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What's Your Favorite Retro Jet Livery?  
User currently onlineFlySSC From Lebanon, joined Aug 2003, 6309 posts, RR: 64
Posted (11 months 1 week 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 2347 times:

The Topic says it all ... which one among those 10 is your favorite ?

Lufthansa :

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Iberia :

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Finnair :

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Austrian :

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Air France :

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SAS :

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American Airlines :

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Turkish Airlines :

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User currently offlineWILCO737 From Germany, joined Jun 2004, 6141 posts, RR: 90
Reply 1, posted (11 months 1 week 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2334 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!



Quoting FlySSC (Thread starter):

Lufthansa :

That is my favorite one. Flown on it several times already.

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User currently offlineCedars747 From Lebanon, joined Dec 2005, 2552 posts, RR: 26
Reply 2, posted (11 months 1 week 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2328 times:



Quoting FlySSC (Thread starter):
What's Your Favorite Retro Jet Livery?

Air France !

Alex!!!


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User currently offlineHOONS90 From Canada, joined Aug 2001, 1995 posts, RR: 58
Reply 3, posted (11 months 1 week 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 2320 times:		 AIRLINERS.NET CREW
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American Airlines.

Their regular livery is also among my favorites. I love AA.


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User currently offlineDABZF From Finland, joined Mar 2004, 1167 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (11 months 1 week 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 2318 times:

Have to say LH - I have flown on it quite a few times as well.
Least favourite is AY...


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User currently offlineOHLHD From Finland, joined Dec 2004, 3873 posts, RR: 27
Reply 5, posted (11 months 1 week 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2310 times:

I like Austrian best followed by Lufthansa and Finnair and SAS.

The one I do not like is Iberia.  Smile

User currently offlineJeremy From United States, joined May 2001, 642 posts, RR: 2
Reply 6, posted (11 months 1 week 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 2300 times:

Of those choices, I would pick Iberia but you forgot the best one ever----Avianca!


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User currently offlinePaneuropean From Netherlands, joined Sep 2006, 824 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (11 months 1 week 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 2295 times:

AMERICAN


I like Lufthansa as well

User currently offlineB747forever From United States, joined May 2007, 14251 posts, RR: 12
Reply 8, posted (11 months 1 week 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 2290 times:

I really like the LH one, followed by TK.


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User currently offlineDaviation From United States, joined Sep 2008, 109 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (11 months 1 week 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 2284 times:

I really do like the American livery. I first flew on an American 707 from JFK in 1964 (it had just changed from Idlewild) to LAX, and this was the livery. It made a huge impression on a young kid like me. Personally, I think American would make a big improvement by painting their entire fleet in the old colors.

The Lufthansa is very nice too. My son and I went to the Airplane Shop recently, entered their contest, and my son won a beautiful model of a DC-6 in the old Lufthansa colors. He was thrilled.

User currently offlineEICVD From Ireland, joined Mar 2008, 1122 posts, RR: 4
Reply 10, posted (11 months 1 week 8 hours ago) and read 2222 times:

Ive only seen the LH & SK retro's in DUB & I prefer the SK one out of all ten, dont ask me why though.


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User currently offlineAf773atmsp From United States, joined Aug 2006, 2132 posts, RR: 2
Reply 11, posted (11 months 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 2207 times:

I like the AF retro scheme. Also the LH retro scheme.


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User currently offlineSuperfly From United States, joined May 2000, 29888 posts, RR: 88
Reply 12, posted (11 months 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 2205 times:



Quoting FlySSC (Thread starter):
Lufthansa

Air France

Those two are my favorite.
Absolutely gorgeous!  Cool

I would love to see those colors on their A340s.  yes 


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User currently offlineCrjflyer35 From United States, joined Nov 2005, 589 posts, RR: 2
Reply 13, posted (11 months 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 2166 times:

Uhmm..you're missing at least 4....all the US Heritage A319's....and the HP retro out of the 4 is my pick.


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User currently offlineCairnterriAIR From United States, joined Jun 2008, 114 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (11 months 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 2164 times:

AA's 757 and 737-800 retrojets are neat, but I agree, the USAirways Heritage planes are terrific....especially the PSA A319.

Delta's 75th Anniversary livery that was painted to the "Spirit of Delta" 767 a few years back was my favorite of all.

User currently offlineKtrick45 From United States, joined Mar 2008, 41 posts, RR: 0
Reply 15, posted (11 months 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2035 times:

Of the choices, AA. Always did like lightning stripes. Overall, US's Allegheny.

User currently offlineACDC8 From Canada, joined Mar 2005, 6862 posts, RR: 50
Reply 16, posted (11 months 2 days ago) and read 2027 times:



Quoting Superfly (Reply 12):
Quoting FlySSC (Thread starter):
Lufthansa

Air France

Those two are my favorite.
Absolutely gorgeous!

I'm with Superfly on this one. Both airlines (especially LH) made great choices in regards to aicraft used for the retro schemes. Most airlines seem to be using the A319 which I think is too short. The Tarom 737 is a close third BTW.

Quoting Superfly (Reply 12):
I would love to see those colors on their A340s.

Once again, I'll agree. That would be a classic combination!


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User currently offlineRicciPettit From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 17, posted (11 months 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 2023 times:

What is with the obsession with using A32x family aircraft? (Except of course those who don't have A320s like AA)

Imagine the AF retro scheme on an A340 or the AA retro jet on a 777!

All we really need is BA to paint up a few 774s in the old Landor, Red tail, BOAC and maybe even BEA liveries! Of course, the BEA livery would have to include the red wings!


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Imagine the possibilities!

User currently offlineACDC8 From Canada, joined Mar 2005, 6862 posts, RR: 50
Reply 18, posted (11 months 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 2017 times:

Imagine what a sight that would be if a bunch of these gorgeous birds got together for a nice photoshoot together. I'm thinking Berlin Tempelhof would have be an appropriate backdrop ....  drool 


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User currently offlineAcey From Canada, joined Jun 2007, 851 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (11 months 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 1993 times:

I've got to go with AC's retro bird... I've flown on it too. Beauty!


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User currently offlineJBo From Sweden, joined Jan 2005, 1612 posts, RR: 0
Reply 20, posted (11 months 13 hours ago) and read 1958 times:

I'm voting for AA since it's the only one to have bare metal where bare metal should be. Big grin

Too bad the Airbus aircraft can't do bare metal.


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User currently offlineSAAB900 From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2007, 295 posts, RR: 0
Reply 21, posted (11 months 11 hours ago) and read 1948 times:

Am I the only one to think that the Tarom livery looks great? Although my fav has to be SAS!
I hope that Air France keep their retro bird cleaner than they do most of their aircraft!!
 Wink

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User currently offlineA340313X From United Kingdom, joined May 2007, 130 posts, RR: 0
Reply 22, posted (11 months 7 hours ago) and read 1934 times:

Air France, because it makes a modern jet genuinely start to look like an older shape just by the lines of the retro livery.


quality nice.
User currently offlineWESTERN737800 From United States, joined Feb 2008, 491 posts, RR: 1
Reply 23, posted (11 months 4 hours ago) and read 1924 times:

The Spirit of Delta N102DA. The US retros are very good. I also like the AA. Too many choices its hard to decide.


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User currently offlineCrimsonNL From Netherlands, joined Dec 2007, 613 posts, RR: 10
Reply 24, posted (10 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1896 times:		 AIRLINERS.NET CREW
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I kinda miss Martinair with the PHMCL on that list!

If I have to choose from that list it would be AA.


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