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Old May 6, 2010 | 8:53 am
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Originally Posted by gitismatt
Over on the Continental and United boards?? They are all .....ing about the 'new' livery. Just wait until they experience what "world-class" means
Not all of us... I really like the new livery. As a former CO/NW flyer, already upset about DL grinding NW into dust, I was pretty despondent about CO/UA... until I saw the livery. I think it's a signal that CO represents a higher-quality brand environment, and that they intend to knit the two airlines together in a more sensitive manner than DL ever considered.

What's funny is how many United Airlines loyalists were all excited about the merger until they saw the livery. They thought their Death Star brand was going to snuff out CO the way DL snuffed out NW... but in fact it's their brand environment that's biting the dust. Only the name will live on. I love that. It's killing those guys. They're running around hand-making Photoshop hybrid liveries they claim are "better" because they minimize the CO influence. It's fun to watch.
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