Bird of paradise: Air Seychelles's new jet named after endangered species

Air Seychelles's latest aircraft will highlight conservation when it try the skies in March this season.

The single-aisle aircraft will be called the PTI Merl Dezil - the Creole name for the endangered Seychelles warbler.

It'll be the airline's second Airbus A320neo. The jet offers more environmentally-focused flying with fuel-saving wingtip devices.

Registered as S7-PTI, the PTI Merl Dezil puts among the nation island's bird species in the spotlight. The songbird previously came very near to extinction.

In 1968, there have been only 29 Seychelles warblers left in the united states. Today, thanks to conservation efforts, there remain 3,000 of the brown-feathered birds.

The aircraft's name was created to highlight the country's unique ecosystem and the value of protecting it.

The long-legged Seychelles warbler now lives on five of the Seychelles' islands. It flourishes on Cousin Island, that was designated as a nature reserve in 1968 in order to protect this species and others. The bird continues to be endangered but was reclassified as "Near Threatened" in 2014.

"As visitors have become more alert to the impact of climate change, naming our second A320neo aircraft after among Seychelles critically endangered bird will further allow our guests to understand the continuous efforts being done locally to guard the Seychelles environment for generations to come," said Remco Althuis, CEO of Air Seychelles.

It's not the first time Air Seychelles has put conservation in the spotlight. The airline's first Airbus A320neo is named

Veuve following the Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher, the most critically endangered bird on the hawaiian islands.