How Airplane Interiors Are Designed | Big Business

Maximizing limited space is one of the biggest challenges when designing airplane interiors. We went behind the scenes with a product manager and engineer to see how the Delta’s 777 aircraft was redesigned.
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How Airplane Interiors Are Designed | Big Business

[@mnaviator3759]

Delta: *Takes them 3 1/2 years to remodel a 777* Corona: I don't like it.

[@drewvalenz2721]

Took em so long now everything is out of date lol jk

[@paciic]

Corona: how about... no

[@hndrwn]

Golden comment is real

[@michaelbcohen]

But budget airlines will snap up and buy them used at a fraction of the cost of buying new

[@american_77w34]

Now they are retiring

[@dauvone.5772]

I wish y’all talked and showed more about the “innovation” in economy cuz that’s the majority

[@yoyu2567]

I think they want economy to be comfortable enough that you dont go with another plane but not comfortable enough so you upgrade to first or middle class

[@ericktorres9791]

mr_rm how tf do you think you can go from upright to all the way down without having to get rid of seats to make space? If you want the luxury of sleeping flat you need to pay for it.

[@vicpz1]

Vanguard r/whoosh

[@vrish1420]

Yo Yu you get what you pay for.

[@xue1379]

@@vicpz1 stfu kid

[@James-pn9ux]

When a metal tube has a chair worth more then your car....

[@petitepois2269]

Lololololol

[@MateusOliveira-cs6nx]

Than*

[@karelia7793]

@@MateusOliveira-cs6nx just use logic

[@andrewcunnison6975]

Took 3.5 years to remodel the 777 fleet and here comes Covid 19...Oh yea, let's put that hard work to waste by retiring the fleet

[@purecapio-soicalist4710]

Your car doesn't fly ╮(╯▽╰)╭

[@Noah-et7xt]

They don’t talk about the legroom in economy....

[@boingobadger9846]

They never will

[@VintageToiletsRock]

What leg room?

[@boingobadger9846]

Just flew on a delta flight, there was actually a lot of legroom

[@bobbates7493]

Legroom is excellent as long as you are 4 feet and under

[@DURUMING]

yeah only 31 inches max.

[@darealphantom]

Feels like I'm watching a Delta commercial which I'm not mad about I fly with them 95% of the time

[@theregalproletariat]

I haven't ever flown with them, but they seem pretty good.

[@milkshake3117]

Tom Fincham same

[@ashiksaleem360]

And i hav never flown in an airplane

[@tylermoses7829]

I also use Delta most of the time. I have never encountered any issues with them. Plus, their Sky Clubs are pretty decent.

[@asunflower7993]

I fly Delta to

[@fitpotato2081]

There are three class: Business class, economy class, and baggage class where people like me who cannot afford the ticket will be thrown in the luggage compartment.

[@emirates6793]

no

[@superafins]

"Everyone hates getting that middle seat on a long-haul flight, so instead of having two middle seats here in the centre, WE HAVE ONE." Please clap, everyone.

[@iwrotethis4712]

Piss off one less person

[@asunflower7993]

I agree with u but like I wish there was a few with four seats especially in like the overseas flights because if I'm flying with my family I don't want to be sitting across the aisle of them with some random strangers

[@vilaniacerylia6428]

@@asunflower7993 right

[@chadmarkz4334]

They actually have three middle seats per row. Sardine tube. Shes so full of shit

[@danny75210]

@@chadmarkz4334 ? No they have 3 sets of seats per row 1 middle each. Most are 3 4 3 theirs is 3 3 3

[@louisjones9890]

Airlines:*buys aircrafts and remodels old aircrafts* Covid 19: *SUP B1TCH3S*

[@faisalahamed6767]

I see that everyone got this in recommendations.

[@MaskedVengeanceTV]

Notified subscriber right here. This my bread and butter

[@louisjones9890]

@@labadaba5088 it's because it's new

[@theregalproletariat]

You comment perfectly illustrates this. *1 hour ago*

[@itouchkids1]

Pakistani hai?

[@numaira3464]

@@itouchkids1 kyoun nahi

[@joe3140]

Production: This is brilliant! Engineers: Here is what we can actually do. Finance: hahaha no, slash it in half and I will consider it XD

[@Bum_Hip]

I remember when people used to fly on airplanes.

[@jaedenwang2604]

Ahhhhhh the good old days👴

[@me-zc7pu]

why u make me feel old ):

[@vivianpham7742]

I mean you still could, if it is sort of essential.

[@jt4970]

Some people*. There is millions (majority of people) who could never afford it.

[@mohit_panjwani]

Last week

[@gomidesu.1918]

You know that the Business makes money when Business Insider puts "Big Business" in the title of the video.

