An Airbus A350 from the Air France company has just been baptized “Colmar”. The name is written in all letters on the fuselage at the front of the device, under the portholes. The mayor of Colmar is obviously delighted with this unusual highlighting of his city.
The image of the Airbus A350 named Colmar was a nice success on social networks. Posted by the mayor Eric Straumann, “The publication has already been seen by nearly 50,000 people and liked almost 800 times. I am quite surprised by this craze “ he said this Thursday, July 17.
“This planequieter and more environmentally friendly, will be able to transport up to 292 passengers at more than 1000 km/h, up to 15,000 km, towards long-haul destinations from around the world “, details the elected official.
The device came out of the production channels a few months ago, and it has just made its first flight to Toronto in Canada. “”It’s a long haul, no chance to see him land one day at Colmar ” Smiles Eric Straumann. Nevertheless, seeing the name of his city around the world is always positive, even if ” Colmar is already the eighth most photographed city in France, so we already shine. But that still makes a great free advertisement! “
This tradition of baptizing planes is inspired by the navy, and dates back to the 1930s. Air France first highlighted regions (Alsace, Gascogne, Auvergne…), Constellations (Cassiopée, Altaïr …), birds (albatros, storks, gypatus …), and since 2019, names of cities.
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A brand new Air France Airbus A350 is called Colmar. The airline has returned to an old tradition in 2019, that of giving a name for these devices, in addition to their registration
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© Eric Straumann Photo remise
“For Colmar, this is not the first time, we were already in the loop in 2021, but it was during the covid, it was very complicated“Specifies Eric Straumann. The name of Colmar had been chosen for an old Airbus A330 today out of service.
This time, the air adventure is just beginning. And the icing on the cake, for its second flight on July 17 to Bombay in India, the “Colmar” will be piloted by … a Colmarian!
