Epic new Star Wars safety video sees United join The Force

Steve Creedy

By Steve Creedy Mon Oct 28, 2019

United Airlines is joining the expanding universe of Star Wars aircraft liveries and taking it a step further with a themed safety video featuring characters from "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker". Watch the new Star Wars safety video here: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21hbvm69i4k[/embed] It is one of several airlines to have become one with the Force as Disney ends the original run of Skywalker films and after it opened its new "Galaxy's Edge" attraction in Florida. United's striking Boeing 737-800 features X-wing and TIE fighters and a different colored light-sabre on each side of a black tail. It will take flight in November. The airline is also offering "The Rise of Skywalker" themed amenity kits while passengers will be greeted during boarding with Star Wars music and headrests will sport the emblems of the fims dueling factions, the Resistance and First Order. READ: Lufthansa expands basic economy. Star wars fanatics who don't get to fly on the themed plane will be able to follow its progress on FlightAware via a special X-wing fighter icon. And MileagePlus members have a chance to bid for tickets at the US premiere of the movie as well as other items and experiences. "We are thrilled to join forces and help promote the concluding chapter of the Skywalker story, while at the same time enlisting help from our new friends from the Star Wars universe to demonstrate the importance of safety for our customers and colleagues," said United marketing vice president Mark Krolick. Equally eye-catching is All Nippon Airways' brightly colored C-3PO Boeing 777-200, which will be flying between Tokyo Haneda and the Japanese cities of Itami and Fukuoka in early December.
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ANA's C-3PO Star Wars' livery is eye-catching. Photo: ANA
The colorful  tribute to the popular Star Wars Andriod  will fly the routes to coincide the release of  "The Rise of Skywalker". And the colorful message doesn't stop at the door, the interiors follows the same theme.
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Photo: ANA
“ANA seeks to inspire joy in all of our passengers, and we believe the C-3POTM ANA JET allows us to showcase our more playful side,” said Mitsuo Tomita, senior vice president of ANA. “It is our goal to make every trip with ANA a memorable experience, and this aircraft is sure to provide long-lasting memories for each passenger.” The C-3P0 livery comes after ANA in 2015 revealed a Boeing 787-9 designed to represent the golden android's pal, R2-D2. The jet made appearances around the world and was the first to feature a Star Wars character.
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The R2-D2 plane was the first to feature a Star Wars character.
Other Star Wars liveries to appear in 2019 include this Virgin Atlantic 747 emblazoned with the Millennium Falcon to promote Disney's new "Galaxy's Edge" attraction  in Florida:
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Photo: Twitter
And another Galaxy's Edge aircraft from LATAM:
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Photo: LATAM
 

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