Has anyone figured out that the new United paint scheme is that of the days of Frank Lorenzo? I find it absolutely amazing that the employees of both United and Continental aren't screaming franticly about this new/(old) paint job. With a family member who used to work at Eastern, I have always remained clear of any business that had any ties to Frank Lorenzo. The Continental paint scheme arrived on the scene in February 1991 resulting from the approval of CEO Frank Lorenzo in mid 1990. At the time of the release of the paint scheme, Lorenzo was only a member of the Board of Directors. I wonder why this new airline wants a paint scheme that is now over 20 years old. Anyone???
New United (Continental) Paint Job
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Really don't care. I have been through now 5 paint schemes. As long as the seats are full and the pay check doesn't bounce it's just not important.
Plus I had nothing to do with Eastern and as far as Frank goes he will get his down below instead of heaven.
Enough said
Plus I had nothing to do with Eastern and as far as Frank goes he will get his down below instead of heaven.
Enough said
Art at ISP
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American Airlines' color scheme is about 40 years old right now. I guess they feel if it ain't broke don't fix it.
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That paint scheme will look good a LONG time and be easily maintained. and it Won't FADE!!
And its cheap as hell, costs them a fraction of what other carriers pay even when they outsource it. 7 days of removing the old paint and polishing and then rolling the paint on with rollers saves them all the expense of spraying. They do it in conjunction with the heavy check so they dont spend money on fuel, crews, extra landing fees or the additional time out of service.
lasttoboard
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Less paint, less weight and better fuel economy. They have the right idea, perhaps other legacy carriers should emulate this concept? Nah, it's just makes to much sense, we don't need no stinkin' common sense!
Gee, common sense. What a concept! lol
We're redoing the paint job that wasn't even finished redoing the other paint job. I guess (when you think about it) it does sound like steady work.
787nightmare
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Not true...Gordon was still at Boeing when CAL painted the first 737-300 that color scheme.
Remember seeing it overnight at HOU when I worked the line there. (Forget just who was the captain at CAL then(they had 3 different CEOs when I was there 88-92)...thiink it was either Hollis Harris-who was an excellent CEO from DL, but cuoldn't deal with the crooked TX Air board or Mickey Foret).
HOWEVER...
Found on Wiki CAL history:
"In addition to Lorenzo embarking on deals which saddled the airline with other carriers' debts, he also began consolidating the different airlines into one system. That resulted in a fleet comprising numerous aircraft types, evident in the patchwork array of liveries in the Continental fleet that lasted until Gordon Bethune ordered all planes to be painted into the current livery.[13]
and:
"On February 12, 1991, Continental unveiled its new and current blue and gray livery and the "globe" logo. These continue to be the identity for Continental's fleet and facilities identification.[15]"
So...Bethune might've eventually ordered all of CALs aircraft painted in the livery when he took the post, but he wasn't at the helm when CAL painted the first few.
