Cat-ar Airways now boarding: Stunning Amur tiger face printed to nose of aircraft to highlight animal's endangered status
- The Amur tiger was printed on the front of a Transaero Boeing 747-400
- Entitled 'Tiger Flight', project hopes to promote environmental protection
- Aircraft is a joint project of the Amur Tiger Center and Transaero Airlines
- The areoplane was presented to the public at Moscow Vnukovo airport
A Transaero Boeing 747 was decorated in stunning fashion with the face of an Amur tiger to help draw attention to the plight of the big cat - one of the most endangered in the world.
Entitled 'Tiger Flight', the project hopes to educate the international community on the issues of environmental protection and put a stop to the poaching of the rare breed.
The decorative aircraft - a joint project of the Amur Tiger Center and Transaero Airlines - was presented to the public at Moscow Vnukovo airport.
The face of an Amur tiger was printed to the front of a Transaero Boeing 747-400 aircraft
The aircraft has kept much of its stock design, aside from the unique tiger livery, but there are plans to extend the special colour scheme and to decorate the interiors of the aircraft's cabin at a later date.
Olga Pleshakova, CEO Transaero Airlines said: 'We think that the airline's participation in the joint project with the Amur Tiger Centre represents a consistent development in the Transaero's CSR policies.
'The careful conservation of wildlife is the task that no one should remain indifferent to.
'Only by combining efforts of people with the high sense of responsibility for the future of our planet, we can ensure a harmonious development of the present and future generations on the Earth.'
Entitled 'Tiger Flight', the project hopes to bring attention to one of the most endangered big cats in the world
The decorative aircraft is a joint project of the Amur Tiger Center and Transaero Airlines
The joint project will involve an information campaign and Transaero Airlines' in-flight magazine will feature a special wildlife section.
Passengers of the 'Tiger Flight' plane, which will be used on highly popular routes to draw maximum attention, will also have an opportunity to watch documentaries filmed by the Amur Tiger Center while on board.
Andrei Smirnov, Director General of the Amur Tiger Center, said: 'One of the tasks that are being tackled by the Amur Tiger Center is to attract attention to the problems of conservation of Amur tigers and the threat that this big, but at the same time vulnerable, animal has to face.
'We are pleased to find at Transaero Airlines the like-minded people and friends caring about nature and aiming at promoting the image of "The owner of the Taiga (boreal forest)".
The joint project will involve an information campaign and Transaero Airlines' in-flight magazine will feature a special wildlife section
Passengers will have an opportunity to watch documentaries filmed by the Amur Tiger Center while on board flights
'The "Tiger flight” project is a prime example of such a friendly partnership and support to good deeds by joint actions.'
WWF recently released amazing footage of an Amur tiger being set free into the wild in a mountainous region in Russia's Far East.
The young male, identified as a 'conflict tiger', was living in constant threat due to the lack of prey within its area.
It was captured and collared by the Russian government before being released.
After a few menacing growls it ran off without looking back.
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