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We present to your attention a selection of posters that have recently attracted attention. These posters were the most viewed, bought, and discussed on social media.
Why do I only draw civilian planes?
For many years I have been drawing only civilian aircraft. I did not choose this direction of my creativity by chance. Civil aviation is the least represented topic among aviation artists.
My mission is to provide civil aviation pilots around the world with the opportunity to preserve the memory of the most important steps in their flying career, to remember every plane they flew and pass this memory on to descendants.
I am one of those who looks at the sky.
My mission is to provide civil aviation pilots around the world with the opportunity to preserve the memory of the most important steps in their flying career, to remember every plane they flew and pass this memory on to descendants.
I am one of those who looks at the sky.
A random poster
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 FedEx Express
Registration: N596FE
Named: Peyton
Type: MD-11 F
Engines: 3 × GE CF6-80C2D1F
Serial Number: 48554
First flight: Feb 1993
Registration: N596FE
Named: Peyton
Type: MD-11 F
Engines: 3 × GE CF6-80C2D1F
Serial Number: 48554
First flight: Feb 1993
FedEx Express, formerly Federal Express, is a cargo airline based in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It is the namesake and leading subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, delivering freight and packages to more than 375 destinations across all six continents each day. Its headquarters are in Memphis with its global "SuperHub" located at Memphis International Airport. In the United States, FedEx Express has a national hub at Indianapolis International Airport. FedEx Express operates the world's largest cargo air fleet with over 650 aircraft, and is the largest operator of the McDonnell Douglas MD-11.
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More about our posters
All the drawings on this site are made by me from the beginning (creating an airplane template) to the final product — the design of the finished drawing into a full-fledged artwork. Unlike the technical drawing, our posters, in addition to the profile of the aircraft, include a photo collage unique for each poster, logically related to the depicted aircraft. We were the first to use such a combination in the world, offering also, along with the design background, two more background options — a Dark theme and a Plain one — for aesthetes and collectors.
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The main character of the posters is an airliner.
The planes I drew are on the next page.
The planes I drew are on the next page.
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More Posters!
Hey everyone! Welcome to another issue of our virtual newspaper where I talk about new posters. Lately, I've been busy sorting through unfinished works, cleaning up the archives, and, of course, fulfilling new orders. As a result, we have something to show you today. As usual, the characters for our prints are airplanes from different continents – both modern ones still flying and those long retired. Big and not so big. Let's go!
This selection includes two posters that were drawn not by commission, but to illustrate an article in a blog post about the branding agency Landor. In the previous issue, such a poster was the Saudia Boeing 787-10 in its new-old livery designed by this agency. Today, we present to your attention the last two posters from that publication: the Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-400 and the Garuda Indonesia McDonnell Douglas DC-10. Although these posters were created by me specifically for the website, their prints can be ordered and purchased in our catalog, on par with all my other seven hundred-plus works. Our blog post will tell you more about these aircraft, airlines, and liveries in a two-part series.
A bright yellow airplane against a deep blue sky – the Airbus A320neo Spirit Airlines poster has some sad notes to it. It's unusual to speak about this airline in the past tense; everything happened too quickly. About six or seven years ago, under one of my posts featuring a bright yellow plane on social media, someone left a comment with very critical remarks about the company. Back then, I advised them to look at the poster from a different angle and think that perhaps someone took their first flight on it, while someone else ended their flying career; for one person, it might have been a memorable journey towards their dream, and for another – a long-awaited return home. Behind every airplane lie thousands of unique personal stories. I remember my opponent's reply: "I never thought you could look at a simple drawing of an airplane from such a point of view." The poster is now available in the catalog, and soon two more will join it – they're already being worked on.
Boeing 747-400 Air France – this poster was drawn exactly ten years ago. It’s time to bring it up to modern standards and put it back into the catalog. The model has been updated, a new background has been drawn, a "Dark Theme" theme has been added, and a new description has been written. But there's something else here as well. In the future, this poster will appear in our news again – this is just the beginning of the next project. For now, this French "Jumbo" is simply another updated poster.
Two years ago, my wife and I visited Armenia – a mountainous country located beyond the Caucasus Range. We got a ton of unforgettable impressions from walking the streets of the ancient city of Gyumri, which isn't centuries old, but millennia! Getting acquainted with the history of such places has been my passion since childhood. On our way home, after our plane had vacated the runway at Vnukovo Airport, I saw out the window another plane landing right behind us, arriving from Armenia – that's how I met the Shirak Avia Boeing 737-500. And recently, we received a commission to draw this airplane – and here's the result.
