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Originally Posted by grahampros
(Post 19565443)
AA really has no choice to move away from the polished aluminum since it's not possible on the upcoming Airbus narrow bodies and 787 ( if and when those orders ever get confirmed).
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Originally Posted by Herb687
(Post 19565489)
Switching from polished aluminum to silver colored paint would be easy and wouldn't impact anything else in the livery/branding. Just slap the same stripes, typeface, logo, etc. on silver paint instead of bare aluminum.
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Originally Posted by grahampros
(Post 19565552)
Likely too expensive a proposition.
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Originally Posted by Herb687
(Post 19565589)
Compared to a complete ovehaul of livery and branding???
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Originally Posted by Torgen
(Post 19565018)
Makes me think of US.
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Understanding that the new 787 is made of a composite material, I can understand why AA would want to standardize the fleet. That said, I thought I had read several years ago that the reason AA didn't do a full paint job on their aircraft was for weight reasons. By not painting their aircraft, they saved several hundreds of pounds, thus saving fuel. If this is true, I don't see them pulling the older aircraft off line just to paint them.
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Only about 6 weeks until the new 77W deployment. was wondering shouldn't Boeing be making a delivery soon.
It's still on the flight line looking all the same. I think it's the one infront of the CZ and QR 787s parked head to head with the State of Kuwait 747-8i See here: http://paineairport.com/images/fl102612.jpg |
The 77W picture may not be current since this is the State of Kuwait 747-8i posted 5 days ago.
http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...48-640x426.jpg |
Originally Posted by dayone
(Post 19574974)
The 77W picture may not be current since this is the State of Kuwait 747-8i posted 5 days ago.
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Originally Posted by dayone
(Post 19574974)
The 77W picture may not be current since this is the State of Kuwait 747-8i posted 5 days ago.
http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-co...48-640x426.jpg |
Originally Posted by Fanjet
(Post 19561723)
No it's not. AA's livery is classic. Even coca-cola realized that sometimes it isn't better to change the look.
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Love the Boeing train videos !
Thx to all who provided the links to Paine field.
Despite the obvious interest in Boeing aircraft, I was pleasantly surprised to see the train videos, particularly the B 737 fuselages, less wings obviously, exiting the tunnel...please keep us posted on the livery change, it may be our first indication of a major change at AA..... |
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" (Be sure to check it out - awesome photo!)"
you are correct....awesome ! |
Originally Posted by JDiver
(Post 19580540)
pineapplejet's huge panoramic image rendition was causing problems with the FlyerTalk display and was replaced by a link to the photo, which you can expand to full size by clicking on it when you arrive at that page. (Be sure to check it out - awesome photo!)
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