9MMAR From Malaysia, joined Jul 2006, 1673 posts, RR: 19 Posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 22852 times:
Out of curiosity, I found that airlines' tail liveries were presented by a few object, being a bird (the most famous), letters (usually abbreviation of the carrier), a flag (of the origin country of the carrier) and other objects which significant to a country.
Maybe you can help me to complete the list, you may add and reclassify it if I put it in the wrong category. Those with (?) sign mean I am not sure about the object. The list does not applies to airline with various tail livery or special edition tail livery. The tail livery must also current and (of course) official to the airlines.
Thank you.
CATEGORY 1 - BIRD
Singapore Airline - A swan?
Garuda Indonesia - The mythical garuda bird
Cathay Pacific - A pigeon?
Lufthansa - What bird is that?
Gulf Air - A falcon
AeroMexico - An eagle?
Sri Lankan Airlines - A peacock
Xiamen Airlines - What bird is that?
SilkAir - What bird is that?
CATEGORY 2 - LETTERS
American Airlines - AA
Iberia - IB
Northwest Airline - NWA
All Nippon Airways - ANA
British Midlands - BMI
LOT Polish Airlines - LOT
Scandinavian Airlines - SAS
TAP Portugal - TAP
Air India - AIR INDIA
Jetstar Asia - JETSTAR
Valuair - VALUAIR
Finnair - The letter F?
CATEGORY 3 - FLAG & COAT OF ARM
Emirates - UAE's flag
Aeroflot - Russia's flag
South African Airways - South Africa's flag
Japan Airlines - Japan's flag
Saudi Arabian Airlines - Saudi Arabia's coat of arm
Swiss - Switzerland's flag
Philippines Airlines - Philippines' flag
Pakistan International Airlines - Pakistan's flag
Korean Air - The Yin and Yang in South Korea's flag?
CATEGORY 4 - ANIMAL OTHER THAN A BIRD
Qantas - A kangaroo
Qatar Airways - An oryx (a type of deer)
CATEGORY 5 - LEAF & FLOWER
Air Canada - A maple leaf
Air Lingus - What leaf is that?
Thai Airways - An orchid
Air Tahiti Nui - What flower is that? A jasmine?
China Airlines - What flower is that?
Vietnam Airlines - A lotus
CATEGORY 6 - OTHER (NON LIVING) OBJECT
Malaysia Airlines - A kite
KLM - A crown
British Airways - A ribbon? Or was it a flag?
LAN - A 5 uneven sided star
Continental Airlines - A globe
CATEGORY 7 - LINES
Airasia - A red and white lines
Air France - A red, white and blue lines
Royal Nepal Airlines - A red, white and blue lines
Tiger Airways - A black and yellow lines mimmicking tiger's stripes
Air Sahara - A black, red, green and white lines
Merpati Nusantara Airlines - A greenish blue and orange lines
I don't know Delta Airlines and United Airlines fall under what category.
DreamsUnited From United States, joined Jun 2006, 253 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 22774 times:
Correct me if I am wrong but Lufthansa would also go under flags because of the tails with the EU flag with the circular stars. And since the European Union calls for no borders then all of Europe would be the EU including Germany... Sooo It would also go under flags if you want to get that technical about it. Secondly the Lufthansa tail logo is a "stylised crane"
9V-SPJ From India, joined Dec 2000, 623 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 22608 times:
SQ's is a pigeon
Egypt Air has a pharoah
Air New Zealand has the Koru
Olympic has the rings
AirTran has an 'a' on the tail
Southwest has 'SOUTHWEST' on the tail
Garuda has a bird of some sort
Etihad has the UAE coat of arms
Alaska has an eskimo on the tail
9MMAR From Malaysia, joined Jul 2006, 1673 posts, RR: 19 Reply 17, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 22598 times:
Ok, so far we have finalised on:
Northwest Airlines - is a compass not a letter NWA
China Airlines - a flower called Peach Blossom
Air Tahiti Nui - a flower called Tiare (very beautiful livery)
Aloha Airline - a bird of paradise flower
We almost finalised on the following:
Air Lingus - a shamrock leaf?
LOT Polish Airlines - a bird but what bird?
I would suggest a new category - MISCELLANEOUS to fit in:
Hawaian Airlines, Frontier Airlines and Alaska Airlines
UA is still undecided whether it is a letter U, letters UNITED as one, or a tulip. BA also divided between a speedbird (?) or a Union Jack flag. Delta is a ribbon, folded that way? Lufthansa is a "stylised crane"? That's not a bird inside the yellow sun?
