New livery sighting
Feb 16, 2011, 9:35 am
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You are correct! 
She does look sharp.. Just way too much white..
Here is the first United 767-300 in Continental Livery.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flydolc...l-1489853@N25/
Shes looking good! Sharp plane. Now if only the inside can look as new as the outside...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flydolc...l-1489853@N25/
Shes looking good! Sharp plane. Now if only the inside can look as new as the outside...
Feb 16, 2011, 10:04 am
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All of LatAm is excluded from CR-1s/UDU, I believe. LIM definitely is.
All of LatAm is excluded from CR-1s/UDU, I believe. LIM definitely is.
Feb 16, 2011, 10:14 am
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With bad a/c and expensive upgrading, that's probably the single worst int'l route in the system then!
Feb 16, 2011, 12:18 pm
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I love the proportions of the 767-300ER. The new colors look great on it.
By the way, the first 747-400 should be out within the next few days. Can't wait to see that one.
By the way, the first 747-400 should be out within the next few days. Can't wait to see that one.
Feb 16, 2011, 5:17 pm
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Wow! Color me surprised! It looks just as terrible as EVERY OTHER PLANE in this horrible livery. The inside of the UA 767 trumps this ugly, dated, piece of crap of a livery.
Feb 16, 2011, 5:19 pm
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OK then, if it's "Just paint" then why do you people keep complaining about the old Battleship Grey planes UA was on their way to repainting until Jeff Smisek stuck his head where it didnt belong? Ohhhhh but when it involves precious CO, it's "just paint, come on guys live with it". But when it's United, it's evil, ugly, and needs to go. Yeah, we get it. In the meantime, I'll keep criticising this "just paint" for what it really is: absolute trash and not United Airlines.
Feb 16, 2011, 5:28 pm
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Feb 16, 2011, 5:32 pm
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Rumor is that N127UA (744) will be making a debut with the new livery on Feb 22.
Feb 16, 2011, 5:58 pm
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I suspect that stems from two things: first, it was taking UA FOREVER to get their planes in a single livery. Second, the condition of the paint on some of those aircraft was downright embarrassing. Even the ugliest Braniff plane looks better than a plane with half it's paint faded and/or peeled off.
Feb 16, 2011, 6:13 pm
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OK then, if it's "Just paint" then why do you people keep complaining about the old Battleship Grey planes UA was on their way to repainting until Jeff Smisek stuck his head where it didnt belong? Ohhhhh but when it involves precious CO, it's "just paint, come on guys live with it". But when it's United, it's evil, ugly, and needs to go. Yeah, we get it. In the meantime, I'll keep criticising this "just paint" for what it really is: absolute trash and not United Airlines.
Nobody, and I mean nobody, cares this much.
Here's the gut check. Tilton conceded this to the CO folks. If you're mad at someone, you should be pissed at your own former management.
The discussion should be over.
Feb 16, 2011, 7:01 pm
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I suspect that stems from two things: first, it was taking UA FOREVER to get their planes in a single livery. Second, the condition of the paint on some of those aircraft was downright embarrassing. Even the ugliest Braniff plane looks better than a plane with half it's paint faded and/or peeled off.
Feb 16, 2011, 8:13 pm
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Because none of DL, WN or US took this long, and their former liveries were still kept in reasonable state.
Feb 16, 2011, 10:33 pm
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I think forming and then killing Ted had much more of an impact on the battleship grey scheme sticking around than anything else. Repainting the Ted planes became a priority.
Actually, US still hasn't finished. They put all their repainting on hold. There are still some US east aircraft in the old US Airways livery. All the old HP planes were repainted of course.
Feb 16, 2011, 11:25 pm
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My just paint comment was meant to say just that ... It's just paint. Honestly I care more about safety than livery. Paint is cool on special planes like retro and pink crazy planes special edition. If people care about paint...then they probably care that every erj has grey and blue seats intermixed. Seriously...sometimes these posts are waste of bandwidth
Feb 16, 2011, 11:31 pm
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Also. I can only image what happens when boarding pass colors change. Same with ff program name. I care about things...but not that much.
Maybe if every plane was painted like airforce one...that would be cool. When I have my millions I will buy/lease a 747 and do it. Mark ecko did it for publicity.
Maybe if every plane was painted like airforce one...that would be cool. When I have my millions I will buy/lease a 747 and do it. Mark ecko did it for publicity.