And finally, today's issue features the "Speed Bird" from the shores of the "Foggy Albion" – the British Airways Boeing 777-200ER. This is just a standard update of a poster originally created in 2019. New background, new model, and "Dark Theme" – everything that's usually part of the update procedure.
Soon, several more new posters will appear here. They are all currently in production, at various stages of completion. I'll try to manage one more release before my hospitalization.
Hey everyone! Welcome to another issue of our virtual newspaper where I talk about new posters. Lately, I've been busy sorting through unfinished works, cleaning up the archives, and, of course, fulfilling new orders. As a result, we have something to show you today. As usual, the characters for our prints are airplanes from different continents – both modern ones still flying and those long retired. Big and not so big. Let's go!
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This selection includes two posters that were drawn not by commission, but to illustrate an article in a blog post about the branding agency Landor. In the previous issue, such a poster was the Saudia Boeing 787-10 in its new-old livery designed by this agency. Today, we present to your attention the last two posters from that publication: the Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-400 and the Garuda Indonesia McDonnell Douglas DC-10. Although these posters were created by me specifically for the website, their prints can be ordered and purchased in our catalog, on par with all my other seven hundred-plus works. Our blog post will tell you more about these aircraft, airlines, and liveries in a two-part series.
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A bright yellow airplane against a deep blue sky – the Airbus A320neo Spirit Airlines poster has some sad notes to it. It's unusual to speak about this airline in the past tense; everything happened too quickly. About six or seven years ago, under one of my posts featuring a bright yellow plane on social media, someone left a comment with very critical remarks about the company. Back then, I advised them to look at the poster from a different angle and think that perhaps someone took their first flight on it, while someone else ended their flying career; for one person, it might have been a memorable journey towards their dream, and for another – a long-awaited return home. Behind every airplane lie thousands of unique personal stories. I remember my opponent's reply: "I never thought you could look at a simple drawing of an airplane from such a point of view." The poster is now available in the catalog, and soon two more will join it – they're already being worked on.
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Boeing 747-400 Air France – this poster was drawn exactly ten years ago. It’s time to bring it up to modern standards and put it back into the catalog. The model has been updated, a new background has been drawn, a "Dark Theme" theme has been added, and a new description has been written. But there's something else here as well. In the future, this poster will appear in our news again – this is just the beginning of the next project. For now, this French "Jumbo" is simply another updated poster.
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Two years ago, my wife and I visited Armenia – a mountainous country located beyond the Caucasus Range. We got a ton of unforgettable impressions from walking the streets of the ancient city of Gyumri, which isn't centuries old, but millennia! Getting acquainted with the history of such places has been my passion since childhood. On our way home, after our plane had vacated the runway at Vnukovo Airport, I saw out the window another plane landing right behind us, arriving from Armenia – that's how I met the Shirak Avia Boeing 737-500. And recently, we received a commission to draw this airplane – and here's the result.
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And finally, today's issue features the "Speed Bird" from the shores of the "Foggy Albion" – the British Airways Boeing 777-200ER. This is just a standard update of a poster originally created in 2019. New background, new model, and "Dark Theme" – everything that's usually part of the update procedure.
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Soon, several more new posters will appear here. They are all currently in production, at various stages of completion. I'll try to manage one more release before my hospitalization.
More posters – good and diverse!
News from the Art Workshop
Boeing 747-400 Air France
Registration: F-GITH
Type: 747-428
Engines: 4 × GE CF6-80C2B1F
Serial Number: 32868
First flight: Mar 5, 2003
Air France is the flag carrier of France, and is headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. The airline is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and is one of the founding members of the SkyTeam airline alliance. The airline maintains its global and domestic hub at Charles de Gaulle Airport. Air France was formed in 1933 through the merger of five existing airlines in France. Over more than four decades, the airline operated nearly every major variant of Boeing 747 aircraft, including the -100, -200, -300, and -400 series. At its peak, the fleet included 52 747s, connecting Paris to global destinations such as Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, and Mexico City. Air France operated a total of 24 Boeing 747-400s in various passenger and cargo configurations.
