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==Original ANA aircraft== | ==Original ANA aircraft== | ||
[[File:Pikachu plane.jpg|thumb|250px|ANA Pokémon Jet 1998 (JA8965)]] | |||
===ANA Pokémon Jet 1998=== | ===ANA Pokémon Jet 1998=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:ANA Pokémon Jet 1998.jpg|thumb|250px|ANA Pokémon Jet 1998 (JA8569)]] | ||
During the winter of 1992, ANA held a contest to design one of its jets. The winner was a sixth-grade girl named Yuki Ogaki, who submitted a whale-themed design later titled the Marine Jumbo. Due to interest in this uncommon paint job, ANA painted another Boeing 747-400D with a {{wp|Snoopy}} design in 1996. In 1998, this aircraft was repainted again, and this time, it was a Pokémon design. This design was also popular, and led to ANA creating several more planes with Pokémon designs. This plane's {{wp| | During the winter of 1992, ANA held a contest to design one of its jets. The winner was a sixth-grade girl named Yuki Ogaki, who submitted a whale-themed design later titled the Marine Jumbo. Due to interest in this uncommon paint job, ANA painted another {{wp|Boeing 747|Boeing 747-400D}} with a {{wp|Snoopy}} design in 1996. In 1998, this aircraft was repainted again, and this time, it was a Pokémon design. This design was also popular, and led to ANA creating several more planes with Pokémon designs. This plane's {{wp|aircraft registration}} number is JA8965. | ||
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* {{p|Psyduck}} | * {{p|Psyduck}} | ||
Two additional jets - both {{wp|Boeing 767}} | Two additional jets - both {{wp|Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300s}} - were painted later in 1998 with the same design. Their registration numbers were JA8569 and JA8578. | ||
This set of livery was retired in 2001. JA8965 retired in June 2013 | This set of livery was retired in 2001. JA8965 retired in June 2013, JA8578 in August 2017, and JA8569 in December 2018. | ||
===ANA Pokémon Jet International=== | ===ANA Pokémon Jet International=== | ||
[[File:ANAPokemonJetInternational.jpg|thumb|250px|ANA Pokémon Jet International]] | [[File:ANAPokemonJetInternational.jpg|thumb|250px|ANA Pokémon Jet International (JA8962)]] | ||
The '''ANA Pokémon Jet International''' debuted in 1999, carrying passengers from {{wp|Tokyo}} to {{wp|New York City}}. As its name suggests, its primary use continued to be international flights. This plane's registration is JA8962. | The '''ANA Pokémon Jet International''' debuted in 1999, carrying passengers from {{wp|Tokyo}} to {{wp|New York City}}. As its name suggests, its primary use continued to be international flights. This plane's registration is JA8962. | ||
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*{{p|Psyduck}} | *{{p|Psyduck}} | ||
This plane | This plane was one of the only original ANA Pokémon jets to have the ANA logo on the tail instead of a picture of Pikachu. | ||
The livery was retired in 2006 and the aircraft retired in 2010. | The livery was retired in 2006 and the aircraft retired in 2010. | ||
===ANA Pokémon Jet 1999=== | ===ANA Pokémon Jet 1999=== | ||
[[File:ANAPokemonJet1999.jpg|thumb|250px|ANA Pokémon Jet 1999]] | [[File:ANAPokemonJet1999.jpg|thumb|250px|ANA Pokémon Jet 1999 (JA8964)]] | ||
[[File:FlightAttendants.png|thumb|250px|Flight attendants outside of the jet in matching attire]] | [[File:FlightAttendants.png|thumb|250px|Flight attendants outside of the jet in matching attire]] | ||
The '''ANA Pokémon Jet 1999''' debuted in 1999, making its first flight was from {{wp|Osaka}} to {{wp|Tokyo}}. This aircraft is used for domestic flights only, and its registration number is JA8964. | The '''ANA Pokémon Jet 1999''' debuted in 1999, making its first flight was from {{wp|Osaka}} to {{wp|Tokyo}}. This aircraft is used for domestic flights only, and its registration number is JA8964. | ||
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===ANA Pikachu Jumbo=== | ===ANA Pikachu Jumbo=== | ||
[[File:ANAPikachuJumbo.jpg|thumb|250px|ANA Pikachu Jumbo]] | [[File:ANAPikachuJumbo.jpg|thumb|250px|ANA Pikachu Jumbo (JA8957)]] | ||
