‘Tiger plane’ lands at an airport in SW China’s Chongqing

Global Times

A plane, painted as a tiger, landed at Jiangbei International Airport in Southwest China’s Chongqing on Feb 12, 2018. Photo: VCG

The plane is the Brazilian Embraer ERJ-190-E2 passenger aircraft. This stop is to supplement fuel for the plane’s flight to Almaty, Kazakhstan, where it will have its next demonstration. Photo: VCG

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