When are swoop planes getting painted?

[Big Pistons Forever]

They could at the very least pull a couple bigger stickers and make it look like they are trying…, kinda like bonza and flair.

That airplane looks like it has a nasty skin condition.

[CaptDukeNukem]

They could at the very least pull a couple bigger stickers and make it look like they are trying…, kinda like bonza and flair.

That airplane looks like it has a nasty skin condition.

Right? Like holy crap who let that go out of the hangar?

“It’s not just good, it’s good enough” - Krusty the Clown

[Mach1]

Never!

That winglet will still be sporting a "Flyswoop.com" advertisement for a website that doesn't exist for the life of that airplane. Oh yeah baby!

Good opportunity for someone to grab that web address for their own nefarious advertising interests.

[CaptDukeNukem]

Never!

That winglet will still be sporting a "Flyswoop.com" advertisement for a website that doesn't exist for the life of that airplane. Oh yeah baby!

Good opportunity for someone to grab that web address for their own nefarious advertising interests.

lol. Damn. Never thought of that. Since you were first to think of it, I’ll give you 48 hours before I purchase that domain lol.

[boeingboy]

I believe the plan is to have them all painted, cabins standardized and equipped with the Starlink/Telus wifi within 18 months. That is to say, interior standardized fleet wide, old Swoop, Lynx and Sunwing tails painted in WJ livery, and the balance of the fleet with the old WJ livery probably painted when it's economical to do so in terms of each tail's maintenance schedule.

I agree that the exterior is definitely an aspect of customer satisfaction and ultimately what the bean counters care about; the NPS, but I think that arriving on time with bags, and not feeling resentful about the value proposition (price vs service level and interactions with staff) are far more important than the exterior appearance.

100% agree that it needs to coincide with maintenance schedules. But this is already far exceeding the time frame for maintenance versus when WestJet regained swoop flying , thus ending swoop

I don't think it's been 6 years yet has it? Typically big jets will be paint stripped, inspected, and repainted at their "D" checks - which is a 6 year cycle. Sometimes longer depending on circumstances.

[CaptDukeNukem]

I believe the plan is to have them all painted, cabins standardized and equipped with the Starlink/Telus wifi within 18 months. That is to say, interior standardized fleet wide, old Swoop, Lynx and Sunwing tails painted in WJ livery, and the balance of the fleet with the old WJ livery probably painted when it's economical to do so in terms of each tail's maintenance schedule.

I agree that the exterior is definitely an aspect of customer satisfaction and ultimately what the bean counters care about; the NPS, but I think that arriving on time with bags, and not feeling resentful about the value proposition (price vs service level and interactions with staff) are far more important than the exterior appearance.

100% agree that it needs to coincide with maintenance schedules. But this is already far exceeding the time frame for maintenance versus when WestJet regained swoop flying , thus ending swoop

I don't think it's been 6 years yet has it? Typically big jets will be paint stripped, inspected, and repainted at their "D" checks - which is a 6 year cycle. Sometimes longer depending on circumstances.

No probably not. But that’s a D check.

They have other opportunities to paint at other checks.

It’s brand marketing cost and laziness .

Why are AC planes flying with 2024 liveries? They have passed 6 years D checks for sure

[dontcallmeshirley]

Never!

That winglet will still be sporting a "Flyswoop.com" advertisement for a website that doesn't exist for the life of that airplane. Oh yeah baby!

Good opportunity for someone to grab that web address for their own nefarious advertising interests.

Yeah, WestJet being WestJet, they didn't think about having "flyswoop.com" forward to "westjet.com"...

[CaptDukeNukem]

Even sunwing is smart enough to put stickers on their leases.

This while swoop thing is dead, it’s time for this company to make it dissapear. There’s a cost to do things. Flying around pink airplanes that are literally bleeding dirt/dust from the windows, means it’s time to do something about it.

I’m not saying pull them off the line to do it, but crap, they are looking tired, probably dead

[cdnavater]

Even sunwing is smart enough to put stickers on their leases.

This while swoop thing is dead, it’s time for this company to make it dissapear. There’s a cost to do things. Flying around pink airplanes that are literally bleeding dirt/dust from the windows, means it’s time to do something about it.

I’m not saying pull them off the line to do it, but crap, they are looking tired, probably dead

Yes but how else will you know that you are about to get crammed into the high density 189 seat configuration

[CaptDukeNukem]

Even sunwing is smart enough to put stickers on their leases.

This while swoop thing is dead, it’s time for this company to make it dissapear. There’s a cost to do things. Flying around pink airplanes that are literally bleeding dirt/dust from the windows, means it’s time to do something about it.

I’m not saying pull them off the line to do it, but crap, they are looking tired, probably dead

Yes but how else will you know that you are about to get crammed into the high density 189 seat configuration

lol. You’re not wrong here.