[[File:ANAPikachuJumboLogo.png|thumb|250px|The logo used to promote the jet]] | [[File:ANAPikachuJumboLogo.png|thumb|250px|The logo used to promote the jet]] | ||
The '''ANA Pikachu Jumbo''', colored in a distinctive yellow, flew for the first time in May 2004 between the same airports as the ANA Pokémon Jet 1999, {{wp|Osaka}} and {{wp|Tokyo}}. At the airport in {{wp|Okinawa}}, a towing car was painted yellow to go along with the jet. This plane's registration is JA8957. | The '''ANA Pikachu Jumbo''', colored in a distinctive yellow, flew for the first time in May 2004 between the same airports as the ANA Pokémon Jet 1999, {{wp|Osaka}} and {{wp|Tokyo}}. At the airport in {{wp|Okinawa}}, a towing car was painted yellow to go along with the jet. This plane's registration is JA8957. | ||
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===ANA Ohana Jumbo=== | ===ANA Ohana Jumbo=== | ||
[[File:ANAOhanaJumbo.jpg|thumb|250px|ANA Ohana Jumbo]] | [[File:ANAOhanaJumbo.jpg|thumb|250px|ANA Ohana Jumbo (JA8956)]] | ||
The '''ANA Ohana Jumbo''' took to the skies for the first time in 2004. "Ohana" means "flower" in Japanese, which is the theme of this plane. Flowers are painted around the bottom of the plane, and some {{t|Grass}} Pokémon can be seen on it. This aircraft features the [[Pichu Brothers]]. Its registration is JA8956. | The '''ANA Ohana Jumbo''' took to the skies for the first time in 2004. "Ohana" means "flower" in Japanese, which is the theme of this plane. Flowers are painted around the bottom of the plane, and some {{t|Grass}} Pokémon can be seen on it. This aircraft features the [[Pichu Brothers]]. Its registration is JA8956. | ||
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===Peace Jet=== | ===Peace Jet=== | ||
[[File:ANA Peace Jet.jpg|thumb|250px|Peace Jet]] | [[File:ANA Peace Jet.jpg|thumb|250px|Peace Jet (JA754A)]] | ||
A new member of the Pokémon Jets was added in 2011, when a {{wp|Boeing 777}} was re-painted in Pokémon colors. ANA had originally allowed children to vote on the livery of the jet, but the tragic 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami stopped this. Instead, it was painted in colors meant to show a world filled with peace, and was dubbed the Peace Jet. This aircraft's registration is JA754A. It is the first to feature [[Generation V]] Pokémon. | A new member of the Pokémon Jets was added in 2011, when a {{wp|Boeing 777}} was re-painted in Pokémon colors. ANA had originally allowed children to vote on the livery of the jet, but the tragic 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami stopped this. Instead, it was painted in colors meant to show a world filled with peace, and was dubbed the Peace Jet. This aircraft's registration is JA754A. It is the first to feature [[Generation V]] Pokémon. | ||
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==Pokémon Air Adventures aircraft== | ==Pokémon Air Adventures aircraft== | ||
===Pikachu Jet BC1=== | ===Pikachu Jet BC1=== | ||
[[File:Pikachu Jet BC.jpg|thumb|250px|Skymark Airlines JA73AB]] | [[File:Pikachu Jet BC.jpg|thumb|250px|Skymark Airlines JA73AB]] | ||
On June 21, 2021<ref>[https://simpleflying.com/skymark-airlines-pikachu-jet/ ''Skymark Airlines Pikachu Jet Boeing 737 Enters Service'' - Simple Flying] (retrieved July 8, 2021)</ref> Skymark Airlines introduced the first Pikachu Jet as part of the Pokémon Air Adventures program. The Boeing 737-800 (registration JA73AB) will primarily operate flights in and out of Okinawa, but will also fly on other Skymark Airlines routes, and is named Pikachu Jet BC in reference to Skymark's BC airline code.<ref name="Skymark">[https://www.skymark.co.jp/en/campaign/flying-pikachu/ ''Pokémon Air Adventures'' - Skymark Airlines] (retrieved July 01, 2023)</ref> The aircraft is yellow and is decorated with a total of 10 flying Pikachu (plus an extra underneath), and Skymark's blue tail has the Pokémon logo added. Upon the launch of the Pikachu Jet BC2 this jet was renamed to Pikachu Jet BC1. | On June 21, 2021<ref>[https://simpleflying.com/skymark-airlines-pikachu-jet/ ''Skymark Airlines Pikachu Jet Boeing 737 Enters Service'' - Simple Flying] (retrieved July 8, 2021)</ref> {{wp|Skymark Airlines}} introduced the first Pikachu Jet as part of the Pokémon Air Adventures program. The {{wp|Boeing 737|Boeing 737-800}} (registration JA73AB) will primarily operate flights in and out of Okinawa, but will also fly on other Skymark Airlines routes, and is named Pikachu Jet BC in reference to Skymark's BC airline code.