People who often or at least periodically fly planes know how the appearance of this miracle of technology can affect the mood in flight. Some airlines (especially in the countries of the former USSR) send their passengers in so battered "cars" that all the way we can only think about survival.
There are also opposite cases when airlines, either in order to maintain the psychological balance of customers, or out of advertising motives, paint “steel birds” in amazing colors and patterns. This article will tell about 9 airplanes with extraordinary coloring.
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Airlines: Gol, Delta, Air France. Aircraft Color - Rock in Rio
John Bramblitt, an artist from the American city of Denton, always touches the paint with his hands before applying it to the surface. Thus, he manages to create his masterpieces, detailing the paintings and endowing them with bright colors and a real gamut of emotions. Seeing his work, people fall into a stupor, learning that the artist is blind. Bramblitt was born in El Paso Texas. He is a graduate of the University of North Texas, and also draws his entire conscious life without stopping creating even after loss of vision due to complications from epilepsy.
The executives of several airline companies have chosen one of Bramblitt’s paintings to be applied to the outside of the aircraft transporting guests to the Rock in Rio music festival, which is the largest in South America and one of the largest on earth. The event gathers millions of spectators who come off under the performances of such rock celebrities as Queen and Guns N’Roses, as well as pop artists, among whom were Shakira and Rihanna.
The aircraft is used to promote the event, being jointly used by partner companies Spotify, Gol Airlines, Air France and Delta. On its body is painted a "multi-colored" crowd, ripping off to the music of a rock idol in a blue jacket with a guitar in hand, "playing" on the steering wheel of an airplane.
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Airline - Eva. Airplane Color - Hello Kitty
For those who don’t know - Hello Kitty, this is the most popular animated film. Drawings from the cartoon will cover the outside of the Boeing 777-300ER, owned by EVA, which began a partnership with an animation studio in Japan called Sanrio. It is worth noting that this is not the first company to put a cat on the body of the plane. Before them, Star Jet marketers did it.
The second generation of Hello Kitty aircraft will run between, on the one hand, Chicago and the Midwest and Asian countries (including China) on the other. Passengers will be able to fully immerse themselves in a cartoony atmosphere, as even the attendants will be dressed in the appropriate uniform.
Hello Kitty theme will be played in the interior of the aircraft, the main character's logos will be applied to the headrests, paper bags and even toilet paper. For lunch, passengers can order a variety of dishes, including grilled vegetables, which will be shaped like a famous cat. Such detailing appealed to regular customers of the company, who are glad that they can have some fun during the flight.
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Airline - WestJet. The color of the aircraft - "Frozen"
In the early 2010s, an airline from Canada WestJet decided to decorate its aircraft in the style of the then-popular animated film "Frozen" (known at the Russian box office as "Frozen"). Inside and outside the airliner, the characters Olaf, Anna and Elsa were inflicted. As a flying advertisement, one of the Boeing models was chosen, which was painted "under the Khokhloma" by Texas artists. During the painting process, nearly 800 liters of paint were used up.
Half a dozen teams worked alternately for three weeks, 12 hours per shift, and managed to complete the work on time.
On the tail of the plane, Elsa, in company with Arendel’s second sister, performs bizarre hand movements, causing enchanted snowflakes to fly across the plane towards its bow, where a magical snowman named Olaf is resting in the sun.
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Airline - Air New Zealand. Aircraft color - Smaug Tolkien
Who, if not New Zealanders, can bring the Tolkien character on board their plane? The owners of Air New Zealand decided on this about 5 years ago, having timed the action to the release of the second part from the world-famous Hobbit movie trilogy. On board the 777th Boeing was “landed” Smaug, a terrible dragon, catching fear on the gnomes with Bilbo Beggins in the first part of the film.
The dragon was 54 meters long, and it cruised between New Zealand and the USA, arriving in Los Angeles in time for the Smaug Desolation show. It is interesting that the image became a kind of spoiler, because the Tolkienists in the first part saw only the eye of the monster, which now appeared before them in full growth.
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Airline - Icelandair. Aircraft color - glacier
Last year, Iceland’s carrier Icelandair launched the Boeing 757-200 model, which made its first flight over the “founding father” of the Vatnajokul glacier. Takeoff was carried out from the Keflavik airport, which is located in the eponymous town located near the capital of the island state of Reykjavik. The end point of the flight was Egilsstadir Airport, also located in Iceland.
Iceland is famous for its harsh nature with many volcanoes, after which aircraft are called. However, this one was named and decorated in honor of the famous glacier, the largest on the island, occupying almost one tenth of the land. In addition, there are three volcanoes on it, which from time to time erupt, "preventing" the Europeans from flying.
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Airline - Emirates. Aircraft Color - Personalized
Dubai Airlines is known for its commitment to custom aircraft design. For these purposes, they even founded a special center for painting airliners, which three years ago “remade” 33 aircraft owned by the company, which is slightly less than 15% of the entire fleet.
