Embry-Riddle Student Wins Flexjet Interior Design Contest

Freshman’s nature-inspired theme will be coming soon to the company’s fractional jets.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, July 03, 2025 at 02:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Flexjet has selected Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student Woojae Sohn’s ‘Carolina’ design as its grand prize winner in the company’s Project LXi: Design the Ultimate Private Jet Interior contest. [Courtesy: Flexjet]

Key Takeaways:

Woojae Sohn, an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University freshman, won Flexjet’s Project LXi: Design the Ultimate Private Jet Interior contest.
Sohn's winning design, "Carolina," inspired by family vacations and featuring unique earth tones, earned him the $100,000 grand prize.
The "Carolina" interior will be installed in a Flexjet Gulfstream G650 and become a part of the company's exclusive LXi Cabin Collection.

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Woojae Sohn, a freshman aviation business major at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the winner of Flexjet’s Project LXi: Design the Ultimate Private Jet Interior contest. Sohn, who is also a member of the Air Force ROTC, has been awarded the $100,000 grand prize for the design known as “Carolina.”

Sohn and his father, Youngmin Sohn, drew inspiration for the design from their family vacations in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. The Sohns will be involved in the process as the interior is installed in a Flexjet Gulfstream G650 and will become part of the company’s LXi Cabin Collection of custom interiors.