Registration: F-GITH
Type: 747-428
Engines: 4 × GE CF6-80C2B1F
Serial Number: 32868
First flight: Mar 5, 2003
Air France is the flag carrier of France, and is headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. The airline is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and is one of the founding members of the SkyTeam airline alliance. The airline maintains its global and domestic hub at Charles de Gaulle Airport. Air France was formed in 1933 through the merger of five existing airlines in France. Over more than four decades, the airline operated nearly every major variant of Boeing 747 aircraft, including the -100, -200, -300, and -400 series. At its peak, the fleet included 52 747s, connecting Paris to global destinations such as Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, and Mexico City. Air France operated a total of 24 Boeing 747-400s in various passenger and cargo configurations.
Airbus A320neo Spirit Airlines
Registration: N988NK
Type: A320-271N
Engines: 2 × PW PW1127G-JM
Serial Number: 11733
First flight: May 3, 2024
Spirit Airlines, Inc. was an American ultra-low-cost airline headquartered in Dania Beach, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. The airline operated scheduled flights throughout the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America. In 2023, it was the seventh-largest passenger carrier in North America and the region's largest ultra-low-cost carrier. In 1983, the airline service was founded in Macomb County, Michigan, by Ned Homfeld as Charter One Airlines, a Detroit-based charter tour operator providing travel packages to entertainment destinations such as Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and the Bahamas. In 2026, the carrier faced a sharp rise in jet-fuel prices, leaving Spirit Airlines unable to sustain its low-cost model and the ceased operations.
Registration: N988NK
Type: A320-271N
Engines: 2 × PW PW1127G-JM
Serial Number: 11733
First flight: May 3, 2024
Spirit Airlines, Inc. was an American ultra-low-cost airline headquartered in Dania Beach, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. The airline operated scheduled flights throughout the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America. In 2023, it was the seventh-largest passenger carrier in North America and the region's largest ultra-low-cost carrier. In 1983, the airline service was founded in Macomb County, Michigan, by Ned Homfeld as Charter One Airlines, a Detroit-based charter tour operator providing travel packages to entertainment destinations such as Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and the Bahamas. In 2026, the carrier faced a sharp rise in jet-fuel prices, leaving Spirit Airlines unable to sustain its low-cost model and the ceased operations.
Boeing 767-400 Delta Air Lines
Registration: N826MH
Type: 767-432ER
Engines: 2 × GE CF6-80C2B8F
Serial Number: 29713
First flight: Nov 18, 1999
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operating nine hubs, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being its largest in terms of total passengers and number of departures. Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance. It is the second-oldest operating commercial airline in the U.S. Delta Air Lines began operating the Boeing 767-400ER as the global launch customer, placing an initial order for 21 aircraft in April 1997. The variant was specifically chosen to replace Delta's aging Lockheed L-1011 TriStar fleet on high-volume routes because it offered significantly lower operating costs and a 21-foot fuselage stretch for more capacity.
Registration: N826MH
Type: 767-432ER
Engines: 2 × GE CF6-80C2B8F
Serial Number: 29713
First flight: Nov 18, 1999
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operating nine hubs, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being its largest in terms of total passengers and number of departures. Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance. It is the second-oldest operating commercial airline in the U.S. Delta Air Lines began operating the Boeing 767-400ER as the global launch customer, placing an initial order for 21 aircraft in April 1997. The variant was specifically chosen to replace Delta's aging Lockheed L-1011 TriStar fleet on high-volume routes because it offered significantly lower operating costs and a 21-foot fuselage stretch for more capacity.
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Garuda Indonesia
Registration: PK-GIC
Type: DC-10-30
Engines: 3 × GE CF6-50C
Serial Number: 46964
First flight: May 16, 1977
Garuda Indonesia is the flag carrier of Indonesia, headquartered at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport near Jakarta. At its peak from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s, Garuda operated an extensive network of flights all over the world, with regularly scheduled services to Adelaide, Cairo, Fukuoka, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, and other cities in Europe, Australia and Asia. Garuda Indonesia operated the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 from 1976 until 2005. It was the airline's first wide-body aircraft. During its nearly three decades in service, the DC-10 served high-density and long-haul flights to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as crucial Hajj pilgrimage charters. In 2005, Garuda retired all remaining DC-10-30 aircraft.
