Flying Dream livery brings the wonder of flight to schoolchildren

In 2009, the Boeing Global Citizenship team launched ‘Soaring with Your Dream’, a technology and engineering-oriented school program that sought to encourage a new generation of aviation pioneers to explore the wonders of flight.

For more than a decade, the program has excited the passion of thousands of schoolchildren across China – inspiring the imagination and creativity of the aviation industry’s future talent. Recently there arose an opportunity for AkzoNobel to contribute to the program, as part of our long-term partnership with Boeing.

A meaningful design

The dominant color is blue, to represent dreams and the boundless sky with its limitless horizons for young minds to explore.

Towards the rear of the airplane, the design includes small silhouettes of Boeing creations like the C-type seaplane designed by Wang Zhu, Boeing’s first ever aeronautical engineer.

The image of the latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner represents the mission to carry the hopes and dreams of a future generation.

On the wings and main fuselage, a new logo – the Flying Dream – unites the education program.

Reaching students all across China

The impact of the Flying Dream program has already been widely felt. It’s been promoted to more than 1,600 schools in more than 20 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions across the country, even in more difficult to reach rural communities. To date, the program has inspired some 130,000 students to dream about the art of what’s possible.