Every so often, I find myself wanting to redecorate my home. It could either be the living room, the master bedroom, bathroom or my son’s nursery. It isn’t that the paint is chipping, or the floors are damaged, or the furniture is broken…but sometimes, it just feels like a good time for a change; something new to look at day in and day out. An update in tastes, trends, and styles available is usually the driving force behind the plan. My husband is all too quick to remind me of the associated costs of renovating or redecorating and I am restrained – for a while anyway – from making any big updates in our home. But, what if the hot water heater in our one-floor condo were to burst and flood the nearby carpeting and molding. This could cause an unfortunate (is it really, though?) and rather expedited reason to give the house a face-lift. Our hot water heater conveniently is well over 15 years old…
Aircraft owners, airlines, and businesses go through a similar process when it comes to renovating their aircraft interiors. Sometimes, updates are spurred by a new acquisition by someone with different tastes, by trends in finishes and materials changing, or when a bigger maintenance need arises and an interior refurbishment is a sensible decision while the plane is grounded for a period of time.
But the number one reason why aircraft are cosmetically renovated is its age. Old and worn down, outdated materials get a face lift and make an older plane look refreshed and renewed and ready to take the skies once again – in style. If you haven’t already, flip back to page 8 and read our cover story on interior refurbishments and read more about the challenges, the designs, and what is trending in the would of aircraft interiors big and small.
