British Airways ethnic liveries

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A Boeing 747-400 wearing the Chelsea Rose livery takes off past two other 747s in the Chatham Dockyard livery, c. 2002

In 1997 British Airways (BA) adopted a new livery. One part of this was a newly stylised version of the British Airways "Speedbird" logo, the "Speedmarque", but the major change was the introduction of tail-fin art. Also known as the Utopia, World Tails and world image tailfins, they used art and designs from international artists and other sources to represent communities in countries served by BA's route network. The signature of the artist was carried near the design on the tail.

The new corporate logo was created by the London-based design agency Newell & Sorrell, who also oversaw the implementation of the tailfin designs.

The German designs refer to the BA subsidiary Deutsche BA, the French designs refer to the BA subsidiary Air Liberté, and the Australian designs refer to BA's alliance with Qantas.

History

Launch and reception

Template:Quotebox The adoption of this aircraft livery was seen as a move away from the traditional British image of the carrier. BA claimed that the previous Landor Associates scheme carried an air of arrogance and detachment,<ref name=Tele97>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and insisted that the new tailfins were popular with international travelers. In addition to the new tail art, the crest and motto "To Fly. To Serve." were dropped from the livery to make the airline appear more "global and caring."<ref name=Tele97 /> In his speech at the launch, Chief Executive Robert Ayling declared that BA needed "a corporate identity that will enable [it] to become not just a UK carrier, but a global airline that is based in Britain" and the airline should better reflect the international image of the UK as "friendly, diverse and open to other cultures."<ref name=Ayling-97>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The total cost of the rebranding was estimated at Template:GBP million,<ref name=G-991028/> of which Template:GBPm was paid to artists and the Newell and Sorrell design firm.<ref name=Tele97 />

The initial rollout consisted of 15 distinct tail art designs.<ref name=newBA-PR-SkyHighArt>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Quentin Newark later called the initiative "incredibly brave" and praised the work of Newell and Sorrell as "expressive [and] gleeful".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher covered the tailfin of a model 747 painted with Animals and Trees like this one.

However, they were unpopular with many traditionalists in the UK, despite nine of the designs being inspired by either England, Scotland or Wales. Flight crews derided the new designs as "Air Zulu."<ref name=Tele-010511/> Jonathan Glancey criticised the Utopia project as "muddle-headed and messy - ethnic designs turned into the equivalent of doll's-house wallpaper, things applied but not belonging", failing to give the airline a cohesive identity. Glancey added the ethnic designs "had the net effect of trivializing art and design from around the world", comparing their display to the patronising attitude of the colonial era British Empire.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher showed her displeasure at the designs by covering one of the new tailfins (Animals and Trees) on a model 747 with tissue paper. She declared, "We fly the British flag, not these awful things" in 1997.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Thatcher also indicated with these fins the airline would lose its identity.<ref>Template:YouTube</ref><ref name=FG-leaves /> Amongst BA passengers, the highest rate of disapproval for the new designs was registered by business travelers between North America and Great Britain.<ref name=Tele-010511 />

Virgin Atlantic took advantage of the controversy by applying a Union flag scheme to the front end of its aircraft.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In their own 1999 relaunch, the flag was also applied to the vertical winglets of Virgin Atlantic's aircraft.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Review of use

While the majority of the designs were applied to a variety of aircraft models, one scheme (the stylised version of the Chatham Dockyard Union Flag) was used on Concorde only. By 1999, BA had repainted around half its fleet (170 aircraft) in its new colours but then Chief Executive, Robert Ayling, announced a review of this process. The aircraft already repainted would keep the new designs, but the remainder of the fleet (still showing the Landor design) would receive a variant of Concorde's Union Flag design.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The announcement was timed to divert some attention from Virgin's relaunch. Chris Holt, the head of design management at BA who led the Utopia Project, resigned in October 1999.<ref name=G-991028>Template:Cite news</ref>

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G-BNLH with Wings tail (1999)