Registration: PK-GIC
Type: DC-10-30
Engines: 3 × GE CF6-50C
Serial Number: 46964
First flight: May 16, 1977
Garuda Indonesia is the flag carrier of Indonesia, headquartered at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport near Jakarta. At its peak from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s, Garuda operated an extensive network of flights all over the world, with regularly scheduled services to Adelaide, Cairo, Fukuoka, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, and other cities in Europe, Australia and Asia. Garuda Indonesia operated the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 from 1976 until 2005. It was the airline's first wide-body aircraft. During its nearly three decades in service, the DC-10 served high-density and long-haul flights to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as crucial Hajj pilgrimage charters. In 2005, Garuda retired all remaining DC-10-30 aircraft.
Boeing 737-500 Shirak Avia
Registration: EK-SHA
Named: Hovhannes Shiraz
Type: 737-505
Engines: 2 × CFMI CFM56-3C1
Serial Number: 26297
First flight: Feb 1, 1994
Shirak Avia is a private Armenian airline founded in 2019 and headquartered at Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) in Yerevan. The airline received its Air Operator Certificate in January 2021 and launched commercial flights in mid-2022. The airline serves as a key air bridge between Armenia and Russia, focusing on direct connectivity to regional centers often underserved by larger carriers. As of April 2026, Shirak Avia has a small specialized fleet of Boeing 737-500 and 737-800 aircraft. The planes are equipped with a one-class economy class cabin, designed in such a way that fares remain competitive. The Boeing 737-500 aircraft with registration EK-SHA became the company's first aircraft and was named Hovhannes Shiraz in honor of the Armenian poet and public figure.
Registration: EK-SHA
Named: Hovhannes Shiraz
Type: 737-505
Engines: 2 × CFMI CFM56-3C1
Serial Number: 26297
First flight: Feb 1, 1994
Shirak Avia is a private Armenian airline founded in 2019 and headquartered at Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) in Yerevan. The airline received its Air Operator Certificate in January 2021 and launched commercial flights in mid-2022. The airline serves as a key air bridge between Armenia and Russia, focusing on direct connectivity to regional centers often underserved by larger carriers. As of April 2026, Shirak Avia has a small specialized fleet of Boeing 737-500 and 737-800 aircraft. The planes are equipped with a one-class economy class cabin, designed in such a way that fares remain competitive. The Boeing 737-500 aircraft with registration EK-SHA became the company's first aircraft and was named Hovhannes Shiraz in honor of the Armenian poet and public figure.
Boeing 777-200ER British Airways
Registration: G-VIIG
Type: 777-236ER
Engines: 2 × GE GE90-85B
Serial Number: 27489
First flight: Mar 31, 1997
British Airways plc is the flag carrier of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in London, England at Waterside, near its main hub at Heathrow Airport. The airline is the second largest UK-based carrier, based on fleet size and passengers carried, behind easyJet. The 777-200ER is the ultimate workhorse for premium routes flying out of London Heathrow, often featuring the high-end 4-class configuration:New York City. As well as intensive daily trips to major business centers: Chicago (ORD), Boston (BOS), Toronto (YYZ), Seattle (SEA) and Los Angeles (LAX). As a rule, Boeing 777-200ER aircraft are configured to seat between 235 and 243 passengers across four classes. Many aircraft have been retrofitted with the Club World Suite.
Registration: G-VIIG
Type: 777-236ER
Engines: 2 × GE GE90-85B
Serial Number: 27489
First flight: Mar 31, 1997
British Airways plc is the flag carrier of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in London, England at Waterside, near its main hub at Heathrow Airport. The airline is the second largest UK-based carrier, based on fleet size and passengers carried, behind easyJet. The 777-200ER is the ultimate workhorse for premium routes flying out of London Heathrow, often featuring the high-end 4-class configuration:New York City. As well as intensive daily trips to major business centers: Chicago (ORD), Boston (BOS), Toronto (YYZ), Seattle (SEA) and Los Angeles (LAX). As a rule, Boeing 777-200ER aircraft are configured to seat between 235 and 243 passengers across four classes. Many aircraft have been retrofitted with the Club World Suite.
The Magnificent Five
In this issue, I present five posters that have joined our collection over the two weeks since the last catalog news update. Such rapid additions are due to a backlog of unpublished works that had accumulated since the beginning of the year. Just as many finished posters are still waiting their turn, and I will try to complete them by the next issue. So, let's go!
