Cloudtop Cruiser
- Not to be confused with Cloudtop Cruise or Cloud Cruising.
The Cloudtop Cruiser is a Super Mario-themed Airbus A320 aircraft operated by American airline JetBlue. The aircraft was built in 2003 with the tail number N561JB and initially operated under the name La Vie en Blue before it acquired its current name and theme in March 2025 as part of a collaboration with Nintendo for MAR10 Day.[1][2]
Design
The sides of the Cloudtop Cruiser depict artwork of Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and Bowser next to a white JetBlue logo and over a light-blue background. Its underside, tail fin, and engines are colored red, and are separated from the light-blue part by yellow stripes with Super Stars; Super Stars also appear on the underside and winglets. The Super Mario logo is depicted on the tail fin. Next to the front passenger door, there is a small white silhouette of Mario jumping with "HERE WE GO!" written under it. Super Mario characters are present in the welcome screen of the aircraft's setback touchscreens.[2]
Gallery
The front of the Cloudtop Cruiser
The tail of the Cloudtop Cruiser
The welcome screen of the aircraft's touchscreens
Artwork of the aircraft's tail
Naming
The Cloudtop Cruiser is named after Cloudtop Cruise, a sky-themed course in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Notes
- The Cloudtop Cruiser is not the first time Super Mario characters have appeared on an airplane livery. Several liveries were made to promote Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Hollywood; two by Japan Airlines in 2022[3] and 2024[4] and one by Spirit Airlines in 2024.[5]
References
- ^ N561JB Aircraft Registration. FlightAware. Retrieved March 4, 2025. (Archived March 4, 2025, 15:24:54 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ a b March 4, 2025. Nintendo announces fun ways to enjoy MAR10 Day wherever you are. Nintendo. Retrieved March 4, 2025. (Archived March 4, 2025, 17:06:13 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ January 11, 2022. 特別塗装機「JAL×ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン ジェット」が国内線に就航. Japan Airlines (Japanese). Retrieved November 15, 2024. (Archived January 30, 2022, 19:03:50 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ November 13, 2024. ＼JAL×ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン／💛#ドンキーコング・カントリー🤎オープン記念の特別塗装機が、2025年1月14日から国内線に就航✈️🎉ドンキーコングやパークの仲間たちと超元気な空の旅へ😍‼️詳細🔎https://social.jal.co.jp/kzd#ジェイエア#JA245J#スーパー・ニンテンドー・ワールド. X (Japanese). Retrieved November 15, 2024. (Archived November 15, 2024, 19:32:40 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Reid, C. (March 2, 2024). Fly With Mario: Spirit Airlines Features Airbus A320neo With Super Nintendo World Decal. Simple Flying. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