A single 747-400 leased from British Airways to Qantas in 2000, registered as VH-NLH whilst operating in Australia (formerly G-BNLH), wore a hybrid livery complete with the Denmark Wings tail design. Under service with Qantas, the British Airways titles were removed and replaced with Qantas' own, but the remainder of the livery was left unchanged.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In May 2001 the new Chief Executive, Rod Eddington, announced the entire fleet would receive the new Union flag livery.<ref name=Tele-010511>Template:Cite news</ref> The ethnic images would also be removed from baggage tags, menus, signage boarding passes and all company materials. Eddington argued that while an attempt to increase the airline's appeal was not a bad thing, the exercise had hurt the image of the carrier among its core customers – those that are attracted by the British identity. Eddington's opinions were echoed by Adam Hill, founder and partner of the advertising agency Designate, who stated that "name and logo are just small parts of the puzzle: to customers, the pride and heritage of this very British brand is what appeals, and swapping that out in order to appear modern and multicultural resulted in the very essence of the brand being diluted."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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G-MEDA with Whale Rider (2001)

The final aircraft with a "Utopia" tail (Whale Rider) was retired in 2006, an Airbus A320-200 registered G-MEDA. Two Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft continued to operate with "Utopia" tails (G-BRYU, Benyhone Tartan; G-BRYV, Colum) for regional service until 2006, when both aircraft entered service for other airlines.<ref name=FG-leaves>Template:Cite news</ref>

