In 2017 Brussels Airlines launched an online design competition aiming at finding the best design for a fifth aircraft in the "Belgian Icons" series. After a selection by a jury, Marta Mascellani's Smurf creation ranked first in the online poll launched by the airline.
The Smurfs are cartoon characters created by late Belgian artist
Peyo. 2018 marked the 60th anniversary of their first appearance and the scheme was designed in association with the author's children. Note the two sides were different.
"L'Aéroschtroumpf" (The Aerosmurf) is the title of a Smurfs comic album which tells the story of a little Smurf whose dream is to fly. The little Smurf tried several ideas, but none of them work, until he builds a plane. Since then, the little Smurf is known as Aerosmurf.
Images © Globespotter (CDG) & Yannick van Praag (BRU)
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