Condor Airbus A330-900neo "Island" - D-ANRA

Originally founded in 1955 as Deutsche Flugdienst GmbH with Lufthansa participation, it changed its name to Condor Flugdienst six years later after the takeover of the Condor Luftreederei of the food group Dr. Oetker. As a Lufthansa subsidiary, Condor's appearance remained almost constant for over forty years. After it became part of the Thomas Cook Group, the new brand "Thomas Cook powered by Condor" was created in 2002. Further takeovers of shares and repeated variations of the liveries followed until the British asset manager Attestor took over a majority shareholding in 2021. With this financial investor, Condor is no longer tied to a tour operator for the first time in decades. In order to present itself as an independent company, Condor unveiled a new livery with longitudinal stripes in five different colours on 4 April 2022, intended to recall the typical design of bath towels, beach chairs and parasols. In December 2022, D-ANRA with its green stripes was delivered as the first of 18 ordered A330-900neo. They are scheduled to replace the fleet of Boeing 767-300s on long-haul routes as early as 2024. This most modern variant of the A330 outshines the 767 in every respect, featuring lower fuel consumption and a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions. The unusual livery continues to attract attention not only in discussion but also on the airport tarmac.