World tail liveries

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Chatham Dockyard Union FlagTemplate:Efn		Introduced on Concorde. Revised version later adopted fleet-wide	United Kingdom	Concorde	G-BOAA, BOAB, BOAC, BOAD, BOAE, BOAF, BOAG	7	File:Concorde at Manchester Airport Viewing Park (4).jpg
Animals and treesTemplate:Efn (Kg'oocoan heé naka hìian theé e)	Cg'ose Ntcox'o	Artist is of the Ncoakhoe People of the Kalahari Desert; depicts seven jackals at an oasis.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Botswana	Boeing 747-400	G-BNLZ	8	File:Boeing 737-236-Adv, British Airways AN1629613 (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 757-200		G-CPEL
			Boeing 737-200		G-BGDT, ZS-SBR
			Boeing 737-400		G-DOCD
			Boeing 777-200		G-VIIK
			ERJ-145		G-EMBD
			Avro RJ100		G-BXAS
Avignon	Jim Avignon	Contemporary German art	Germany	Boeing 737-300	D-ADBA, ADBB, ADBD, ADBI, ADBQ, ADBT, ADBU	7	File:Boeing 737-31S, Deutsche BA AN0067038 (cropped).jpg
Bavaria (Edelweiss)		German art	Germany	Boeing 737-300	D-ADBH, ADBC, ADBF, ADBG	4	File:Deutsche BA Boeing 737-3L9; D-ADBH, March 1998 CUT (5066347069) (cropped).jpg
BenyhoneTemplate:Efn (Mountain of the Birds)	Peter MacDonald	Anglicised Gaelic for "Mountain of the Birds", a Scottish tartan design using colours from William Wilson & Son of Bannockburn.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>The livery is thought to be similar to Loganair's livery.	Scotland	Boeing 737-200	G-BGDL	25	File:G-BGDL B737-236 BA Benyhone MAN 08JUL00 (6142262276) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 737-400		G-BVNO, G-DOCA, DOCJ, DOCV
			Boeing 757-200		G-BIKL, BIKO
			Boeing 747-400		G-BNLI, G-CIVO, G-CIVW, G-CIVZ
			Boeing 767-300		G-BNWF, BNWT
			DHC8-300		G-BRYU,
			Airbus A320-100		G-BUSE
			British Aerospace ATP		G-BUYW, OY-SVI
			ERJ-145		G-EMBK
			Boeing 777-200		G-VIIJ, VIIR
			ATR72-200		G-BWTM
			Boeing 727-200		ZS-OBO
			BAe 146-200		G-GNTZ
			BN-2 Islander		G-BLDV
			Saab 340		G-GNTE, LGNA
			Short 360		G-BPFN
Blomsteräng (Flower Field)	Ulrica Hydman Vallien	Artist works for a glassware manufacturer in Småland. This design is taken from a large glass bowl with a hearts and flowers theme.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Sweden	Boeing 747-200	G-BDXG	7	File:G-DOCE B737-436 Brit Aws MAN 05MAY00 (6291871790) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 757-200		G-BMRI
			Boeing 767-300		G-BNWU
			Boeing 737-400		G-DOCE
			ERJ-145		G-EMBH
			Boeing 727-200		ZS-NOU
			BAe Jetstream 31		OY-SVJ
Blue PooleTemplate:Efn	Sally Tuffin	Taken from a dish and vase designed by Tuffin for Poole.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	England	Boeing 747-200	G-BDXD	9	File:G-BKYB B737-236 British Aws MAN 11SEP98 (6143810339) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 757-200		G-BIKA, CPEM
			Boeing 737-200		G-BKYB, ZS-NNH
			Boeing 737-400		G-DOCC, TREN
			British Aerospace ATP		G-MAUD
			Boeing 737-500		G-MSKA
British Blend	Simon Balwin	Coffee cup design, result of New Britain competition, used on a single A320, G-BUSI	United Kingdom	Airbus A320-200	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1
British Olympic Team (Teaming up for Britain)	Mark Pickthall	Adopted for 2000 Summer Olympics, features British Olympic Association lion logo designed by Pickthall for Ion River Design.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	United Kingdom	Boeing 737-200	G-BKYG	3	File:G-BKYG B737-236 British Aws MAN 13JUL98 (6143813901) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 757-200		G-BMRC
			Airbus A320-100		G-BUSC
Chelsea Rose	Pierce Casey	Representation of the English rose, based on visits by Casey to parks and gardens in Chelsea and Battersea. Carried by both 'British Asia Airways' Boeing 747-436s whilst in service with those titles.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	England	Boeing 737-400	G-DOCG, DOCQ, BNNL	23	File:193ae - British Airways Boeing 747-436, G-BNLA@LHR,19.11.2002 - Flickr - Aero Icarus (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 747-200		G-BDXK
