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Dmitri Mendeleev

Dmitri Mendeleev   Дмитрий Менделеев
RA-89025 Superjet 100 Rossiya 2025-

Featuring two different large portraits of Russian chemist and father of the periodic table of elements Dmitri Mendeleev. The port side show the Hydrogen element while the starboard side has a logo of the Carbon element. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Imperial University before becoming a professor in the main base city of Rossiya.

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JO1 Happy Ren Day

JO1 Happy Ren Day  
JA27MC A320-214 Starflyer 2025

Celebrating the birthday of Japanese singer Kawashiri Ren. He is a member of the J01 boy band. Short-lived decals.

Image  ©  青春の１ページさん (KIX)
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Johann Strauss

Johann Strauss  
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OE-LPF B777-2Q8ER Austrian 2025-

Austrian honored the 200th birthday of famous waltz composer Johann Strauss II in 2025 with these special decals. Note the two sides are different. The design was created in partnership with the City of Vienna Tourist board annual theme "King of Waltz. Queen of Music" and features Strauss's iconic copperplate look with contemporary headphones. The airline plays the Blue Danube Waltz is played on its aircraft more than 200.000 times a year - both before take-off and after landing. It is the second design celebrating the "Waltz King" after a company A321 in 1999.

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Cosmonaut Maryna Vasileuskaya

Cosmonaut Maryna Vasileuskaya   Марына Васілеўская
 
EW-512PO EMB-175LR Belavia 2024

The two sides of the fuselage were different and showed drawings of Belarussian cosmonaut & Belavia flight attendant Maryna Vasileuskaya, who became the first Belarusian woman to be launched into space in March 2024.

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100th

100th  
K. Atatürk
TC-RDP A321-271NX Pegasus 2023-

Pegasus took delivery of its 100th aircraft the year the Republic of Turkey celebrated its 100th anniversary and this special scheme celebrates both events. An artistic rendering of the head of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding father of the Republic, adorns the tail of the aircraft. While standard Pegasus aircraft are named after the first names of the children of airline employees, this one is named "Cumhuriyet" which translates as Republic.

Images  ©  Michael Stappen (DUS)
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Santos Dumont 150 Years 1873-2023

Santos Dumont 150 Years 1873-2023   150 Anos 1873-2023
Initiatives
PS-AEO EMB-195-E2 Azul 2023-

Azul joined Gol in celebrating aviation pioneer Santos Dumont and his legacy in mid-2023 with special markings comemorating the 150th anniversary of his birth. This aircraft has been used on PR duties during several 2023 airshows in Brazil.

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14bis - Santos Dumont 150Y

Santos Dumont 150 Years 1873-2023   150 Anos 1873-2023
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14bis
PR-GXR B737-8EH Gol 2023-

Gol again celebrated aviation pioneer Santos Dumont and his legacy in mid-2023 with special markings comemorating the 150th anniversary of his birth. His 14-bis aeroplane is featured on both sides of the 737. The aircraft has been used on PR duties during several 2023 airshows in Brazil.

Image  ©  Ian Bowley (GRU)
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Celebrating Al Hussein

Celebrating Al Hussein   نفرح بالحسين
01-06-2023  
JY-JAL B767-204ER Jordan Aviation 2023
JY-JAX B737-322 Jordan Aviation 2023

Jordan Aviation added special decals to two aircraft in its full livery to celebrate the wedding of His Royal Highness Prince Al-Hussein Bin Abdullah II, Crown Prince of Jordan and Miss Rajwa Al-Seif, which took place on June 1, 2023.

Image  ©  Gerrit Griem (AYT)
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Mihajlo Pupin

Mihajlo Pupin  
YU-ARC A330-243 Air Serbia 2022-

Air Serbia's third A330 features a stylized image of Serbian physicist, physical chemist and philanthropist Mihajlo Pupin.

Image  ©  EK4822 (TSN)
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100 Crore Vaccines.

100 Crore Vaccines / 1 Billion Vaccines   100 करोड़ जीत के टीके
Congratulations India.   Corona will loose, Country will win.   कोरोना हारेगा, देश जीतेगा
VT-SLC B737-9GJER SpiceJet 2021
VT-SLH B737-8AS SpiceJet 2021
VT-SLM B737-8EH SpiceJet 2021

Celebrating India passing the 100 Crore (=1 Billion) vaccine doses inoculated which occured on October 21, 2021. VT-SLC had titles in Hindi on the port side and in English on the starboard side, with the contrary for VT-SLM which was in basic white livery. Decals were short-lived on these two aircraft. The sticker shows Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, as well as a doctor and a patient being vaccinated. Slightly later VT-SLH received similar decals, this time with the more understandable "1 Billion" phrase (Hindi on the port side, English on starboard side).

