aircraft livery

Alaska Airline’s new Russell Wilson plane

September 6, 2018Harriet BaskasSportsaircraft livery, Alaska Airlines, livery, Russell Wilson

Football season is starting and Seattle-based Alaska Airlines has unveiled a plane bearing a fresh image of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.

The Boeing 737-800 has Wilson‘s tagline, “Dream Big. Fly High,” above the door.

In celebration of the Seahawks season opener against the Denver Broncos this Sunday, passengers flying on the plane to Denver on Friday, Sept. 7, will be treated to a tailgate party with food, a live DJ and a photo-booth.

Better yet, during the football season, Alaska Airlines will once again be granted early boarding privileges to passengers wearing a Russell Wilson jersey (#3) on all Seattle-departing flights.

Qantas reveals retro livery

November 16, 2014Harriet BaskasAviation history, liveriesaircraft livery, Airlines, John Travola, Qantas

Look what’s back:

Qantas has reached way back for its first ever “retro” inspired livery, which can now be seen on one of the airline’s brand new Boeing 737 aircraft.

The design is a tribute to 70 years of the airline’s iconic flying kangaroo logo and was unveiled at a special hangar event in Seattle.

Qantas Ambassador and aviation enthusiast John Travolta (last seen welcoming the first Qantas A380 that flew from Sydney to Dallas) was on hand to help unveil the aircraft and the new/retro livery, which also brings back the ochre band around the window line of the aircraft, a signature element used from 1971-1984 referencing the colors of the Australian outback.

The winged kangaroo logo on the tail of this new aircraft was adapted from the original 1947 version designed by Gert Sellheim and brings back the wings on the flying kangaroo that were discarded in 1984.

The 737 will operate across all Qantas domestic routes starting November 20th.

ANA’s 60th anniversary livery takes to the skies

February 21, 2013Harriet Baskasliveriesaircraft livery, All Nippoin Airlines, ANA

ANA (All Nippon Airlines) was founded in 1952 and to celebrate its 60^th anniversary the Japanese airline held a contest to design a special anniversary aircraft livery.

Passengers and airline employees were invited to vote for one of nine short-listed entries chosen from a whopping 7,042 entries and the design shown on the model below was chosen as the winner.

The design has been painted onto one of ANA’s 767-300 aircraft operating on domestic routes and is being unveiled in Japan on Saturday.