MILE HIGH PLEASURES

hile, in post-Covid times, the most essential travel dialogue has been around the freedom to actually fly, a more noteworthy ‘design’ conversation hovers around international aviation and how first and business class seats can incorporate smart design to enhance the ‘paxex’—passenger experience—in aviation parlance. Given that airplane cabins are now expected to be as functional and comfortable as possible, it is no surprise that entire design firms are hired by large airlines to ‘design’ the hard product. “Today, it is no longer about a comfortable seat that transforms into a bed. There are lights, ambience, feel of the armrest, tech panels and even the hues that define the interiors