Delta Air Lines is planning to introduce a new special livery to mark the upcoming Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics. The scheme was spotted outside the paintshop at Toulouse on their new Airbus A350-941 N522DZ (currently wearing test registration F-WZNU). The aircraft (construction number 673) is due for delivery in the coming months, and wears special LA28 titles and colours. It will join the existing Team USA special livery Airbus A330neo aircraft in promoting US sports. Photos (c) Dan Raistrick. See his Flickr page. The post Special Delta Olympics Livery Spotted appeared first on Airport S ..read more

This month there are lots of new airliners and special liveries to report on. Here’s a selection. I hope you have a great month spotting these new aircraft and schemes.   Airbus Final Beluga XL The last-built Beluga XL No. 6 F-GXLO entered service on Dec. 19th with additional titles “Also flying outsized cargo to your  destination” on portside and “The beating heart of Airbus” on starboard, also a winking eye on portside only.   Air Japan’s First Aircraft The first aircraft to appear in the colours of new carrier Air Japan is Boeing 787 JA803A.   Alaska’s First MAX 8 N8 ..read more

LATAM Airlines is to celebrate the various South American countries it represents by painting a selection of its aircraft in special liveries. The liveries will represent the national flag colours of the countries, which are Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Ecuador. It is hoped the move will reinforce local pride among the nations served by the airline. “Through this initiative, the group’s companies seek to deepen their ties with each of the countries In which we operate, highlighting the pride of the origins of all the collaborators who mobilize the LATAM group and reinforcing the connectiv ..read more

  It’s time for our monthly round-up of the new airliners, liveries and deliveries flying in our skies around the world. Here are December 2023’s new airliners:   Aeromexico RUNIK Livery (c) Aeromexico Aeromexico is promoiting the RUNIK exhibition at the Museo Tamayo with this livery on Boeing 737-800 XA-ADU.   Air Canada Wish Air Canada is partnering with Disney to promote the new animated movie Wish on this Boeing 787-9, C-FVLX.   Anadolujet Rebrands Turkish airline Anadolujet is rebranding as AJet. The first aircraft to wear the new livery and logos is Airbus A321neo ..read more

airBaltic is getting ready to celebrate the delivery of its 50th Airbus A220-300, and to mark the occasion it wants to apply a special livery design to the aircraft. Well known for its special liveries marking other milestones, as well as the flags of the Baltic countries (Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia), airBaltic wants to mark its 50th aircraft which will be delivered later in 2024. Martin Gauss, CEO and President of airBaltic, said: “The on-growing fleet of our Airbus A220-300 aircraft is distinctly recognized by its green tails, a signature feature of airBaltic. Celebrating significant achi ..read more

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Qantas is expecting to take delivery of its first Airbus A220 aircraft before the end of the year. The new type will be operated by the QantasLink subsidiary, and will grandually replace the outgoing Boeing 717 fleet as more of the new aircraft are introduced. Now, the first aircraft has been spotted and it’s wearing a unique and special livery to mark the occasion.   QantasLink’s first A220 The first Airbus A220-300 for Qantas is set to take the registration VH-X4A and will be the latest in a long line of aircraft to wear a special art livery from an artist or people native to Australia ..read more

We’ve got quite a selection of new airliners to see this month, November 2023. The list includes plenty of special liveries, as well as new types being delivered to airlines for the first time. So let’s get started…   Air India Express New Livery Following Air India’s new livery announcement recently, its was the turn of subsidiary Air India Express to reveal a new scheme. The airline’s first Boeing 737 MAX 8 featured the new livery, as did an Airbus A320 from recently merged AirAsia India.   Alaska Goes Disney October 31, 2023; Spokane, WA, USA; Alaska Airlines Mickey’s Toontown D ..read more

October 31, 2023; Spokane, WA, USA; Alaska Airlines Mickey’s Toontown Disney Livery launch (N565AS). Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Alaska Airlines The latest special livery from Alaska Airlines has been revealed. The Mickey’s Toontown themed jet entered service today, flying in this special scheme to promote the newly reimagined part of Disneyland in Anaheim, Los Angeles. The aircraft featuring this livery is Boeing 737-800 N565AS. The special scheme features all the Disney favourites painted on the fuselage, including Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, Donald Duck, plus Chip ‘n’ Dale ..read more

Air India Express is the latest part of the Air India group to reveal its new branding and aircraft livery. You may remember that Air India revealed its new livery recently, and its aircraft are slowly appearing in the new scheme. Now, the low-cost subsidiary Air India Express has revealed the first aircraft to wear its own new livery, which is loosely based on that of Air India.   Air India Express New Livery The first aircraft to wear Air India Express’s new livery is Boeing 737 MAX VT-BXA, which was delivered last month devoid of full markings. Pictures seen on social media also revea ..read more