The airline revealed a new custom livery featuring four Arsenal first-team players — Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Martin Ødegaard and Viktor Gyökeres — across the side of the double-decker aircraft. The design stretches from the tail fin to the middle of the fuselage and also includes the Arsenal crest alongside large gold “Champions” lettering marking the club’s title-winning campaign. The aircraft was painted in-house by Emirates Engineering and made its first celebratory flight to London Heathrow on Friday as flight EK001. Emirates x Arsenal The launch also coincides with a major milestone in the relationship between Emirates and Arsenal, with 2026 marking 20 years of partnership between the Dubai-based airline and the North London football club. Emirates remains Arsenal’s official airline partner and also holds the naming rights to the club’s home ground, Emirates Stadium, in London. The airline’s “Fly Better” branding also continues to appear on the shirts of Arsenal’s men’s, women’s and academy teams.…