Eha From France, joined May 2005, 211 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 11763 times:
Quoting PADSpot (Reply 2): Is the livery really painted onto the skin or is it just a foil as with the Emirates livery?
Good question. I can see an A380 in SIA livery outside at the abreuvoir here in Toulouse. I do not know if this is the one pictured above and if this is MSN004 or not, in preparation for the Singapore Airshow.
Although SIA livery never looked appealing to me, the A/C looks beautiful with the huge letters "Singapore Airlines" written all over the fuselage.
BAW716 From United States, joined Nov 2003, 1844 posts, RR: 45 Reply 4, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 11763 times:
I didn't know that SQ was modifying their livery to "billboard" the Singapore Airlines name on the aircraft. I wonder if this is just for the A380. Any thoughts?
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AirbusA346 From United Kingdom (England), joined Dec 2004, 7434 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 11763 times:
How BIG are the Singapore Airlines titles.
That livery looks horrible to me at the moment, mainly because of how big the titles are.
Tom.
Tom Walker '086' First Officer of a A318/A319 for Air Lambert - Hours Flown: 17 hour 05 minutes (last updated 24/12/05).
Noelg From United Kingdom (England), joined Apr 2002, 2259 posts, RR: 18 Reply 8, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 11763 times:
Quoting WINGS (Reply 1): Even though one can not see the tail in these pictures.
The last photo shows the tail quite clearly - very nice!
Not sure about the billboard style titles - they make the aircraft look shorter and stubbier than normal!
BrightCedars From Belgium, joined Nov 2004, 988 posts, RR: 3 Reply 10, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 11763 times:
I'm a bit disappointed. The titles are indeed very big and that doesn't look very nice (hopefully it's only for this one) but also there is this white area at the bottom of the tail (I think I noticed it also on the SIA production tail) instead of having the whole of the tail properly painted in dark blue.
I think it sucks and hope this is not a trend for the SIA livery!
On a sidenote, I really hope Singapore Airlines will soon upgrade their brand and livery as I feel that even theirs is starting to show age compared to say Emirates. Although I wouldn't want too much white. Maybe bigger Singapore titles without full capitalization and a more oriental font. Some gold waves à la 50th anniversary special scheme and a slight modernization of the logo (some well placed serif).
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OyKIE From Norway, joined Jan 2006, 1567 posts, RR: 3 Reply 13, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 11763 times:
Don't get me wrong. I like the A380, but I thought it should be more impressive in SIA livery. Perhaps it is the enormous letters on the side of the plane, that makes the plane look smaller and thereby much more regular?
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Andrewtang From Hong Kong, joined Jun 2001, 399 posts, RR: 7 Reply 19, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 11763 times:
Now a question i always wanted to ask. Why is that Airbus always put super huge SIA logo on the engines of planes for SIA starting from A343 onwards. It looks really ugly. I prefer the way it's done on the Boeings. Is it Singapore Airlines' discretion or is it Airbus'?
NA From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 6453 posts, RR: 6 Reply 20, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 11763 times:
Note also that the tail is not completely painted. I guess the aircraft will be repainted pretty soon again as this aircraft will not be delivered to SIA, but to Etihad.
Sabenapilot From Belgium, joined Feb 2000, 2563 posts, RR: 47 Reply 21, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 11763 times:
Now that's what I call a BIG plane!
Quoting NA (Reply 20): The tail is not completely painted.
What do you mean?
The tail on this demonstrator is decorated in exactly the same way as will be on the 'real' SIA A380s, with a small white section at the bottom where the tail section of the fuselage slopes downwards to the AUP exhaust.
Cloudyapple From Hong Kong SAR, PRC, joined Jul 2005, 1811 posts, RR: 6 Reply 22, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 11763 times:
Not just the engine logos, everything on the fuselage is way out of proporton - as if people cant bloody see the words and the singbird logo~ Even the singaporean flag - any one of the stars will be bigger than my head...
