Korean Air Boeing 787-10 spotted in new livery
One of the most iconic airline paint schemes, Korean Air, is about to be a thing of the past.
The South Korean carrier is preparing to reveal its new aircraft livery, but a Boeing 787-10 spotted on Sunday gave a sneak peek of the new look.
After landing overnight from Busan (where it received the paint job), the widebody, registration HL8515, was photographed at Seoul (Gimpo) Airport by Jun.Aviation, which revealed the new scheme, dominated by a more muted blue on the fuselage.
The grey stripe is no longer applied while the border between the blue and white forms an “S” from nose to tail, in a scheme similar to that of KLM.
The biggest change, however, is to Korean Air’s logo, which drops the stylized red, white and blue “O” for a dark blue Taegeuk (the symbol of Korea).
The name applied to the fuselage also simply reads “Korean,” without the addition of “Air.”
The current paint scheme has been in use since 1984 and has become one of the most recognizable airport signs in the world.
Korean Air’s redesign comes months after the Asian country’s largest carrier took over its rival, Asiana, and is expected to mark a period of major transformation for air travel in South Korea.
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