Boomerang Bros. International Airlines (often abbreviated to BBIA) is an airline that appears in various video games of the Super Mario Franchise.
Description[]
It runs flights to some of the courses from the game, so presumably transports the racers to these locations for the races. It appears to be run by Boomerang Bros. The logo consists of the name or initials in a navy blue sans-serif font, with the first "I" in "International" being replaced with a red-striped blue Boomerang. A different logo has the abbreviation "BBIA" on the left with a red shape on the left hand side, while another different logo is simply the abbreviation on a gray background. Another version has all of the text and the main part of the boomerang in white with a red stripe on a dark blue background with diagonal white stripes on either side. The version of the logo that appears exclusively on the buses only features the text in white on a dark blue background. It is advertised by means of posters, patches and trackside banners, appears on planes and departures boards, and is referenced on a map.
Appearances[]
| Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | |
|---|---|
| Course | Means of advertisement |
| Sunshine Airport | Trackside banners, posters, planes, departures boards, intercom announcements |
| N64 Toad's Turnpike | Buses, signs |
| GCN Yoshi Circuit | Trackside banners |
| Super Bell Subway | Local Information map, Exit A, B3, B4, C3 |
| Kart body part | Means of advertisement |
| Circuit Special | Decals |
| Super Mario Odyssey | |
| Outfit | Means of advertisement |
| Racing Outfit | Patches |
| Mario Kart Tour | |
| Course | Means of advertisement |
| New York Minute 1and 2 | Signs |
| Paris Promenade 1 | Posters |
| Tokyo Blur 1 and 2 | Signs |
| GCN Yoshi Circuit | Trackside banners |
| Kart body part | Means of advertisement |
| Circuit Special | Decals |
| Glider | Means of advertisement |
| BBIA Parafoil | Logo |
| Other | Means of advertisement |
| Menu Background | Logo |
Destinations[]
BBIA's known destinations are references to other tracks in the Mario Kart series (most were seen on a departure board in the Sunshine Airport terminal in Mario Kart 8):
- Sunshine Airport
- New York City (presumably)
- Sweet Sweet Canyon (mentioned in an announcement in Sunshine Airport)
- Dolphin Shoals
- Sherbert Land
Fleet[]
The aircraft appears to be Boeing 747s, although no windows are seen on the upper deck.
Influence[]
The colour schemes used on the logo suggests that BBIA may possibly be based on British Airways in their former 1984-1997 Landor livery.
Gallery[]
Mario Kart 8[]
Mario Kart Tour[]
Video[]
Mario Kart 8- Sunshine Airport -1080 HD-
A video of a typical race through Sunshine Airport, the track that BBIA appears in
See Also[]
The following airlines also appear in Mario Kart 8: