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June 10, 2026; Greensboro, N.C., Alaska Airlines debuts Seattle World Cup host city livery in partnership with SeattleFWC26 for World Cup 2026. credit: Joe Nicholson/Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines’ World Cup livery

06/11/26
Back in April, American Airlines debuted a special sports-themed aircraft livery on a Boeing 737-800 to mark its role as Official North American Airline Supplier of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 26 in partnership with Qatar Airways. The airline has also rolled out soccer-themed amenity kits packaged in clear containers that can be repurposed as stadium-legal […]
Be on the lookout for these new(ish) airline liveries

Be on the lookout for these new(ish) airline liveries

04/01/26
A handful of airlines have recently rolled out some fun and notable liveries, or airline paint jobs. Some mark milestone anniversaries. Others are just fun. Here are some of our fresh favorites. Coming soon: JetBlue’s Blueprint II Back in 2017, JetBlue put a special “Blueprint” livery on an Embraer E190 aircraft. That paint scheme, now […]
Travel tidbits from airlines, airports & the U.S. governnment shutdown

Travel tidbits from airlines, airports & the U.S. governnment shutdown

10/07/25
U.S. government shutdown is affecting air travel. Already. The U.S. government shutdown is beginning to take a toll on air travel. TSA workers, air traffic controllers and others – already working longer hours due to staffing shortages – are now working without paychecks and the fallout is clear. Earlier this week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy […]
Airline liveries come and go

Airline liveries come and go

09/28/25
Icelandair is retiring two lovely liveries Icelandair is retiring its Boeing 757 aircraft and refreshing and expanding its fleet with Airbus A321LRs. That means two aircraft with much-loved liveries will no longer fly. Vatnajokull (2017), the carrier’s ode to the largest glacier in Europe, was introduced in 2018 and retired last week. We had the good […]
Get rewarded for dressing like your Condor plane

Get rewarded for dressing like your Condor plane

03/25/25
We’re big fans of Condor Airlines’ colorfully striped livery which is inspired by the colors and accoutrements of summer, such as beach towels, ice cream parlors and parosols, according to the carrier. Now Condor is celebrating the third anniversary of the introduction of its striped livery with a special “Match The Stripes” contest. Condor unveiled […]
WestJet’s Disney planes retiring. But stand by for a new Hello Kitty livery from Eva Air

WestJet’s Disney planes retiring. But stand by for a new Hello Kitty livery from Eva Air

03/13/24
West Jet will retire the Walt Disney “Frozen” and “Magic Plane” liveries This week we’ve been poking around for cool airplane liveries and learned from Calgary-based WestJet that the carrier is getting ready to retire the Walt Disney World Resort livery on the popular “Frozen”-themed plane and on the “Magic Plane” that features Sorcerer Mickey on […]
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