A maple leaf is the livery of which airline?
"small businesses with only local operations) and the logos of Canadian sports teams. Examples include Air Canada, McDonald's Canada, General Motors Canada, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets NHL franchises, the Toronto FC soccer club, and Wendy's Canada (using the maple leaf in place of the normal apostrophe found at U.S. locations). It is also used by the Federal Government as a personification and identifier on its websites, as part of the government's wordmark. Since 1979, the Royal Canadian Mint has produced gold, silver, platinum, and palladium bullion coins, which are officially known as Maple Leafs, as geometric maple"
"a presentation in the Toronto Airport hangar, Celine Dion helped the newly-solvent airline debut its new image. Air Canada has 23 ""Maple Leaf Lounges"" located at all major airports across Canada and at international locations including London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt, Los Angeles and New York-LaGuardia. The ""Maple Leaf Lounges"" are available to passengers holding a same day ticket on Air Canada in ""Business Class"", Star Alliance ""Gold Members"", Air Canada ""Super Elite"", Air Canada ""Elite"", Air Canada ""Maple Leaf Club"" members, American Express ""Maple Leaf Club"" members, American Express ""AeroplanPlus Platinum"" holders, holders of a one time guest pass"
"was also a ""eurowhite"" scheme with a different typeface for the 'Mandala' title, a blue tail and the original logo. The airline's earliest scheme was a bare-metal lower and white upper fuselage with a blue cheatline across the cabin windows and a red 'MANDALA' title. Other recent liveries used by Mandala Airlines include a gold and blue wavy scheme with a large billboard 'Mandala' title introduced in early 2008, a mainly-white scheme with gold and blue hockey stick stripes on the fuselage and a blue tail, and an all-white scheme. Following its restructuring, the new hybrid Tiger Airways Mandala livery"
"The ""Palm Tree Livery"", which was introduced in 1996, was also primarily white with ""ATA"" painted on both sides of the aircraft; the letters were painted in a ""bubble-like"" fashion. There was a palm tree and a sun on the tail, as well as ""ATA"" in small letters. The engine nacelles were painted blue, with the outboard side of each nacelle displaying a stylized sun. This livery, introduced to emphasize ATA as a ""vacation airline"", was synonymous with the phrase ""On ATA, You're on Vacation"". ATA's original livery, known as the ""Runway Livery"", was introduced when the airline began passenger"
"US Airways livery US Airways' aircraft livery has varied both under the US Airways and USAir name. In general the Express and Shuttle divisions have had liveries that closely parallel the company-wide livery at the time. The US Airways livery has been replaced with the new American Airlines livery, in accordance with their merger. In 1979 USAir introduced its new livery, a primarily unpainted plane, with an orange, red, and brown running strip, and a stylized USAir title, with the ""A"" written as a triangle. The ""A"" was very similar to the ""A"" which had been used in the final"
"Airlines' 1975 livery was among the first Eurowhite schemes outside Europe. The Braniff 1967 livery (see Overal Colour above) was also often dubbed ""Jellybean."" Jellybean liveries involve multiple alternative colourways in which entire aircraft or parts of them are decorated. A Jellybean variant involved decorating tail fins in different designs, as exemplified by Air India Express, displaying different Indian culture and heritage on its tail, Alaska Air's brand refresh livery, Frontier Airlines with the images of different animals and birds on its tail, JetBlue Airways, Mexicana, Pakistan International Airlines' ""ethnic tails,"" and PLUNA. British Airways’ 1997 ethnic liveries were celebrated"
"market. In February 2004, the airline introduced the new Blue and White livery, commonly called the 'Rising Blue' livery, with the Blue Tulip on the tail to coincide with a new advertising campaign. Financial pressure on the airline was heavy. The SARS epidemic in 2003 depressed traffic on United's extensive Pacific network. The spikes in the price of jet fuel ate away remaining profits United made. United implemented several fare hikes on overseas routes, citing rising fuel costs, in 2004 and 2005. Two days after its triumphant first flight to Vietnam, United announced that it would cut U.S. flight capacity"
"in 2012. The second co-branded livery was painted on a Boeing 777-300ER delivered in May 2016. The third co-branded livery aircraft, first with Airbus, was painted on an Airbus A350-900. The design interweaves the China Airlines brand colors with the Airbus carbon fiber pattern. Plane currently carrying hybrid liveries: Plane once carrying a hybrid livery: In 2016, China Airlines announced that the Airbus A350-900 fleet will have a naming theme that combines endemic birds and unique features of Taiwan. The first two A350s were named Mikado pheasant and Taiwan blue magpie by the airline. The names of the remaining 12"