[@thunderb00m]

Much business such wow

[@blacklist2595]

FACTS

[@jordanalexander4331]

And they had the audacity to retire them in less than a year

[@evanveres7483]

Chaz I’m pretty sure it’s because of money

[@anona1443]

I badly need a office chair. Can I get those chairs

[@danmcguire7728]

All due to Delta's poor money management and hedging the wrong bets.

[@wolfsden6479]

Yea but they will sell them for a big stack of cash and them being retrofitted makes that easier and more profitable.

[@milomhoek]

But they will use the seats in other planes

[@sunnysingh1733]

Delta: While designing a plane we are fighting for every inch.. Covid: Dont need an inch, I fit in wherever..

[@PlacestobeVG]

This is basically a 7 and a half minutes commercial for Delta. Maybe they should also talk about how airlines try to cramp as many people as possible into a flight so that they can make as much money as possible out of flyers

[@mahzorimipod]

That's just the free market in action. The 40 or so seats in the business cabin make more money for delta than the 220 seats in economy.

[@Dylan_Sterling]

I mean you get what you pay for.

[@vrish1420]

Dylan Sterling ikr

[@chrisding1976]

What did you expect? A video mocking how delta fills their planes on a remodeling video?

[@cable30]

I was on flight before where there was still some random seat open for any reason. and hearing planes go 400 mph is crazy, now i know why they adjust wings and all early and by chance skid on runway cause sometimes land too quick and so try slow down plane some so not have things go wrong any.

[@FingeringThings]

Leg Room: *Exists* Economy class: I’m about to end this whole mans career

[@Daniel_AL]

@Johnson Taylor there is no needed to be so obsessed with this type of comment. give it a rest.

[@georgefan2977]

Johnson Taylor Awww always this one dude can’t get over a comment

[@cheesestick9100]

@@nigelmarvin1387 get a step stool 😎

[@dusscode]

I can hear United and American laughing at the distance.

[@Schattengewaechs99]

The market will do its thing.

[@keiranconnelly2156]

American Airlines actually suprised me I just went on a flight last week. They are doing really good.

[@reginaphalange1403]

United already had a similar business class seats with their Polaris but the privacy door is something different

[@aarushjain9954]

totally

[@TheLugiaExpert]

United arguably has a cabin modernization than Delta, and they’re actually sticking to it unlike Delta

[@victorsvidss]

Y'all should completely redesign the cabin so each passenger has like a coffin-like area to sleep in. Obviously not as claustrophobic as a coffin but you can cram more passengers into a plane and the passengers are more comfortable. Win. Win

[@stephenhill273]

They do that for crew rest areas

[@victorsvidss]

@@stephenhill273 yeah but for everyone

[@stephenhill273]

Victor Ā but then ticket prices would increase because they take up more room

[@victorsvidss]

@@stephenhill273 no because you would be able to cram more people in the same amount of space. You can stack them

[@stephenhill273]

Victor Ā you would also have to take into account the weight, more weight means more fuel consumption, more fuel consumption means higher costs for the airline which will increase ticket prices

[@Vincent-wo3bc]

Delta: Let's spend millions to redesign and refit these old 777s! Also Delta: Let's retire all of these aircraft which we just refitted because why not?

[@chefcurry3044]

They'll just end up moving all these seats to newer wide body aircraft.

[@Vincent-wo3bc]

@@chefcurry3044 regardless waste of time, money, and manpower

[@chefcurry3044]

@@Vincent-wo3bc lmao probably, but these airlines literally get bailed out by the government who just print more money... whole system is a joke. Delta and other big airlines can afford to do this

[@gkfujiwaraesquibel7998]

A350 says hi...

[@tommyk1210]

Right, but they committed to retrofitting the 777 almost 5 years ago, then in 2020 COVID came around and has changed their business drastically. Its not like they planned to retire them immediately after the retrofit... You're being a little disingenuous.

[@TheUnitedNations.]

Customers: We want more legroom in economy Delta: SUNSET LIGHTING

[@jonathandpg6115]

Also customers: but I want to pay cheaper for the flight.... There is a cost to everything.....if people where willing to pay more...you’d get the legroom

[@TeKeyaKrystal]

I flew delta for the first time , for my birthday this month , & they’ve won me over .. whoah , the difference quality engineering w/ comfort in mind makes !

[@marcelopepinho]

Delta: 3 1/2 years to remodel a 777 Corona: You are FIRED

[@charleswang362]

As a regular size Asian male (178& 5’11) , I found myself barely fit Delta Economy seat since 2019. Thank for the innovation Delta..... Now I choose Alaska and AA .

[@Sr79285]

Interesting choice of words “making flying suck less” when there are a lot of people who LOVE flying.

