Oddity Central - Collecting Oddities » airplanes http://www.odditycentral.com A collection of oddities that includes weird places, strange people, bizarre events and other odd stuff from all around the world Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:17:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 10 Cool Examples of Airplane Tail Art http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/10-cool-examples-of-airplane-tail-art.html http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/10-cool-examples-of-airplane-tail-art.html#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:30:33 +0000 Spooky http://www.odditycentral.com/?p=10573 Airlines have found an artistic way of attracting clients, by covering tails of their airplanes with gorgeous paintings. Airline Post has come up with a list of the ten coolest painted airplane tails in the world.

10. British Airways – Ethnic Livery

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9. Alaska Airlines

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8. First Air

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7. Frontier Airlines – “Domino” the Fawn

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6. Frontier Airlines – “Sebastian” the Hawk

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5. Frontier Airliines – “Hank” the Bobcat

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4. Frontier Airlines – “Ozzy” the Orca

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3. Air India Express – Oil Lamps

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2. Air India Express – Peacock

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1. Air India Express – Taj Mahal

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