Fleet Repainting

[mstrmoe]

The crew flying that 319 to ROW right now will most likely pick up 700UW and fly it back to CLT. When I was on the baby bus, I flew several times to ROW in a plane to be painted and picked up one with fresh paint and flew right back (In the middle of the night of course)... I remember seeing several Metrojet 737's parked there just off the taxiways... That would be a nice place to visit in the daytime when you could really see all the old planes parked there...

About an hour turnaround time for the crew, they're about to head back in 700 http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE9251/history/20140130/0530Z/KROW/KCLT 

 

[700UW]

CLT LGA CLT ATL CLT JAX CLT STL, that is the routing for the day.

 

[wings396]

Here it is. My first time posting a picture on here, so I'm not sure how it will appear in size.

 

[700UW]

Actually looks good.

 

[mstrmoe]

Something is not right. 700UW would have Star Alliance tail. The aircraft in the picture has a flag tail. Must be more than one in for painting.

  

As N700UW said, when N700UW (the plane) was delivered, it was in the dark blue livery, and the Star livery was just applied over that.

Here it is. My first time posting a picture on here, so I'm not sure how it will appear in size.

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Beautiful photo, thank you for sharing!

 

[AirwAr]

 

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Dana Beesen
Strategic Planner
American Airline
 

 

 
Is it American Airline you work for, or American Airlines?

 

[robbedagain]

Great pic wings

 

[AdAstraPerAspera]

Shouldn't the "Operated by…" placard be at eye level so it isn't obstructed by the jet bridge?
 
-astra

 

[algflyr]

Great pic wings

 
 
Thanks for the Picture Wings! The plane is back in CLT now (Gate C17). It leaves for ATL in about an hour...

 

[wings396]

It still needs to be tweaked a bit, I think that something has to be added to the sharklets/winglets with this new livery.

 

[Piedmont1984]

I hear N700UW is grounded UFN pending FAA approval of the new livery and that it was about to go to MBJ this morning (pax boarded) when the message was sent to flight crew. Can anyone confirm this, or do we have another aircraft with the new lipstick?

 

[700UW]

Why would the FAA have to approve a new livery?

 

[Piedmont1984]

Why would the FAA have to approve a new livery?

Beats me, I was absent that day.

 

[700UW]

I know they have to balance the rudder and weigh the plane for weight and balance and performance issues.

 

[robbedagain]

Is there an update on that?