Airbus Rolls Out First ANA A380 Aircraft with Distinctive Livery - By Ewos IRORO


All Nippon Airways (ANA) first A380 today rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg, Germany, wearing the carrier’s unique Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle livery.

The carrier has firm orders for three A380s, becoming the first customer for the superjumbo in Japan. Delivery of the first A380 is set for the end of the first quarter of 2019 and will be commissioned on the popular leisure Narita-Honolulu route.

The three ANA A380s will be painted in a special livery depicting sea turtles which are native to Hawaii. The first aircraft is blue, the second will be green and the third orange. The ANA A380 livery is one of the most elaborate ever painted by Airbus. It took 21 days for the Airbus team to paint a surface of 3,600m2 using 16 different shades of color.

As one of the world’s most prestigious airlines, ANA will be able to benefit from the A380’s proven operating economics and unrivalled passenger appeal. Offering more personal space than any other aircraft, the A380 is the most efficient solution to meeting growth on the world’s most heavily travelled routes, carrying more passengers with fewer flights at lower cost and emissions.

As at the end of November 2018, Airbus has delivered 232 A380s, with a total of 14 airlines globally operating the aircraft in service.

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