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Gallery: Korean Air Launches New Business and Economy Class

July 24, 2024
A dividing wall on a Korean Air aircraft
Credit: Korean Air / PriestmanGoode

Design consultancy PriestmanGoode was commissioned by Korean Air to reimagine the carrier's cabin interiors. The new cabin identity will be integrated in the new business class and economy class cabins for Korean's Boeing 787-9 and 787-10 aircraft. The airline’s Airbus A321neo aircraft interior also includes influences from this program.

The business class section of a Korean Air Lines Boeing 787
Credit: Korean Air / PriestmanGoode

The redesigned business class section of a Korean Air Boeing 787.

A closeup of a business class seat on a Korean Air Boeing 787.
Credit: Korean Air / PriestmanGoode

The new business class seating features 51 in. high privacy walls.

Bluetooth headphones on a Korean Air Boeing 787
Credit: Korean Air / PriestmanGoode

Among the added comforts in business class are Bluetooth headphones with at-seat charging capability that integrate with the onboard entertainment system.

An overhead view of business class seating on a Korean Air Boeing 787
Credit: Korean Air / PriestmanGoode

An overhead view of business class seating, featuring a 24 in. monitor and at-seat USB-c charging ports.

Business class seating on a Korean Air Boeing 787
Credit: Korean Air / PriestmanGoode

A new "honeymoon" suite in business class features a retractable screen between seats.

Double bed in business class on a Korean Air 787
Credit: Korean Air / PriestmanGoode

Business class seats feature a 21 in. bed width, 46 in. double beds for the middle seats, and 78 in. bed length and front-facing configurations.

An overview look at business class seating on a Korean Air 787
Credit: Korean Air / PriestmanGoode

The business class design pattern draws influences from multiple Korean sources, including Jogakbo patchwork craft, featuring geometric shapes and structured designs in a modern repeating motif, and the linear structures from the Jogakbo pattern reinterpreted into a contemporary embroidered stitch design.

A "blue" seat design in economy class of a Korean Air 787
Credit: Korean Air / PriestmanGoode

Shown here in a "blue" seat design pattern, economy class design incorporates colors from Hanbok saekdong, intended to reflect Korea’s cultural diversity and global connections.

A "red" seat design in economy class of a Korean Air 787
Credit: Korean Air / PriestmanGoode

A "red" seat design in economy class employing the same Hanbok saekdong pattern.

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Korean Air commissioned design consultancy PriestmanGoode to reinvent their cabin interiors in 2018. The result of that commission will now be part of Korean's growing fleet, including the airline’s recent order of 20 Boeing 787-10s (and 10 options) and 20 777Xs announced at the Farnborough Airshow.

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