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Old Aug 21, 2005 | 6:58 am
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If paint costs so much, why is AA one of the few that goes paintless?

I remember hearing how much the maintenance is for airline paint, and I remember when Eastern Airlines ditched it for the tin fuselage look. What I want to know is, in an era of cost cutting why didn't everyone? It seems like AA is the only major without. Why aren't the others at a competitive disadvantage?
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