Flywithjohn From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 122 posts, RR: 0 Posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2995 times:
I got asked this one by a kid who was 17 tonight and I honestly was not sure of answer. But she asked me how titles are removed from aircraft when they are removed from service. I said I think they repaint em but I was not really sure. She also asked me why AA paints a blue stripe over the red stripe on some of the there planes when they are ritired. Which I myself have seen and it's nor figure it was AA it's still on the side of plane. (Another ewaosn I'm not sure if they are painted). I said it was poor way to hide shame (ha ha) I don't know the answer to that either. Anyone have ideas?
AirbusA346 From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2004, 7434 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 2965 times:
Quoting Flywithjohn (Thread starter): AA paints a blue stripe over the red stripe on some of the there planes when they are ritired.
I think it is to hide the identity of the owner a bit more. For example SQ when the were parking a few 744's, they even painted out the orange stripe on the winglets.
And it is Retired not ritired
Tom.
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EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9286 posts, RR: 13 Reply 2, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 2871 times:
Cheap paint and a hand roller in most all cases. AA paints over their window lines to 'de-logo' the aircraft. Even though it doesn't hide the identity of the last owner, I guess it meets the requirements of their company trademark infringement requirements.. and trust me, they're anal on this stuff.
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Lincoln From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 3887 posts, RR: 8 Reply 4, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 2568 times:
Re: Painting out the stripes, it minimizes the next owner from appearing to be affiliated.
For example, I was looking at pictures of ex-Delta L-1011s that are now flying with other airlines. At least one of them is wearing the "Flag Livery" just with the new airline's name where Delat's used to be.
Looking at that aircraft--especially the tail--one's first instinct would be to associate it with Delta (at least if they knew the livery), so anything the new operator does has the potential to reflect on Delta. [In fact, I thought that the picture was mis-filed until I looked at the larger version and checked the titles]
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L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29349 posts, RR: 62 Reply 5, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 2567 times:
Quoting Flywithjohn (Thread starter): But she asked me how titles are removed from aircraft when they are removed from service. I said I think they repaint em but I was not really sure.
Doesn't work with decals. In that case you just hit them with a heat gun and they usually come off.
Quoting Lincoln (Reply 4): Looking at that aircraft--especially the tail--one's first instinct would be to associate it with Delta (at least if they knew the livery), so anything the new operator does has the potential to reflect on Delta. [In fact, I thought that the picture was mis-filed until I looked at the larger version and checked the titles]
Exactly.
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AirbusA346 From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2004, 7434 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 2496 times:
Quoting Lincoln (Reply 4): For example, I was looking at pictures of ex-Delta L-1011s that are now flying with other airlines. At least one of them is wearing the "Flag Livery" just with the new airline's name where Delat's used to be.
Can you show us a photo please.
Tom.
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Lincoln From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 3887 posts, RR: 8 Reply 7, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 2439 times:
Sure... It turns out that I was wrong about the type (it was a 727, but since I saw the photo on a L-1011 site I assumed...), but the point stands.
As an extra test, I've included four photos, at least one is a Delta aircraft and at least one is not a (current) Delta aircraft. To prove my point, take a quick glance at all four (as, for example, a normal person may do when walking by a gate at an airport), and see how clear it is which one is which...
Vasu From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 3761 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 2397 times:
I remember seeing a photo ages ago of an ex-Iberia 727 (I believe), which was now in service with another operator. They had painted the stripes another colour, and the new carrier kept it unchanged! It looked really really bad!
Bohica From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2407 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 2354 times:
Vasu From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 3761 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 2334 times:
Quoting Vasu (Reply 8): I remember seeing a photo ages ago of an ex-Iberia 727 (I believe), which was now in service with another operator. They had painted the stripes another colour, and the new carrier kept it unchanged! It looked really really bad!
Bohica From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2407 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 2303 times:
What is up with the Oneworld sticker still on the plane? I thought stickers like those are supposed to be removed from the aircraft when a member airline retires the plane.
Flywithjohn From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 122 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2219 times:
So this was hit with a heat gun? This was a NWA plane.
EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9286 posts, RR: 13 Reply 13, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 2210 times:
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 14, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 2197 times:
Here is a cool example of an ex-United bird flying for FedEx:
AA777 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 2465 posts, RR: 32 Reply 15, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 2178 times:
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 16, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 2176 times:
Quoting AA777 (Reply 15):
Wow that doesnt look ghetto or anything? I am hoping that will be sent to the paintshop ASAP? Not so great for the company image...
I would assume, but the first photos of it like that flying for FX are from 2001, and it is still in those colors as far as I know. I remember seeing it on the FX ramp at EWR once, and just wondering what in the world was going on, haha.
Malaysia From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 3183 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 2155 times:
This was morally wrong for Phuket Air to do?
instead of leaving colors on a previous owners plane (Metrojet 737) , they just copied colors over! to the (YS-11)
Nonfirm From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 434 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 2098 times:
We used white paint and rollers to remove the titles for these airplanes.
Flywithjohn From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 122 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 1994 times:
Ok this is confusing me. Now if they do peel decals off. How can you do that, the plane is polished so there is no drag. Some say you paint over the titles but if you look at the NW picture I posted early on that's a really good paint job and very accurate, now look at the FedEx X united ( possibly the ugliest DC-10 I've ever seen) this is poor attempt a covering up old livery so who does what and why?
HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58 Reply 21, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 2 days ago) and read 1878 times:
Let me Rephrase....
The Lettering & Logo are normally Decals.Also more detailed designs are Decals.
The rest is normally Painted over under controlled Atmosphere in a specially created Hangar for better bonding purposes following a Coat of Primer over the Metal surface.
For Aircraft that are heading for the Storage area,it can be painted over.
regds
MEL
Crosswind From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 2571 posts, RR: 59 Reply 22, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 1802 times:
As Hawk21M said, most airline logos and names are decals and not painted
It's quicker and cheaper to apply more complex parts of an aircraft livery with decals, it also maintains a more consistent image as there should be no variations between aircraft, and facilitates easy modifications to the livery as well.
All the titles on our aircraft are decals, which also assists in the livery modifications for seasonal leases and special contracts.
You can see a faint impression of the original First Choice logo on the aircraft under lease to Skyservice on the right.
I don't think it's a case of simply peeling off the decals to remove them though, I thought chemicals had to be applied to strip them off. Depending on how well it's done, removal of decals can leave almost no impression on the aircraft, although there are plenty of examples out there you can clearly see where decals have been removed!
The benefit of decals really shows when you have to "paint-out" part of a livery, because it is virtually impossible to get new and old paint to match up in colour so where part of an aircraft has been painted you get a block of colour that doesn't match the rest of the aircraft, for example Thomas Cook removed the internet address from over the rear cabin windows.
Usually the best way to tell the difference, is that when decals have been removed they can leave a faint outline on the aircraft from their edges, whereas something that has been painted out will generally be a block of mis-matched colour.
EFCar98 From United States of America, joined May 2005, 137 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 1791 times:
what about N624FE, which i caught in Venice last august while waiting for a flight. its an Ex SR bird that is seen here it is at LAX. You'll agree this is better looking than the Ex UA plane.
Flywithjohn From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 122 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (7 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1653 times:
Ok so the titles are decals that you can take a heat gun to and to remove paint stripes or to be lazy is cheap coat of spray paint.
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