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October 17, 2010 -
Hometown airline and fan-favorite JetBlue Airways turned its classic
blue livery green on its first specially painted Airbus A320 aircraft in
honor of the New York Jets on its turf at Hangar 81 at
The newly branded
aircraft was revealed by CEO Dave Barger and NY Jets Chairman and CEO
Woody Johnson, together with Curtis Martin, Emerson Boozer and other
Jets alumni players, the Jets Flight Crew and hundreds of the airline's
crewmembers. "The synergies between the Jets and JetBlue are core to
what it means to be a part of this great city," said JetBlue CEO Dave
Barger.
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"We play in the
same backyard, with
Designed by T.J. McCormick, JetBlue's general manager of brand design, the Airbus A320 interchanges blue for green, featuring a green belly, green wing tips and a green tail, with large green JETS lettering across the fuselage and a football helmet towards the rear of the aircraft. In place of a characteristic 'blue' name featured under the cockpit of each aircraft, this plane features the airline's co-branded trademark with New York State's iconic tourism campaign and logo, I LOVE NEW YORK, solidifying the carrier's status as the official hometown airline of New York. |