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Source :Robb Report / This article is reproduced for archival purposes. High Art “When [the aircraft owner and I] speak together I read him, and we start to feel good about the spirit of the collaboration.” — DIDIER WOLFF, OWNER, HAPPY DESIGN STUDIO Dassault Falcon and other manufacturers will customize your aircraft’s livery; independent operations such as New Jersey-based Scheme Designers, Duncan Aviation in Lincoln, Neb., and Happy Design Studio in France also provide this service. A bespoke livery can cost $100,000 or more, and if prospective buyers do not share your taste, it can hurt the aircraft’s resale value. But the customization can make your aircraft distinctive and enhance its ramp presence—the impression it makes on onlookers as it sits on the apron in front of the FBO, waiting for you to board or deplane. One of Happy Design Studio’s most lauded aircraft paint schemes comes from a bread plate. The owner of the jet, a Bombardier Global 5000, loved the colors and pattern of squares on a plate he owned, and he wanted the studio’s owner, Didier Wolff, to translate the design’s essence to the exterior of his aircraft. THE PAINT SCHEME OF THIS BOMBARDIER GLOBAL 5000 DERIVES FROM A BREAD-PLATE PATTERN. Robb Report Private Aviation Sourcebook | Fall 2016ARTICLE N° 231 / ROBB REPORT 40 YEARS
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Source: AEROSTAT MAGAZINE / This article is reproduced for archival purposes. Emirates’ National Airship Project Launched “It will be a safe and environmentally friendly airship that gives a feeling of floating over the clouds through the use of massive windows that allow passengers vast uninterrupted views of the ground.” Captain Khaled Ahmed Al-Ansari In response to His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan’s call to assign the year 2015 as a ‘Year of Innovation’, Captain Khaled Ahmed Al-Ansari launched the Spirit of the Emirates at the Dubai Airshow on 8th November, 2015. A new form of air transport for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which will add a further boost to the nation’s booming tourist industry, the Spirit of the Emirates would glide quietly and elegantly at 1,500ft over the most important tourist sites across the Emirates, said Al-Ansari. The creative liveries on the new airship come from French designer, Happy Design Studios, whose founder, Didier Wolff , has been responsible for a number of the special liveries seen at shows – and in the air – over the past decade. The platform will also feature advanced technology, including satellite connectivity – the 14 passengers will have tablets loaded with augmented reality programs to enhance the tours, with information about the different sightseeing highlights. Passengers will be able to move freely inside the cabin after take-off. The airship will have its own ground station, developed by Dubai-based White Space architects, and brings to fruition a plan that started some 12 years ago. Al-Ansari anticipates more than 20,000 guests per year will fly on the new airship. Above: One of the striking liveries created by Happy Design StudioARTICLE N° 229 / AEROSTAT MAGAZINE
