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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

Kish Summer Festival

Kish Summer Festival   جشنواره تابستانی کیش
EP-LCK MD-82 Kish Air 2018
EP-LCO MD-83 Kish Air 2018-19

Kish Island in the Arabian Gulf has a free trade zone status which makes the island a consumer's paradise. Every summer the Kish Free Zone Organization arranges a summer commercial event. The island's beaches and dolphins were featured in the 2018 decals.

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Tags   Commercial Events

Tabriz-2018

Tabriz-2018   پایتخت گردشگری کشورهای اسلامی
the Capital of Islamic Tourism  
EP-TAN MD-83 ATA Airlines 2017-18
EP-TAR MD-82 ATA Airlines 2017-19
EP-TAG B737-5L9 ATA Airlines 2017-18

ATA Airlines is based in Tabriz and was a partner of the city's 2018 tourism campaign, trigerred by the fact that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation named it Exemplary Tourist City of 2018. Tabriz lies in Northwestern Iran and is the capital of the East Azerbaijan province. Note EP-TAN had larger titles than EP-TAR; EP-TAG had the basic livery of previous operator Aurora.

Image  ©  TIA spotter (IST)
Tags   Tourism

Travel Rock #2

Travel Rock  
#2
Rock Your Life  
LV-WGM MD-83 Andes 2017-19

Travel Rock is a travel agency organising ski holidays for young Argentinian graduates. This was the second version of the titles, unveiled in time for the Southern Winter 2017 season.

Image  ©  Globespotter (AEP)
Tags   Tour Operator

Twin-heart Stone Weir

Twin-heart Stone Weir   雙心石滬
Penghu Qimei   澎湖七美
B-28035 MD-82 FAT Far Eastern 2016-19

Promoting tourism to a romantic well-preserved ancient fish trap that resembles a flying heart, located on the north shore of Qimei Island in the Penghu (Pescadores) archipelago.

Image  ©  H.C Chen (KHH)
Tags   Tourism

Travel Rock #1

Travel Rock  
#1
The World's Largest Graduate Travel Company   La compañía de viajes de egresados más grande del mundo
LV-WGM MD-83 Andes 2015-16

Travel Rock is a travel agency organising ski holidays for young Argentinian graduates.

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Tags   Tour Operator

National Penghu University

National Penghu University of Science & Technology  澎湖科技大學
Fun for everyone! Go now   強力棒球 熱情有勁
B-28017 MD-83 FAT Far Eastern 2014-15

Promoting a university located in Magong City in the Penghu (Pescadores) Island in the Taiwan Strait.

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Tags   Education

Kish Island

Kish Island  
The Paradise of the Family  
EP-LCK MD-82 Kish Air 2015-16
EP-LCN MD-83 Kish Air 2014-15
EP-LCO MD-83 Kish Air 2014

Promoting Kish Island in the Arabian Gulf, the homebase of this Iranian airline. Featured on the aicraft was the silhouette of the "Greek Ship", the nickname of cargo steamship Khoula F which has been beached on the southwest coast of the Island since 1966 and is now a tourist attraction. Note EP-LCK had a larger decal than its two other sisterships.

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Tags   Tourism

Tsing Hua University

Tsing Hua University   清華大學
High School Academic Express   高中學術列車
B-28021 MD-82 FAT Far Eastern 2014-19
B-28027 MD-82 FAT Far Eastern 2014-19

National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) is a research university located in Hsinchu City.

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Tags   Education

FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour #3

FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour  
Coca Cola  
OY-RUE MD-83 DAT Danish Air Transport 2013-14

Third Trophy Tour logojet, also advertising Coca-Cola partner. The Trophy Tour allows thousands football fans to get a close-up view of the authentic solid-gold trophy. The aircraft flew an extensive world tour before the 2014 World Cup. It then flew for months in the basic all red scheme.

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Tags   Drinks, World Cup

Dinli

Dinli   鼎力重機
B-28021 MD-82 FAT Far Eastern 2012-14
B-28027 MD-83 FAT Far Eastern 2012-14

Promoting the Dinli motorbikes.

Image  ©  F.M. Chang (TSA)
Tags   Automotive Industry

Kinmen Sorghum

Kinmen Sorghum   金門高粱酒
B-28025 MD-82 FAT Far Eastern 2011-12

Promoting 4 food brands including Sorghum wine from Kinmen, noodles, beef and root grass...

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Tags   Drinks, Food

Bravos de Margarita

Bravos de Margarita
YV335T MD-83 Perla Airlines 2007-11

In early 2011 Venezuelan newcomer Perla Airlines -based in Porlamar, Margarita Island- added special titles to its first MD80 to support the Bravos de Margarita (Margarita Braves) baseball team.

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Tags   Baseball

1Time Fan Club

1Time Fan Club  
Flying the Fans
ZS-TRL MD-83 1Time 2010-12

A red and yellow scarf different on both sides for this MD80.

Images  ©  Michael Stappen & Thomas Ingendorn (JNB)
Tags   Airline Marketing

Bicentenario Argentino

Argentina Bicentennial   Bicentenario Argentino
1810-2010
LV-CCJ MD-83 Andes 2010-11

The 1810 May Revolution marked the beginning of the path of Argentina towards independence.

Image  ©  Jaka (FLN)
Tags   Commemoration, Nationhood

Livingstone | 1Time Holidays

Livingstone | 1Time Holidays  
Quagga - Now flying to Livingstone | The best packages under the sun
ZS-SKB MD-83 1Time 2010-12

This aircraft was named after the quagga, an extinct subspecies of the plains Zebra, that is being "re-introduced" by selective breeding. The port side promoted the opening of flights to Livingstone, Zambia while the starboard side advertised the airline's online tour operator 1Time Holidays.

Images  ©  Michael Stappen & Thomas Ingendorn (JNB)
Tags   Brand Derivatives, Network, Wildlife

2010 FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour

2010 FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour  
by Coca Cola  
F-GMLU MD-83 Blue Line 2010

Blue Line operated the aircraft transporting the crew of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour accross the world in the months preceding the 2010 Cup held in South Africa. The Trophy Tour allows thousands football fans to get a close-up view of the authentic solid-gold trophy.

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Tags   World Cup

U2 - 360° Tour

U2 - 360° Tour  
Three Sixty Air - Infinity is a great place to start  
F-GMLK MD-83 Blue Line 2009&10

U2 chartered this MD-83 for its 2009 & 2010 editions of its 360° Tour. Note decals were slightly different for both editions. In between the aircraft had reverted to its standard, corporate-like livery.

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Tags   Music

Dream of Zanzibar... we fly direct.

Dream of Zanzibar... we fly direct.  
ZS-OBK MD-82 1Time 2009-10

Promoting the airline's bi-weekly Johannesburg-Zanzibar service. The titles and logos quickly faded, and the sun at the rear of the fuselage was even removed before the rest.

Image  ©  Maarten Visser (JNB)
Tags   Network

Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group  
#2
N405NV MD-83 Allegiant Air 2008-16
N408NV MD-82 Allegiant Air 2008-14

Promoting the show of the Blue Man Group, a performance art company formed in 1987.

Image  ©  G-AZZD (LAX)
Tags   Show