Expo 2023 Doha Qatar

Expo 2023   اكسبو 2023

Doha Qatar   قطر الدوحة

A7-AED

A330-302

Qatar Airways

2023-24

The International Horticultural Expo 2023 Doha Qatar took place between October 2023 and March 2024 in the Qatari capital. Its main theme was “Green Desert, Better Environment” with topics centered around innovation and knowledge about Horticulture and its ability to help mitigate desertification.

Images  ©  Abdurahman N. (DOH)
Tags   Exhibition, Plants

CAEXPO

China-ASEAN Expo   CAEXPO   中国—东盟博览会号

B-5598

B737-86J

China Southern (Guangxi branch)

2023-

This fully-painted special scheme uses the multicolour theme of the 2023 20th China-ASEAN Expo to be held in Nanning, Guangxi; the "Hehemeimei" event mascots are shown as are silhouettes of all ASEAN countries landmarks and national flowers. Note titles are different on the two sides. CZ is an official partner of the event.

China Southern Guangxi Branch was established in 1993 and operates 20 737s (2 -700 and 18 -800) from the province (mostly Nanning and Guilin) as of mid-2023.

Image  ©  Olivier Mouhot (PKX)
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World Expo 2030 - Busan, Korea - Blackpink

World Expo 2030 - Busan, Korea - Blackpink

HL7204

B777-3B5ER

Korean Air

2023

Busan was one of 4 cities competing to host the 2030 World Expo. Korean Air was a partner of the bid; in the meantime the airline also acted as a sponsor of the 2023 World tour of K-pop girl band Blackpink and it was decided to affix both decals on the same plane. Riyadh was chosen to host the Expo in late 2023 and the stickers were quickly removed thereafter.

Image  ©  YoungKyun Shin (ICN)
Tags   Exhibition, Music

Rome - World Expo 2030 Official Candidate

Rome - World Expo 2030 Official Candidate   Roma Italia 2030

People and territories

EI-EIE

A320-216

ITA Airways

2023

Relatively short-lived stickers promoting Rome as a candidate city for Expo 2030. Riyadh was selected to host the event in late 2023.

Image  ©  Federico Tombarelli (BLQ)
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Expo 2030

World EXPO 2030

Busan, Korea

HL8504

A321-251NX

Air Busan

2022-23

Expo 2030 is a proposed world's fair to be held in 2030. The cities of Busan, Rome, Odessa and Riyadh were contenders, with Riyadh selected in late 2023.

Image  ©  YoungKyun Shin (CJU)
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CIIE #2

CIIE China International Import Expo   中国国际进口博览会

Jinbo   进博号 - New Era - Shared Future   新时代 共享未来

Events

B-5940

A330-323

China Southern (Guangzhou HQ)

2020-

The China International Import Expo (CIIE) is a trade fair held in Shanghai every year in Automn since 2018. The expo is co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of China and the Shanghai Municipal Government and "has the purpose of replacing US products with products from other countries". ; as for B-2002 at China Eastern, B-5940 is referred to as the "Jinbo" (进博) aircraft, Jinbo being a short name for the CIIE. The livery features Jinbao (进宝), the panda mascot of the event as well as auspicious four-leaf clovers.

Images  ©  Steven Picalausa (AMS) & ZhiC (PKX)
Tags   Exhibition, Panda, Plants

CIIE China International Import Expo

CIIE China International Import Expo   中国国际进口博览会

Jinbo   进博号 - New Era - Shared Future   新时代 共享未来

Events

B-2002

B777-39PER

China Eastern (Shanghai HQ)

2020-

The China International Import Expo (CIIE) is a trade fair held in autumn annually since 2018 in Shanghai. The expo is co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of China and the Shanghai Municipal Government and "has the purpose of replacing US products with products from other countries". In mid-2020 China Eastern teamed up with the Expo team to promote the 3rd CIIE taking place in November 2020; B-2002 is referred to as the "Jinbo" (进博) aircraft, Jinbo being a short name for the CIIE. The livery features Jinbao (进宝), the panda mascot of the event.

