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Ireland's national airline just completed giving its planes and staff uniforms a completely new look. Take a look at before and after.

Mar 4, 2020, 01:21 IST

As Ireland's flag carrier, Aer Lingus' brand identity has always been associated with symbols of the country, including the shamrock and the color green.

Aer Lingus' aircraft are painted mostly in green with a shamrock on their tails, serving their homeland as unmistakable representations of Ireland for decades.

The Irish-inspired style is also maintained inside the cabins of its aircraft, as well as with its crew uniforms.

Though the branding was undoubtedly Irish, it became tired looking in a new decade that saw numerous high-profile rebrandings from airlines such as Lufthansa, Alitalia, and Iberia. And so began Aer Lingus' rebranding effort.

Though the branding was undoubtedly Irish, it became tired looking in a new decade that saw numerous high-profile rebrandings from airlines such as Lufthansa, Alitalia, and Iberia. And so began Aer Lingus' rebranding effort.

The airline started with its aircraft, shifting from a majority green to a majority white livery, known in the industry as "Eurowhite."

The iconic shamrock was kept and enhanced, making it more three-dimensional compared to its predecessor.

Short-haul aircraft such as the Airbus A320 family went from looking like this,...

To this.

The final step in the rebranding would be its employee uniforms, recently debuted in February, a year after it unveiled its new livery.

The new uniforms will be worn by customer-facing employees from in-flight crew to ground staff.

The male uniforms consist of new suit jackets, a highly-requested item, and coats.

Female uniforms feature more green than their male counterparts, maintaining the heritage of the airline and its uniforms while enhancing them with a modern style.

A highlight of the offering includes female trouser pants, which weren't previously options for female staff.

The pants will be a navy blue, named "midnight" by designer Louise Kennedy.

Though the option for a skirt is still available in either green, named "Kenmare Green,"...

Or midnight navy.

The new uniforms offer a greater amount of variety for Aer Lingus staff in terms of comfort and fashion.

More so than the previous generation uniforms that appear stiffer and required female flight attendants to solely wear skirts.

Here's designer Louise Kennedy with her newly-dressed employees.

It's the first uniform refresh for Irish airline since 1998.

And will give its crew a modern look as Aer Lingus continues its expansion.

With the airline wanting to transform Dublin into a European transit hub similar to London, Paris, and Frankfurt, Aer Lingus will have to reinvent itself from Irish airline to major European player.

The airline is aiming to accomplish this by improving Dublin Airport, expanding North American routes and ordering new, efficient aircraft.

One of the key purchases made by the airline is the Airbus A321neoLR that's able to fly long, thin routes between North America and Europe. The plane is currently flying on transatlantic routes like the one that connects Dublin and Hartford, Connecticut.

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