Many airlines celebrate significant milestones with a unique livery on one of their jets. It is not rare to see planes celebrating national events, a significant occurrence in an airline's history, or even sponsored opportunities.
In the USA, one airline that has taken frequent advantage of the opportunity to rebrand their planes is AirTran.
Since they sponsor a number of teams and individuals, AirTran uses their airplanes as a unique way to activate partnerships.
Each special plane is renamed and unique graphics are applied to make it stand out from the rest of the fleet.
Since AirTran has been acquired by Southwest Airlines, the fleet will begin to rebrand to Southwest's livery in 2012. With that in mind, we thought it would be a prime time to take a look back at some of the unique designs they have used over the years.
In 2005, AirTran applied the likeness of music legend Elton John to 20 of their airplanes, and even offered a way to track them all on their website. This was a result of the installation of of XM Radio on board.
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In 2008, Danica Patrick won her first (and only) IndyCar race for Andretti-Green Racing in Motegi, Japan. As the team's official airline, AirTran launched "AirTranica Won" to commemorate the victory.
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In a partnership with Orlando, one AirTran craft was logoed with the words "Say YES to Orlando" to promote tourism in the area.
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