"with American titles. Unlike the previous heritage liveries, which were all on Airbus A319s, this heritage livery appears on an Airbus A321 which was the final plane delivered in US Airways livery. US Airways livery US Airways' aircraft livery has varied both under the US Airways and USAir name. In general the Express and Shuttle divisions have had liveries that closely parallel the company-wide livery at the time. The US Airways livery has been replaced with the new American Airlines livery, in accordance with their merger. In 1979 USAir introduced its new livery, a primarily unpainted plane, with an orange,"
"to launch a special campaign in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal. The campaign included the implementation of a special livery, which has a graphic image of the locks, on the back of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft and is expected to be implemented on more than 40 aircraft of the fleet. From 1947 to present, Copa Airlines has used the following liveries: The white and gray livery has been used by Copa Airlines since 1999, after Continental raised its ownership of the company to 51% in that year. Although Continental ceased operations in March 2012 as a"
"in heritage liveries ""Retrojets."" Airlines often apply and paint specialized liveries to their standard airline liveries and logos of their aircraft. Southwest Airlines is famous for its various liveries promoting Sea World (painted to resemble an Orca), various US states where Southwest has operations (painted to resemble the states' flags), and other entities such as the NBA and the Ronald McDonald House. All Nippon Airways has featured a number of aircraft in a promotional Pokémon livery, known as the Pokémon Jet. EVA Air partnered with Sanrio to create a number of ""Hello Kitty Jets."" Three multinational worldwide airline alliances have"
"Canada unit. On 9 February 2017, a new retro red and black aircraft livery was launched, to coincide with Air Canada's 80th anniversary and Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation. The update includes design aspects from the logo used between 1964 and 1992, with an overall white colour scheme, with a black underside, tail fin with red maple leaf rondelle, black ""Air Canada"" lettering with a red maple leaf rondelle underneath, and a black ""mask"" surrounding the cockpit windows. Three newly delivered Boeing 787-9 will arrive immediately with the new colour scheme while the remainder of the fleet will be repainted"
"It has since then been replaced with a special Doraemon livery. On 4 September 2010, in conjunction with the ""Boku no Miteiru Fūkei"" album, JAL and Arashi (which one of the songs, ""Movin' On"", is used for a commercial) introduced a new livery featuring the five members of Arashi in the aircraft; the first flight was on the day after on 5 September. On 3 August 2017, JAL announced a new livery in commemoration of the new Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem ride in Universal Studios Japan. Landor Associates created JAL's brand identity in 1989. After Japan Airlines and Japan Air"
"2020, and the airline plans to deploy the aircraft on new routes to the United States, the Middle East and Asia. On 19 December 2012 the airline unveiled its new livery, which features a white fuselage and black tailfin adorned with three blue stripes, representing the neck markings of the Turtle Dove. This design will replace the former livery with the 9.9.99 logo on its tailfin. The airline's hub, Tripoli International Airport, has been closed since 13 July 2014 and is still shut down as of October 2016. Afriqiyah Airways currently operates a small route network out of Mitiga International"
"sold, primarily to Russian operators) were repainted in the new United livery, except for the one Boeing 737-900ER in the Continental Blue Skyway retro livery (N75436). United repainted this aircraft to the standard Globe livery in May 2016, and then painted a different airframe in the Blue Skyway, sister ship N75435. The reason for the change is currently unknown to the public. First Class was offered on Domestic Flights, and BusinessFirst was offered on Transatlantic/Transpacific Flights. Continental Airlines was one of three carriers (with American Airlines and Delta Air Lines) to sign an exclusivity agreement with Boeing in the late"
"in place of US Airways. The tail and underbelly of the livery remained the same as the US Airways mainline livery. Additionally, during this period several planes were painted with the Star Alliance livery, which featured the Star Alliance logo on the tail of the airplane, and the title Star Alliance painted prominently on the airplane. With US Airways' departure from Star Alliance, all of these aircraft were repainted into the new American Airlines livery. After the 2005 merger of US Airways and America West Airlines, a light grey livery was chosen to better meet operational needs due to the"
