Etihad Airways, the national airline of
the United Arab Emirates, and Universal Pictures unveiled the luxury
Fast & Furious Boeing 777 airliner at Los Angeles International
Airport (LAX) on Wednesday. Actor/producer Vin Diesel was on hand as
Etihad Airways Flight 171 arrived from Abu Dhabi to kick off the
global junket and world premiere of Furious 7. The film arrives in
theaters on April 3.
The Fast & Furious 777 plane will
fly the direct route between Abu Dhabi and Los Angeles, which Etihad
Airways opened in June 2014. The airline is also a sponsor of the
Furious 7 world premiere, which takes place in Los Angeles on April
1.
The Fast & Furious decal will
remain on the plane for the next four to six months.
Etihad Airways began operations in
2003, and in 2014 carried 14.8 million passengers. From its Abu Dhabi
base, Etihad Airways flies to 111 existing or announced passenger and
cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia,
Australia and the Americas. The airline has a fleet of 111 Airbus and
Boeing aircraft, and more than 200 aircraft on firm order, including
69 Boeing 787s, 25 Boeing 777-X, 62 Airbus A350s and nine Airbus
A380s.
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