BMW Checks In for Private-Jet Design

A swank interior that applies BMW's car know-how.

Private jets are basically a middle finger to the environment, but we suppose that if they're going to be made, they should be well-designed.

And to that end, Embraer, the Brazilian small-plane maker, has tapped BMW DesignworksUSA to design the interiors of its Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 luxury executive jets. (Is there any other kind?)

The collaboration represents six years of work, and the designs don't much resemble a BMW--rather, they're a...