ATW Photo Gallery-New Aircraft Liveries-Before & After

Before-WestJet

After-WestJet

Calgary-based WestJet unveiled a new livery on a 787-9 rendering that will be introduced on its newly delivered Boeing 737-8s in June 2018. WestJet will receive its first 787-9 in January 2019.

Before-Austrian Airlines

Old livery on an Austrian Airlines Boeing 777-200

After-Austrian Airlines

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines unveiled a new branding in 2018.

Before-Gulf Air

Gulf Air A320 in old livery.

After-Gulf Air

Gulf Air's new branding revealed April 6, 2018. 

Before-UTair Aviation

Russia's UTair Aviation Boeing 737-500 in old livery.

After-Utair Aviation

New Utair Aviation livery, which was rebranded Oct. 31, 2017.

Before-Lufthansa

Lufthansa A340-600 in old, iconic livery.

After-Lufthansa

Before and After-Lufthansa

A Boeing 747-8I in the new livery sits in front of an Airbus A380 with the old color scheme at Frankfurt airport

Before-Air Transat

Old Air Transat livery on an Airbus A321neo.

After-Air Transat

Canada’s Air Transat unveiled a new livery Nov. 13 as the leisure carrier celebrated its 30^th anniversary at Montréal-Trudeau Airport.

Before-S7 Airlines

S7 Airlines' old livery on an Airbus A320.

After-S7 Airlines

New S7 Airlines livery on an Airbus A320neo, July 2017.

Before-Hawaiian Airlines

Old livery on a Hawaiian A330-200.

After-Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian Airlines unveiled a new livery and brand May 1, 2017. Rendering of new livery on an A330.

Before-Air Canada

Air Canada livery from 2004-early 2017.

After-Air Canada

Air Canada on Feb. 9, 2017 unveiled a new livery for its entire fleet of 300 mainline and regional aircraft, which are being repainted in a “bold black and white design that highlights its iconic red maple leaf encircled ensign, or ‘rondelle,’ that returns to the tail of the flag carrier’s fleet after an absence of 24 years.”

Before-Kuwait Airways

Kuwait Airways Airbus A310-300

After-Kuwait Airways

Kuwait Airways unveiled a new livery on a Boeing 777-300ER in October 2016.

History of Qantas livery

Qantas Airways has unveiled its first livery refresh in nine years Oct. 27, 2016, and has also revealed the configuration for its Boeing 787-9s, which will begin arriving in 2017.

Before-Qantas

Old livery on a Qantas Boeing 737-800.

After-Qantas

New livery on Qantas Airbus A330-300 in October 2016.

Before-Belavia Belarusian Airlines

Russia's Belavia Belarusian Airlines 737-300 in old livery.

After-Belavia Belarusian Airlines 737-800

Russia’s Belavia Belarusian Airlines took delivery Aug. 15, 2016 of the first of three new Boeing 737-800s out of an order placed in 2014. The new 189-seat 737-800, which bears the Minsk-based carrier’s new livery, is configured in a one-class economy layout. 

Before-LAN Airlines

Old livery of Chile-based LAN Airlines A319.

Before-TAM Airlines

Old livery of Brazil's TAM Airlines A319.

New-LATAM

LATAM Airlines Group unveiled a new unified livery on April 28, 2016. The rebranding is the culmination of the 2012 merger of Santiago, Chile-based LAN and Brazil’s TAM Airlines under LATAM.

Before-Rossiya

Old Rossiya Airlines' livery on an A320.

After-Rossiya

Aeroflot Group’s consolidated regional subsidiary Rossiya Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 747 in a new livery. The aircraft was previously operated by Transaero.

Old-CityJet

Old livery-CityJet Fokker 50

New-CityJet

New livery unveiled in September 2015. CityJet Avro RJ85

New-CityJet

New livery-CityJet Avro RJ85 unveiled Sept. 4, 2015.

Before-Dragonair

Dragonair A330-300 in old livery

After-Dragrainair rebrands as Cathay Dragon

Hong Kong-based Dragonair was renamed in January 2016 to Cathay Dragon in an effort to align itself more closely with parent Cathay Pacific. Its aircraft will be repainted with a livery design similar to Cathay Pacific’s. However, the two airlines will continue to be operated separately under their own licenses.

Old Dragonair tail with new Cathay Dragon tail

Old Dragonair tail with new Cathay Dragon tail

Before-Alaska Airlines

Boeing 737-800 in old livery.

After-Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines on Jan. 25, 2016, unveiled its first major brand change in 25 years on a newly painted Boeing 737-800. The Seattle-based carrier said the refreshed brand will be featured throughout the airport experience, on all digital channels, in marketing materials and across Alaska’s entire fleet.

Before-EasyJet

EasyJet A319 in old livery

After-EasyJet

EasyJet A320 in new livery November 2015

Before-EVA Air

Old livery of EVA Air on an A321.

After-EVA Air

EVA Air unveiled a new livery as it took delivery of its 22^nd Boeing 777-300ER on Nov. 11, 2015.

Before-Vietnam Airlines

Old livery of Vietnam Airlines A330-200.

After-Vietnam Airlines

Vietnam Airlines rolled out a new corporate identity to coincide with the launch of a major fleet upgrade in July 2015. The Vietnam flag carrier introduced the new livery during the 2015 rollout of its first Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 787-9 aircraft.

The airline’s new look was unveiled at a ceremony at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport, and marks what the management calls “a major leap forward in [our] plans to establish [ourselves] as one of Asia’s premier airlines by 2020.”

Pictured: Vietnam Airlines A350-900

Before-Alitalia

Alitalia A330-200 in old livery

After-Alitalia

In June 2015, Alitalia introduced a new brand, aircraft livery and visual identity on an Airbus A330-200 as the Italian flag carrier revitalizes its business. It also announced product upgrades across all classes of service on its international widebody fleet.

Before-Wizz Air

Wizz Air old livery on A320.

After-Wizz Air unveils new livery

Newly listed Wizz Air celebrated its 11th anniversary in May 2015, which it used to unveil its new aircraft livery and branding. Its new Airbus A320 and A321 deliveries throughout 2015 will be in the new livery. Other initiatives in 201 include new uniforms with refreshed brand colors and new A321 interiors from November.

Before-Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines old livery on a Boeing 737-500

After-Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines in September 2014 unveiled a new logo and brand overhaul—named Heart—which it said puts the airline’s heart on display after a year of change for the Dallas-based carrier.

Before-Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways' old livery on a Boeing 777-300ER

After-Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways unveils new livery on a Boeing 787-9 in September 2014.

Before-Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines old livery on an Airbus A319

After-Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines A320 in new livery, unveiled in October 2014.

Before & After-American Airlines

In January 2013, American Airlines unveiled an updated look, with new logo and livery, for the first time in more than 40 years.

Before-Flybe

Old livery of UK regional carrier Flybe on a Bombardier Dash 8 400.

After-Flybe

UK regional carrier Flybe unveiled a new purple livery on a Bombardier Q400 in June 2014, which will be gradually rolled out across its fleet over the next three years.