Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 landing in an Orca Livery isolated against a bright sky. [Photo: Shutterstock]
Key Takeaways:
Alaska Airlines launched its "West Coast Wonders" livery, featuring photorealistic orcas, applied using Boeing's newly developed inkjet printing process for aircraft.
This innovative inkjet technology significantly speeds up livery application by replacing multi-step traditional painting with a single-pass ink application, enabling more complex and photorealistic designs.
The photorealistic orca design aims to raise awareness for the endangered southern resident killer whale population in the Puget Sound area.
What do you get when you combine new graphics technology and concern for the environment? A killer whale on the tail of a Boeing 737 of course.
Alaska Airlines launched its new “West Coast Wonders” livery this month with a photorealistic image of a pod of orca frolicking on the side of 737-9. The design was created through Boeing’s newly developed inkjet printing process.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
