Do you dislike flying aboard an ugly plane?
 

When I first started travelling, I flew United frequently because I liked the way the livery looked compared to AA or DL. Now I think I'm more objective.

In the UA forum there's a post about how ugly the A318. The thread comments about E-jets (Embraer 170?). Ugliness doesn't affect my opinion since I know that price and engineering considerations influence aircraft purchase, not beauty.

Does a livery affect your perception of an airline? - me: not any more
What jets do you think are pretty or ugly? - me: pretty-Concorde, VC-10, 767-300, F100, IL86
ugly-ERJ145, Tu134, Comet 4B, 737-400

You can't beat Concorde, a marriage of art and science.

http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttr...m/thumbsup.gif VC-10 (BOAC livery), BA 747 (Chatham and Landor), new NZ livery, SAA livery, new Gulf Air is pretty nice too

Air Tahiti Nui, A340! Beautiful! Ugly: Southwest Airlines, 737's old colours as well as Alitalia's paint scheme. You'd think a country that produces famous artists would have a nicer painted airline! http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttr...rum/tongue.gif

I like the 747-400, new 717, A-330 (cause it looks like an eagle with it’s wings spread), and the DeHavilland DH-106 Comet (wouldn’t fly on one but they sure did look cool with those integrated engines.)

I think that Air Jamaica has a paint scheme that is rather unbecoming of their planes. CX livery stands out but is not too flashy.

My favorite is AA: I love seeing all of those silver birds lined up at ORD, gleaming in the sunlight.

I also liked the old-school UA and DL because they were, well, old-school.

Least favorite: Southwest, Northwest

Favorite types (appearance only): 747-400, 767-300, 757.
Least favorite types: that stubby 737, F100, that stubby Airbus.

Northwest is pretty ugly IMHO and AA's Retro plane is as well...

I've always believed Hawaiian has the prettiest birds out there.

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Favourite of the current schemes has to be Frontier, with their high quality artwork on the fin of wild animals in their natural habitat, each aircraft a different one.

It's just a shame that when boarding by jetbridges you don't get to see which one you are on.

I think that the DC-10 / MD-11 has to be one of the ugliest planes still in use.

I actually like the look of the RJs. But my favourite jet to look at has to be the little BAe 146. They're like a Jack Russell - a little plane that thinks it's a big plane!

Surely the L-1011 is the ugliest of them all - I always felt like I was in a flying coffin.

Well, here I go:

Favorite exterior appearance: MD-80, MD-90, MD-11, New 717, F-100

Favorite interior appearance: 777-200, 737-800

Least favorite exterior appearance: Any Russian airplanes, any Airbus airplanes, turboprops.

Least favorite interior appearance: RJ-145

Favorite Livery: AA
Least Favorite Livery: jetBlue

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Best regards,
Dairenn Lombard
Los Angeles, CA

[This message has been edited by dlombard (edited 07-24-2003).]

Interesting opinions. Nobody has commented whether ugliness affects their choice of airline (or aircraft). For me, it used to (a bit) but not any more.

It has no effect on my choices. Occasionally, I will let type affect my choices, but that usually has to do with the kind of seat I will get (e.g., 767 C vs. MD-80 F) or my standby/bump odds.

Personally I really like the Lan Chile scheme, especially on the A340.

Ugliest? Ummm. Perhaps Southwest.

I always liked the Braniff "flying colors" paint schemes.

How about dirty?

NW DC9's are so old and they "feel" so dirty