			Boeing 757-200		G-BIKB, BMRD
			Boeing 747-400		G-BNLA, BNLL, BYGA, BYGC, BYGF, CIVA, CIVB, N495MC
			Boeing 767-300		G-BNWB, BNWE, BNWR
			DHC8-300		G-BRYI
			ATR72-200		G-BVTK
			Avro RJ100		G-BZAV
			BAe Jetstream 41		G-MAJL
			Bombardier CRJ200		G-MSKN
			Boeing 777-200		G-VIIO, VIIS
Colour Down the SideTemplate:Efn	Terry Frost	Abstract Cornish painting by Frost in 1968.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Used on a single Dash 8 of Brymon Airways (BA Citiexpress)	England	DHC8-300	G-BRYT	1	File:G-BRYT Dash 8-311A BA-Brymon MAN 11AUG00 (6828932331) (cropped).jpg
ColumTemplate:Efn (Dove)	Timothy O'Neill	Anglicised Irish for "Dove": a Celtic design to evoke the memory of St Columba.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Ireland	Boeing 737-200	G-BGDR	24	File:38bw - British Airways Boeing 737-400; G-DOCX@ZRH;23.08.1998 (8055984882) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 747-400		G-BNLC, BYGB, CIVP
			Boeing 767-300		G-BNWK, BNWV
			DHC8-300		G-BRYV
			Avro RJ100		G-BZAU
			ATR72-200		G-BYTP <ref name="Gaskel2002">Template:Cite book</ref>
			Boeing 727-200		ZS-NZV <ref name="Gaskel2002"/>
			Boeing 757-200		G-CPEP
			ERJ145		G-EMBA
			BAe Jetstream 31		OY-SVO
			BAe Jetstream 41		G-MAJC
			Boeing 737-300		G-OGBB, OMUC
			Boeing 737-400		G-DOCX
			Boeing 737-500		G-MSKB
			Boeing 777-200		G-VIIP
			British Aerospace ATP		OY-SVT
			BN-2 Islander		G-BJOP
			Short 360		G-BNMU
Crossing BordersTemplate:Efn (عبر الحدود)	Chant Avedissian	Reuse of Islamic and Pharaonic images and colour based on the decorations of the tentmakers of Cairo.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Egypt	Boeing 757-200	G-BIKT	5	File:G-BIKT B757-236 British Aws(Crossing Bdrs) MAN 28JUN02 (8231164019) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 737-400		G-DOCT
			Boeing 737-300		G-OGBE
			Bombardier CRJ200		G-MSKO
			Airbus A320-200		G-MEDD
Delftblue DaybreakTemplate:Efn (Delftsblauwe Dageraad)	Hugo Kaagman	Delft pottery design. Uses "the traditions of the past and [modernises] them for the future."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Netherlands	Boeing 737-200	G-BGDF	16	File:G-RAES B777-236ER British Aws LHR 30JUN99 (6776530259) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 757-200		G-BIKX
			Boeing 747-400		G-BNLD, CIVC, CIVN, CIVT
			Boeing 767-300		G-BNWA, BZHB
			Avro RJ100		G-BXAR
			Boeing 737-500		G-MSKE
			Boeing 737-300		G-OHAJ
			Boeing 777-200		G-RAES, VIIU
			Boeing 727-200		ZS-NOV
			BAe Jetstream 41		PH-KJG
			Short 360		G-BNMW
Golden Khokhloma	Taisia Akimovna Belyantzeva	Officially Kudrina from Semenov (Сеmёновская кудриа). Based on painted khokhloma decoration on tableware set by Belyantzeva in 1978.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Russia	Boeing 757-200	G-BIKH	3	File:Boeing 757-236, British Airways AN0134582 (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 737-300		G-XMAN
			Boeing 767-300		G-BNWJ
Gothic (Calligraphy)		German art	Germany	Boeing 737-300	D-ADBM, ADBN, ADBO, ADBP	4	File:Boeing 737-31S, Deutsche BA JP6024673 (cropped).jpg
Grand Union	Christine Bass	Result of a Sunday Times competition. Based on traditional English canal boat art from walks Bass has taken with her family along the Grand Union Canal in Buckinghamshire.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	United Kingdom	Boeing 757-200	G-BMRJ	6	File:G-BMRJ 2 B757-236 BA LHR 11AUG99 (6628801487) (cropped).jpg
			DHC8-300		G-BRYP
			Boeing 737-300		G-XBHX
			Boeing 737-400		G-DOCH
			ERJ-145		G-EMBF
Kogutki LowickieTemplate:Efn	Danula Wojda	Sometimes spelled Koguty Lowickie, meaning Cockerel of Lowicz. Based on paper cut-out of cockerels, peacocks and flower.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Unique variant "Flowers of Mazowsze" applied to G-OGBC	Poland	Boeing 747-400	G-BNLT	10	File:G-BPED B757-236 Brit Aws MAN 05MAY00 (6628796899) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 757-200		G-BPED
