AT From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 863 posts, RR: 0 Posted (12 years 8 months 4 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 923 times:
I don't know if this question has a real answer, but I was wondering why airlines are so eagerly heading toward all-white color schemes. In some cases they look elegant, but in most cases they look so bland and dirty. Since the 1990s, most airlines seem to be opting for this minimilist look. Why is this?
Whatever happened to cheat-lines, colorful bellies and engines?
Look at the images of the Gulfair special 50th anniversary schemes on the A330/A340/767s. Now that's what I call a color scheme!
PS talking of color schemes, why do British Airway's 757s have little black rings around their noses? It's not on any of their other jets? I
RayChuang From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 7695 posts, RR: 5 Reply 1, posted (12 years 8 months 4 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 848 times:
I do agree that many airlines seem to be doing a white-painted plane with liveries only on the tail and the upper front fuselage of the plane.
It seems the only airlines in 2000 that seem to have colorful liveries (e.g., colors not dominated by white) are:
American Airlines
United Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
Midwest Express
Asiana Airways
Korean Airlines
KLM Airlines
Aer Lingus
British Midland Airlines
Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38505 posts, RR: 80 Reply 3, posted (12 years 8 months 3 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 780 times:
RE: Pmk, I think you're right!
White paint is cheap and so is the quality of service we are getting now on airlines.
I cannot stand all white jets, they are so boring! I cant believe that British Airways and Air Canada went to this color scheme.
My favorite colors are:
American Airlines
Hawaiian
Southwest (I used to hate! Now appretiate its uniqueness)
Northwest
Deltas old and second (not the new one)
Iberia
Olympic
Peter From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 570 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (12 years 8 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 721 times:
I love the white liveries. I think that they look great.
Ilyushin96M From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 2609 posts, RR: 14 Reply 8, posted (12 years 8 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 711 times:
It's funny, no one ever said anything about Air France with their totally white fuselages, blue lettering and tail emblem. Though I never thought of their livery as boring. Now that there are so many other white-body liveries, Air France just blends in.
Mas777 From United Kingdom, joined Jul 1999, 2916 posts, RR: 6 Reply 9, posted (12 years 8 months 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 705 times:
Sorry to disappoint some of you but have you seen Malaysia Airlines' new paint scheme - all white...
...but they have plumped for a unique royal blue tail which tapers at an odd angle above the rear cabin. Thank go they got rid of that horrid 'Kite' and replaced it with the regal star and crescent - Malaysia's emblem.
Incidently - the kite IS special to Malaysia but somehow MAS managed to distort it into that hideous shape over the years. I DO hope they keep a little kite by the doors...as its a local symbol of perpetual flight.
AerLingus From China, joined Mar 2000, 2371 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (12 years 8 months 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 698 times:
Yeah and what about Air Canada and their white fuselage, red letters, and maple leaf on black backround.
I prefer the old Air Canada with the encircled maple leaf and broad red cheatlines.
Trintocan From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2000, 3191 posts, RR: 4 Reply 11, posted (12 years 8 months 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 683 times:
That Air Canada background on the tail is dark green, not black. All the same, I find that AC's scheme is very attractive and I prefer it to the old one. It is simple yet very classy.
White planes are not necessarily ugly as long as some sort of thought goes into their tail emblem, cheatlines or even the lettering. BWIA's new Dash 8s, for example, are white with the old BWIA logo on the tail, pink on the dorsal tail fairing, green on the nacelles and the "BWee Express" lettering in pink. All in all, a very beautiful scheme.
Evilboy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 12, posted (12 years 8 months 3 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 677 times:
Anything beats Southwests paint job. Those Southwest planes look like big flying pieces of hippie dog poop. They even had a unique paint scheme that flew into the airport the other day, it looked like a giant flying "hotdog"
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