Today United Airlines announced that it will introduce a new Star Wars themed livery this fall. The slick new paint job is timed around the release of the latest installment Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

In a statement, the airline said, "At United, our mission is to connect people and unite the world, which is exactly what the Star Wars franchise has epically done for more than four decades. For many of our customers, Star Wars was ceremonially introduced to them as a child, with families gathering to watch together and ultimately passing on their love for these films to new generations."

United told us that the new look will go on a single United Boeing 737-800. "The aircraft will be exploring the 'domestic galaxy' and will not be assigned a specific route, meaning customers across the US may have the opportunity to travel on this unique plane," said a spokesperson.

Check out the trailer for the new Star Wars movie here on YouTube.

Seeing this unusual paint on United jet turned a lot of heads today as the carrier has been hinting around about a "new look" in recent weeks. CEO Oscar Munoz spilled the beans about an updated livery last month, but quickly reset expectations-- he said that customers should expect an evolution of the new look versus a revolution. Those large United letters along the fuselage, covering the windows could be a hint of what's to come.

You can see the new Star Wars look in the tweet below or scroll through the slideshow at the top of this post.

United inherited its current "flying globe" look from Continental when the two carriers merged in 2010. At that time, United retired its popular tulip logo. Since there, the look as not changed. Industry observers say a new look should roll out this spring.

I sure like the look of those black planes! I'd love to see United go all-black, or dark blue. It would be a classy look. What do you think United should do with its livery? Big change, small change or no change at all? Tell us in the comments.

--Chris McGinnis

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