"As part of the celebration and to increase awareness of the 10‑member alliance, all the alliance member airlines decorated a proportion of their aircraft fleets in a new standard Oneworld livery—around 40 aircraft in total, mainly types that fly on international routes. The alliance also unveiled a special version of its logo, featuring the text ""10 years"" printed behind the word Oneworld as a watermark on its round blue orb. Founding member. Independently operated franchise carriers using the British Airways name, livery and flight code. Only on routes operated by Nordic Regional Airlines on behalf of Finnair. Qantaslink uses the"
"Also, it has special liveries within its fleet. In November 2003, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Panama, Copa Airlines adorned its fleet of Boeing 737-700s with a special livery depicting the official centennial logo and portrait of the first president of Panama, Manuel Amador Guerrero. In 2006, a Copa Airlines Embraer 190 sported a special livery denoting it was the 200th Embraer 190 produced by the Brazilian plane manufacturer Embraer. On 3 February 2011, the Tourism Authority of Panama worked alongside Copa Airlines to create a special livery for a Boeing 737-800 (registered HP-1534CMP) depicting"
"The familiar ""tulip"" logo remained, although slightly smaller. As a homage to the previous livery, narrow red, orange and blue stripes appeared between the grey and the dark blue. This so-called ""Battleship"" livery was intended to project a more business-like, global image for the airline, which was rapidly expanding internationally. Indeed, the words ""Worldwide Service"" were displayed near the front of the aircraft. Naturally, signage and printed materials reflected the change, often using the light blue on dark blue striped design of the aircraft tail-fin, along with the newly updated font and, of course, the ""tulip."" In 1997, United commissioned"
"expresses its support by having a ""We Support UNICEF"" logo on each aircraft. Following its corporate restructuring, Japan Airlines returned to the classic ""tsurumaru"" logo starting on 1 April 2011. JA8299, a Boeing 767-300, was the last remaining aircraft that had the ""Arc of the Sun"" livery until it was retired in January 2016. JAL is known for adopting special liveries. A Boeing 747 (JA8908) carries an Adidas soccer livery in 2002. Another Boeing 747 (JA8907) is the ""Matsui Jet"", featuring the famous Japanese baseball player Hideki Matsui in 2003. The airline's Boeing 767–300 (JA8253) is the ""Expo 2005"" aircraft."
"The Hawaii Express The Hawaii Express was a scheduled passenger airline that operated flights between Los Angeles, California (LAX) and Honolulu, Hawaii (HNL). It was nicknamed ""The Big Pineapple"" and started service with one Boeing 747 aircraft, featuring a unique and detailed paint job with a mango-colored tail and a rainbow-colored stripe down the side. Founded by Michael Hartley, who would later go on to found Air Hawaii and CheapTickets, the airline began flights on August 20, 1982. The Vice-President of Operations was William Traver. Since the airline wanted to hire personnel with airline experience, the employment ad which ran"
"Asia. In April 2014, Nepal Airlines unveiled new livery after taking delivery of Xian MA-60 aircraft as a gift from AVIC company of China. The ""Red and Blue strips"" livery were replaced by the new livery which resembles the flag of Nepal. On 8 February 2015, Nepal Airlines received its first Airbus A320 aircraft, ""Sagarmatha"" . On 30 April 2015, its second Airbus A320, ""Lumbini"" landed in Kathmandu. The aircraft was filled with 5 tonnes of aid material flown from the Airbus factory in Hamburg, to Nepal on delivery of the aircraft. The aid material was used in the relief"
"a member carrier's frequent flyer program. Benefits of SkyTeam Elite membership: SkyTeam Elite Plus status is awarded to customers who have reached a higher premium level of a member carrier's frequent flyer program. Benefits of SkyTeam Elite Plus membership: SkyTeam launched in 2009 a special livery celebrating its anniversary, with Delta Air Lines being the first airline to paint one of its aircraft with these colours. The livery consisted of an all-metallic silver fuselage and a dark blue empennage with SkyTeam's logo on it. The alliance emblem is painted on both sides of the fuselage. , the SkyTeam livery is"
"these, Aer Lingus took delivery of its first larger Boeing 707 in 1964, and the type continued to serve the airline until 1986. Conversion of the European fleet to jet equipment began in 1965 when the BAC One-Eleven started services from Dublin and Cork to Paris and via Manchester to Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt. The airline adopted a new livery in the same year, with a large green shamrock on the fin and titles of ""Aer Lingus-Irish International"" just above the windows. In 1966, the remainder of the company's shares held by Aer Rianta were transferred to the Minister"
"entered the fleet in 1982. Currently, only one Cathay Pacific aircraft (B-HLU) is painted in the Oneworld livery to commemorate the alliance's 10th anniversary. Previously on 12 March 2009, Cathay Pacific's first Oneworld aircraft, an Airbus A340-300 (B-HXG), was painted in the new, standard Oneworld livery, and has since been retired in March 2017. An additional aircraft, an Airbus A330-300 (B-HLU), is also painted in the Oneworld livery while a Boeing 777-300ER (B-KPL) was painted and delivered on 17 October 2009, before being subsequently repainted to the new Cathay Pacific livery in October 2017. In 19 September 2018, a Boeing"