Timboflier215 From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 682 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 11763 times:
Quoting BrightCedars (Reply 10): The titles are indeed very big and that doesn't look very nice (hopefully it's only for this one)
im afraid that AFAIK, SIA are planning to have the huge titles on all of their A380s. of course, id be glad to be proved wrong! there was a recent thread about the SIA livery, and i agree that they missed a golden opportunity to update it.
Sorayafaradiba From Germany, joined Nov 2005, 95 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 11763 times:
Quoting BrightCedars (Reply 10): On a sidenote, I really hope Singapore Airlines will soon upgrade their brand and livery as I feel that even theirs is starting to show age compared to say Emirates. Although I wouldn't want too much white. Maybe bigger Singapore titles without full capitalization and a more oriental font. Some gold waves à la 50th anniversary special scheme and a slight modernization of the logo (some well placed serif).
I think the same. SQ is not leading anymore concerning design, expansion etc. .
I like the A380 generally, but it looks just okay with the SQ colors.
WINGS From Portugal, joined May 2005, 2737 posts, RR: 71 Reply 25, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 11763 times:
Nice looking bird.
But not as nice as this little beauty. The titles on the A380 do in fact look a bit out of perportion in relation to the A340-500.
Regards,
Wings
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26 Dsa: Hi That A/C looks great. Will be great to see it in service in LHR! DSA>>>
27 MANmatt: Thats exactly what i am thinking. Its like Airbus are trying to cover up most of the plane, as not to make it look to euro-whitish! They should make
28 Eirjet: I don't care much for the colours that Airbus or any particular airline puts on the A380, I just can't wait for it to enter commercial service. Eirjet
29 Tsentsan: I just wished they didnt time that thing to arrive under the cover of darkness at 6.30am. Want to show a plane off yet so secretive about it, yet time
30 Timboflier215: im fairly positive that they are the final colours SIA are going to put on their A380s; its not airbus' choice of colours and titles. i may be wrong,
31 ERJ170: Looking at it.. I don't know.. I just don't think I like it.. looks a bit too overbloated.. the SQ colors on it just doesn't work for me.. but oh well
32 UPSMD11: I think that because of the blue and gold cheat line on the lower deck passenger cabin that it takes away from the fact that this is, in fact, a doubl
33 Sabenapilot: Don't like it? You better get used to it, as this is going to be the livery all SIA A380-800s will have. Over the next days, SIA will take the opport
34 OwlEye: Great pictures though the billboard size "Singapore Airlines" title is a bit too oversized, even for a double decker airliner. The title is too close
35 Shamrock350: It looks great apart from that little white strip under the tail. I like the huge titles, they look better than the smaller ones on the A340.
36 Alphafloor: Very nice ! I like it a lot ! Is this photo taken during her departure to the show at singapore ? If yes when it will arrive ? Alphafloor
37 Airdolomiti: I agree..."tacky" was the first word that sprung to mind when I saw those pictures! Federico
40 Atnight: It's good to see the A380 in other c/s than the plain white or airbus house colors... (although I liked the plain white in the cold/snow tests)... Fro
41 AirbusA346: Yes, they have added the other two images since this morning. The tail is not painted, it is just decals, like the Emirates Livery it wore to DXB. To
42 Agill: When is the first plane expected to enter service? Has there been an exact date set yet?
43 Breiz: The way it works is that ac are painted according to airlines specifications. Some airlines have strict rules well established. Some others are askin
44 Deaphen: Ugly? i dunno about that.. magnificent.. definately! I cant tell you how excited i am.. seeing the pics of the plane.. specially since i am going to w
45 Alitalia744: What's up with the patchy squares in the Singapore bird on the tail? If you look closely you'll see various shades of gold within the bird toward the
46 AliBadr: "Quoting BrightCedars reply 10: On a sidenote, I really hope Singapore Airlines will soon upgrade their brand and livery as I feel that even theirs is
