Followers of the long-range Boeing 777-200LR ‘Worldliner’ can now get their palms on tags comprised of the pores and skin of one in every of these retired widebodies. In cooperation with Etihad Airways, Aviationtag is now promoting tags from A6-LRB, a 777-200LR that flew for the Abu Dhabi-based flag service till 2018. Let’s take a look at the merchandise.
Now on sale
Right now marked the launch of Aviationtag’s newest merchandise, a limited-edition assortment of plane pores and skin tags from A6-LRB, an ex-Etihad Airways Boeing 777-200LR. The corporate, which has launched a number of high-profile pores and skin tags from legendary plane, is promoting these distinctive collectibles on its web site. Every tag comes from a special a part of the jet’s fuselage, with Aviationtag explaining:
“Each tag is exclusive. Relying on the aircraft, tags might differ when it comes to haptics, materials thickness, and coloration. Small blemishes bear witness to the aircraft’s lengthy historical past and are an genuine reminder of its glory days over the clouds. Small scratches, flaky paint, and imperfections are completely regular and provides our Aviationtags their distinctive appeal – the appeal of a classic product crafted from upcycled supplies.”
Aviationtag’s merchandise are a part of a rising motion amongst aviation fanatics to personal elements of their favourite planes after they retire. This has grow to be particularly well-liked in the course of the pandemic, as the worldwide well being disaster compelled extra plane to be prematurely withdrawn. The tags will be connected to keys or luggage, as, as seen under, there may be house for a keyring on the high of the product.
A part of the tags’ appeal is that every one bears a novel look. Picture: Aviationtag
Two completely different choices
In case you have already taken a take a look at Aviationtag’s web site to discover the potential for buying a pores and skin tag from A6-LRB, you should have seen that two completely different choices are listed. The restricted run of 15,000 tags options examples which might be both primarily gold or pearl white, relying on the place within the plane they got here from.
These mirror the primary colours utilized in Etihad’s livery. The gold examples are the extra unique and lavish possibility, and subsequently command a better price ticket. Nonetheless, for simply €37.95 ($41.32), they’re definitely well worth the funding for avgeeks after an additional particular tag. The white examples are available in at €29.95 ($32.61).
Measuring 35mm broad and 88mm lengthy, Aviationtag’s merchandise signify the right probability for fanatics to personal a small piece of aviation historical past. The corporate additionally presents instances for simply €3.95 ($4.30), that are a helpful manner for these utilizing the tags as key rings or bag tags to guard their funding.
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The plane’s service life
Whereas A6-LRB ended its profession at Etihad Airways, it truly started its life at one other Asian flag service, particularly Air India. One in all 60 Boeing 777-200LRs constructed, and the primary to be scrapped, it entered service as VT-ALB in August 2007. It stayed there for slightly below seven years, working below the identify ‘Arunachal Pradesh.’
In accordance with information from ch-aviation.com, it then made the change to Etihad in March 2014, the place it remained energetic for 4 years. Sadly, it hasn’t discovered a brand new operator since leaving the service in 2018, and thus has been despatched for scrapping. Nonetheless, it is going to now dwell on because of Aviationtag’s new product line.
What do you make of Aviationtag’s newest product line? Did you ever journey on one in every of Etihad’s Boeing 777-200LRs? Tell us your ideas and experiences within the feedback!