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Clients always want their aircraft to be modern and up-to-date, while maintaining an understated, luxurious aesthetic na 50,000-square-foot hangar at Long Island’s MacArthur Airport, an aircraft interiors project has its designer “fired on all cylinders”. Tasked to modify and refurbish a Global 5000 for the sports entertainment giant, World Wrestling Entertamment (WWE, formerly WWF), New York-based International Jet Interiors is putting a progressive spin on cabin design. While the livery boasts WWE’s corporate colours, the interiors use “hand-woven carpets, custom-made metal finishes including a spun black pearl finish, custom-dyed leathers and bespoke seating from Italy”, says Eric Roth, the designer at International Jet Interiors’ helm. But the highlight is in the high-tech facilities: studio-grade equipment that enables on-the- fly editing of feeds from live sports entertamment shows, which are transmitted via on-board satellite. Meanwhile, specially programmed iPad minis control the cabin functions. “It will be the ultimate couture craft when completed in January 2014,” says Roth. No stranger to special client requests, Roth says he loves the challenge — the more unusual the request, the more he and his team seem to excel in delivering the solution. His clients come from around the world with a varied wish-list, ranging from entertamment systems with satellite TV and high-speed WiFi to 24-karat gold-plated fixtures throughout the craft. >> THE MORE UNUSUAL THE REQUEST, THE MORE ROTH AND HIS TEAM SEEM TO EXCEL IN DELIVERING THE SOLUTION