Air Canada Paints A220 in Turning Red Livery

(09 Feb 2022)  Air Canada has painted an aircraft with a themed livery celebrating the release of Disney and Pixar's Turning Red, an animated film that is set in Toronto and directed by Academy Award winner and Canadian Domee Shi.

The Turning Red livery that will fly across the country on a Canadian built Airbus A220.

"As Canada's largest airline and the country's flag carrier, our collaboration with Disney and Pixar for Turning Red, directed by award-winning Canadian filmmaker Domee Shi is a wonderful opportunity to showcase Canadian talent and bring the best of Canada to the world," said Andy Shibata, Vice-President, Brand at Air Canada. "We wanted customers of all ages to be able to enjoy the special livery and be a part of the excitement around this very special Canadian moment."

The Turning Red livery has been painted on an Air Canada Airbus A220

Disney and Pixar's Turning Red introduces Meilin Lee, a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming, is never far from her daughter—an unfortunate reality for the teenager. And as if changes to her interests, relationships and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited she "poofs" into a giant red panda! Turning Red will premiere exclusively on Disney+ across Canada on 11 March 2022.

"I'm absolutely stoked about this collaboration with Air Canada," said Domee Shi. "I made Turning Red a love letter to Toronto and everything Canadian, and now to see the film celebrated on the airline that literally brought my family and me over from China when I was little is especially meaningful to me. I cannot wait for Canadian audiences and people around the world to see the film, and hopefully fall in love with Canada just like I have."

The airline has also launched a contest with five prize packages, each featuring a trip for four people to Toronto to attend the Canadian premiere special event of the film on 8 March. The contest runs until February 20 for residents of Canada.