Boeing companies of various modifications were personalized by the image on the body of such football clubs as Milan, PSG, Real (Madrid), as well as the London Arsenal, applied immediately to two aircraft models. And also one of the airliners (WTF A380) “accepted” several wild animals on board.
The airline owners are convinced that the attractive design of the aircraft has a positive effect not only on the popularity of the route, but also on the technical and operational characteristics of the aircraft. In addition, fuel consumption in “decorated” models is much lower. That is why the Emirates personalization program is gaining momentum.
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Airline - All Nippon Airways. Aircraft Color - Star Wars
Do you still doubt that the Star Wars R2-D2 can fly? The leaders of the Japanese airline All Nippon Airways are sure of this. That is why they posted an image of a droid on the 787th Boeing.
Seriously, this color of the airliner is an advertising action, timed to coincide with the release of the next part of the star epic "The Awakening of Power." The characters of the film will delight the passengers of the company for 5 years since the conclusion of the contract in 2015.
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Airline - Norwegian. Airplane Color - Freddie Mercury
Last year, Norwegian airline turned 71 years old, and they decided to mark a significant date in a rather original way, placing on the tail of one of the liners of the legendary vocalist Queen Freddie Mercury.
The idol of several generations, even after his death in 1991, had a huge impact on world culture. Given his status, Freddie would hardly have been surprised at his portrait on one of the planes, because even at the dawn of his career, he said that he wanted to become not just a star, but a legend.
Mercury’s choice was not accidental, because September 5, 2017 turned ... 71 years since his birth. It was on this day that the Norwegian aircraft was launched with a portrait of a legend.
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Airline - Kulula. Airplane Color - Fun Flying101
The low-cost airline Kulula is based in Kempton Park (South Africa), and during its existence managed to be remembered for an original sense of humor. For example, 8 years ago, the leadership ordered to decorate one of the Boeings in the colors “Flying 101”, affixing markings describing the “content” of some parts of the liner.
The white arrow on the outside of the cockpit points to the window of the ship's commander, and the inscription reads: “An important bump is Captain, my Captain!” The logger of all flight data is also marked with an arrow with a black box pointer. If you know the best way to show the "insides" of an airplane - demonstrate it!
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Airline - Air New Zealand, Livery - The Hobbit
Using the fact that the Tolkien classic is being filmed in New Zealand, the national carrier has done an amazing job of drawing attention to his country around the world, turning the Boeing 777-300ER into a work of art! The image covers the length of the plane and is the largest graphic ever applied to the plane.
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Airline - South African Airways
Following the advertising success of Ndizani, the aircraft used to transport the South African team to the 1996 Olympics, South African Airways showed off a new paint job in 2012 before the Summer Olympics in London. The impressively designed Airbus A340-300 sparked a surge of emotion at international airports with its bold and colorful images of national sports heroes. The exciting design was created by a first-year student at Stellenbosch University. He used the colors of the South African flag in combination with the effect of brush strokes.
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Airline - TUIfly. Livery - Gummy Air
This special board, the B737-800, operated by German low-cost carrier TUIfly, showed its sweet side in 2010 when it appeared on the runway in Haribo’s full livery. The B737-800 aircraft actually comes in two varieties of Haribo colors - gold and blue.
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Airline - Western Pacific. Livery - The Simpsons
This cartoon Boeing 737-300 made its first flight on May 15, 1985, but the airline ceased operations in 1998. Although she never flew to American Springfield, the vibrant livery was well received by the passengers.
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The airline is Southwest Airlines. Livery - Killer Whale
Since 1998, two Southwest aircraft have been painted in killer whales.
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Airline - ANA. Livery - Pokémon Plane
On July 1, 1998, the Japanese airline All Nippon Airways surprised passengers with its bold and colorful airplanes. The livery was timed to coincide with the release of Pokémon: The First Movie. Passengers at the Pokémon Jets received a complete set of Pokémonomania - not only outside but also inside the aircraft was decorated in the Pokémon theme, including headrests, uniforms for stewardesses, food containers, entertainment and souvenir bags. Nippon Airways reported that it was this Pokémon advertising livery that led to a significant increase in the number of passengers carried.
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Airplanes of the Rossiya Airlines
Like the Emirates, the Russian air carrier Russia has dedicated some of its aircraft to wildlife conservation. The nose of one of his Boeing 747s is painted in the shape of the muzzle of a beautiful Amur tiger. Recall that today this species is under serious threat of extinction due to excessive hunting and poaching.
After the great success that the tiger livery received, Rossiya Airlines decided to draw another amazing big cat on the nose of one of its Boeing 777s: the Far Eastern leopard. Far Eastern leopards are also indigenous to Russia and are at risk. Watch this video to see the tiger face painting process.
Finally
Starting to study this topic, we realized that unusual coloring of airplanes is a common thing for Western airlines. Below you will see many more photos of interesting airplane colors.