Cargolux is a cargo airline based in Luxembourg, which operates a fleet of around 30 Boeing 747s globally. Well, Cargolux has just given one Boeing 747-8 a very special livery.
Specifically, the seven year old plane with the registration code LX-VCF is now sporting a mask, with the words “Not Without My Mask” written below the carrier’s name on the side of the aircraft.
It would appear that the plane had this added to its livery in Taipei, as part of some routine maintenance. The plane flew from Baku to Taipei on July 15, and hasn’t flown since, so I’m guessing it will re-enter service soon (at that point you can track the plane here, to see if it’s coming to an airport near you).
To my knowledge, Cargolux is the first airline to paint an actual mask on an aircraft like this. A few months back, United Airlines maintenance workers put a “mask” on a 787, though I think that was a single-use one, unlike what the one that the Cargolux 747-8 has. 😉
Well done, Cargolux!
@Alex_77W Nope, only you and some people in the US see the "sarcasm". The rest of the world just see it as a helpful reminder to keep everybody safe
@alex_77w - new paint is quite an investment for sarcasm (read my sarcastic comment of your comment).
For all the anti-maskers, please quit endangering everyone else by your lack of common sense.
Superb. Well done, Cargolux.
Not the first one I guess. Russian low-coster airline Pobeda operates jet with such a mask at least from the start of the summer.
https://en.armradio.am/2020/06/02/pobeda-airline-pains-medical-mask-on-plane/
Foreverr says:
August 23, 2020 at 7:24 am
as my GF is Taiwanese, I can confirm they are obsessed with masks
My response:
Taiwan has had great success in holding back the virus, so I wouldn't call it an obsession.
Uh derek:
My comment was about training the pilots to keep the planes 6 feet apart while in the air, flying @ 500 mph. ;)
I have a vague feeling you are taking this whole mask thing way too seriously.
The proper way to put on a mask for an airplane would be to cover the engine intakes. ;)
So you guys do not see a sarcasm in this airline action?
MOAR mask stories!!
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Lists of prominent people who wear masks?
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MOAR!
The 6 feet rule doesn't mean you can stand 6 feet and not wear a mask. A sneeze can travel 30 feet. 6 feet is just a reminder and a general principle that standing away is better.
Taking the whole Mask Obsession from the Ridiculous to the Absurd.
I wonder if their pilots have received special training in keeping at least 6 feet from other planes while flying. ;)
One Mask at a Time
Love this.
Pobeda also has a 737-800 with a mask livery from a couple of months back, VQ-BWG
Love the detail they have gone too, hooking the elastic round the C in their name.
Important message too, look forward to seeing it flying.
as my GF is Taiwanese, I can confirm they are obsessed with masks