Baltimore
Sporting crimson, white, and a deep blue, Southwest Airlines has unveiled a plane with a brand new paint job in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.
“Independence One” was launched on Monday at Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport, displaying a large “1776” throughout the entrance cabin home windows and “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” towards the again.
“It’s a symbol of what it means to give America the freedom to fly,” stated Bob Jordan, the airline’s CEO, to a crowd of attendees. “As Southwest celebrates our 55th year, and (as) our nation celebrates 250, we wanted to mark this moment in a way that reflects who we are, where we’ve been and where we are headed.”
The Boeing 737 will make it’s first flight since being unveiled on Monday evening to Dallas; then it is going to be a part of Southwest’s fleet crisscrossing the country.
In the group for the revealing had been members of state Departments of Transportation, airline officers, and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy.
“As we come together for our 250th birthday, we can rally around an idea and a country and a people and a shared history and a shared future together,” Duffy stated.
A big quantity of legislation enforcement officers had been unfold all through the hanger, in obvious response to Saturday’s capturing on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Duffy was on the gala and was evacuated shortly after photographs rang out.
Southwest isn’t the one airline participating in the celebration of the nation’s birthday. American Airlines, United Airlines and Alaska Airlines may also unveil particular paint jobs. Duffy is anticipated to go to American at its Fort Worth headquarters this week, alongside Chris Rocheleau, deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
In a separate partnership between Boeing and the DOT, the “Freedom Plane,” is presently on tour to convey a number of of the nation’s founding paperwork to museums throughout the nation.