The Tanzanian Douglas
A true rarity – a Tanzanian Douglas C-47 – a find for connoisseurs and a collector's dream. This small African airline existed for just one year. Its name is Indigo Aviation – not to be confused with the Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo; they simply share a similar name. The airline's fleet consisted of two Douglases, tasked with providing daily connections between the islands of Pemba, Zanzibar, and Tanzania's largest city, Dar es Salaam.
Drawing old aircraft like the DC-3 is a special pleasure. There is no standard set of external equipment. And when you start working on another aircraft, you have to draw most of the details from scratch. This plane was no exception.
A Soviet Regional Aircraft from the Fifties
Continuing the theme of old aircraft, I updated a poster featuring a Soviet Aeroflot plane straight from the 1950s – the Il-14. The appearance of this model in my collection became a story of its own. I spent three wonderful days at an airfield in the company of enthusiasts who had restored two Il-14s to flying condition, and those aircraft became the basis for the future model in our project.
During those days, I met a real live bear! And not just any bear – an aviation bear, living at the airfield in its own enclosure with all the amenities, including a swimming pool, right next to the planes. If you don't know the bear Mansur, check out his public social media – it's worth a look.
But back to the poster. This poster has now been updated for the second time, and on this occasion I undertook the work simply because I really wanted to see it in a new light. That's what inspiration is all about.
A Livery as Meditation
The Boeing 737-800 of the airline Rossiya is a completely new poster, drawn on commission a couple of months ago. Working with liveries like this requires finding your Zen – a state of complete inner calm, composure, harmony, and mindfulness; stepping back from the noise, feeling balance, and seeing the true essence of things while living "here and now." Every design element must fall into place with its own individual perspective distortion, to create the illusion of volume on a flat sheet of paper. This is my fourth work with this livery, and judging by client feedback, I pulled it off.
Precision in the Details
Every poster I make has its own story and its own unique features, even if I have drawn this model and livery many times before. There is always something that sets this particular aircraft apart from its siblings. This poster was commissioned in the livery that United Airlines inherited from its merger with Continental. It was delivered to the client in that form. However, when the time came to publish the poster on the website, I redrew the aircraft in the company's newer blue color scheme. Our collection already had one Embraer 175 of Mesa Airlines in the older livery, so I repainted the aircraft to add more variety to the catalog. And, of course, the livery had its own quirks.
Simply transferring a previously drawn livery with the registration number and small-print airline name swapped out didn't work! The first thing that caught the eye was the halftones on the tail fin. The light gradient wasn't carried through to its logical conclusion – it looked as though it had been cut off. At first I thought it was a defect in the photograph or a trick of light and shadow. But no – the halftone dots really did abruptly break their neat rows, crudely severing the designer's intent. Those were small dots, but the most prominent element of the livery – the wavy blue line along the fuselage – looked identical at first glance yet differed ever so slightly from the previous work (Expressjet N605UX). There were other small differences too, such as a different font on the registration number. That's my job – to notice the unnoticeable!
The Old New Livery
Rounding out our "Magnificent Five" is the Dreamliner of Saudia airline. This poster was not made on commission – yes, that happens too. I needed it to illustrate a blog article about the work of the renowned agency Landor Associates, who have created many iconic liveries for airlines large and small around the world. The poster depicts the airline's new livery, which neatly confirms the idea that everything new is simply well-forgotten old. And I decided to draw this aircraft outside of any commission simply because it is truly a beautiful piece of work.
In this issue, I present five posters that have joined our collection over the two weeks since the last catalog news update. Such rapid additions are due to a backlog of unpublished works that had accumulated since the beginning of the year. Just as many finished posters are still waiting their turn, and I will try to complete them by the next issue. So, let's go!
The Tanzanian Douglas
A true rarity – a Tanzanian Douglas C-47 – a find for connoisseurs and a collector's dream. This small African airline existed for just one year. Its name is Indigo Aviation – not to be confused with the Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo; they simply share a similar name. The airline's fleet consisted of two Douglases, tasked with providing daily connections between the islands of Pemba, Zanzibar, and Tanzania's largest city, Dar es Salaam.
Drawing old aircraft like the DC-3 is a special pleasure. There is no standard set of external equipment. And when you start working on another aircraft, you have to draw most of the details from scratch. This plane was no exception.
