Qantas Reveals New Livery in Support of LGBT Community
Qantas recently unveiled new livery on an aircraft dubbed the "Rainbow Roo" as a way to show support for the LGBT community, painting its name in rainbow colors and showing its signature flying kangaroo holding a rainbow-colored flag. The tagline underneath the plane's colorful new logo also reads, "Official airline partner of Sydney Mardi Gras," a two-week long gay pride celebration that takes over Sydney from Friday, February 17, through Sunday, March 5. Qantas has historically been a big supporter of the LGBT community, thanks in part to the airline's openly gay CEO, Alan Joyce.
The airline revealed the A330-300's new paint job when it took its first flight earlier this month. According to Australian Aviation, this particular aircraft operates on Qantas' Sydney to Melbourne route, before continuing from Melbourne to Singapore. According to an article by The Daily Telegraph, a Qantas spokeswoman said the aircraft would sport the new livery for the next few months.
This isn't the first time a carrier has shown support for the LGBT community — last year, WOW Air registered one of its first A330 aircraft with the code name "TF-GAY." American Airlines also had its social media photos include the rainbow flag when same-sex marriage was legalized in the US back in June of 2015.
H/T: The Daily Telegraph
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