Painting of the Fleet

[Furloughd4now]

Not that anyone asked, nor do I care whether You agree, but FIVE Years later still not a fan of the swoosh and striped tail.....just don't find it appealing. Somehow misses the mark......rather amateurish in my book. I did think the former USBlue (many thought it was black) was much more classic and really stood out on an airfield or in the sky, but can understand the need to whitewash a DESERT Dwelling airline due to excessive heat and the Sun. Now the employee patronizing "Heritage Fleet"........call it A Day and REPAINT- never liked it from Day One and as Time goes On, Meaningless to Most. Like I stated at the beginning, It's My opinion and You'll Never Change It. I think STARBUCKS Coffee sucks and wouldn't drink it if my life depended on it. Some of you think it's the greatest crap brewed. It's your money, your stomach and I could care less.

Thats your opinion and you are entitled to that. However, I like the heritage tails. Its reminds most of where we've been and to others who don't know, oh well. My fav is the PSA with the big smile

The old blue is what we are though! Swoosh ..... B)

 

[john john]

They are painted AFTER the check has been completed, and everyone knows US doesnt paint its own planes.

US had a big problem with the outsourced company that painted the 737’s 700UW knows best on this.

 

[wings396]

Not that anyone asked, nor do I care whether You agree, but FIVE Years later still not a fan of the swoosh and striped tail.....just don't find it appealing. Somehow misses the mark......rather amateurish in my book. I did think the former USBlue (many thought it was black) was much more classic and really stood out on an airfield or in the sky, but can understand the need to whitewash a DESERT Dwelling airline due to excessive heat and the Sun. Now the employee patronizing "Heritage Fleet"........call it A Day and REPAINT- never liked it from Day One and as Time goes On, Meaningless to Most. Like I stated at the beginning, It's My opinion and You'll Never Change It. I think STARBUCKS Coffee sucks and wouldn't drink it if my life depended on it. Some of you think it's the greatest crap brewed. It's your money, your stomach and I could care less.

I prefer the current livery over the old dark blue one. In comparison to the other Airlines paint schemes of today, the US one is better than most.
The new DL livery looks too plain, with the exception of the tail logo that stands out nicely. United's logo with that big white "U" on the tail looks like crap, while the fuselage is fair at best. American is OK, but very basic and dated as well. I do like CO's, and it's no better or worse than the current US one. Southwest is another story all together, and even the new BA one looks faded and like it's peeling off the A/C from the start. If I had to choose one of my favorites it would be the last one TWA had prior to merging with AA...

 

[bagchucker]

I think painting got put on hold 'til we turn a profit again and can afford things other than fuel and labor costs. Also, The Sand Castle wants to keep the East vs. West alive...no better way than to leave some of the fleet "east" colors so we can have a topic on this forum to stir the pot some more 5 years later! h34r:

 

[AstroLounge]

I prefer the current livery over the old dark blue one. In comparison to the other Airlines paint schemes of today, the US one is better than most.
The new DL livery looks too plain, with the exception of the tail logo that stands out nicely. United's logo with that big white "U" on the tail looks like crap, while the fuselage is fair at best. American is OK, but very basic and dated as well. I do like CO's, and it's no better or worse than the current US one. Southwest is another story all together, and even the new BA one looks faded and like it's peeling off the A/C from the start. If I had to choose one of my favorites it would be the last one TWA had prior to merging with AA...

I am still partial to American's Classic 'Silverbird'.....beautiful when highly polished on a sunny day. CLASSIC in every sense of the word and hope they NEVER change it. Agree on Delta....like the tail but the fuselage is BORING beyond words. Don't like anything about United's Tulip tail or body. Continental's scheme is clean and timeless. Really liked the old NWA titanium look, but also liked the colourful red bowling shoe of the 90's. JetBlue has a very clean, spiffy look with the variations of tail designs incorporating their Company colours. Southwest.........garbage......the old, the new......worst in the industry next to flyBE in Europe. The last TWA scheme was a very fitting tribute to one of the industry's True Pioneers. There have been lots of great schemes across the globe but some carriers have gone from Bad to Worse. Lufthansa and BA are two of my favourites in Europe. LH is sooooooooo German, the crane logo and school bus yellow that will never disappear. Says a lot about tradition.

 

[SS255]

I am still partial to American's Classic 'Silverbird'.....beautiful when highly polished on a sunny day. CLASSIC in every sense of the word and hope they NEVER change it.

US Air used to have silver birds, too. I loved the classic look. IIRC, the blue paint came after the "US Airways" re-branding in the late 90's, but I'll admit that I wasn't paying too much attention back then.

 

[USFlyer]

DL only has 8 planes left to paint in its new livery out of a total of 723 aircraft. Is there a count of how many US planes still have to be painted in the new livery?

 

[Black Magic]

US Airways never had plans on painting ALL of the entire fleet. Just 80% or so..just the bare minumum amount to satisfy the public eye. That would cost more money you know Same philosophy with every single action in this company...just do the bare minimum and usually not even that by the cheapest means possible with technology, equipment, or labor.

 

[strangiatotheme]

From what I can gather, there are 26 aircraft that still need repainting: 13 A319s, 2 A320s, and 11 A321s.

 

[john john]

From what I can gather, there are 26 aircraft that still need repainting: 13 A319s, 2 A320s, and 11 A321s.

WHY?

 

[wings396]

I'm not sure when they started again, but they have been painting A/C again recently. From what I have seen, it looks like they are doing 2 at a time. I have no idea as to how many are left to get the newer livery. I have always wondered why they didn't do a Mohawk and an Empire heritage livery A/C.

 

[AstroLounge]

WHY?

Probably CANNOT justify removing these aircraft From Service just for visual/esthetic purposes. These airplanes may have been deliveries that occured just prior to The Merger (The Attempt of Blending Oil & Water ) and are not at the stage where a visit to the Paint Shop is a necessity. Lack of airframes is probably the Biggest Issue. *As far as The Heritage Planes...........I wish they would PAINT Them. They serve no meaningful purpose and the travelling public couldn't care less.

 

[USFlyer]

Probably CANNOT justify removing these aircraft From Service just for visual/esthetic purposes.

It's really more for marketing and branding, which should be very important.

Also, lots of folks like the heritage liveries. I think they are a nice touch, and I agree there should be one for the other brands that got absorbed into US Airways over the years.

 

[700UW]

They are probably waiting for when they are due their overhaul check.

 

[strangiatotheme]

They sent at least 10 through ROW since November. Here's a list of the remaining tail #s:

117
123
170
171
174
179
180
181
183
185
186
188
192
730
732
737
738
758
759
760
762
763
764
765
767
768
770