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Panda Route #7

Panda   熊猫
#7
Panda Route   熊猫之路
B-32G6 A350-941 Sichuan Airlines 2024-

This scheme is the 7th variation of the panda scheme at Sichuan Airlines. The panda cub featured is Sanyou 三优, the giant panda adopted by the airline and now its official mascot. San (三) is chinese for three and the cub's name was chosen to match the airline's IATA code "3U". The arrival of new generation widebodies at Sichuan Airlines also marks an additionnal step in the "Panda Route" network expansion program (note the additional titles aft of the wing). The cabin is also decorated extensively with pandas.

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Tags   Mascots, Panda, Wildlife

Panda Route #6

Panda   熊猫
#6
Panda Route   熊猫之路
B-32G2 A350-941 Sichuan Airlines 2024-

This scheme is the 6th variation of the panda scheme at Sichuan Airlines. The panda cub featured is Sanyou 三优, the giant panda adopted by the airline and now its official mascot. San (三) is chinese for three and the cub's name was chosen to match the airline's IATA code "3U". The arrival of new generation widebodies at Sichuan Airlines also marks an additionnal step in the "Panda Route" network expansion program (note the additional titles aft of the wing). The cabin is also decorated extensively with pandas.

Image  ©  Yiran (PEK)
Tags   Mascots, Panda, Wildlife

Panda Route #5

Panda   熊猫
#5
Panda Route   熊猫之路
B-32F8 A350-941 Sichuan Airlines 2024-

This scheme is the 5th variation of the panda scheme at Sichuan Airlines. The aircraft was finally flown to China in June 2024, although it had performed its first flight and was delivered in fall 2023. The panda cub featured is Sanyou 三优, the giant panda adopted by the airline and now its official mascot. San (三) is chinese for three and the cub's name was chosen to match the airline's IATA code "3U". The arrival of new generation widebodies at Sichuan Airlines also marks an additionnal step in the "Panda Route" network expansion program (note the additional titles aft of the wing). The cabin is also decorated extensively with pandas.

Image  ©  Yiran (PEK)
Tags   Mascots, Panda, Wildlife

Panda Route #4

Panda   熊猫
#4
Panda Route   熊猫之路
B-32AG A350-941 Sichuan Airlines 2023-

This scheme is the 4th variation of the panda scheme at Sichuan Airlines. The aircraft was finally delivered to China in December 2023, although it had performed its first flight in October 2022. The panda cub featured is Sanyou 三优, the giant panda adopted by the airline and now its official mascot. San (三) is chinese for three and the cub's name was chosen to match the airline's IATA code "3U". The arrival of new generation widebodies at Sichuan Airlines also marks an additionnal step in the "Panda Route" network expansion program (note the additional titles aft of the wing). The cabin is also decorated extensively with pandas.

Image  ©  Yiran (PEK)
Tags   Mascots, Panda, Wildlife

Panda #3

Panda   熊猫
#3
Panda Route   熊猫之路
B-325J A350-941 Sichuan Airlines 2022-

This scheme is the third variation of the panda scheme at Sichuan Airlines. Although it performed its first flight in December 2021, the aircraft was not flown to China until December 2022.The panda cub featured is Sanyou 三优, the giant panda adopted by the airline and now its official mascot. San (三) is chinese for three and the cub's name was chosen to match the airline's IATA code "3U". The arrival of new generation widebodies at Sichuan Airlines also marks an additionnal step in the "Panda Route" network expansion program (note the additional titles aft of the wing). The cabin is also decorated extensively with pandas.

Image  ©  Yiran (PEK)
Tags   Mascots, Panda, Wildlife

Panda #2

Panda   熊猫
#2
Panda Route   熊猫之路
B-306N A350-941 Sichuan Airlines 2019-

The panda cub featured is Sanyou 三优, the giant panda adopted by the airline and now its official mascot. San (三) is chinese for three and the cub's name was chosen to match the airline's IATA code "3U". The arrival of new generation widebodies at Sichuan Airlines also marks an additionnal step in the "Panda Route" network expansion program (note the additional titles aft of the wing). The cabin is also decorated extensively with pandas.

Image  ©  Chung Kwok (YVR)
Tags   Mascots, Panda, Wildlife

Panda #1

Panda   熊猫
#1
B-301D A350-941 Sichuan Airlines 2017-

The panda cub featured is Sanyou 三优, the giant panda adopted by the airline and now its official mascot. San (三) is chinese for three and the cub's name was chosen to match the airline's IATA code "3U". The arrival of new generation widebodies at Sichuan Airlines also marks an additionnal step in the "Panda Road" network expansion program.

This aircraft is the first A350 of Sichuan Airlines (a Sri Lankan not-taken-up frame) and it was rolled out in Toulouse in September 2017 but due to certification delays was not delivered to the Chinese airline until August 2018. The aircraft features famous playful Sichuan pandas.

Image  ©  zhangmx969 (TNA)
Tags   Mascots, Panda, Wildlife