Green aircraft

All the touch-points matter. The seats, the lighting, the inflight entertainment, how the trays and bins operate.

But well-before those features are installed, the aircraft is a functional flying machine. “Green aircraft” they’re called. Often covered in a protective green coating, these planes are minimally equipped for safe flight, but they’re not yet outfitted with the interior finishes.

In this kind of production, after the aircraft is assembled and tested, it takes a ferry flight to a separate facility where the cabin is completed and the exterior is top-coated.

Why does this matter?

Because it’s really easy to obsess over the cabin. Even before we’ve built the flight-ready structure.

All icing and no cake.

So if you’ve decided you need both, be sure to build a structure that’s worthy of its finishes.