Smaug Revealed!

By W. R. Miller on December 1, 2013

It’s a secret no longer. Today, December 1, 2013, Air New Zealand unveiled the likeness of the vile dragon adorning its Boeing 777-300. Yes, now you can fly the friendly skies with Smaug!

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For details, click here.

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To view a video of the plane-decoration–and listen to Sylvester McCoy’s narration–click here.

Note that the newly-decorated plane requires specially-trained dragon handlers for the ground crew:

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Posted in Dragons, News | Tagged Air New Zealand, Desolation of Smaug, Hobbit, Smaug, Weta Digital, Weta Workshop
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