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 airplane livery. In 2024, Spirit Airlines promoted Super Nintendo World by painting one of their aircrafts with a poster promoting it, featuring artwork of Mario from Mario Party 10.[3]
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.)
- ^ Reid, C. (March 2, 2024). Fly With Mario: Spirit Airlines Features Airbus A320neo With Super Nintendo World Decal. Simple Flying. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