"new livery first appeared on an Airbus A330-300 (B-HYQ). Cathay Pacific operates an all Airbus fleet in a mix of single-aisle and wide-body aircraft. The fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2018): Cathay Dragon shares two loyalty programs with its parent company, Cathay Pacific: The Marco Polo Club (The Club), a loyalty program, and Asia Miles, a travel reward program. Members of The Club are automatically enrolled as Asia Miles members. Food and beverages served on flights from Hong Kong are provided by LSG Lufthansa Service Hong Kong Ltd, a Cathay Dragon associate. A variety of regional"
"summer heat at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Las Vegas McCarran International Airport hubs inherited from America West. The livery incorporates colors from the four airlines that became US Airways: The logos of these four airlines are painted in miniature near the main cabin door. Since January 2014, following the merger of US Airways with American Airlines, all US Airways aircraft, except for the heritage A319s and A321 noted below, were painted in the new American Airlines livery. The first jet to re-enter revenue service was an Airbus A319, tail number N700UW, which previously sported a Star Alliance"
"new livery was introduced on the airline's new Airbus A319s, with large silver ""FRONTIER"" titles on the sides of the aircraft, and the airline's ""Spirit of the West"" slogan, later changed to ""A whole different animal."" The animal tails were retained, although only one image per aircraft was now used. Though the airline's Boeing 737s remained in the fleet until 2005, none were repainted into this livery. In April 2013, Frontier introduced a modified version of that livery, keeping the iconic animals on aircraft tails, but dropping its former slogan and replacing ""FRONTIER"" with ""FLYFRONTIER.COM"", the company's website, in support"
"the Express and Shuttle divisions had liveries that closely paralleled the company-wide livery at the time, but later shared the same aircraft with mainline US Airways. The pre-1995 US Airways featured a dark blue livery; after it merged with America West, US Airways, switched to a mostly white livery. Following US Airways merger with American Airlines, all US Airways aircraft were progressively painted into the American Airlines livery. The first jet to re-enter revenue service in the American livery in January 2014 was an Airbus A319, tail number N700UW, which previously sported a Star Alliance branding. However, one aircraft, an"
"honour of Freddie Laker of Laker Airways, who helped Virgin Atlantic following the demise of his own airline. G-VFAB—""Lady Penelope""—gained a special livery to celebrate Virgin Atlantic's 21st birthday. G-VFAB, ""Lady Penelope"", exited the fleet in September 2016 after 21 years of service and was subsequently parted out. The current livery dates from 2010 and returns to the ""Eurowhite"" design featuring purple billboard titles on the fuselage, slight changes to the Scarlet Lady, and new red metallic paint for the aircraft's tail and engines. On aircraft that have winglets, the wingtips are red, with the Virgin logo on the inside"
"before he retired later that year. On 6 March 1971, Aer Lingus took delivery of the first of two Boeing 747s for use on the transatlantic routes. The company later purchased a third for its fleet but quickly offered it for lease because it was not initially profitable for the company to fly 747s across the Atlantic. In 1974, Aer Lingus unveiled a new livery which eliminated the word ""International"" from the fuselage titles. The livery included two colours of blue and one green, plus the white shamrock on the fin. In 1977, Aer Lingus recruited its first female pilot,"
"1995 China Airlines unveiled its ""plum blossom"" logo, replacing the national flag, which had previously appeared on the tail fins (empennage), and the aircraft livery from the red-white-blue national colors on the fuselage of its aircraft. The plum blossom (""Prunus mume"") is Taiwan's National Flower. Throughout the 1990s, the airline employed many ex-ROC Air Force pilots. Due to the company's poor safety record in the 1990s, China Airlines began to change its pilot recruitment practices and the company began to actively recruit civilian-trained pilots with proven track records. In addition, the company began recruiting university graduates as trainees in its"
"British Airways ethnic liveries In 1997 British Airways (BA) adopted a new livery. One part of this was a newly stylised version of the British Airways ""Speedbird"" logo, but the major change was the introduction of tail-fin art. Also known as the Utopia or world image tailfins, they used art and designs from international artists and other sources to represent countries on BA's route network. The signature of the artist was carried near the design on the tail. The new corporate logo was created by the London-based design agency Newell and Sorrell, who also oversaw the implementation of the tailfin"