A Soviet Regional Aircraft from the Fifties
Continuing the theme of old aircraft, I updated a poster featuring a Soviet Aeroflot plane straight from the 1950s – the Il-14. The appearance of this model in my collection became a story of its own. I spent three wonderful days at an airfield in the company of enthusiasts who had restored two Il-14s to flying condition, and those aircraft became the basis for the future model in our project.
During those days, I met a real live bear! And not just any bear – an aviation bear, living at the airfield in its own enclosure with all the amenities, including a swimming pool, right next to the planes. If you don't know the bear Mansur, check out his public social media – it's worth a look.
But back to the poster. This poster has now been updated for the second time, and on this occasion I undertook the work simply because I really wanted to see it in a new light. That's what inspiration is all about.
A Livery as Meditation
The Boeing 737-800 of the airline Rossiya is a completely new poster, drawn on commission a couple of months ago. Working with liveries like this requires finding your Zen – a state of complete inner calm, composure, harmony, and mindfulness; stepping back from the noise, feeling balance, and seeing the true essence of things while living "here and now." Every design element must fall into place with its own individual perspective distortion, to create the illusion of volume on a flat sheet of paper. This is my fourth work with this livery, and judging by client feedback, I pulled it off.
Precision in the Details
Every poster I make has its own story and its own unique features, even if I have drawn this model and livery many times before. There is always something that sets this particular aircraft apart from its siblings. This poster was commissioned in the livery that United Airlines inherited from its merger with Continental. It was delivered to the client in that form. However, when the time came to publish the poster on the website, I redrew the aircraft in the company's newer blue color scheme. Our collection already had one Embraer 175 of Mesa Airlines in the older livery, so I repainted the aircraft to add more variety to the catalog. And, of course, the livery had its own quirks.
Simply transferring a previously drawn livery with the registration number and small-print airline name swapped out didn't work! The first thing that caught the eye was the halftones on the tail fin. The light gradient wasn't carried through to its logical conclusion – it looked as though it had been cut off. At first I thought it was a defect in the photograph or a trick of light and shadow. But no – the halftone dots really did abruptly break their neat rows, crudely severing the designer's intent. Those were small dots, but the most prominent element of the livery – the wavy blue line along the fuselage – looked identical at first glance yet differed ever so slightly from the previous work (Expressjet N605UX). There were other small differences too, such as a different font on the registration number. That's my job – to notice the unnoticeable!
The Old New Livery
Rounding out our "Magnificent Five" is the Dreamliner of Saudia airline. This poster was not made on commission – yes, that happens too. I needed it to illustrate a blog article about the work of the renowned agency Landor Associates, who have created many iconic liveries for airlines large and small around the world. The poster depicts the airline's new livery, which neatly confirms the idea that everything new is simply well-forgotten old. And I decided to draw this aircraft outside of any commission simply because it is truly a beautiful piece of work.
News #14/1
Plus Six Posters
Three New and Three Updated
These are catalog news, and once again I'm telling you about the new and updated posters that have appeared recently. This issue features six of them.
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The first publications were two updated posters — but they should be talked about as a single project, and no other way.
In the previous issue, I described two posters dedicated to the same aircraft — the MD-11 — but in different liveries from different periods of its operation: Lufthansa and UPS Airlines. This time it's two posters again, only the aircraft are different while the airline is the same. Toward the end of its history, Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) retired all of its turboprop aircraft, replacing them with small turbojet regional jets.
The fleet's backbone became the CRJ200, with 130 aircraft. The first poster features the aircraft in the old Delta Connection livery, with the corresponding logo in the description. The second poster captures the CRJ900 model. ASA had only 10 of these aircraft in its fleet. They were operated during the airline's final years, and accordingly the logo in the description belongs to ASA's last two years of operation. This aircraft type wore the new Delta livery. Together, this pair of posters fully covers the history of CRJ operations at Atlantic Southeast Airlines.
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Once again, the legendary "Jumbo Jet" takes center stage in a new poster — the gone-but-not-forgotten flying giant, the Boeing 747-200 in the livery of Alitalia. This is already the fourth 747 poster in the Italian carrier's livery in my collection. Not long ago I updated these posters, and publishing them on my social media revived interest in them. As a result, we soon received a request for one more poster, which was completed with a personal title. These kinds of commissions are especially inspiring — through them, I help people preserve the memory of impressive moments in their lives and pass that memory on to future generations.
Did you know that the Alitalia livery was created by the branding agency Landor Associates? Read the new article on our blog to learn about them and their work in the world of aviation.
