Special livery

Geoffrey Thomas

By Geoffrey Thomas Tue Oct 29, 2013

Qantas has painted up its latest Boeing 737-800 in a special colour scheme inspired by the work of the late West Australian Indigenous painter Paddy Bedford.

The plane, the airline’s 69th 737-800, is the fourth aircraft with Indigenous livery for Qantas, with over 20 years of Indigenous livery history.

The concept is a joint initiative between Qantas, the family and estate of Paddy Bedford, Australian Indigenous design studio Balarinji and the National Gallery of Australia

Qantas will take members of Paddy Bedford’s family and community to Seattle next week to take delivery of this special aircraft.

The 737-800 will arrive in Australia on November 11 and AirlineRatings.com will be on board the delivery flight.

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