THE PAINTING of All Nippon Airways’ first Airbus A380 into a distinctive ‘Flying Honu’ livery was recently completed in Hamburg.
The livery on the aircraft, JA381A (msn 262), depicts a Hawaiian sea turtle, known as the honu in Japanese. The aircraft is named Lani (meaning sky). The two other A380s ordered by the airline will also feature versions of the same design, one in emerald green (to be named Kai, or ocean) and one in orange (to be named Ka La, or sunset).
All Nippon Airways will use its A380s on its Tokyo–Honolulu route. The airline’s super jumbos will be configured with 520 seats, comprising eight in first class, 56 in business class, 73 in premium economy and 383 in economy.
JA381A will be handed over in the first quarter of the year and after the completion of crew training and route proving will start services on the Tokyo– Honolulu route in May 2019. The second A380 is due to be delivered in July; no delivery date has yet been announced for the third jet. Mark Broadbent
