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Atomium

Atomium  
We fly you to the home of the Atomium
Belgian Icons
OO-SNM A320-214 Brussels Airlines 2025-

A new "Belgian Icon" emerged in March 2025 when Brussels Airlines unveiled this livery inspired the Atomium Brussels landmark. The structure was the centrepiece of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. The airline had organised a competition in 2024 with Belgian residents submitting designs that "capture the essence of the country". The work of architect Thomas Faes was chosen after more than 900 very diverse designs were submitted.

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Tags   Design Competition, Museums & Buildings

Fly the greenest

Fly the greenest  
9H-WNM A321-271NX Wizz Air Malta 2024-

Fly the greenest is the name of the airline's sustainability manifesto. This special scheme is the work of Éva Kerényi from Slovakia. Her design was chosen in a competition organized by the airline for its 20th anniversary celebrations.

Image  ©  Daniel Nagy (BUD)
Tags   Design Competition, Green-themed

60 Years by Marco Weiten

60 Years  
by Marco Weiten
LX-LGV B737-8C9 Luxair 2022-

On the occasion of its 60th anniversary celebrations, Luxair organised a #FlyingIsAnArt competition and invited artists to draw their vision of the future of the airline. Marco Weiten's design of the Luxembourg symbol Roude Léiw (Red Lion) rising from its ashes like a phoenix was chosen among more than 60 entries. Weiten is known for his work trying to restore the letters of nobility to contemporary animal painting.

Images  ©  Chris Markides (RHO) & Wolfgang Kronfuss (VIE)
Tags   Anniversary, Design Competition, Original Artwork

Jinsha

Jinsha   金沙号
Elk chasing the Golden Sun Bird of the Hibiscus City to trace Jinsha   麋鹿逐金轮，蓉城溯金沙
B-652G ARJ-21-700 Chengdu Airlines 2022-25

Jinsha (literally Golden Sands) is an archaeological site located in Chengdu. This livery is the result of a design competition held by the airline and the museum of the Jinsha site in 2021. The winning design merges graphic elements of ancient China (Jinsha was the capital of the Shu state) and present day Chengdu. Deer antlers were found on the Jinsha site and were used in the Shu people's sacrificial ceremonies, hence the deers in the scheme.

Chengdu was known before as the "Hibiscus City" (Rongcheng, 蓉城), from the hibiscus which King Mengchang of the Later Shu ordered planted upon the city wall during the 10th century. The Golden Sun Bird is an artefact unearthed in Jinsha in 2001, now a symbol of Chengdu and the logo of the airline.

In early 2024 the aircraft was leased to Vietjet with a different scheme for the occasion.

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Tags   Design Competition, Museums & Buildings, Traditional Patterns

Ayo Pakai Masker #4

Mask On  
#4
Sekar Jagad Nusantara by Rainhard Budi Santoso - Supported by Artha Graha Peduli
PK-GHC A330-343 Garuda Indonesia 2020-

This livery was the fourth mask scheme to appear on a Garuda aircraft; the design is the result of a competition entitled 'Fly Your Design Through The Sky' throughout October 2020. This design incorporates the 10 types of flowers that represent the diversity of flora in Indonesia.

Image  ©  T Komichi (KIX)
Tags   Covid-19, Design Competition, Plants

Ayo Pakai Masker #3

Let's Put a Mask On   Ayo Pakai Masker
#3
By Helena Calista - Supported by Pigeon Express Cargo
PK-GFK B737-86N Garuda Indonesia 2020-21

This livery was the third mask scheme to appear on a Garuda aircraft; the design is the result of a competition entitled 'Fly Your Design Through The Sky' throughout October 2020. The theme of this third second phase of the contest was "Fly High and Stay Protected", and Helena Calista won the first prize with this Parang Batik pattern.

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Tags   Covid-19, Design Competition, Traditional Patterns

Ayo Pakai Masker #2

Let's Put a Mask On   Ayo Pakai Masker
#2
By Jailani Sidik - Supported by Artha Graha Peduli
PK-GFQ B737-81D Garuda Indonesia 2020-

This livery was the second mask scheme to appear on a Garuda aircraft; the design is the result of a competition entitled 'Fly Your Design Through The Sky' throughout October 2020. This design was chosen as part of the first phase of the contest, with "Indonesian Pride" as a theme. Patterns included in the design of the winning entry by Jailani Sidik include Balinese Barong motif, a Komodo Dragon as well as various representations of cultural wealth and national landmarks.

