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Exiting Bankruptcy = ugly new paint job

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:36 am
by abc xyz
Is it just me or are all these airlines that are so called "rebranding" themselves following bankruptcy allowing blind people to pick their new paint schemes.

Heres Delta new look

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1204514&size=L

i guess a 4th livery in the past decade was needed. Pensions gone, big paycut and this is what you get :shock:

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:57 am
by flyinphil
I like the paint. Reminds me of Canada's last great airline! :wink:

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 10:00 am
by Four1oh
Gee, where have we seen this before?
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1204495/L/

I still like Delta's paintjob better though.

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 10:10 am
by tonysoprano
I have to agree with Four1oh, Delta's paint job is nicer. Now he might even replace that AC 319 with the Delta as his screensaver. :wink:

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 10:36 am
by Stoptheworld
I like the paint. Reminds me of Canada's last great airline!
I fail to see the similarity to Time Air's scheme?? (prior to the dark days)

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 6:40 pm
by flyinphil
I was thinking more like this,

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1029890/M/

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 6:42 pm
by Stoptheworld
Nice picture Phil, you can almost see the dollar bills flyin' out the back

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:18 pm
by PeteThePilot
Listen, I got roasted in another thread talking about the 777 robin's egg blue!

Don't be surprised if TS lets loose on you guys...

Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 5:09 am
by tonysoprano
You tell'em Petey.

Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 5:13 am
by PeteThePilot
It's like I'm psychic or something!

Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 11:24 am
by Rebel
Delta emerges from bankruptcy with new look, high hopes. A newly painted 757-200 featuring a white fuselage and a revamped two-tone red widget on a blue tail rolled out at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport yesterday, signifying the end of Delta Air Lines' 19-month journey through bankruptcy and the launch of what CEO Gerald Grinstein called "a new and prosperous era." The new logo and livery are the visible part of DL's effort to "completely transform every aspect of our business and create a platform for long-term success that will enable us to weather future volatility in the airline industry," according to CFO Edward Bastian. The airline has added more than 60 new international routes and claimed it now is the leading transatlantic carrier. Source: Air Transport World

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 4:48 am
by Stick-Shaker
Yeah, the new livery is darling! Just what we need to see is another "white fuselage, painted tail" :? Boring!

At least AC has attempted to depart from the mundane (cheap) look.

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 5:43 am
by Nightflight
I have always liked the new AC paint job. Thought it was pretty original when it first came out. I know I'm in the minority.

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 5:55 am
by bmc
I still think Borek still has one of the nicest paint schemes out there.

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 8:12 am
by backon3
I like the beauty of airTran... :roll:

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 10:28 am
by invertedattitude
It's nicer.

Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 11:11 am
by Schlem
Stick-Shaker wrote: At least AC has attempted to depart from the mundane (cheap) look.
Ya, into the gay minty green flying toothpaste tube look. :roll:

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 6:05 am
by Stick-Shaker
I agree with the "gay" aspect, but "Minty Green"?? You must have failed the colour blind portion of your vision test.

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 7:39 am
by Golden Flyer
The best liveries out there probably belongs to Thai & that hibiscus aircraft.

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 11:46 am
by Schlem
Stick-Shaker wrote:I agree with the "gay" aspect, but "Minty Green"?? You must have failed the colour blind portion of your vision test.
This is a fine shade of what color in in your opinion?

http://us.airliners.net/photos/photos/5/6/5/1193565.jpg

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 10:34 pm
by Four1oh
gay-pride blue? JUUUUSSSSST kidding Tony. :P

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 10:38 pm
by Schlem
Geez... driving for AC over the past number of years has been rough... first they make you fly the Froot Loop fleet, also known as the former Zip, and now these awful eyesores. What could possibley be next? :shock: