Airlink unveils its rugby-supporting green machine E190 airliner

South Africa’s largest regional and domestic airline, Airlink, has unveiled one of its Embraer E190 jetliners repainted in a one-off celebratory all-green livery. The aircraft, ZS-YAE, was repainted in the airline’s paintshop at Polokwane’s Gateway International Airport. (The other two specially painted Airlink aircraft have overall black liveries.)  “The aircraft is one of three sporting our Airline Skybucks customer loyalty programme paint schemes,” explained Airlink CEO de Villiers Engelbrecht. “Its unveiling coincides with Airlink being named the Official Domestic Airline for the forthcoming Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry 2026 tournament where we will fly the New Zealand and South African teams and personnel between their matches.”

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