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Tags   Covid-19, Design Competition, Traditional Patterns

Flying Honu #3

Flying Honu   フライング・ホヌ
#3
Lā - Sunset Orange - Hawaiian Sunset   サンセットオレンジハワイの「夕陽」
Corporate
JA383A A380-841 ANA  [+] 2020-

In 2016 ANA launched a design competition to find a unique livery for its 3 upcoming A380 which will be assigned to the Narita-Honolulu route. The work of Chihiro Masuoka "Parent and child of Honu (sea turtle) relaxing in the blue sea of Hawaii" was chosen in 2017 with three colour variants of its sea turtle family design to be applied on the jets. The Green sea turtle, known as Honu in Hawaiian language, is regarded as a symbol of good luck and longevity in the islands.

The third Flying Honu was rolled out of the paint hangar in Hamburg-Finkenwerder on January 24, 2020 abut due to the Covid-19 outbreak, was only delivered to ANA in October 2021. It is the orange one, named Lā, the Hawaiian word for sunset.

Image  ©  Arakitam (NRT)
Tags   Design Competition, Wildlife

Qinghua Lang

Qinghua Lang   青花郎
One of China's Two Miso-flavored Liquors   中国两大酱香白酒之一
Brands
B-6969 B787-9 Hainan Airlines  [+] 2020-25

Qinghua Lang (literally "Blue and White") is a brand of Langjiu, which is categorized as one of the top two sauce-flavoured Baijiu's in China right behind Moutai. Sauce-flavoured Baijiu is known for its bold taste resembling soy sauce with a full body and long lasting aromas. Hainan Airlines teamed up with the brand and launched a design competition to create a theme plane; Mr Wei from Jiangsu was awarded the first place and had his design applied to a 787 in time for the 2020 Spring Festival Celebrations.

Image  ©  Terry Wade (LHR)
Tags   Design Competition, Drinks

Future Artist Olympiad #11

Future Artist Olympiad   내가 그린 예쁜 비행기
#11
The flower of happiness has blossomed - Kang Min-jin, Kim Eun-seo   행복의 꽃이 피었습니다 - 강민진·김은서
HL7630 B747-8B5 Korean Air 2019-23

"Korean Air Future Artist Olympiad" is the airline's children drawing contest; it began with the purpose of contributing to the advancement of children art education as a contest for all elementary school students who have an interest and talent in drawing.

The theme for the 11th edition was "Friends over the mountains, let's play together! One, two, three ~ This is a peace playground.", conveying the desire of children for a peaceful Korean peninsula and friendship with their counterparts from North Korea. A final 300 teams of pupils was chosen from an initial 779; the selected teams gathered in a Korean Air hangar in front of a 747 to design their final submission. The winning entry was the drawing of Kang Min-jin, Kim Eun-seo with their "Flower of happiness". Note this aircraft was stored 2020-2023 with the decals.

Image  ©  Peach Air (LAX)
Artwork  ©  Korean Air
Tags   Children Drawings, Design Competition

Her Art Here: California

Her Art Here: California  
#2
by Tsungwei Moo
N14106 B757-224 United 2019-25

Her Art Here was a contest created by United to find and uplift underrepresented women artists by providing them with a chance to have their work painted on an aircraft.

San Francisco resident and artist Tsungwei Moo had her design chosen by the public after an online poll for the California part of the contest. It featured "quintessential" California imagery including sunglasses, palm trees and the Golden Gate Bridge. The artist was formerly a resident at Yosemite National Park focused on ceramics, printmaking and painting.

Image  ©  Mark Piacentini (EDI)
Tags   Design Competition

Her Art Here: New York/New Jersey

Her Art Here: New York/New Jersey  
#1
by Corinne Antonelli
N14102 B757-224 United 2019-25

Her Art Here was a contest created by United to find and uplift underrepresented women artists by providing them with a chance to have their work painted on an aircraft.

New Jersey native Corinne Antonelli won the public online poll for the New York/New Jersey part of the contest; this plane featured iconic imagery from the two states, including the Red Mill in New Jersey, the New York City skyline and the Statue of Liberty as well as a globe symbolizing the airline's global network from Newark.

Image  ©  Keith Sommer (IAD)
Tags   Design Competition

Retro Style

Retro Style  
OY-RUT MD-82 DAT Danish Air Transport 2019-21

The airline organised a design competition to find a stylish design for one of its two MD-80. This design was chosen as it fitted best the long silhouette of the "Mad Dog".

