Eastern Airways Embraer 135 (G-CGMB) in special patriotic livery. Photo by Eastern Airways.
Eastern Airways is an airline based out of Humberside Airport (HUY) in England. The airline operates a fleet of 30 regional aircraft including the Jetstream 41, Embraer ERJ135 and the SAAB 2000. They were founded in 1997 and currently fly to 21 destinations.
This summer, Eastern Airways has decided to paint one of their ERJ135 in a special Union Jack livery. The “Best of British” livery was created to commemorate Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
“The Best of British livery will be seen all over our scheduled and charter network over the coming months, celebrating both our heritage and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, as we join in with our passengers and the rest of the country to mark this great occasion,” Kay Ryan, Eastern Airways commercial director stated in a press release.
This is the airline's standard livery. Not too shabby, but the Union Jack is quite impressive. Image from NMOS332 / Flickr.
Easter Airway’s standard livery is not bad looking, but it does look a bit boring next to the special Union Jack livery. Part of me hopes that those who are the decision makers at the airline like the special livery so much that it becomes their new standard. If not, you can at least enjoy the special livery over the summer.
This ex-Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-200 (9V-OTA) is now painted in Scoot Airlines yellow livery. Image from Scoot.
This airline really has some Scootitude — that is their statement, not mine.
Scoot Airlines is a new low-cost airline that looks to start operations soon and is owned by parent company Singapore Airlines.
The airline currently has a fleet of two Boeing 777s, which previously flew for Singapore Airlines. The aircraft are configured in a 2-class layout with 32 ScootBiz seats in a 2-4-2 configuration and the rest in economy with a 3-4-3 configuration.
Scoot is initially planning routes from Singapore to Australia, China and Thailand. The first flight is planned for June 6, 2012 to Sydney and the rest in the following months.
This vibrant yellow livery on a Boeing 777-200 really stands out. I keep going back and forth on this one, trying to see if I like it. In some ways, I really enjoy the fact that a bright livery is on a 777, but in others, it just seems so weird, since we normally see “fun” liveries, only on smaller aircraft like the 737. What do you think?
For more images of Scoot’s livery, check out their FaceBook page.
Alaska Airlines New Salmon-Thirty-Salmon, which will be put in service in the fall 2012. Image from Alaska. CLICK FOR LARGER.
Alaska Airlines and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute have announced plans to make the world’s longest, flying King Salmon on a Boeing 737-800.
In 2005, the airline unveiled the first Salmon-Thirty-Salmon on a Boeing 737-400. That livery was retired and painted over last year. Those who were fans of the fish-themed livery were disappointed and I know I have been hoping for a second version since.
The ’œSalmon-Thirty-Salmon II’ will be nine feet longer and will feature salmon colored titles on the fuselage. Also, check out those scales on the winglets — not too shabby. Alaska plans to unveil the new salmon livery sometime this fall.
The first Salmon-Thirty-Salmon livery on a Boeing 737-400. Photo by Andrew Cohen.
’œThis airplane celebrates Alaska Airlines’ unique relationship with the people and communities of Alaska and underscores our air transport commitment to the state’s seafood industry,’ said Marilyn Romano, Alaska Airlines’ regional vice president of the state of Alaska. ’œBecause the new design will be featured on a larger 737-800, this 91,000-pound king will boldly promote the world’s finest seafood from the Hawaiian Islands to Boston and beyond.’
Speaking of Salmon, Alaska Airlines will be celebrating the first Copper River Salmon delivery with an early morning cook off this Friday. Once again, I will be getting up early to welcome the salmon and enjoy what the cooks are able to create.
Turkmenistan Airlines Boeing 737-700.
Turkmenistan Airlines was founded in 1992 and is the flag carrier of Turkmenistan. The airline operates an almost all Boeing fleet consisting of the 717, 737-300, 737-700, 737-800, Boeing 757-200, 777-200LR (in VIP configuration), An-2, Mi-8 and the Il-76TD used for cargo operations.
Turkmenistan Airlines carries out schedule flights to 15 different cities with-in Europe and Asia.
Their livery is simplistic, with just a green tail and engines, with matching green titles on the fuselage. Almost every livery looks best on the Boeing 757 and I think this one is no exception.
Image: Andrew Seiber
An Airbus 319 in Nashville giving new meaning to the term ’œRam Jet’. Photo by Andrew Vane.
This week’s airline livery comes from Drew Vane. Here is his story in his own words:
If ever there was an airline livery for animal lovers, it’s Frontier Airlines. If you’ve happened to fly anyplace west of the Mississippi, chances are you’ve seen the wildlife friendly tails.
Every since Frontier Airlines announced the “new” re-branded name after merging with Midwest, the airline has continued to wow passengers with their tails, even if the animals painted on them don’t always have them. Not only are these aircraft beautiful works of art, they’re also all unique to each individual aircraft. Be it a regional jet or turboprop flying under Frontier Express or an Airbus A320 series for the main airline, Frontier has as many liveries as it does aircraft. I suppose you could say its got more liveries than any other airline. They even recently had a voting option for the next tail animal with Polly the Parrot pulling in 39% of the vote.
As a wholly owned subsidiary of Indianapolis based Republic Airways Holdings, Frontier Airlines has rapidly grown in its 18 year history to reach 80 destinations from its hubs in Denver, Milwaukee and Kansas City.
I haven’t had the privilege of flying on Frontier but I did catch a glimpse of some of their fleet in Nashville last month. Airline Reporter featured both the Fox and Bald Eagle in past stories. I think they should do away with the traditional N registration numbers mandated by the FAA and register their aircraft with the mascot’s name. I can just hear the pilots on the radio: ’œFrontier Polly want an approach cracker.’
How many animals have you flown on and what are your thoughts on this livery?
