Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72 Posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 7422 times:
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Just torched the first 738 for Air India Express, VT-AXA. What a beauty!
Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72 Reply 2, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 7381 times:
Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72 Reply 3, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 7347 times:
DfwRevolution From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 7175 times:
Wow... that blows away the (sorry to say) awful AI colors!!! Looks very modern, hip, I agree with Aseem... "a breath of fresh air" really hits the mark...
Planemannyc From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 989 posts, RR: 9 Reply 19, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 6823 times:
Sammyk From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1686 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 6731 times:
Looks great. I think the centaur would have been overkill and made the tail look too busy. This is a clean and different look.
I did want to see what the palace windows on a 737 would look like though, oh well!
BA From United States of America, joined May 2000, 11135 posts, RR: 61 Reply 22, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 6755 times:
Beautiful livery.
I like how the titles on one-side of the aircraft are in Hindi (the Devanagari script) while the other side are in English as in the Air India paintscheme (which I also love).
I can only think of a few airlines that do this...
Wish the best of luck to Air India Express...
Regards
"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need." - Khalil Gibran
Sammyk From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1686 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 6712 times:
"I like how the titles on one-side of the aircraft are in Hindi (the Devanagari script) while the other side are in English as in the Air India paintscheme (which I also love)."
HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58 Reply 24, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 6679 times:
The Dual language scheme works well in India
regds
MEL
Think of the brighter side!
25 Airish: AI Express livery is great. I wonder if anything going on the tail or if it’s just going to stay yellow.
26 Karan69: Easily One of the best colour schemes in recent years. Thanks a lot Clickhappy and Bronko. Congrats to AIX--- Rishi you should change your signature t
27 Airish: Karan69 AI Express probably will be added when it starts flights
28 AirbusfanYYZ: Love the new livery! Congrats to the guys for bringing us the great pics. Tail looks unfinished especially with the darker yellow transition at the bo
29 Aseem: put Red Centaur and window outlines and it will look awesome. Kudos to the designer of the scheme for putting slight colour transition on the tail, el
30 Vimanav: Great scheme. Agree that the fin could do with the Centaur logo. The engines too should have the same yellow on the tail with the Centaur logo. rgds//
31 Jaysit: Looks awesome. Now wait for Air India employees to have a psychotic meltdown because the logo doesn't match the mainline logo, or something very, very
32 VxG: Beautiful airplane & livery: no question. - I guess this 737 has the cockpit eyebrow windows - will subsequent AIX 737s be built without the eyebrows?
33 Aseem: Surely there's a better Hindi synonym for the word "express" that could be used? it will be all the more complicated and tongue-twisting. You'll regre
34 Bronko: I will try and get some closeup shots of this bird next week, the weather is supposed to be nice. Normally, an aircraft would use taxiway bravo to hea
35 Sammyk: VxG wrote: "I personally can't stand the transliterated Hindi on AI and IC aircraft; and now its even worse with AI Express. Surely there's a better H
36 VxG: Then why not stick to English titles on both sides? My complaint is that when you transliterate "Air India Express" into Hindi it just looks & sounds
37 Sammyk: VxG wrote: "Then why not stick to English titles on both sides?" Perhaps because not everybody can read english or they wanted to give it some Indian
38 HAWK21M: I like the Two language on opposite sides Idea. regds MEL
39 Karan69: The dual language system shows the airlines uniqueness
40 BandA: Simply Stunning!!! This AIX livery is an excellent nice start, now lets talk AI livery. anyone knows who designed this livery?
41 BandA: The dual language system shows the airlines uniqueness -------------- I agree, very unique and elegant
42 LH477: Am I the only one.....The whole thing is hideous!!!! I mean it's too busy, and has no connection to the AI....
43 MIAMIx707: Yes you are the only one LH. Btw, the day LH planes look this good... ok well that aint never gonna happen. I agree with those a logo on the tail will
44 IndianGuy: Interesing to see how once more Air India has outdone itself as far as corruption goes. AI officials made a big deal about how the 737-800 WITH WINGLE
45 Spike: I agree LH477, that is one deadful looking colour scheme.The tail seems to be missing a logo and is pretty much a copy of JAL's mistake. Yeuk.
46 Mrniji: AI officials made a big deal about how the 737-800 WITH WINGLETS was much more efficient than the A320's which beat the crap put of the non-wingletted
47 IndianGuy: so the winglets are going to be retrofitted? On AXA and the rest? 9W seems to have got the wingletted versions pretty easily!
48 HAWK21M: Retrofitting Winglets would be Expensive compared to Prefitted manufactured B738 with winglets. Any links if AI Express is getting the Winglet version
49 MEA-707: If Air India themselves one day buys 73Gs as well, then their full type would be 737-737 !
50 Himmat01: It's good to see a new livery for AIX. I was expecting the same livery as AI. This one looks stunning. It's better than any I have seen in India.