			DHC8-300		G-BRYW
			Boeing 737-200		G-BGDG, ZS-SBO
			Boeing 737-300		G-OGBC
			Boeing 737-400		G-DOCF
			Airbus A320-100		G-BUSB
			ERJ-145		G-EMBC
			Short 360		G-BNMT
L'esprit Liberté		Celebrating human rights movement	International	Fokker 100	F-GIOI, GIOG	12	File:Air Liberté Fokker 100; F-GIOI, October 1998 DTT (5163688461) (cropped).jpg
				Douglas DC-10	F-GPVA
				McDonnell Douglas MD-83	F-GFZB, GHEB, GRML
La Pyramide du Louvre		One aircraft painted with image of central courtyard of Louvre museum	France	McDonnell Douglas MD-83	F-GPZA	1	File:McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Air Liberte JP10298 (cropped).jpg
Nalanji Dreaming	The Balarinji Design Studio	Aboriginal art, originally designed in 1995 for Qantas and painted on a B747-300 aircraft (VH-EBU). Nalanji means "our place".<ref name=Qantas-Art>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=QantasPR/> Environmental preservation theme.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Australia	Boeing 757-200	G-BMRH	2	File:G-BMRH B757-236 British Aws(Nalangi) MAN 30MAR02 (8131592356) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 747-400	G-BNLN
Ndebele EmmlyTemplate:Efn	Emmly Masanabo	Officially named Emmly Masanabo after the artist, who is of the Ndebele people. Based on a panel decorated with beads and mural-style painting; a similar panel was produced by the artist's twin sister Martha, commonly known as Ndebele Martha.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	South Africa	Boeing 757-200	G-BIKC	3	File:G-BIKC B757-236 BA MAN 24SEP98 (6602561951) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 747-400		G-BNLO
			Boeing 767-300		G-BNWD
			Bombardier CRJ200		G-MSKL
Ndebele MarthaTemplate:Efn	Martha Masanabo	Officially named Martha Masanabo after the artist, who is of the Ndebele people. Based on a panel decorated with beads and mural-style painting; a similar panel was produced by the artist's twin sister Emmly, commonly known as Ndebele Emmly.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	South Africa	Boeing 757-200	G-BIKW	13	File:G-DOCU B737-436 British Aws(Ndebele Martha) MAN 01MAY02 (8183450594) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 747-400		G-BNLJ, BNLM
			Boeing 737-200		G-BGDA, ZS-SBN <ref name="Gaskel2002"/>
			Boeing 737-300		G-OGBD
			Boeing 737-400		G-DOCU, DOCL
			BAe Jetstream 41		G-MAJB,<ref name="Gaskel2002"/> MSKJ, OY-SVS <ref name="Gaskel2002"/>
Paithani (पैठणी)	Meera Mehta	Based on a sari designed by Mehta using traditional motifs from the textile industry in Paithan. Features 'asavari' creeper border with flowering shrubs and parrots.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	India	Boeing 747-200	G-BDXO	3	File:87ao - British Airways Boeing 757-236; G-BMRA@ZRH;05.03.2000 (8063425880) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 757-200		G-BMRA
			ERJ-145		G-EMBI
Pause to remember		Poppy design, used around Remembrance Day. Now applied to fuselage.	United Kingdom	Boeing 757-200	G-BIKW, BMRB	3	File:G-BIKW B757-236 BA(Poppy) MAN 28NOV99 (6602563669) (cropped).jpg
				Boeing 737-200	G-BKYG
				Boeing 737-400	G-BVNM <ref name="Gaskel2002"/>
RendezvousTemplate:Efn (约会)	Yip Man-Yam	Chinese calligraphy of a poem describing water boiling.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Hong Kong	Boeing 737-200	G-BGJE	22	File:Boeing 737-236-Adv, British Airways AN1629612 (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 737-300		G-OAMS
			Boeing 737-400		G-DOCM, DOCW
			Boeing 747-400		G-BYGE, BYGD, BYGG, BNLR, CIVV
			Boeing 757-200		G-BIKI, BIKN, BMRE, BMRG, CPEU, CPEV
			Boeing 767-300		G-BNWC, BNWP
			Boeing 777-200		G-VIIT, ZZZC
			DHC8-300		G-BRYY
			British Aerospace ATP		G-MANO
			Airbus A320-200		G-MEDB
			BAe Jetstream 31		OY-SVZ, OY-SVP
Spring (Primăvară)	Morag Dumetru	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Winner of employee contest.	Romania	Boeing 757-200	G-BIKY	1	File:Boeing 757-236, British Airways AN0134580 (cropped).jpg
