Revised post-merger livery released
Aug 11, 2010, 10:05 am
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Revised post-merger livery released
Just noticed on the United-Continental merger website that a revised post merger livery and logo has been released. I don't quite know how I feel about it just yet, I think my final opinion will be determined once someone makes a FS2002 787 rendition of it, and I get to fly it around for a bit.
http://www.unitedcontinentalmerger.com/
http://www.unitedcontinentalmerger.com/
Aug 11, 2010, 10:15 am
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Looks way better than the first one, much better font for 'United'.
Aug 11, 2010, 10:23 am
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Whew. You scared me for a second there. I thought that stupid tulip was going to be coming back. I guess this is marginally better than the initial draft. My only problem with the livery remains that they mispelled Continental.
Aug 11, 2010, 10:28 am
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I'm OK with anything that kills the tulip and keeps the CO globe, but the all-blocks rendition of UNITED is too totalitarian, brutal, and Delta-ish.
Aug 11, 2010, 10:31 am
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They still need to fire whomever is their graphic artist is. The font looks like it was just stuck there on the side of the plane.
But on a whole, it does look better.
But on a whole, it does look better.
Aug 11, 2010, 10:55 am
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I guess it looks better than the first one; the capital U on the first design was really weird looking.
But I still think it looks a little odd. Maybe the letters in UNITED are just a spaced a little to far apart, i.e. the spacing is the same between the letters without regard to what those letter are (kerning). The letters also look a touch too squished for my liking.
I still think it's strange to see a new name (and now, font) but with exactly the same livery. I don't think UA/CO should make a drastic change, but I think it would be cool if they modernized the globe a little bit. I still like COPA's livery, and I think the globe looks a bit more modern.
But I still think it looks a little odd. Maybe the letters in UNITED are just a spaced a little to far apart, i.e. the spacing is the same between the letters without regard to what those letter are (kerning). The letters also look a touch too squished for my liking.
I still think it's strange to see a new name (and now, font) but with exactly the same livery. I don't think UA/CO should make a drastic change, but I think it would be cool if they modernized the globe a little bit. I still like COPA's livery, and I think the globe looks a bit more modern.
Aug 11, 2010, 11:16 am
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Aug 11, 2010, 11:23 am
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More Continental, less United.
Is there any relief clause in the agreement that could allow phaseout of the United name, downrange? Just considering who is/will be in the captain's seat.
Is there any relief clause in the agreement that could allow phaseout of the United name, downrange? Just considering who is/will be in the captain's seat.
Aug 11, 2010, 11:24 am
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This is true. Though FWIW, I just had a friend adapt the revised livery to the post-merger UA colors 787-8 I operate in FS2002, and it looks great. Therefore, my feeling towards this CHANGE is positive.
Aug 11, 2010, 11:36 am
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FS2002? A bit averse to change...
I sense though this may be the death knell for the Texas country club script used for the PC and Elite Access logos. Too bad.... liked it in the way AA has fun with it's abbreviAAtion
FS2002? A bit averse to change...
I sense though this may be the death knell for the Texas country club script used for the PC and Elite Access logos. Too bad.... liked it in the way AA has fun with it's abbreviAAtion
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Aug 11, 2010, 11:37 am
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Just noticed on the United-Continental merger website that a revised post merger livery and logo has been released. I don't quite know how I feel about it just yet, I think my final opinion will be determined once someone makes a FS2002 787 rendition of it, and I get to fly it around for a bit.
http://www.unitedcontinentalmerger.com/
http://www.unitedcontinentalmerger.com/
Aug 11, 2010, 11:38 am
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Aug 11, 2010, 11:39 am
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Aug 11, 2010, 11:40 am
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I HATE the font on this one - the old 'continental' font for United looked far better.
Aug 11, 2010, 11:41 am
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I don't know. I would be happier if the CO + UA logo combined the tulip and the globe in an artistic, elegant way
All said - I am happy the Darth Vader font is gone.
All said - I am happy the Darth Vader font is gone.