Overview
- The specially painted Boeing 787‑10 (registration A6‑BMI) was revealed at Etihad Engineering in Abu Dhabi and completed its first scheduled passenger flight to Madrid on Tuesday.
- Etihad staged a large kabuki curtain reveal that the airline says set a Guinness World Record for the largest single‑piece kabuki reveal.
- Executives from Etihad and McLaren, including CEO Antonoaldo Neves and McLaren CEO Zak Brown, attended the unveiling and promoted the livery as a fan engagement tool tied to their February 2026 sponsorship deal.
- Etihad says the jet will operate across its regular long‑haul network on routes such as Madrid, Dublin, Milan, Vienna, Bali, Bangkok and Delhi to give McLaren branding broad global exposure.
- The partnership expands Etihad’s long history with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by taking McLaren branding beyond race cars and into commercial aviation, a move aimed at linking travel customers with motorsport fans and increasing brand visibility worldwide.