Equestrian International Airlines

The next day, Flurry and the Young Six began designing the planes that would be used for Equestrian International Airlines.

"We know that when someone's wings are lowered, it increases drag and slows them down. If we have portions of the wings extend, they can allow the plane to take off more smoothly, and slow down in order to land. The extended flaps will also help to slow down the plane after touching down so that it doesn't run into anything and cause a huge accident.", explained Smolder.

Ocellus agreed with Smolder and noted this in the drawings for the plane's wings.

"An aircraft of this size would be EXTREMELY heavy. The wheels for something this large would have to be HUMONGOUS and be able to support the weight of the plane itself, all of the luggage, the passengers, the crew, and everything installed inside the main body.", added Sandbar.

"If the wheels have to be that huge, they would be heavy as well. So, they would need a tremendous amount of pressure to deploy and retract.", said Yona.

Flurry agreed with what Sandbar and Yona had said, and she proceeded to write it in her notes on the wheels. Gallus was the next one to speak.

"Air pressure drops as you ascend higher into the sky. That makes it harder to breathe. We can't have that happening to passengers. To alleviate this issue, the plane's interior needs to be pressurized for safety. Also, there needs to be an automatic function to drop oxygen masks if the pressure fails. This will allow the passengers to breathe normally until the pressure can be stabilized.", he said as he drew up the plane's ductwork and air filtration.

"That's a good point, Gallus.", said Sandbar.

Then, Flurry brought up some ideas for emergency evacuation.

"Everyone should always be prepared for any emergency. So the planes will have evacuation measures installed. Inflating slides will be placed at the main door and several removable emergency exit panels. The wings will have emergency exit arrows painted on top so passengers know which way to go if they have to get out on top of the wings. Finally, life jackets will be stored in compartments underneath the seats in case the plane has to make its emergency landing on water.", she explained as she passed around a sketch of her ideas.

"That's a great plan, Flurry. Emergency actions are a must in any situation.", said Gallus.

Silverstream stepped in to bring up another piece of safety information.

"All of the passengers will have seatbelts. They must be worn during taxi, which is when the plane is rolling through the outskirts of the airport to reach the runway, takeoff, landing, and if the plane flies into any pockets of turbulence.", she said.

"Good idea.", said Flurry.

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As Ocellus and Yona drew up the blueprints for the planes, they had a last-minute idea to have some of the planes made larger and split up in sections. These sections depended on what kind of ticket the passenger bought. The four sections ranged in price as well.

The cheapest section was called "Economy Class" and had the most basic seating. Seats were in rows of six with three on each side of the aisle. These were the rearmost seats and took up most of the plane's main cabin. Passengers flying in this class of seat were given decently portioned meals if flying large distances, and small snacks if only going a small distance.

The next section from the back was called "Premium Economy Class", which had slightly bigger seats and a higher comfort level. Meals in this seat class were similar to the Economy meals, but there were more choices to pick from. These seats were only in sets of four, with two on each side of the aisle.

Next up was "Business Class", which had much bigger seats than Premium Economy, and offered passengers a wider variety of in-flight meals than the last two classes combined. This class only had one seat on either side of the aisle.

Finally, there was "First Class", the most expensive seats. These were the absolute biggest passenger seats on the entire plane, and were closest to the cockpit and the plane's door. Similar to Business Class, these were in sets of two. Passengers in these seats were offered the fanciest meals and had their own attendant assigned to them for the flight's duration.

Both of the Economy classes were given hot and cold drinks along with their meals, but the cold drinks were constrained to a choice of either water or a variety of different fruit juices. Hot drinks included coffee and different flavors of tea. Business and First Class passengers were offered the same drinks. Business and First Class passengers were also offered champagne and fine wines at their discretion, but passengers had to pay for these drinks during the flight. All four seat classes were offered holiday drinks, such as apple cider in the autumn, and hot chocolate in winter.

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Flurry agreed with the plans to have different classes of seats on the planes. Then she finished her plans for how luggage would be stored on the plane. She decided that the checked bags would be stowed in large compartments in the plane's belly. Carry-on bags would be placed in overhead compartments, and personal item bags would be at the passengers' feet. Between the overhead bins and the seats, there would be small panels for the passengers to access. These overhead panels contained adjustable air conditioning jets for passengers to keep cool, along with lights for reading in the dark. There were also indicator lights for when the passengers needed to have their seatbelts fastened. Lastly, there were switches with which the Economy passengers could alert the flight attendants if they needed anything. Passengers in the other three seat classes had access to handheld earpieces to verbally call the attendants.

At long last, everyone looked over their designs for the planes and the layout for the airports. They drew up final copies of the plane schematics and then boarded the Friendship Express to Canterlot that night. Their plan was to present Twilight with the plans the next morning.