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Old Jan 11, 2011, 3:10 pm
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MrSydney
 
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Originally Posted by Aerosett
I wonder whether the plain exterior (the 77W looks extremely white with the removal of the Pacific Wave) is to help the conversion to the new livery (reportedly on hold due to cost).
Rob Fyfe sat in front of me in BP AKL LAX last month and I mentioned a new livery. He told me there are no new livery plans and that it would cost a minimum of $12million. He also said the Pacific Wave was removed due to problems with the decals and maintaining them which proved very expensive. He
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