United launches Star Wars-themed plane ahead of Rise of Skywalker

Passengers will board the plane to Star Wars-themed music

United has launched a Star Wars-themed plane ahead of the release of the new film (United)

United Airlines has unveiled a Star Wars paint job for one of its aircraft.

The repainted Boeing 737-800 aircraft, covered in a navy Star Wars livery, will take to the skies on United routes in November to celebrate the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

The plane features imagery of famous Star Wars spacecraft, including the X-wing and TIE fighter starships, while the tail displays a different coloured lightsaber on a black backdrop on each side.

The intergalatic theme doesn’t stop at the paint job. Inside the aircraft there will be headrests decorated with the emblems of the Resistance and the First Order; themed amenity kits and a new inflight safety video featuring Star Wars characters from the new film.

Additionally, passengers on the jet will board to classic Star Wars-themed music.

For customers that can’t fly on the new livery, the plane will be trackable in the air via a special icon on flight tracking platform FlightAware – customers enter the plane number and the Star Wars jet will be visible as the X-Wing starship.

“United Airlines and the Star Wars franchise share a common goal: connect people and unite the world,” said Mark Krolick, United’s vice president of marketing.

“We are thrilled to join forces and help promote the concluding chapter of the Skywalker story, while at the same time enlisting help from our new friends from the Star Wars universe to demonstrate the importance of safety for our customers and colleagues.”