Dubai-based Emirates is well known as the world’s largest Airbus A380 operator. It has also been known to adorn some of its superjumbos in various special liveries in the past commemorating or marking various events, sporting teams, or outreach programs in which it is involved.

However, on October 18, 2024, the airline revealed arguably its most stunning special livery yet to be applied to an A380. The carrier rolled out an all-blue plane to mark the carrier’s appointment as the Official Global Airline Partner of the US-based NBA (National  Basketball Association) as well as being the inaugural title partner of the Emirates NBA Cup.

The livery features an all-blue fuselage with the standard billboard ‘Emirates’ titles in red (outlined in white) rather than the conventional gold. The rear fuselage features the NBA logo alongside a bouncing basketball motif. Lastly, the tail of the aircraft displays the regular Emirates tail featuring a stylized UAE flag of white, red, green, and black, while the engine nacelles are also bold red similar to that of the main titles, which are also emblazoned with the distinct white calligraphy-style Emirates logo.   

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