[@andrewfinney2167]

I can confirm that I am one of those people 😂

[@Sr79285]

@Sovereign Beak ha ha ha. I call it being an avgeek 😂😂

[@embo3073]

It’s a luxury for a lot of ppl

[@exhhhhh_b]

me xD flying is fun

[@colonelnoob3269]

People love flying in first class. Economy sucks if you're tall. No legroom for shit. I almost died flying a 10-hour flight from Seattle to Beijing.

[@mindofmarisa]

It's fascinating to see how much detail and thought is put into the design and production, really cool!

[@MrGriff305]

Good job! I'm always impressed by the engineering and generally love to fly! (though 6 hrs plus gets tougher).

[@magicabby8912]

So first we make seats that fit ants and then shove humans in them

[@mtorres3097]

Yes. If you dont like it you can always rent a private jet

[@mtorres3097]

@@banana_face1012 I'm a working class peasant. I always fly economy. Lol

[@zanediezeljuan8999]

Banana Man we have premium economy here basically economy with more leg room and a tv also more comfortable seats which is worth it

[@magicabby8912]

OMG THANKS FOR LIKES AND RESPONSES

[@magicabby8912]

Fuert Neigt Thank you 😊

[@onocoffee]

DELTA: We have thought of every single inch of this aircraft. UNITED: And we have figured out how to make everything smaller and narrower.

[@brewwatchco]

Thank you Ashley and Alice for your amazing work!

[@arielsegal7515]

Delta has the best redesign interior its amazing!! i saw 757 and the old plane look like a new!!! BIG LIKE!!

[@patriqduma9884]

love these videos, always very informative

[@imaniharry5483]

❤️💙 you Delta, I really hope to work for you guys one day as an FA , once this pandemic is over and you guys start hiring again. And awesome video

[@Nutty...]

Did they hire you yet?

[@khaledalqutaibi5674]

I never thought i would see a video like this so early

[@carneb.7312]

The honest title of this should be “How airlines stuff as many people as they can in one airplane”. The fact that the leg room in most economy class planes is less than my local bus tells you something.

[@nou8801]

Worker: "where do position these chairs" His Boss: "in front of each others with a 3 inch gap"

[@suhailshafi]

Impressive. I would love to fly Delta Airlines again, particularly on their newer fleet.

[@CaseyBurnsInvesting]

Maximum profits, minimum leg room.

[@starthelotus3453]

Never flown, but the economy seats shown seem to have a lot of leg room.

[@tigranmkhitaryan8906]

This was in your recommended

[@canucksunlimited87]

nope

[@dauvone.5772]

Tigran Mkhitaryan perhaps

[@persephonepomegranate9652]

nope

[@salmanahjum-mathee9055]

Yes

[@acommentator69]

No, in my subscription feed

[@sshiju4499]

Just salute to all healthy workers and all those who work just to make us safee..... Thank you

[@dervla_]

I love flying on planes, it's so exciting!

[@Philosophee]

These women love the game of inches 😂

[@adriandiaz4071]

Dammit 😂😂

[@mr.baymax6809]

lol 😂

[@Slim-ph4fx]

Never seen before 👍. Interesting

[@denisdelgadokikumotogracia7938]

This is a good add!

[@dylanrobie9738]

Designers : So how much leg room are we giving each seat? Airline company : No.

[@redjiveaviation8367]

Delta: Spends 2 remaking the cabin on their entire 777 fleet 2020 and carona virus: *allow us to introduce ourselves*

[@humberabdulah4733]

Amazing enginer design to comfort cabin passenger

[@asryshafii]

amazing story....

[@itsyolislife3149]

My broke ass will always be in main cabin 😭

[@zanediezeljuan8999]

What’s wrong with that?

[@exhhhhh_b]

don't complain, some people can't even afford flying

[@joekrim6557]

I used to reconfigure, refuel and wash DOE airplanes at Ross Aviation. Tested for A&P and the practical was taken next door at Robertson Aviation.

[@alivefrom88]

All that she told is generally already adopted by most airlines for some time now... except middle east, rarely we find b777 with 10 seats in row, most of them are 9. Touch and tilt screen is long existent.

[@sticksteves7499]

That’s not true... most have 10 to a row. Delta, Turkish, Korean, Air India, Asiana and maybe a few others have 9. Qatar, Emirates, AA, United, Air Canada, Philippine, Air China, Air New Zealand, Alitalia, ANA, Austrian etc etc, all have 10 in a row.

[@edwink1467]

9 across *used* to be the norm, but many airlines added an extra seat in the past few years to increase capacity and revenue.

[@KatReza]

Wow something new for me 😊

[@tuluksvui747]

The thought and engineering that goes into all this is amazing

[@TeKeyaKrystal]

so cool

[@chansaicommerce1721]

AWESOME !!!!!

[@biggils8894]

I remember when the headset cords were made of rubber tubes like straws so the sound could travel through it, the same same science of a string and two tin cans.

[@Mythicalz]

Anyone else just love this channel and the content ??

