/* about.css — About Us page: hero, sections and the flight-path side menu (about.js). */
.ab {
  --ab-navy: #1e2e5e; --ab-gold: #c6a361; --ab-ink: #151515; --ab-mute: #5b6478; --ab-line: #e3e6ee; --ab-bg: #fff; --ab-card: #fff; --ab-soft: #f4f6fa;
  font-family: "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; color: var(--ab-ink); text-align: left; margin-top: 112px;
}
.dark-mode .ab { --ab-ink: #fff; --ab-mute: #b7bfd6; --ab-line: #3a4c82; --ab-bg: #1e2e5e; --ab-card: #24366c; --ab-soft: #22346a; }
.ab *, .ab *::before, .ab *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
.ab svg { transform: none; margin: 0; }
.home-about .content-block { min-height: 0 !important; }

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
/* photo banner: text on the left over a navy fade, dotted wave edge at the bottom (same curve as the footer) */
.ab-hero { position: relative; min-height: 460px; display: flex; align-items: center; padding: 80px 24px 130px; color: #fff; text-align: left;
  background: #1e2e5e url("images/buildings.jpg") center 40% / cover no-repeat; }
.ab-hero::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(15,23,48,.94) 0%, rgba(15,23,48,.78) 42%, rgba(15,23,48,.2) 100%); }
.ab-hero-in { position: relative; width: 100%; max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 8px; }
.ab-hero-in > * { max-width: 600px; }
.ab-crumb { font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .06em; color: #c9d0e6; display: flex; gap: 8px; align-items: center; }
.ab-crumb a { color: #c9d0e6 !important; text-decoration: none !important; transition: color .2s; }
.ab-crumb a:hover { color: #fff !important; }
.ab-crumb em { font-style: normal; color: var(--ab-gold); }
.ab-hero h1 { font-size: 54px !important; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: .005em; margin: 16px 0 18px; color: #fff; text-align: left !important; }
.ab-hero h1 b { font-weight: 600; color: var(--ab-gold); }
.ab-rule { width: 64px; height: 3px; border-radius: 2px; background: var(--ab-gold); margin: 0 0 18px; }
.ab-hero p { margin: 0 0 28px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.7; color: #d5dbef; text-align: left; }
.ab-hero-btns { display: flex; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.ab-btn.ghost { border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,.75); color: #fff !important; }
.ab-btn.ghost:hover, .ab-btn.ghost:focus-visible { background: #fff; color: var(--ab-navy) !important; }
/* the edge matches the footer: strong shadow cast up onto the photo, moving gold dots and a gold jet flying along it (about.js) */
.ab-edge { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -2px; height: 70px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2; }
.ab .ab-hero-edge { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; display: block; overflow: visible; }
.ab-edge-fill { fill: var(--ab-bg); }
.ab-sh { flood-color: #050a1a; flood-opacity: .8; }
.dark-mode .ab-sh { flood-color: #000; flood-opacity: .6; }
.ab-edge-dots { fill: none; stroke: var(--ab-gold); stroke-width: 2.5; stroke-dasharray: 4 7; stroke-linecap: round; vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke; animation: ab-dash 3.2s linear infinite; }
@keyframes ab-dash { to { stroke-dashoffset: -44; } }
.ab-edge-jet { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 30px; height: 16px; opacity: 0; will-change: transform; transition: opacity .6s; }
.ab-edge-jet.is-on { opacity: 1; }
.ab .ab-edge-jet svg { display: block; width: 30px !important; height: 16px !important; fill: var(--ab-gold); stroke: #16213f; stroke-width: .6; paint-order: stroke; filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.35)); }
.dark-mode .ab .ab-edge-jet svg { fill: #d4b57a; stroke: #0f1730; }

/* ---------- layout ---------- */
.ab-lay { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 240px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 64px; max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 64px 32px 100px; align-items: start; }
.ab-parts { min-width: 0; }
.ab-part { padding: 0 0 48px; margin: 0 0 48px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ab-line); scroll-margin-top: 150px; }
.ab-part:last-child { border-bottom: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0; }
.ab-eb { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ab-gold); margin: 0 0 8px; line-height: 1; }
.ab-part h2 { font-size: 32px !important; font-weight: 300; margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.2; color: var(--ab-ink); text-align: left !important; }
.ab-part p { color: var(--ab-mute); line-height: 1.75; margin: 0 0 12px; font-size: 16.5px; text-align: left; }
.ab-stats { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 14px; margin-top: 22px; }
.ab-stats div { background: var(--ab-soft); border: 1px solid var(--ab-line); border-radius: 12px; padding: 18px 12px; text-align: center; }
.ab-stats b { display: block; font-size: 34px; font-weight: 300; color: var(--ab-gold); line-height: 1.15; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.ab-stats span { font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .09em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ab-mute); }
.ab-two { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px; margin-top: 20px; }
.ab-card { background: var(--ab-card); border: 1px solid var(--ab-line); border-radius: 14px; padding: 24px; box-shadow: 0 8px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.06);
  transition: transform .3s, box-shadow .3s, border-color .3s; }
.ab-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.12); border-color: var(--ab-gold); }
.dark-mode .ab-card { box-shadow: 0 8px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.3); }
.ab-card h3 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ab-ink); }
.ab-card p { font-size: 15px; margin: 0; }
.ab-ticks { list-style: none; margin: 12px 0 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 9px; }
.ab-ticks li { display: flex; gap: 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--ab-ink); padding: 0; background: none; margin: 0; }
.ab-ticks li::before { content: ""; flex: 0 0 18px; height: 18px; border-radius: 50%; margin-top: 1px;
  background: var(--ab-gold) url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24'%3E%3Cpath d='M9 16.2 4.8 12l-1.4 1.4L9 19 21 7l-1.4-1.4z' fill='%2316213f'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / 12px no-repeat; }
.ab-chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 7px; margin-top: 14px; }
.ab-chips span { font-size: 12.5px; padding: 5px 11px; border-radius: 16px; background: var(--ab-soft); border: 1px solid var(--ab-line); color: var(--ab-ink); }
.ab-row { display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: flex-start; }
.ab-ic { flex: 0 0 50px; width: 50px; height: 50px; border-radius: 14px; background: rgba(198,163,97,.15); display: grid; place-items: center; }
.ab-ic svg { width: 25px !important; height: 25px !important; fill: var(--ab-gold); }
.ab-airlines { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; margin-top: 16px; }
.ab-airlines span { border: 1.5px solid var(--ab-line); border-radius: 10px; padding: 8px 14px; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: .03em; color: var(--ab-ink); background: var(--ab-card); }
.ab-btns { display: flex; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 18px; }
.ab-btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; padding: 12px 22px; border-radius: 30px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none !important;
  transition: transform .2s, background-color .2s, color .2s; }
.ab-btn:hover, .ab-btn:focus-visible { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.ab-btn.gold { background: var(--ab-gold); color: #16213f !important; box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(198,163,97,.35); }
.ab-btn.gold:hover { background: #d4b57a; }
.ab-btn.line { border: 1.5px solid var(--ab-navy); color: var(--ab-navy) !important; }
.ab-btn.line:hover { background: var(--ab-navy); color: #fff !important; }
.dark-mode .ab-btn.line { border-color: #fff; color: #fff !important; }
.dark-mode .ab-btn.line:hover { background: #fff; color: var(--ab-navy) !important; }