Image  ©  Yiran (PEK)
Tags   Exhibition, Panda

Expo 2019 Beijing #2 Blooming

Expo 2019 Beijing   2019北京世园会

#2

Blooming   花开盛世号

B-5425

B737-89L

Air China (Beijing HQ)

2018-20

Air China was an official sponsor of the 2019 Horticultural Expo, which was held in the Yanqing District of Beijing. The Expo -organised under the theme “Live Green, Live Better”- was open between 29 April and 7 October 2019. The special scheme was unveiled in May 2018 and "Dream Seeds" were distributed to passengers of the first flights.

This second design was based on the Beijing rose. The rose is the flower of the capital city altogether with the chrysanthemum. China Rose is extensively cultivated as an ornamental plant in China; the aircraft was unveiled in Kunming, Yunnan after a flight from Beijing. Kunming hosted the same event in 1999, exactly 20 years before.

Image  ©  Maarten Visser (PEK)
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Expo 2019 Beijing #1

Expo 2019 Beijing   2019北京世园会

#1

Colourful World Park   多彩世园号

B-1083	A350-941	Air China (Beijing HQ)		2018-19
B-5497	B737-89L	Air China (Beijing HQ)		2018-21

Air China was an official sponsor of the 2019 Horticultural Expo, which was held in the Yanqing District in Beijing. The Expo, which was organised under the theme “Live Green, Live Better”, took place between 29 April and 7 October 2019. The special scheme was unveiled a year before the opening and "Dream Seeds" were distributed to passengers onboard the inaugural flight.

Images  ©  Gerrit Griem (FRA) & Thomas Ingendorn (HKG)
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Expo 2016 Antalya

Expo 2016 Antalya

TC-ETN

A321-131

AtlasGlobal

2016-17

Expo 2016 was an international horticultural exposition held in Antalya, Turkey. It was held between April and October and was Turkey's first 'Expo'. The theme was "A Green Life for Future Generations".

Image  ©  Olivier Mouhot (CDG)
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Expo 2014 Qingdao #2

Expo 2014 Qingdao   2014青岛世界园艺博览会

#2

World Garden   世园号

B-5856

B737-85N

Shandong Airlines

2013-

The International Horticultural Exposition 2014 took place in Qingdao and SDA was an official sponsor for the event. The core graphic symbol is the oracle-bone inscription of Chinese character “艺”, which echoes the theme “From the earth, for the Earth”, and showcases the quintessence, profoundness and long history of the Chinese culture. The “Qingqing” mascot can be seen in front of the engine.

Image  ©  Andrew W. Sieber (BFI)
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Expo 2014 Qingdao #1

Expo 2014 Qingdao   2014青岛世界园艺博览会

#1

World Garden   世园号

B-5787

B737-85N

Shandong Airlines

2013-

The International Horticultural Exposition 2014 took place in Qingdao and SDA was an official sponsor for the event. The core graphic symbol is the oracle-bone inscription of Chinese character “艺”, which echoes the theme “From the earth, for the Earth”, and showcases the quintessence, profoundness and long history of the Chinese culture. The “Qingqing” mascot can be seen in front of the engine.

Image  ©  XF4670 (DLC)
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Ekaterinburg World Expo 2020

Ekaterinburg World Expo 2020

VQ-BAE

B737-524

UTair

2013

The Russian Ural city of Ekaterinburg was candidate city to host the 2020 World's Fair. It lost the bid to Dubai.

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Rune - Roots of Kawaii × Girls Award

Rune - Roots of Kawaii × Girls Award

Rune Girls

JA807P	A320-214	Peach		2013
JA808P	A320-214	Peach		2013-14
JA809P	A320-214	Peach		2013

Rune Naito (1932-2007) was a Japanese artist and illustrator who was active from the 1950s through the 1970s. He is credited with being one the originators of the modern Kawaii culture, Kawaii being the quality of cuteness in the context of Japanese culture. Peach launched a partnership with the company holding the rights of Rune's work to emphasize its "Cute&Cool" image; in the meantime the "Roots of Kawaii" exhibition could be seen in Tokyo.

The partnership also involved Girls Award, a fashion & music event targeting young women which takes place twice a year in Japan. Note Girls Award titles disappeared before the rest of the titles.