Note the additional "75 years of independence" stickers.

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75 Years

75 Years   75 عاما
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HZ-ARE B787-9 Saudia 2021-

This special anniversary scheme features the head of Ibn Saud (King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia), King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. Unveiled in time for Saudi National Day 2021 (September 23).

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A Salute to the Savior Sonu Sood

A Salute to the Saviour Sonu Sood  
VT-SZM B737-86J SpiceJet 2021-22

In 2021 SpiceJet dedicated a special livery to honour the humanitarian work of actor Sonu Sood who helped millions of stranded Indians, both within and outside India, reach their homes amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla  
YU-ARB A330-243 Air Serbia 2021-

Air Serbia's second A330 features a stylized image of Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla, arguably the country's most famous personnality.

Image  ©  Mark Szemberski (JFK)
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Congratulations!

Congratulations! Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Our Prime Minister  
Nobel Peace Prize Award Winner 2019  
ET-AUR B787-9 Ethiopian 2020-21

The Nobel Peace Prize 2019 was awarded to Abiy Ahmed Ali "for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea." He is the Prime Minister of Ethiopia since April 2018. Decal on the port side only.

Image  ©  Olivier Mouhot (CDG)
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Happy Birthday Sehun

Happy Birthday Sehun   오세훈
By Chinese Xunqi - 19940412  
HL8235 B737-8KG T'Way 2019

Oh Se-hun (born April 12, 1994), better known mononymously as Sehun, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, model and actor. These decals -bought by his Chinese fan club Xunqi and different on both sides of the 737- were added in May 2019 to celebrate (with a bit of delay) the 25th anniversary of their Korean idol.

Images  ©  青春の１ページさん (NRT) & YoungKyun Shin (GMP)
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Bruegel

Bruegel  
We fly you to the home of Bruegel
Belgian Icons
OO-SNE A320-214 Brussels Airlines 2019-24

Pieter Bruegel the Elder was the most significant artist of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting. He is mostly known for its his landscapes and peasant scenes of its native Brabant. The airline selected Bruegel for its 6th Belgian Icon as 2019 marked the 450th anniversary of his death. Subjects from ten of his paintings were merged by Jos De Gruyter et Harald Thys, two Belgian contemporary artists.

The overhead bins in the cabin featured paintings by Bruegel; books detailing his work were available onboard to read.

Images  ©  Yannick van Praag (BRU)
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Ferdinand I

Ferdinand I  
YR-BMG B737-86N Blue Air 2018-19

Ferdinand I of Romania was King of Romania from 1914 until 1927; he became known as "the Unifier" as after World War I Romania enlarged its kingdom to including Bessarabia, Bukovina and Transylvania. While Tarom is the national carrier, this initiative intends to honour those who contributed to the establishment of modern Romania. The decal was quickly damaged and removed soon afterwards.

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Year of Zayed

Year of Zayed   عام زايد
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A6-AOA A320-214 Air Arabia 2018-19
A6-AOS A320-214 Air Arabia 2018-19

Air Arabia & FlyDubai joined Emirates & Etihad for a flypast over the UAE as a centrepiece performance to celebrate the UAE’s 47th National Day and the Year of Zayed on December 1, 2018. Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the principal driving force behind the formation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and subsequent president of the union from 1971 until his death in 2004.

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Year of Zayed

Year of Zayed   عام زايد
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A6-FMA B737-8 MAX FlyDubai 2018-19
A6-FMG B737-8 MAX FlyDubai 2018-19
A6-MAX B737-8 MAX FlyDubai 2018-19

Air Arabia & FlyDubai joined Emirates & Etihad for a flypast over the UAE as a centrepiece performance to celebrate the UAE’s 47th National Day and the Year of Zayed on December 1, 2018. A6-FMA was the aircraft used for the flypast but at least two other Maxes also carried the titles. Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the principal driving force behind the formation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and subsequent president of the union from 1971 until his death in 2004.

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100 The Nelson Mandela Legacy

100 The Nelson Mandela Legacy  
ZS-SNE A340-642 South African  [+] 2018-19
ZS-SXL A330-343 South African  [+] 2018-19
ZS-SZG A320-232 South African  [+] 2018-19

These 3 aircraft sported small decals highlighting the 2018 celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela.

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