/* ---------- flight-path side menu ----------
   One coordinate system: route, waypoint dots, gold flown track and jet share one centre line,
   and each dot sits on the vertical centre of its label (positions measured by about.js). */
.fp { position: sticky; top: 140px; }
.fp-head { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ab-mute); margin: 0 0 6px 30px; line-height: 1; }
.fp-list { position: relative; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.ab .fp-svg { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 22px; height: 100%; overflow: visible; pointer-events: none; }
.fp-route { stroke: var(--ab-line); stroke-width: 2; stroke-dasharray: 2 6; stroke-linecap: round; }
.fp-flown { stroke: var(--ab-gold); stroke-width: 2.5; transition: stroke-dashoffset .6s cubic-bezier(.3,.7,.3,1); }
.fp-dot { fill: var(--ab-bg); stroke: var(--ab-line); stroke-width: 2; transition: fill .3s, stroke .3s; }
.fp-dot.done { fill: var(--ab-gold); stroke: var(--ab-gold); }
.fp-dot.is-on { fill: var(--ab-bg); stroke: var(--ab-gold); }
.fp-halo { fill: rgba(198,163,97,.22); transition: transform .6s cubic-bezier(.3,.7,.3,1); }
.fp-jet { transition: transform .6s cubic-bezier(.3,.7,.3,1); }
.fp-jet path { fill: var(--ab-navy); stroke: var(--ab-bg); stroke-width: .9; paint-order: stroke; }
.dark-mode .fp-jet path { fill: #fff; stroke: var(--ab-navy); }
.fp-list li { height: 44px; display: flex; align-items: center; padding: 0 0 0 30px; margin: 0; background: none; list-style: none; }
.fp-list a { display: block; width: 100%; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.25; color: var(--ab-mute) !important; text-decoration: none !important; transition: color .3s, transform .3s; }
.fp-list a:hover { color: var(--ab-ink) !important; }
.fp-list a.is-on { color: var(--ab-ink) !important; font-weight: 600; transform: translateX(3px); }
.fp-list a:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--ab-gold); outline-offset: 4px; border-radius: 4px; }
.fp-next { margin: 10px 0 0 30px; padding-top: 12px; border-top: 1px solid var(--ab-line); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ab-mute); line-height: 1.4; }
.fp-next b { display: block; color: var(--ab-gold); font-size: 12px; margin-top: 2px; }

/* ---------- tablets & phones: the route becomes a strip across the top ---------- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .ab { margin-top: 0; }
  .ab-hero { min-height: 0; padding: 120px 18px 96px; background-position: 60% center; }
  .ab-hero::before { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15,23,48,.72), rgba(15,23,48,.92)); }
  .ab-hero h1 { font-size: 36px !important; margin: 12px 0 14px; }
  .ab-hero p { font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .ab-edge { height: 44px; }
  .ab-lay { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 0; padding: 0 0 70px; }
  .fp { top: var(--fp-top, 72px); z-index: 25; background: var(--ab-bg); padding: 12px 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ab-line); box-shadow: 0 6px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.06); min-width: 0; }
  .fp-head, .fp-next { display: none; }
  .fp-list { display: flex; overflow-x: auto; scrollbar-width: none; padding-top: 22px; }
  .fp-list::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .ab .fp-svg { width: 100%; height: 22px; }
  .fp-list li { height: auto; padding: 0 18px 0 0; flex: 0 0 auto; }
  .fp-list a { font-size: 13.5px; white-space: nowrap; transform: none !important; }
  .ab-parts { padding: 30px 18px 0; }
  .ab-part { scroll-margin-top: 150px; padding-bottom: 36px; margin-bottom: 36px; }
  .ab-part h2 { font-size: 25px !important; }
  .ab-part p { font-size: 15.5px; }
  .ab-two { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 520px) { .ab-stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .fp-flown, .fp-halo, .fp-jet, .fp-list a, .ab-card { transition: none; } .ab-edge-dots { animation: none; } .ab-edge-jet { display: none; } }