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Flexjet Unveils New Helicopter Interior
By: Mark Huber
Caption: Flexjet has unveiled a bespoke interior and paint livery on one of its Sikorsky S-76 helicopters based on the Bentley Bacalar luxury automobile. 
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Flexjet unveiled a bespoke interior and paint livery on one of its Sikorsky S-76 helicopters at the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance auto show in California over the weekend. The “LXi Cabin Collection” is inspired by the interior of the limited-production Bentley Mulliner Bacalar luxury automobile.

Flexjet already has outfitted one of its Gulfstream G650 large cabin, long-range jets with a coordinating interior. “Like the Bacalar, of which there are no two alike, we will only be using this interior in one of our helicopters and one of our Gulfstream G650 aircraft,” said Flexjet CEO Michael Silvestro.

Key interior design cues borrowed from the Bacalar include: the 5,000-year-old Riverwood that forms the auto’s wraparound dashboard that inspired one of the matching wood veneer species used in the aircraft’s interior; the exterior Julep color paint that prompted a one-time change from the Flexjet livery red-gold chameleon paint to a silver-green chameleon; and the copperhead shape and basketweave stitching on the white leather and black trimmed seats. 

Directional Aviation unit OneSky Flight, Flexjet's parent company, acquired the S-76 fleet of the Associated Aircraft Group in 2021. 

Flexjet launched its helicopter division in June to provide last-mile transport for owners of Flexjet aircraft traveling from airports to their final destinations in the U.S. and plans to expand the service to Europe this fall.