The Japanese budget airline ZIPAIR completed a full repaint of its aircraft by the end of 2023, altering its logo to disassociate from Russian aggression in Ukraine. The low-cost carrier removed the letter Z from its tail and updated its livery. This unprecedented decision comes from a company that commenced operations only in 2020, states avianews.com. Before 2022, the tails of ZIPAIR airliners featured a prominent Z—the first letter of the company’s name. However, in February 2022, Russian forces invaded Ukraine, and military vehicles bore identification marks Z and V. These letters were als…