[@emilysmith1157]

ngl I’m super happy if there’s a TV 😂

[@JaffarTube]

There has always been one lol

[@wildchangjr.8998]

Ikr. 😆 we are so spoiled

[@yogitawadhwani4020]

An informative vedio..... I like it..... ✌️😊

[@waitandseegame158]

You should update or upgrade your planes to half seats and create more room. People now are exposed to higher stress and higher anxiety levels. If you want to succeed in the near future and lure more customers, you must reduce number of seats and make it look more roomy!!

[@MS-xs2ts]

I hate plugging in the headset to bottom of the screen. Back in days, there was port in your arm rest area and it was much more convenient

[@hydranation5668]

Noticed how they barely said anything about economy seating

[@yorkaseona4025]

That's because it is just seats... what else can you talk about?

[@bachirmalo268]

This is so confortable nice.

[@yourfuneraldirector6432]

I always choose comfort+. It seems as though these seats are inching closer and closer to each other. Pay extra for more room and maybe a bag of chips. However, I've found American has more legroom in their version, especially on the 787.

[@user-9979]

Im excited for what they will do business class.

[@motokid7770]

30 seconds from the end I’m like OHHHHHH it’s that one airline that tends to throw people off the plane

[@dunggg]

This is a great ad for Delta

[@EthanMeatan]

Fun fact: my country is so small they dont bother to schedule planes with 3 seat rows here. So its a skinny legend plane

[@wallybeegone]

All hail the 777. A glorious piece of machinery ✈️

[@sarah-fv9xu]

Like this is what we need right now...

[@anupamsai501]

U guys are always good

[@Zetsuke4]

INTERESTING!

[@RaphaelAnthony]

After COVID19: "what's... what's an airplane?"

[@exhhhhh_b]

lmao

[@intel_v8488]

Delta is my fav budget airline, its like the polar opposite of united which provides no room at all

[@abyalappat5720]

Good idea

[@thereddead5169]

I have flown on delta airline, pretty good plane

[@WHITELIONNYC]

2:18 That makes it great opportunity to hookup with a fellow passenger during flight...let the baby-making BEGIN!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@livingroom3533]

khak bar sareton!!! I remember all these features on a Lufthansa...IN THE 80s!!!!

[@highnoon9333]

Love to see a shoutout to my alma mater, Georgia Tech!!!

[@xxabudxx1]

Oh airplanes! i do still remember them…

[@marketslice5030]

I'm a very busy business person that only means business when it comes to big business deals in business class.

[@cafezo87934]

none of my business lol

[@greentag1695]

Woah your busy

[@swagmasterthedonutslayer2165]

*That's a lot of business*

[@richardhoating23]

@@swagmasterthedonutslayer2165 Mind your own BUSINESS, and have some CLASS! ;-)

[@swagmasterthedonutslayer2165]

@@richardhoating23 wtf are you talking about :/

[@bubbletea4110]

That’s cool.

[@harrymalm]

What is the music at 3:15? I’ve heard it in other videos and i love it

[@curiouscleanerstv1665]

This looks better than the old Delta.

[@benjaminsanders3073]

It was in my recommendations.

[@user-9979]

So interesting

[@zeqi]

Quite good design

[@iexist3153]

I’m glad you guys didn’t misname the planes

[@besagara]

please educate me. if the IFE screens are wireless, how does it manage to stay on?

[@tyvernoverlord5363]

Comfort Plus, the 90's cabin space... at a luxury price tag.

[@AiraCamille]

So interesting!! Love a comfortable seat. Can't stand long haul flights and tight seat arrangements. My legs were so sore after my 9 hrs flight and I was pregnant at that time. I don't like direct flights.

[@randomdoggo2998]

That’s a nice plane

[@Brick-Life]

i only fly China Southern or Air China their seats very good with the good screens .

[@pranavmoradiya2952]

Thanks

[@rosslynnjohnson7855]

Damn those are great upgrades! I wish I would have been able to use them. Thanks alot Covid-19 for messing up everything

[@NoFallToggled]

I've never clicked on a video this fast before

[@saturntheplanet22]

1:50 no kidding but this business class seat looks lowkey cramped and claustrophobic

[@hilman94]

She's quite a small.lady, and you can see her shoulder covers the whole seat..

[@cyriluebbing22]

Nice

[@assassinatingindividual6032]

Delta: Redesigns aircrafts Adam Saleh: No!

[@thehangmansdaughter1120]

As a disabled person I really appreciate the wider aisles. It's a real problem getting to seats when the aisle is just an inch or two too narrow. My crutches get caught on the legs of the seats lining the aisle. It's a hassle for me and every poor soul I bang into. Sorry lady in 28C, I didn't mean to whack you with a metal crutch.

[@hgdon-homeiswheretreesare-9239]

My favorite airlines !

[@Jnaial]

Tremendous