Image  ©  Esa Kaihlanen (CTS)
Tags   Exhibition, Jewellery-Fashion-Cosmetics

8th China Flower Expo 2013

8th China Flower Expo 2013

Happiness is like flowers.   幸福像花儿一样

Events

B-6803

A320-214

China Eastern Jiangsu

2013

The 8th China Flower Fair took place in the Wujin District of Changzhou in the Jiangsu province (Yangtze River region). China Eastern was an official sponsor of the event with its Jiangsu subsidiary. Note both sides were different with the event mascots on the starboard side and the «Happiness is like flowers» motto on the port side.

China Airlines Jiangsu was established in 2004 to take over Nanjing Airlines operations and it has since grown to be one of China Eastern's largest units with a fleet of 50+ A320 family aircraft.

Image  ©  Danny Yu (PEK)
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Ekaterinburg World Expo 2020

Ekaterinburg World Expo 2020

Candidate City

VP-BBQ	A320-214	Ural Airlines		2012-14
VQ-BCZ	A320-214	Ural Airlines		2013-14
VQ-BDJ	A320-214	Ural Airlines		2012-15
VQ-BRE	A320-214	Ural Airlines		2013-15

The Russian Ural city of Ekaterinburg was candidate city to host the 2020 World's Fair. It lost the bid to Dubai.

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Expo 2011 #3 Green leads the Fashion

Expo 2011 Xi'An   2011西安世界园艺博览会

#3

Green leads the Fashion   绿色引领时尚

Events

B-6129

A330-343

China Eastern (Beijing branch)

2011-14

China Eastern was the partner airline of the Expo 2011 Fair. The logo of the exhibition was a stylized pomegranate flower (which is associated with the city of Xi’an). The mascot of the Expo was a red character named Chang’an Flower which could be seen on all three aircaft that were painted for the event.

This third livery was composed of many stylized pomegranate flowers. The aircraft was assigned to the airline's small Beijing branch.

Image  ©  Danny Yu (PEK)
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Expo 2011 #2 Heaven Changan

Expo 2011 Xi'An   2011西安世界园艺博览会

#2

Heaven Changan - Creative Nature   天人長安 创意自然 - 天人创意号

Events

B-6028

A320-214

China Eastern (Northwest branch)

2011-14

China Eastern was the partner airline of the Expo 2011 International Horticultural Fair. The airline's Northwest branch (which is nothing else than legacy China Northwest Airlines) is based in Xi'An, the capital of the Shaanxi province.

Heaven Changan (天人長安) is a humanistic documentary about Xi'An's recent urban evolutions, examining how city and nature live in harmony. This livery showed green mountains, water and garden landscapes which were linked to the "eternal peace & harmony between nature & mankind" theme of the Xi’An exhibition.

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Expo 2011 #1 World Park

Expo 2011 Xi'An   2011西安世界园艺博览会

#1

World Park   世园号

Events

B-6376

A320-232

China Eastern (Northwest branch)

2011-14

China Eastern was the partner airline of the Expo 2011 International Horticultural Fair. The airline's Northwest branch (which is nothing else than legacy China Northwest Airlines) is based in Xi'An, the capital of the Shaanxi province.

The logo of the exhibition was a stylized pomegranate flower (which is associated with the city of Xi’An). The mascot of the Expo was a red character named Chang’an Flower which could be seen on all three aircaft painted for the event. Xi'An was once known as Chang’an (Eternal Peace); the city marks the Silk Road’s eastern end and is of particular historical significance, with many archaeological sites in the area. This specific livery aimed at highlighting the ancient city's new, different, dynamic and green image.

Images  ©  Dlsunshy (DLC) & yabyanさん (NGO)
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Dalí

Dalí

High Museum of Art - Atlanta - Aug 7 - Jan 9

N6715C

B757-232

Delta  [+]

2010-11

As a partner of Atlanta's High Museum of Art (colloquially the High), Delta promoted the late 2010 exhibition celebrating the work of Spanish artist Salvador Dalí.

Image  ©  Mark Lawrence (FLL)
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