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02-24-2011, 05:29 AM

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jsled

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Originally Posted by myoface

That......is.......an......ugly........a$$.......a irplane!

Then you must think CAL's paint job is ugly b/c it is CAL paint with UNITED written on it. Nothing more, nothing less.

02-24-2011, 05:55 AM

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I really don't care what the airplane is painted like. I care about the contract and who is actually flying the plane (SCOPE).

02-24-2011, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by catIIIc

I think they are being leased to Aer Lingus for the IAD-MAD stuff

No, they are Air Canada airplanes. Aer Lingus is one operation a day. How many +50 seat RJ's do we have operating that take significantly more jobs?

02-24-2011, 06:24 AM

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I really don't care what the airplane is painted like. I care about the contract and who is actually flying the plane (SCOPE).

Yep. Give me the contract and I'd fly something as ugly as this without a thought.

02-24-2011, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by jsled

Then you must think CAL's paint job is ugly b/c it is CAL paint with UNITED written on it. Nothing more, nothing less.

The block letters "UNITED" make it look absolutely ridiculous. That said, I don't really like CAL's paint either - they should have gone back to the Meatball or earlier livery. I just can't stand these bland, unimaginitve paint schemes.

Along with a return to 1970's era paint, I'd like to see a return to 1970's era service, SCOPE, retirement, and compensation. That's all I'm asking for.

02-24-2011, 08:31 AM

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kc135driver

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I would have preferred that they either stuck with UAL or CAL's pre-merger livery, like DAL did. This new paint job looks weird and confusing.

Of course, I'm sure this isn't our last paint job. One more merger and we'll probably have a completely different look with some weird sounding European name.

KC

02-24-2011, 10:22 AM

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strfyr51

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Originally Posted by Short Bus Drive

Miss the Tulip also. Don't mind the globe. I DON'T like the grey (gray?) bottom. I think the blue bottom would look better. And the Block letters of UNITED, mmmmm, NO...
All in all, kinda bland except for the globe.

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The Boeing Grey will be MUCH easier to maintan and will look Good for much longer without fadng. The simpliciy of the paint scheme will keep it
VERY maintainable. And I hear THIS time they Really Did use Primer instead of the risky painting method they previously used in order to save weight. I mean when you're talking about 630K Max empty weight?
What is 700 lbs??

02-24-2011, 10:32 AM

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I like the white paint just not the Golden Parachute logo.

02-25-2011, 04:46 AM

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Slightly OT:

Did anyone see "The Mechanic" lately? The ORD scene shows the Saul Bass Livery on a UAL plane, and the *very* old CO livery from the 80s, in a movie that is clearly set over two decades later.