gasim added: “Through our close cooperation with Boeing Business Jets and moreover Lufthansa’s role as launch customer for the brand new type, we were capable of construct up extensive technical expertise at an early stage. Due to this fact, we’re pleased to present our valued customers on the Dubai Airshow this once more groundbreaking interior that makes essentially the most of the BBJ 777-9’s size.”
The CelestialSTAR cabin design is the primary of its kind to be derived directly from the BBJ 777-9 design data provided by BBJ.
Lufthansa Technik will present all details of CelestialSTAR on the Dubai Airshow from November 13 to 17, including a movie and a virtual tour through the cabin at booth #1120.
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