Air China unveils an Olympic Fuwa
airliner in Beijing Monday, November 13, 2006. The company, a partner of
the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, is considering decorating two more
aircraft with the Olympic mascots to promote the Games. It adorned three
aircraft with the "Beijing 2008" logo last year. Air China has a fleet of
206 planes. [newsphoto]
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China's flag carrier Air China
announced in Beijing on Monday that it has added one more Olympic themed
airplane to its fleet.
The B-737-800 jetliner painted with the five mascots of the Beijing 2008
Olympic Games on both sides of its body was unveiled at a high-profile ceremony
attended by senior officials from the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games
of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and the China National Aviation Holding Company as
well as Olympic champion Deng Yaping.
The company, a BOCOG partner, said it has put a total of six Olympic-themed
airplanes into operation since last year. The latest one will fly from Beijing
to eight other Chinese cities in the next three weeks where celebrations will be
held on its arrival.
