Since 2015, Disney & Lucasfilm released a brand new Star Wars movie continuing after the original trilogy where we seen Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia gotten older "RI.P. Carrie Fisher 1956-2016" after Star Wars Episode VII - The Force Awaken is a huge success merchandises are everywhere, so what does it means to have Star Wars on an airline?
Because in Japan, Star Wars has been so much popular since Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope was released on theaters, the Japanese want to start on promoting Star Wars not just by merchandises, but on airlines. Yes airlines! Since 1998, All Nippon Airways a.k.a ANA introduced a brand new special livery before Star Wars Episode I - Phantom Menace was released. The first special livery introduced was Pokemon.
Back in the 1998, Pokemon was new to the Japanese anime in both Japan & international after the years gamers & fans collected Pokemon Trading Cards and Pokemon games on Nintendo Game Boy & Game Boy Colour and Nintendo 64. During that year of success, ANA introduced special livery called Pokemon Jet using their Boeing 747-400, Boeing 767-300 and one Boeing 777-300 JA754A.
Each of these aircraft types have different Pokemon theme and some Pokemon decorations in ANA hybrid. In May 2016, the last Pokemon Jet JA754A Boeing 777-300 was retired by removing Pokemon livery & changed to ANA livery.
As ANA in recent years retired their Boeing 747-400, Boeing 767's & Boeing 777 are now in ANA livery, it was time for the airline to have a brand new special livery with Star Wars.
And so today ANA has four aircraft in Star Wars special livery so from my photos I've only seen one in Tokyo Narita if I see more of the Star Wars livery, I'll be updating the blog in the future
Boeing 767-300ER - R2-D2/BB-8
JA604A one of the later Boeing 767 aircraft built in 2002 with R2-D2 on one side and BB-8 on the other in different colours of the Star Wars logo. Painted in November 2015 before the released of Star Wars The Force Awakens.
Boeing 777-200 - C-3PO
JA743A delivered in 2013 in full ANA livery till November 2017 when ANA painted in C-3PO making 3PO as the character of the aircraft.
Boeing 777-300ER - BB-8
JA789A delivered in 2010 in full ANA livery till 2016 it was painted in BB-8 which is a brand new Star Wars character. If I was BB-8 or 3PO in the Star Wars Universe, I would with I could fly as an aircraft.
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - R2-D2
JA873A delivered in 2015 in full R2-D2 livery from Boeing. Of course everybody knows R2-D2 since the original trilogy who's always been like a sidekick to 3PO, going on combat in space so you get the point.
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| JA873A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner delivered in 2015 taken 13th September 2018. |
And their you have it my only complaint about ANA there is no Darth Vader livery I would love to see because he is my favorite Star Wars character I'm sure all the Star Wars fans out there wish it should happen.
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