With everything coming up Star Wars these days, it’s a bit of a surprise it took this long for a plane to be painted like R2-D2.
No matter. It’s finally here. All Nippon Airways announced this plane, a 787-9 Dreamliner, that will sport the R2-D2 paint job. The plane marks, “the beginning of a five-year ANA Star Wars Project and agreement with the Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd.,” according to the ANA press release.
It’s the first time a Star Wars character has ever been on a commercial plane. It was unveiled yesterday at the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, Calif., which is turning out to be quite the event this year, as J.J. Abrams also announced the newest trailer for The Force Awakens yesterday, too.
The ANA plane will start making international flights this fall, the company states. Specific routes for the R2-D2 jet have not been announced at this time.
Here are some of the airline’s awesome tweets:
ANA "Star Wars Project" begins with a brand new jet ….☆http://t.co/FiPcrGix80#AllNipponAirways #STARWARShttps://t.co/UznLET4Isc
— All Nippon Airways (@FlyANA_official) April 16, 2015
Welcome on board ANA, R2-D2 & C-3PO♪http://t.co/FiPcrGix80 #SWCA pic.twitter.com/WwR3nWsHMQ
— All Nippon Airways (@FlyANA_official) April 17, 2015
Now if ANA could only have R2-D2 and C-3PO flight attendants, that would be epic. Oh, and make the airport lounges look like this:
