Originally Posted by UnitedSkies
Of course, the expert has it right
Here's a question for imkeww: why did Skywest have the grey engines? It's always looked odd to me, as if it didn't flow with the scheme or something. Was it intentional?
Yes - it was cheaper to use more grey paint and less blue. When I was working at SkyWest I asked one of the top brass directly about this, and that was the answer I was given. Another "olive out of the salad" type move in the airline industry. ;-)