Flora Airways 777-200ER "City of Sacramento" (2017-Present livery)

More Flora today! And today I think this is my best one yet!

Really proud of this 777, as I am starting to finalize the design of the logo on the tail! Before this, the logo was varying in sizes and wonky, especially on the 787 and 767, but with this 777 comes what I think will be what I use on all upcoming Flora aircraft!

Other than that, it's the standard Flora livery that all aircraft were repainted into in 2017-2018, though there is some interesting history about this specific aircraft...

The aircraft was delivered alongside the other thirty 777's in 2004 and it's also when they began naming their aircraft after Californian cities! (Yes I know I have not done it on the 787, 767, or 737, but those will be edited to have names) This aircraft specifically, NB772FA City of Sacramento, was delivered in May 2004 as the very first 777. Due to it being the very first delivered, it was named after the city the airline has lived and thrived in since 1995, Sacramento, California...

But this aircraft was not all sunshine and rainbows... In 2015, the aircraft, which was operating as Flight 198 between Houston Hobby International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport, was on final approach to LAX, when the front landing gear failed to deploy. The pilots luckily did find out about this and were able to do the proper safety procedures to stop any further disaster in the aircraft, and touched down (more so smacked down) without the nose gear, sending sparks fling as the fuselage skidded across the runway. Thankfully, the plane was able to stop and there were no serious injuries on board. The crew of the aircraft were acclaimed for their quick thinking and safety procedures, preventing a disaster...

The aircraft itself was surprisingly not written off despite damage to the underbelly and scrapes on the engine (though repairs did take longer than usual due to those extra damages) and entered back into service a year and a half after the incident in late 2016...

The aircraft still operates to this day under the same name, though is planned to be retired within the following months after a hearty life in service....

Thanks to Med for the template