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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Finland’s flag carrier, Finnair, turns 100 today. If you’re flying, keep an eye out for special celebratory events. In the meantime, here are some short videos celebrating the airline’s history and a fun Moomin character livery makeover.
More Pokeman characters are taking to the skies thanks to the Pokémon Company’s “Pokémon Air Adventures” partnership with a variety of airlines to decorate planes with Pokémon characters – inside and out. All Nippon Airways (ANA) launched a Pikachu Jet NH on June 4, 2023 and will be launching a second Pokémon themed plane, the […]
Some people scroll through TikTok dances at the end of the day. We click through the airport and airline news on Twitter. Here are some items we stopped to read Tuesday evening. Leave the fireworks at home July 4th is going to be a busy time at airports and long security lines might make tempers […]