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The Boeing 777-300ER is still painted in the previous United Airlines livery, which the carrier inherited following its merger with Continental Airlines. I recently updated this poster: created a new landscape for it, added a "Dark Theme" to the set, and refreshed the description. Most likely, within the next year or two this aircraft will change its look. And a couple of years after that, United will complete the transition to the new livery across its entire fleet. But you can always find or order a poster from me featuring an aircraft in the look of years gone by — one you'll never see in the sky or photograph again.
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The first A321NX aircraft arrived in the fleet of British low-cost carrier easyJet in 2018. But the subject of this poster is newer, having joined the company at the end of 2024. It's an Airbus A321neo with the registration G-UZMK. Like the Italian Jumbo, this poster was ordered with a personal title. And once again, we've preserved warm memories for years to come. The poster features a new aircraft model that I redrew earlier this year, which means more detail.
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A legend has returned to our collection! The poster depicts the supersonic BAC Concorde 102 with registration G-BOAD. Singapore Airlines operated this aircraft on joint flights with British Airways between London and Singapore from 1977 to 1980. The airliner featured a unique "dual livery": Singapore Airlines' colors were applied to the left side, while the British Airways livery remained on the right. In effect, each airline owned half of the aircraft. Our posters always show the left side of the aircraft — as passengers see it — which means this airliner is presented in the Singapore Airlines livery.
Three New and Three Updated
These are catalog news, and once again I'm telling you about the new and updated posters that have appeared recently. This issue features six of them.
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The first publications were two updated posters — but they should be talked about as a single project, and no other way.
In the previous issue, I described two posters dedicated to the same aircraft — the MD-11 — but in different liveries from different periods of its operation: Lufthansa and UPS Airlines. This time it's two posters again, only the aircraft are different while the airline is the same. Toward the end of its history, Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) retired all of its turboprop aircraft, replacing them with small turbojet regional jets.
The fleet's backbone became the CRJ200, with 130 aircraft. The first poster features the aircraft in the old Delta Connection livery, with the corresponding logo in the description. The second poster captures the CRJ900 model. ASA had only 10 of these aircraft in its fleet. They were operated during the airline's final years, and accordingly the logo in the description belongs to ASA's last two years of operation. This aircraft type wore the new Delta livery. Together, this pair of posters fully covers the history of CRJ operations at Atlantic Southeast Airlines.
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Once again, the legendary "Jumbo Jet" takes center stage in a new poster — the gone-but-not-forgotten flying giant, the Boeing 747-200 in the livery of Alitalia. This is already the fourth 747 poster in the Italian carrier's livery in my collection. Not long ago I updated these posters, and publishing them on my social media revived interest in them. As a result, we soon received a request for one more poster, which was completed with a personal title. These kinds of commissions are especially inspiring — through them, I help people preserve the memory of impressive moments in their lives and pass that memory on to future generations.
Did you know that the Alitalia livery was created by the branding agency Landor Associates? Read the new article on our blog to learn about them and their work in the world of aviation.
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The Boeing 777-300ER is still painted in the previous United Airlines livery, which the carrier inherited following its merger with Continental Airlines. I recently updated this poster: created a new landscape for it, added a "Dark Theme" to the set, and refreshed the description. Most likely, within the next year or two this aircraft will change its look. And a couple of years after that, United will complete the transition to the new livery across its entire fleet. But you can always find or order a poster from me featuring an aircraft in the look of years gone by — one you'll never see in the sky or photograph again.
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The first A321NX aircraft arrived in the fleet of British low-cost carrier easyJet in 2018. But the subject of this poster is newer, having joined the company at the end of 2024. It's an Airbus A321neo with the registration G-UZMK. Like the Italian Jumbo, this poster was ordered with a personal title. And once again, we've preserved warm memories for years to come. The poster features a new aircraft model that I redrew earlier this year, which means more detail.
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A legend has returned to our collection! The poster depicts the supersonic BAC Concorde 102 with registration G-BOAD. Singapore Airlines operated this aircraft on joint flights with British Airways between London and Singapore from 1977 to 1980. The airliner featured a unique "dual livery": Singapore Airlines' colors were applied to the left side, while the British Airways livery remained on the right. In effect, each airline owned half of the aircraft. Our posters always show the left side of the aircraft — as passengers see it — which means this airliner is presented in the Singapore Airlines livery.
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