Nearing another era......MD80

[MetalMover]

Good aircraft...but time to go.
 
 
http://res.dallasnews.com/interactives/2014_May/md80/

 

[700UW]

Very good article, does anyone know why AA when it retires an airplane changes the livery?

 

[FWAAA]

Always wondered why they were in such a rush to paint over/cover up the "AA" or "American" on the planes once they're retired.     
 
Recall the old AA 747 that carried the space shuttles;   it wore the red, white and blue stripes for many years before NASA removed them.   

 

[MetalMover]

Very good article, does anyone know why AA when it retires an airplane changes the livery?

I guess they won't the aircraft logo used for anything else. Like maybe a movie?

 

[Kev3188]

Good question! NW did it as well.

I mean, it's not like people won't be able to tell who flew 'em...

 

[MetalMover]

Good question! I mean, it's not like people won't be able to tell who flew it...

Keep in mind, it is still a copyrighted entity. 

 

[700UW]

I am talking about the cheat lines, I know all airlines remove their names and logo, but I think AA is one of the only or few that changes the color of the cheat lines.

 

[eolesen]

It's a brand protection issue. Makes it less confusing when the aircraft get ferried about or chopped up.

Leaving the NASA 747 in red/blue was an exception. Every other aircraft I've seen in the desert has the blue/blue stripes.

 

[MCI transplant]

It's a brand protection issue. Makes it less confusing when the aircraft get ferried about or chopped up.

Leaving the NASA 747 in red/blue was an exception. Every other aircraft I've seen in the desert has the blue/blue stripes.

I know that I'm talking about American Eagle here, and not AA, but last time I went through Kingman, AZ.,not too long ago, there were quit a few Saab's lined up out there, still in full dress!

 

[700UW]

It's a brand protection issue. Makes it less confusing when the aircraft get ferried about or chopped up.

Leaving the NASA 747 in red/blue was an exception. Every other aircraft I've seen in the desert has the blue/blue stripes.

But you can still tell it was an AA plane.

 

[eolesen]

No idea why the Saabs still have the branding, unless it's a matter of the leases still not having been run out (which is entirely possible)...

 

[IORFA]

If the leases have not run out, wouldn't they have dumped them in bankruptcy? They dumped the F100's ASAP.

 

[PullUp]

If the leases have not run out, wouldn't they have dumped them in bankruptcy? They dumped the F100's ASAP.

Need the lift. If they dumped them in BK with no seats to replace them, that would result in a serious reduction in service necessitating layoffs, etc. - nobody wanted that.
Cheers.

 

[FWAAA]

Need the lift. If they dumped them in BK with no seats to replace them, that would result in a serious reduction in service necessitating layoffs, etc. - nobody wanted that.
Cheers.

You're responding to a sub-discussion about the SAABs, which AA completely retired several years ago.   I agree with IORFA - if the leases on the SAABs had not already expired, then AA would have rejected them in Ch 11, as AA did with several F-100s for which AA had not placed elsewhere (or had returned to AA following financial difficulties at their new lesee).