Tianjao Inner Mongolia
 | B737-79L | Air China |
Nèi Měnggu or Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China with capital Hohhot. This livery was unveiled in late December 2013 when B-5226 officially became the first aircraft registered at the newly-born Inner Mongolia branch of Air China. The inaugural flight was from Hohhot to Beijing. Since 2014 Inner Mongolia operations are no longer a branch in itself but rather a separate company; standard Air China titles were changed to "Air China Inner Mongolia" titles in late 2015; note the other six 738 in the fleet of the branch also carry full corresponding titles.
The livery graphics include an ancient dragon head, horsehair curl patterns as well as abstract flames. The livery as a whole symbolizes local ethnic and geographic characteristics of the region, which is deemed to be "favored by God", hence the other "Proud son of heaven" name given to that scheme.
Tags Traditional Patterns