51 Mdsh00: I think it's definitely a great looking livery but I still feel like they could have put some green in there, it would have made a nice and stylized t
52 HAWK21M: I think it's definitely a great looking livery but I still feel like they could have put some green in there, it would have made a nice and stylized t
53 Sammyk: Tri-color? I don't think the colors of this livery are supposed to be representative of the Indian flag, so how would adding green make it a tri-color
54 AirIndia: cant wait to get on these.. wonder when wud they start bookings. would like to book myself BOM-DEL......
55 VictorTango: cant wait to get on these.. wonder when wud they start bookings. would like to book myself BOM-DEL...... Guru, Air-India Express is an international L
57 VictorTango: BTW the latest news is that AIX will fly daily to the Gulf from Cochin, Calicut and Trivandrum. Fares will be 25-30% lower than the existing fares and
58 LH477: Yes you are the only one LH. Btw, the day LH planes look this good... ok well that aint never gonna happen. You are actually comparing LH's classic to
59 MIAMIx707: You are actually comparing LH's classic to this?...It looks like somebody puked If you mean the 1970's livery yes. If you mean their current look, may
60 22right: Jaysit wrote: Looks awesome. Now wait for Air India employees to have a psychotic meltdown because the logo doesn't match the mainline logo, or someth
61 Jaysit: I like the alphonso mango tail and the shading. And it doesn't appear that the Centaur will be part of the livery as AIE is obviously a different corp
62 Speedbird2025: The new AIX scheme looks very nice!! Perhaps I will see one next time I am in India. Thx for posting some pics Royal and Bronko. --Nathan
63 Mdsh00: Tri-color? I don't think the colors of this livery are supposed to be representative of the Indian flag, so how would adding green make it a tri-color
64 Aseem: by the way...I can't read Hindi script so can someone tell me the Hindi form of "express" that they used? what you see is pronounced as "express". The
65 Spike: Very funny that. I would have guessed that India has now word for express. Would it not be better to therefore call it Air India Buckrah Inshala?
66 Aseem: Buckrah Inshala? that shall be more appropriate for our neighbors. Having said that, it is difficult to find a word that conveys the exact same expres
67 Mrniji: They are plenty of words for fast, expedited, etc but one has to see if it rhymes well with the complete name. I think Indian Railways uses the same d
68 Mdsh00: what you see is pronounced as "express". They have not used Hindi form as no exact word exists and next good one might not fit well. rgds Aseem Thanks
69 Aseem: Though if it was written in Gujarati, I could think of a good substitute (though it would sound incredibly dumb). "Air India-Jaldi" "barobar"
70 Sammyk: It doesn't matter if there is a Hindi word for Express. Air-India Express is the brand name of the company and it has to be pronounced that way in all
71 LH477: Express in Hindi.....That's an oxymoron.....
72 Aseem: Express in Hindi.....That's an oxymoron..... in Hindi the word that comes closest to express is "drutgamini" if only you can pronounce rgds Aseem
73 AirIndia: well for those who travel frequently by the notorious mumbai locals.... 'janat' would qualify as express....? one hears that word on the PA for fast/e
74 HAWK21M: Guess after hearing the Options.......Express sounds better regds MEL
75 N1120A: >AI officials made a big deal about how the 737-800 WITH WINGLETS was much more efficient than the A320's which beat the crap put of the non-winglette
76 HAWK21M: Boeing often does the initial testing without the winglets on. I have seen WN planes testing without winglets, and then get them on before delivery. T
77 Sammyk: If it's part of the testing program I'd imagine Boeing pays.
78 Aseem: Boeing often does the initial testing without the winglets on. I have seen WN planes testing without winglets, and then get them on before delivery. T
79 IndianGuy: Let me understand one thing: the 737's were chosen over the A320 ignorning all omonality benefits with IC's A320 fleet becuase of the supposed advanta
80 Jaysit: Let me understand one thing: the 737's were chosen over the A320 ignorning all omonality benefits with IC's A320 fleet becuase of the supposed advanta
81 IndianGuy: Man! are you a drama queen (oops! sorry!) or what! It is the 3 777's that AI retrieved from some desert that were described as rustbuckets. The 737's
82 LH477: It is the 3 777's that AI retrieved from some desert that were described as rustbuckets. The 737's may not be rusty, but how were they chosen when the
83 IndianGuy: Its not about having "something against Boeing" as you put it. Just questioning the reasoning behind the 737-800's. the AI management itslef stated pu
84 Sammyk: Isn't AI about to place an order for new 737s? Those will probably have the winglets. They needed to start service this year so they took what they co
85 IndianGuy: IC and AI have shared planes and crew in the past. IC's A300's have operated flights for AI in the 80's and 90's, AI's aircraft liek Constellations an
86 Sammyk: What you're saying may be true, but AIX is to be a low cost carrier, is it not? Are they not offering lower wages to their prospective pilots because
87 Mrniji: Roy, in the 737/320 question, I am actually with you (keeing in mind that if AI swallows IC, they would have a nice short-haul 320 fleet )... winglets
88 HAWK21M: Guess the Purchased ones would have the Blended Winglets.Time will tell. Also the leased ones have not arrived.Lets see the wings when they do. regds
89 IndianGuy: keeing in mind that if AI swallows IC, they would have a nice short-haul 320 fleet I would prefer it the other way around. That way IC would have a l
90 Jaysit: Isn't AI about to place an order for new 737s? Those will probably have the winglets. They needed to start service this year so they took what they co
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