Boeing's Seattle Seahawks-themed 747 is back for an encore

Ben Mutzabaugh | USA TODAY

Boeing's Seattle Seahawks-themed 747 is back for an encore.

For the second time in as many years, the jetmaker has painted one of its 747-8 Freighters in the colors of the National Football League's Seattle Seahawks. Boeing revealed photos of its latest Seahawks 747 on Sunday.

Boeing's first Seahawks 747 rolled out in January 2014 (scroll down for photos) to help celebrate the team's National Football Conference Championship and appearance in Super Bowl XLVIII. The Seahawks logo has since been removed from that aircraft. The 2015 livery appears on a different 747.

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Boeing, of course, was long headquartered in Seattle and retains deep ties to that area. The company moved its corporate headquarters to Chicago in 2001, but remains one of the biggest employers in greater Seattle. Many of those employees work at Boeing's Seattle-area assembly lines for its 737, 747, 767, 777 and 787 Dreamliner models.

As for the Seahawks, Boeing is a sponsor of the team and has partnered with the team on local programs for more than a decade.

The 2015 version of the Seahawks 747 is similar to the 2014 version, though Boeing says there have been a few updates to the livery.

The paint scheme features the Seahawks logo as well as a "12" on the tail, a tip of the hat to the imposing home fans that turn the Seahawks' stadium into a "twelfth man" on game days.

Boeing says the 2015 aircraft will take part in "Seahawk-related activities" during the year. And even though the NFL regular season doesn't start until September, Boeing says it unveiled the Seahawks livery early so it can take part in a flyover during the Boeing Seafair Air Show over Lake Washington on Aug. 2.

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