From inception to creation

Wonder Airlines is a boutique stay built from a vintage airplane, designed to bring the golden age of travel back down to earth, right in the middle of the desert.

Wonder Airlines lounge interior
The Lounge
Wonder Airlines kitchen interior
The Galley
Pen drawing of the Wonder Airlines plane
The Drawing
Rendering of swings hanging beneath the wing
Under the Wing
Night rendering of Wonder Airlines under the stars
After Dark

The Leap

Then Airbnb launched the OMG! Fund, a call for the most unexpected places to stay on earth. We entered with the concept for Wonder Airlines.

In October 2022 it was selected as one of the winners. The mirage had a runway.

$10MOMG! Fund
100Winning ideas
2022Selected
Airbnb OMG! Fund Winner graphic
The golden age of travel, brought back down to earth. Wonder Airlines

Branding

An identity to match: vintage travel posters in sunset reds, desert yellows and runway greens.

Wonder Airlines red sunset poster
Sunset
Wonder Airlines yellow aerial poster
Aerial
Wonder Airlines green Come Fly Wonder poster
Come Fly Wonder

The real thing

A 1951 Boeing KC-97

Grounded in the Mojave and waiting for its second life. This is where Wonder Airlines begins.

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