New Alaska/Virgin combined livery "More to Love"

Nov 4, 16, 3:10 pm
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New Alaska/Virgin combined livery "More to Love"
Seen on Instagram.. N493AS

Nov 4, 16, 3:23 pm
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Nov 4, 16, 6:25 pm
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Nov 4, 16, 6:42 pm
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Awesome! Can't wait to see more!

Nov 4, 16, 7:32 pm
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From what I see from this angle, it looks good to me. So will it fly before the merger is approved?

Nov 4, 16, 7:43 pm
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Jumping the gun a little, aren't we?

Nov 4, 16, 7:59 pm
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Thought that red-fade-blue scheme looked familiar - from one of my favorite pairs of running shoes...I like it!

Nov 4, 16, 10:47 pm
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Looks cool. Will be neat to see it in person when they debut it.

Nov 4, 16, 11:21 pm
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Originally Posted by
airplanegod
Jumping the gun a little, aren't we?
Afaik it's been ready since the merger was expected to close. Think AS is down one airframe due to this. Wonder who leaked it?

Nov 4, 16, 11:56 pm
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Originally Posted by
beckoa
Afaik it's been ready since the merger was expected to close. Think AS is down one airframe due to this. Wonder who leaked it?

Was the last flight of this aircraft really on Sept 11 from Victorville (paint shop?) to SEA?
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N493AS

Nov 5, 16, 12:47 am
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Originally Posted by
beckoa
Afaik it's been ready since the merger was expected to close. Think AS is down one airframe due to this. Wonder who leaked it?

Tick tock....with each passing day, that paint job is getting more expensive!

Nov 5, 16, 8:26 am
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Originally Posted by
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Wow...
Originally Posted by
nwflyboy
Tick tock....with each passing day, that paint job is getting more expensive!
It seems so.

Nov 5, 16, 3:17 pm
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Originally Posted by
beckoa
Afaik it's been ready since the merger was expected to close. Think AS is down one airframe due to this. Wonder who leaked it?

They're probably using it for spare parts in the meantime

Nov 5, 16, 4:05 pm
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Originally Posted by
dmodemd
They're probably using it for spare parts in the meantime

By the time the merger goes through it will be down to one wing and a tire.

Nov 5, 16, 5:25 pm
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I wonder how long they can keep this thing parked?