The Best New Planes to See This Month – April 2026

Airlines continue to introduce new aircraft to their fleets, as well as special liveries and promotional schemes.

For plane spotters and photographers, these are always the highlights to any spotting trip – the latest, most talked about aircraft.

If you’re out and about this month, here are the best new planes you can see.

Let us know in the comments if you spot any of them!

American Airlines World Cup Jet

American Airlines celebrates FIFA World Cup 26 with new aircraft livery on Boeing 737-800 N844NN.

China Airlines Pikachu CI2

The second Pikachu jet was unveiled by China Airlines this month on Airbus A350-941 B-18916. [Read the Story]

ITA Joins Star Alliance

Celebrating being admitted into the Star Alliance this month, ITA Airways added its first dedicated aircraft with the billboard lettering. It is A320 EI-EIB.

JetBlue’s New Blueprint

One of the most popular schemes worn by JetBlue Airways was the Blueprint livery, previously seen on an Embraer 190. Now, Blueprint II has been unveiled on Airbus A220 N3308J.

JSX Special ATR Livery

JSX is promoting its new Santa Monica base and ATR42 fleet by painting N401JX in this special scheme.

Lufthansa Employee Anniversary Scheme

Continuing the run of special liveries to mark its 100th anniversary, Lufthansa has allowed its employees to design this scheme on Airbus A321neo D-AIEM.

SAS 80th Anniversary Livery

This bold scheme has been added to Airbus A330-300 LN-RKR to mark Scandinavian Airlines’ 80th anniversary this year.

SunExpress Crystal Palace Promotion

The Turkish leisure airline is sponsoring Crystal Palace football club and promoting the deal with this special livery on Boeing 737-800 TC-SMF, designed by fans.

Virgin Australia’s Milestone

Virgin Australia is celebrating its 150th aircraft with this special livery on Boeing 737 MAX 8 VH-8VI.