47 Gr8Circle: Simple, they are obviusly decals and not paint.....
48 KJFK31L: I tend to agree-- a bit out of proportion. I hope you are correct. The way it seemed to me in the article, this is a painted plane. Eitherway, if it
49 Airbazar: There was a discussion here recently in which it was stated that the aircraft going to the Singapore Airshow will not be an SQ aircraft and therefore
50 Tjc2: Hi all, It is good to get an idea of how the A380 shall look in SIA colours, thanks for the links. Does anyone else think that position of the 'Golden
51 Elton: While I'm not fond of the scheme, I don't think anything that big that flies as gracefully as the 380 could be ugly. Maybe if the text wasn't so black
52 DIA: Slim and small 777 fuselage...um, *cough* I guess so. Everything is relative. The A380 is an a/c destined to become the ultimate flying billboard...j
53 Byronsterk: the largerst logojet flying... imagine if Ryanair flew it!
54 Elton: There will definitely be no mistaking her in the air !!
55 Salina Chan: yuk....never saw my home carrier looking that bad and it is not the ugly plane....hopefully only a publicity stunt and not a trend away from the most
56 AA777223: While I am not particularly an A380 fan, I can appreciate the great technological achievements it required and represents. I must say, however, that I
57 BEYauty: I am sorry, but I don't see how this aircraft can be described as stunning. I think it's very ugly, and despite it's size, it's hard picture how large
58 Ikramerica: I've been saying this for a long time. If you overlay an A318 on a 388 from the same angle, it's amazing how similar they are (wings are a different
59 777D: The 380 is simply a cool looking plane. I am in Seattle perhaps YVR will have the 380 in the future?
60 PM: Imagine the final Pan Am colour scheme on it. That would be glorious!
61 Singaporegirl: i agree with upsmd11. i think our cheat line does not really work for the a380. with our regular size 'singapore airlines' title, the upper part of t
62 Lehpron: Why are you people so superficial about livery? Sometimes I get the impression that how a plane is painted or not at all matters, granted they are sup
63 Burnsie28: Couple of things, first off i think the lettering looks aweful, its slightly too big. Second, if I were singapore, I wouldnt take delivery of that air
64 CP744: First... I'll confess... I'm not a huge fan of the the "380".... but, that is one ugly bird!!!
65 BOS2LAF: It might look allright if it werent so damn cluttered. They tried to put too much stuff that was too big on the plane. Lets start with the logos on bo
66 Gunsontheroof: This came up in another thread, and I think the prevailing opinion was that no A380 customers currently flying to YVR need the aircraft on that route
67 SQ773: The same happens to me. Sorry, I have tried my best but there is definetively nothing to do...I just do not like this bird, that nose kills me.
68 A388: Nice aircraft and livery! I do agree that the large billboard lettering is too big. Maybe SQ is trying to find out the opinion of the public before th
69 ORDPIA: anyone else notice the lack of *A logo?
70 TWPHIL: I fully Agree because of the aircraft size SQ chose Mega Capital letters to cover complete fuselage..Doesnt look good so far..Will AF/LH/VS/KE etc wi
71 AMSSFO: That's exactly what I thought as well! The tail painting is unbalanced; That bird logo does not fit that tail! Please, please design a new look!
72 YOWza: I think it looks pretty sexy, but that's just me. YOWza
73 SIN_SQ: Reproduced from planepictures.net The plane bound for Asian Aerospace looks the same as SIA model except for the tail...
74 Lightsaber: Am I the only one who likes the livery? I look at the last photo from the original link and see the aircraft as I would at any airport. From a distan
75 Elton: Is the 380 ready for service? I thought there were evacuation tests and cold weather tests yet to certify? Elton
76 9V-SPJ: I don't like the SIA livery on the A380. They need to make the titles smaller and move the golden pigeon back a bit so its not hugging the leading edg
77 Josh12815: This Bird looks Amazing...I cant wait to ride the A380 someday!
78 A380jet777: I have allways liked the Singapore Airlines Livery because gold, orange and brown match well, however i think SQ needed to thicken the lower golden st
80 Atnight: After seeing the last two available pics here on a.net of the A380, I see that SQ's c/s doesn't look as bad as when I first saw it... I think is just
81 PM: Well, you'll only have to wait as long as it takes for Kingfisher to take delivery of their first... (Nice beer, though!)
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