better_by_design Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Some great pictures of Canadian airline WestJet's new "Frozen" 737. I'm pretty impressed with what they've done here - not only did they theme the aircraft interior (luggage bins and headrests) but even the outside paint job has a bit of a story to it, starting with winter in the back, and transitioning to summer in the front... much as how Canadian vacationers will be traveling from the frozen tundra to Southern California! http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/canadian-airline-westjet-debuts-frozen-themed-aircraft/story?id=34583313 I mean, it's no ANA Star Wars jet, or EVA's Hello Kitty service, but pretty cool!
DoinItForTheFame Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Not going to lie... that's pretty freaking awesome. I'd book a flight, just so I could fly on that plane!!!
KBrylczyk Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 The in-flight pillows had better be Snowgies.
SharkTums Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 I saw this earlier but didn't realize they had also themed the interior. Pretty cute!
Married a Canadian Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 I work air traffic control in Toronto. This caused quite a stir when it arrived (of the good sort) It was all very secretive...to the point of it coming in on a non noise preferential runway after midnight to hide it from the spotters. There was a bit of confusion amongst ATC as obviously we don't know about the paint job an aircraft has on it. We were being directed for it to land somewhere that it normally woudn't and were saying "Ermmm it is just Westjet". All was revealed afterwards. Awesome. Unsurprisingly the first flight it did was to Orlando. It looks great, and hopefully when it is in the hangar next I will get some more pictures and post them here.
Married a Canadian Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 Here is a link to the Westjet information page. There is some interesting stuff on here...not least how it got painted. http://www.westjet.com/guest/en/about/disney-frozen-themed-plane.shtml?sm_cid=social:ws-world:frozen-plane-time-lapse-video:facebook
better_by_design Posted October 21, 2015 Author Posted October 21, 2015 I work air traffic control in Toronto. This caused quite a stir when it arrived (of the good sort) It was all very secretive...to the point of it coming in on a non noise preferential runway after midnight to hide it from the spotters. There was a bit of confusion amongst ATC as obviously we don't know about the paint job an aircraft has on it. We were being directed for it to land somewhere that it normally woudn't and were saying "Ermmm it is just Westjet". All was revealed afterwards. Awesome.Unsurprisingly the first flight it did was to Orlando. It looks great, and hopefully when it is in the hangar next I will get some more pictures and post them here. Ha! That's awesome... I'm sure that sort of thing happens for actual VIP aircraft, and not the average WestJet 737... I have to say I'm pretty impressed with this - although it's also fair to say we're living in good time for themed airplane livery with this and the Star Wars planes in one year!
Married a Canadian Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 I'm sure that sort of thing happens for actual VIP aircraft, and not the average WestJet 737 What threw everyone is that it dosen't after midnight. Toronto (YYZ) like most city airports have strict noise procedures after certain hours (midnight in our case). We have to land on the preferential noise runways (unless weather dictates otherwise). It could be the most high powered VIP you could imagine...after midnight he has to land on the same runway everyone else does. When this Westjet came, orders came down from on high that they would land on a VERY non noise preferential runway. No one could figure out why obviously. If a VIP dosen't get it, why is Westjet..would have been the thought! Hopefully I can get into the hangar soon as I think these "themed" planes are pretty cool personally.
Married a Canadian Posted November 12, 2015 Posted November 12, 2015 I found the Star Wars plane if anyone is interested...I am not a spotter (even though I work in aviation) but I do find these quite smart. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/photos/on-board-the-star-wars-themed-boeing-dreamliner-1.3315547 The WestJet plane has not been in the hangar yet since it started service, I still intend to get some pics when it does.
StealthFan Posted November 12, 2015 Posted November 12, 2015 I mean, it's no ANA Star Wars jet, or EVA's Hello Kitty service, but pretty cool! Of course its no ANA Star Wars jet or the Hello Kitty one as its so much better! Given the fact I am not the most patient flyer especially when its comes to long flights, I'm sure this plane would help me out given my Elsa fanboyness.
viking86 Posted November 12, 2015 Posted November 12, 2015 Of course its no ANA Star Wars jet or the Hello Kitty one as its so much better!
Nrthwnd Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Speaking of Hello Kitty.... Somewhere in Japan.....
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