Air New Zealand confirmed that another Boeing 777-300 will be decked-out with a large Hobbit-themed decal for the much anticipated release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Once the artwork is applied, the plane will fly to Los Angeles for the World Premiere of the film on December 2, 2013.
The first Hobbit plane has won several awards, and at 830 square metres, the digitally printed picture of Bilbo, Gandalf, and the dwarves on an Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300 is the largest graphic in the world ever to be applied to an aircraft. Will they Air New Zealand outdo themselves with this second plane?
Any guesses on what this new plane will look like? Who (or what) are you hoping to see fly to 30,000 feet?
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Author: Lily Milos
Lily’s first experience with Tolkien was when the eccentric Mrs. H performed all of the characters from The Hobbit in her seventh grade class. In high school, she felt obliged to decline a second date with a boy who said he had no interest in reading The Lord of the Rings. In college, she unwisely decided to reread her beloved copy of The Hobbit during finals week, with only semi-disastrous results.
When not writing for Middle-earth News, Lily tries not to unnerve her coworkers and family with her extreme geekery, but somehow, Star Wars, Star Trek, Sherlock, Merlin, Doctor Who, The Princess Bride, Back to the Future, superheroes, Disney movies, and of course, Tolkien, seem to have relevance in EVERY conversation.
