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by zod50 2172 days ago
Why is this particularly Air India though? Is the Boeing 777 different for other airlines?
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I do not know, but my guess is that it is related to the cabin layout.

Each airline typically orders a quite specific arrangement of classes and seats which almost surely are unique to an airline.

As to why Air India? Maybe he found a detailed 3D model of their chairs and cabin layout? Or maybe their cabin layout is particularly easy to model?

Sorry for the drivel, just felt the urge to share my speculation.

He mentions about that here : https://www.ge.com/news/reports/try-this-at-home-this-kid-bu... "I also happened to find the highly-detailed Air India seat map online, which made it easier to design the interior."
np, good points. I was curious myself as well
Could be he was sponsored. It looks like one of his other projects was a request from Singapore Airlines, so maybe something similar here?