Image  ©  Olivier Mouhot (ORY)
Tags   Design Competition, Retro

Flying Honu #2 Emerald Green Hawaiian Ocean

Flying Honu   フライング・ホヌ
#2
Kai - Emerald Green - Hawaiian Ocean   エメラルドグリーン ハワイの「海」
Corporate
JA382A A380-841 ANA  [+] 2019-

In 2016 ANA launched a design competition to find a unique livery for its 3 upcoming A380 which will be assigned to the Narita-Honolulu route. The work of Chihiro Masuoka "Parent and child of Honu (sea turtle) relaxing in the blue sea of Hawaii" was chosen in 2017 with three colour variants of its sea turtle family design to be applied on the jets. The Green sea turtle, known as Honu in Hawaiian language, is regarded as a symbol of good luck and longevity in the islands.

The second Flying Honu was rolled out of the paint hangar in Hamburg-Finkenwerder on March 29, 2019. It is the emerald green one, named "Ocean".

Image  ©  Yannick van Praag (NRT)
Tags   Design Competition, Wildlife

Flying Honu #1 ANA Blue - Hawaiian Sky

Flying Honu   フライング・ホヌ   ★
#1
Lani - ANA Blue - Hawaiian Sky   ANAブルー ハワイの「空」
Corporate
JA381A A380-841 ANA  [+] 2018-

In 2016 ANA launched a design competition to find a unique livery for its 3 upcoming A380 which will be assigned to the Narita-Honolulu route. The work of Chihiro Masuoka "Parent and child of Honu (sea turtle) relaxing in the blue sea of Hawaii" was chosen in 2017 with three colour variants of its sea turtle family design to be applied on the jets. The Green sea turtle, known as Honu in Hawaiian language, is regarded as a symbol of good luck and longevity in the islands.

The first Flying Honu was rolled out of the paint hangar in Hamburg-Finkenwerder on December 13, 2018. It is the blue one, named "Sky".

Images  ©  Dirk Grothe (TLS) & Aero Icarus (HNL)
Tags   Design Competition, Wildlife

Future Artist Olympiad - 10th Anniversary

Future Artist Olympiad   내가 그린 예쁜 비행기
#1»9
10th Anniversary  
HL7766 B777-2B5ER Korean Air 2018-20

"Korean Air Future Artist Olympiad" is the airline's children drawing contest; it began with the purpose of contributing to the advancement of children art education as a contest for all elementary school students who have an interest and talent in drawing.

2018 marked the 10th anniversary of the contest and each of the first 9 winning entries of the 2009 to 2017 competitions were added to this 777. The first 5 designs from 2009 to 2013 were visible on the port side while the 4 ones from 2014-2017 could be seen on the starboard side.

Images  ©  T Komichi (CTS) & Wout Goossens (HND)
Tags   Children Drawings, Design Competition

Silk Ribbon

Silk Ribbon   吉享丝路   Auspicious Silk Road
B-207N B787-9 Juneyao Air 2018-
B-208A B787-9 Juneyao Air 2018-

The second and third Dreamliners of Juneyao Airlines wear a red & gold Chinese ribbon livery. This design was chosen as part of a public design competition. The traditional red silk Chinese ribbon is said to be representing the airline’s support for the direction that the PRC is taking, as well as its dedication to contribute to the country’s One Belt, One Road initiative. The airline later officially designated the livery "Silk Ribbon" in English and "Auspicious Silk Road" in Chinese.

Image  ©  Ryotaro Shinozaki (NRT)
Tags   Design Competition

Future Artist Olympiad #10

Future Artist Olympiad   내가 그린 예쁜 비행기
#10
Large Cooperative Work by 500 children   참가자 500명이 완성한 대형 협동 작품
HL8274 B777-3B5ER Korean Air 2018-19

"Korean Air Future Artist Olympiad" is the airline's children drawing contest; it began with the purpose of contributing to the advancement of children art education as a contest for all elementary school students who have an interest and talent in drawing.

The theme for the 10th edition was "Together - Imagine the world we all make together" and unlike previous years, a single large cooperative work was made by 500 finalists who were selected through a fair lottery for all elementary school students in South Korea.

Image  ©  Maarten Visser (AMS)
Artwork  ©  Korean Air
Tags   Children Drawings, Design Competition

95 years with you

95 years with you  
95 лет вместе с вами
VP-BEE » RA-73710 A321-211 Aeroflot 2018-

Aeroflot celebrated its 95th birthday with the unveiling of a new special livery, again developped from a public design competition. The winner adapted to the plane patterns from traditional Gzhel, a Russian style of blue and white ceramics originating from Gzhel village near Moscow.

Image  ©  Olivier Mouhot (GVA)
Tags   Anniversary, Design Competition, Traditional Patterns

Aerosmurf

Aerosmurf  
We fly you to the home of the Smurfs
Belgian Icons
OO-SND A320-214 Brussels Airlines 2018-24

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)
Tags   Cartoon & Anime, Design Competition, The Smurfs