SterntalerTemplate:Efn (Bauhaus)	Antje Brüggemann	Based on 3-D 'ceramic objects' art.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Germany	Boeing 757-200	G-CPET	14	File:G-OFRA B737-36Q BA MAN 24SEP98 (6241630125) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 737-200		G-BGDE
			Boeing 737-300		G-OFRA, D-ADBK, ADBL, ADBE, ADBR, ADBS, ADBV, ADBW, ZS-NNG
			Airbus A320-200		G-BUSG
			Bombardier CRJ200		G-MSKM
			ERJ-145		G-EMBB
Water Dreaming (Ngapa Jukurrpa)	Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri	Art representing northern Australian terrain.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Australia	Boeing 747-400	G-BNLK	4	File:British Airways Boeing 757-236; G-BMRF, September 1997 (5659121513) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 737-200		G-BKYE
			Boeing 757-200		G-BMRF
			Airbus A320-200		G-BUSJ
			ERJ-145		G-EMBG
Waves and CranesTemplate:Efn (波と鶴)	Matazō Kayama	Also known as Nami Tsuru. Nihonga painting of waves and cranes, symbolising the cosmic world and the soul of Japan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Japan	Boeing 767-300	G-BZHC	13	File:Boeing 757-236, British Airways JP193462 (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 747-400		G-CIVM, CIVR, CIVX
			Boeing 737-200		G-BGDJ, BKYP, ZS-NLN
			Boeing 737-300		G-ODUS
			Boeing 737-400		G-OGBA
			Boeing 757-200		G-BPEC
			Boeing 777-200		G-VIIM
			Airbus A320-100		G-BUSK
			ATR72-200		G-BVTJ
Waves of the CityTemplate:Efn	Jenifer Kobylarz	Simple and modern abstract art meant to "convey a sense of frozen motion."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	United States	Boeing 757-200	G-BIKJ	13	File:G-BIKJ B757-236 British Aws MAN 12JUN98 (6602553383) (cropped).jpg
			DHC8-300		G-BRYS
			Boeing 737-400		G-DOCR, BNNK
			Boeing 737-500		G-MSKC
			Boeing 747-400		G-BNLV, BNLX
			Boeing 767-300		G-BNWG, BNWH
			Boeing 777-200		G-VIIA
			BAe Jetstream 31		OY-SVR
			ERJ-145		G-EMBE
			Avro RJ100		G-BZAT
Whale RiderTemplate:Efn	Joe David	From wood carving representing the whaling tradition of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Canada	Boeing 737-200	G-BGDO	9	File:Boeing 737-236-Adv, British Airways AN1629614 (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 737-500		G-MSKD
			Boeing 757-200		G-CPEO
			Boeing 747-400		G-BNLG, CIVS, CIVY
			Boeing 777-200		G-VIIN
			Airbus A320-200		G-MEDA
			ATR72-200		G-BXTN
Wings (Vinger)	Per Arnoldi	Modernist representation of seagulls in flight.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Denmark	Boeing 747-400	G-BNLH, CIVU	13	File:G-BNLH B747-436 BA MAN 19JUL99 (6546311393) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 757-200		G-CPER, CPES
			Boeing 767-300		G-BZHA
			Boeing 777-200		G-VIIL
			British Aerospace ATP		OY-SVU
			Airbus A320-200		G-BUSI
			Boeing 737-400		G-BUHL, DOCB
			Bombardier CRJ200		G-MSKK
			BAe Jetstream 41		G-MAJK, OY-SVW
Wunala Dreaming	The Balarinji Design Studio	Like Nalanji Dreaming, this livery was designed for Qantas in 1994 and appeared on two B747-400 aircraft: VH-OJB and VH-OEJ. Based on an original painting inspired by "the natural colors of Australia" and executed by the Yanyuwa people.<ref name=Qantas-Art/><ref name=QantasPR>Template:Cite press release</ref> The title translates to "Kangaroo Dreaming".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Australia	Boeing 757-200	G-BIKF	2	File:British Airways Boeing 757-236; G-BIKF, November 1998 (5424546384) (cropped).jpg
			Boeing 747-400		G-BNLS
Youm al-Suq (Market Day)	Shadia Alem	Abstract inspired by Arab life on market day.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Saudi Arabia	Boeing 737-400	G-GBTA	2	File:G-GBTA B737-436 British Aws MAN 26MAY99 (6302844348) (cropped).jpg
			ERJ-145		G-EMBJ

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• BBC: BA turns tail on colours (Real Video)
• BA tailfin gallery: Lee Collins
• Lockon Aviation Photography - Gallery
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