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Old Dec 10, 2012, 7:18 pm
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Originally Posted by evanderm
Curious: if they have already applied the base colors, how long would it take to finish painting the livery? Of course, they could also use temporary (stick-on) decals for a presentation with the painting set for a later date.
That'd be a rather large bumper sticker.
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Old Dec 10, 2012, 7:24 pm
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Originally Posted by evanderm
Curious: if they have already applied the base colors, how long would it take to finish painting the livery? Of course, they could also use temporary (stick-on) decals for a presentation with the painting set for a later date.
A day or so probably
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Old Dec 10, 2012, 7:33 pm
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A day or so probably
The article seems to suggest AA knows it has to improve itself post bankruptcy.
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Old Dec 10, 2012, 7:38 pm
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Originally Posted by pineapplejet
That'd be a rather large bumper sticker.
don't know what the are for...

http://www.self-adhesive-film.com/ae...325000018.html

http://www.leadingedgeaviationgraphi...-liveries.html
http://www.schemedesigners.com/
http://www.self-adhesive-film.com/pr...nd-decals.html

Not sure if it's been done for a 77W but certainly not a foreign concept.
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Old Dec 10, 2012, 7:40 pm
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Originally Posted by pineapplejet
That'd be a rather large bumper sticker.
Boeing used decals to decorate the CO 787 that was in the factory when Pres. Obama came to visit..

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Old Dec 10, 2012, 7:47 pm
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Boeing used decals to decorate the CO 787 that was in the factory when Pres. Obama came to visit..
Don't forget the A380 tours where the aircraft switched between customer liveries between stops!
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Old Dec 10, 2012, 7:54 pm
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Originally Posted by evanderm
Yes it has,

http://m.nbcnews.com/travel/itinerar...lane-1C7204772
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Old Dec 10, 2012, 8:02 pm
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Originally Posted by itchief
Thanks for the link!

hmmmm.... that took 6 days and 400 man hours to apply. I guess a "simple" decal would take less time.
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Old Dec 10, 2012, 9:04 pm
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Check out AA9703 on 12/11. Looks like it may be the delivery flight from PAE>DFW.
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Old Dec 10, 2012, 10:22 pm
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Originally Posted by FriendlySkies
Check out AA9703 on 12/11. Looks like it may be the delivery flight from PAE>DFW.
Well, is that ferry flight or not a delivery flight? What about new colours livery scheme? I'm waiting!!

Come on AA! You better than do that!
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Old Dec 10, 2012, 10:28 pm
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Well, is that ferry flight or not a delivery flight? What about new colours livery scheme? I'm waiting!!

Come on AA! You better than do that!
Tomorrow is the delivery flight. Inaugural is still scheduled for January, IIRC.
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Old Dec 10, 2012, 10:32 pm
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Originally Posted by FriendlySkies
Tomorrow is the delivery flight. Inaugural is still scheduled for January, IIRC.
Wow...I didn't realize know it. I thought they already being fixed the First Class suite?
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Old Dec 10, 2012, 10:43 pm
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Wow...I didn't realize know it. I thought they already being fixed the First Class suite?
I'm sure AA will have to do test flights with the new products to get certification for the new seats from the FAA. At least that's what BA had to do for the CAA with their cabin refits for each individual aircraft type. How long this will take I don't know. Then again, aren't AA's new seats "off the shelf" so to speak? Wouldn't they be pre-certified?
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Old Dec 12, 2012, 3:50 am
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Great use of a 4-year old Qantas logo at 0.56
They have at leased used the new Japan Airlines one

(and deleted Mexicana - still a member albeit inactive according to oneworld)
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Old Dec 13, 2012, 10:53 pm
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Originally Posted by SanDiegoDallas
DMN: It doesn’t make sense to introduce a new airplane and then repaint it two weeks later, so I’ll make my own assumptions on that. But ‘soon’ and ‘stay tuned,’ I’m familiar with those phrases.
Well, if they really wanted to introduce the new plane but not yet the new livery, they could always paint it in OneWorld colors. Or the vintage AstroJet livery (a pilot mentioned to me that one or two planes of each type are in the AstroJet livery, which is very cool IMHO).
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