<ref name="Skymark">[https://www.skymark.co.jp/en/campaign/flying-pikachu/ ''Pokémon Air Adventures'' - Skymark Airlines] (retrieved July 01, 2023)</ref> The aircraft is yellow and is decorated with a total of 10 flying Pikachu (plus an extra underneath), and Skymark's blue tail has the Pokémon logo added. Upon the launch of the Pikachu Jet BC2 this jet was renamed to Pikachu Jet BC1. | ||
Seats on-board the aircraft recieved Pokémon themed headrest covers and signage, cabin crew wear themed aprons, and there are Pokémon themed cups and exclusive Pokémon Air Adventures mini {{wp|Kit Kat|KitKats}}.<ref>[https://www.skymark.co.jp/en/campaign/flying-pikachu/inflight.html ''Meet Pikachu on Board'' - Skymark Airlines] (retrieved July 1, 2023)</ref> At {{wp|Naha Airport}}, Skymark has Pokémon branded self check-in kiosks.<ref>[https://soranews24.com/2021/06/24/pikachu-learns-how-to-fly-as-japans-new-pokemon-airliner-takes-fight/ ''Pikachu learns how to fly as Japan’s new Pokémon airliner takes fight'' - SoraNews24] (retrieved July 1, 2023)</ref> There is also a range of themed merchandise for sale on-board and at airports served by the jets.<ref>[https://www.skymark.co.jp/en/campaign/flying-pikachu/goods.html ''Pikachu Jet Items'' - Skymark Airlines] (retrieved July 1, 2023)</ref> | Seats on-board the aircraft recieved Pokémon themed headrest covers and signage, cabin crew wear themed aprons, and there are Pokémon themed cups and exclusive Pokémon Air Adventures mini {{wp|Kit Kat|KitKats}}.<ref>[https://www.skymark.co.jp/en/campaign/flying-pikachu/inflight.html ''Meet Pikachu on Board'' - Skymark Airlines] (retrieved July 1, 2023)</ref> At {{wp|Naha Airport}}, Skymark has Pokémon branded self check-in kiosks and desks, and Pokémon themed airport vehicles.<ref>[https://soranews24.com/2021/06/24/pikachu-learns-how-to-fly-as-japans-new-pokemon-airliner-takes-fight/ ''Pikachu learns how to fly as Japan’s new Pokémon airliner takes fight'' - SoraNews24] (retrieved July 1, 2023)</ref> There is also a range of themed merchandise for sale on-board and at airports served by the jets.<ref>[https://www.skymark.co.jp/en/campaign/flying-pikachu/goods.html ''Pikachu Jet Items'' - Skymark Airlines] (retrieved July 1, 2023)</ref> | ||
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===Pikachu Jet TR=== | ===Pikachu Jet TR=== | ||
[[File:Pikachu Jet TR.png|thumb|250px|Scoot 9V-OJJ]] | [[File:Pikachu Jet TR.png|thumb|250px|Scoot 9V-OJJ]] | ||
On July 17, 2022, {{wp|Scoot}}, a {{pmin|Singapore|Singaporean}} low-cost airline, introduced a {{wp|Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787-9}} with a Pokémon livery, the first non-Japanese airline to do so. Flights began on September 9, 2022, opertating between Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul.<ref name="Pikachu Jet TR">[https://flying-pikachu.com/en/news/51/ ''Pikachu Jet TR takes to the skies soon!'' - The Pokémon Company] (retrieved July 8, 2023)</ref> The interior and exterior of the jet is decorated, and a range of Pokémon Air Adventures merchandise and food items are available for purchase.<ref>[https://www.flyscoot.com/en/discover/escape-with-scoot/pokemon-pikachu-jet-flights ''Pokémon Air Adventures'' - Scoot] (retrieved July 8, 2023)</ref> This aircraft's registration is 9V-OJJ. | |||
To celebrate the launch, from November 11, 2022, a Pikachu wearing a purple flower T-shirt was available in [[Pokémon GO]] and a special event named "Pikachu Weekend in Singapore" was held on November 18 - 20, 2022 alongside the Pokémon GO Safari Zone: Singapore.<ref name="Pikachu Jet TR"/> | |||
Featured Pokémon: | Featured Pokémon: | ||
* {{p|Celebi}} x2 | * {{p|Celebi}} x2 | ||