The airline is in the process of being reinvented. The airline is about to refresh its fleet with all new A330-900neos, and on top of that it is competing head-to-head with Lufthansa in more markets. The airline has revealed a new livery ahead of the first delivery of the A330-900neo.

Condor reveals new brand identity

The new brand identity includes an all new livery. You may think it is, but it's not April Fools.

Condor’s new livery

The new livery is intended to emphasize that the airline is a leisure carrier.

Condor is vacation. And vacation is stripes. Germany’s most popular leisure airline is unveiling its new brand identity today: In the future, Condor will wear stripes in five colors. Inspired by parasols, bath towels and beach chairs, Condor is evolving into a distinctive and unique vacation airline.

The CEO of Condor describes this.

“Condor has undergone a transformation over the past two and a half years: From a subsidiary of a vertically integrated travel group to an independent airline that looks back proudly on its history and tradition, while at the same time embarking on the path to the future. We want to express this unmistakably through our corporate identity: Condor is vacation and Condor is unmistakable – like our new design, with which we are now launching into the future. Our new trademark are stripes, our figurative mark stands for our origin and the colors for diversity. This triad is new, what remains is our passion. It has always made Condor unique and is therefore also reflected in our claim: Passion is our compass.”

— Condor Airlines News (@Condor) April 4, 2022

There are a few more details.

  • The corporate identity’s lead colors are yellow and blue, but they’re complemented by the contrasting color gray
  • Planes will be painted in stripes that are five different colors, including yellow, red, blue, green, and beige, intended to “stand for the facets of the diversity of Condor’s guests, employees and the multitude of opportunities to discover the world with Condor”
  • The Condor signet (the condor in a circle) has received a “facelift, with finer and more dynamic lines”
  • The Condor lettering is more compact, and is now fully lower case
  • It’s expected that 80% of Condor’s fleet will be repainted with the new livery by 2024, with aircraft getting the new livery at the same time that they need to be repainted anyway
  • The first A330-900neo with the new livery will be flying this fall, while the first A321 with the new livery will be flying as of April 5 (it has the registration code D-AIAD)

I kind of love this new livery… I think?

I almost thought that the new livery was a joke when I first saw it. It grew on me, and I love it. There are a couple of thoughts.

  • Condor is a leisure airline, and it’s nice that the airline has a playful and fun livery
  • With virtually all airlines adopting a similar style livery and claiming that they’re doing something unique, it’s fantastic to see an airline finally do something bold and special
  • I think this might just be the boldest new livery we’ve ever seen an airline introduce?
  • The alternating colors reminds me of Icelandair’s new livery, though Condor’s is definitely cooler

Bottom line

The new livery of the German leisure airline is unlike anything we have seen before. The new livery features stripes in five different colors, and the planes will stand out at any airport they fly to.

The first plane with the new livery will be the A321. As of this fall, we can expect the A330-900neos to enter service.

What do you think about the new livery? I'm curious if I'm the only one who loves this.

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