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Hello Kitty plane coming to U.S.

09/11/13

Good news for Hello Kitty fans! Eva Air is bringing its first long-range Hello Kitty-themed jet to Los Angeles International Airport next week and, like the other Hello Kitty-themed planes the airline flies in Asia, this Boeing 777-300 ER plane will be painted with its own Hello Kitty design. Inside the plane there will be […]

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New uniforms for new/rebranded Fiji Airways

06/30/13

Last week, Fiji’s national airline officially retired its Air Pacific brand and returned to using its original name: Fiji Airways. In addition to new livery, there are loads of other changes, including a new website, new routes, new airplanes (A330-200s; two of which have already been delivered), and new service classes: Pacific Voyager (economy) and […]

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Student’s design lands on Alaska Airlines airplane

06/03/13

It must be quite a thrill to see your artwork on an airplane. A design created by a 17-year-old high school student from Honolulu won Alaska Airlines’ latest “Paint-the-Plane” contest and on Monday a Boeing 737-800 with Aaron Nee’s “Spirit of the Islands” paint theme touched down at Honolulu International Airport. Students across the Hawaiian […]

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Fiji Airways rebrand ready to take off in US

05/22/13

Air Pacific’s makeover continues with the next step of its rebranding as Fiji Airways, the name the airline originally had back in 1951. Fiji Airways had a reception at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday to welcome its newest airplane – an Airbus A330 named – Namuka-I-Lau —which is not only the name of one […]

Finnair “forest dwellers” livery by Marimekko

05/09/13

Finnish airline Finnair and Marimekko, the Finnish design and fashion house known for bright colors and patterns, make a lovely couple. Last October, the two companies got together to paint a plane in Marimekko’s Unikko (poppy) print. Next week another Marimekko-themed plane will take to the sky with this Finnish Airbus 300 adorned with a […]

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Lively airline liveries

03/09/13

What’s that up in the sky? Usually it’s an airplane painted with an airline’s standard design, or livery, which serves as an important part of a company’s brand. But these lively, often one-off airline liveries use cartoon characters, animals and other imagery to perk up the skies. Here are some of the fun airline liveries […]

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Souvenir Sunday: Hello Kitty in-flight service items

02/23/13

I’ve been gathering up images and information about fun airline liveries for a story to be delivered next week and finally made contact with a representative at Eva Air, the Taiwan-based airline that has five Hello Kitty-themed jets: Magic, Apple, Global, Happy Music and Speed Puff. The Hello Kitty theme isn’t just painted onto the […]

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ANA’s 60th anniversary livery takes to the skies

02/21/13

ANA (All Nippon Airlines) was founded in 1952 and to celebrate its 60th 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 […]

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Alaska Airlines’ paint the plane contest

12/14/12

Alaska Airlines is having a Paint the Plane contest. The airline has decided to paint a 737 with a Hawaiian theme and asked Hawaii schoolchildren to submit their ideas. These three designs have been chosen as finalists and Hawaiian residents are being asked to vote for a winner. The winning design will get painted on […]

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