9MMAR From Malaysia, joined Jul 2006, 1673 posts, RR: 19 Reply 19, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 22560 times:
Quoting Kaitak744 (Reply 16): And isn't Malaysia Airline's tail a Fish? Doesn't look like a kite.
MH is a kite named "Wau Kucing" = "Cat's kite". Somehow it looks like a fish. Maybe because the kite was italicise. But it is a kite. I can confirm this.
Kiwiandrew From Mauritius, joined Jun 2005, 5513 posts, RR: 17 Reply 20, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 22547 times:
Quoting 9MMAR (Thread starter): CATEGORY 1 - BIRD
Singapore Airline - A swan?
Garuda Indonesia - The mythical garuda bird
Cathay Pacific - A pigeon?
Lufthansa - What bird is that?
Gulf Air - A falcon
AeroMexico - An eagle?
Sri Lankan Airlines - A peacock
Xiamen Airlines - What bird is that?
SilkAir - What bird is that?
LO is also a bird - a very stylised crane
Air One is a Heron ( Airone in Italian is "Heron" IIRC )
JL sadly have lost their "Tsuru" ( crane ) , although I admit their new fin
is a very striking design
Air Niugini -bird of paradise
SA)">AA isn't just letters , they also have an Eagle so they qualify under 'birds' too
Quoting 9MMAR (Thread starter): CATEGORY 2 - LETTERS
American Airlines - SA)">AA
Iberia - IB
Northwest Airline - NWA
All Nippon Airways - ANA
British Midlands - BMI
LOT Polish Airlines - LOT
Scandinavian Airlines - SAS
TAP Portugal - TAP
Air India - AIR INDIA
Jetstar Asia - JETSTAR
Valuair - VALUAIR
Finnair - The letter F?
Air Vanuatu used to have a boars tusk - but now just has the word "Vanuatu"
Air Pacific has the word "Fiji" on the fin
Quoting 9MMAR (Thread starter): CATEGORY 3 - FLAG & COAT OF ARM
Emirates - UAE's flag
Aeroflot - Russia's flag
South African Airways - South Africa's flag
Japan Airlines - Japan's flag
Saudi Arabian Airlines - Saudi Arabia's coat of arm
Swiss - Switzerland's flag
Philippines Airlines - Philippines' flag
Pakistan International Airlines - Pakistan's flag
Korean Air - The Yin and Yang in South Korea's flag?
AF is a stylised French flag
SA is not actually the flag , though there certainly are elements of the flag in
the design
OS is largely based on the Austrian flag , with the addition of that funny little gizmo thing .
Quoting 9MMAR (Thread starter): CATEGORY 5 - LEAF & FLOWER
Air Canada - A maple leaf
Air Lingus - What leaf is that?
Thai Airways - An orchid
Air Tahiti Nui - What flower is that? A jasmine?
China Airlines - What flower is that?
Vietnam Airlines - A lotus
AirCalIn - hibiscus
Moderation in all things ... including moderation ;-)
Kiwiandrew From Mauritius, joined Jun 2005, 5513 posts, RR: 17 Reply 22, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 22515 times:
Quoting 9MMAR (Reply 21): Quoting Enzedder (Reply 18):
air new zealand has got a koru on its tail..... which had its place on the sternposts of questing maori canoes....
So it falls under NON LIVING THING CATEGORY
or , since according to some , it is a representation of the uncurling of a fern frond it could come under "LEAF & FLOWER"
Moderation in all things ... including moderation ;-)
Tsl1011 From Canada, joined Jan 2004, 70 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 22499 times:
Quoting SANFan (Reply 13): Air Jamaica has a yellow, long-tailed Lovebird
The bird on Air Jamaica's tail is the Red-billed Streamertail (known colloquially as the 'doctorbird'), a type of hummingbird which I believe is the national bird of Jamaica.
Enzedder From New Zealand, joined Aug 2005, 29 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 22480 times:
well i heard that about the fern leaf and it certainly looks like it. but my wonderful comment is actually simply what it says on the back of an old postcard of a DC10 from the 70s.... when NZ had iz best livery.....god, it was so 'pacific' and more colourful
Mandala499 From Indonesia, joined Aug 2001, 4537 posts, RR: 60 Reply 25, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 22442 times:
Birds:
Jatayu - Mythical Jatayu bird (which is equivalent to a Garuda)
Merpati - Debatable - Stripes or Wings of the Pidgeon? LOL
Letters:
Batavia - Stylized B letter
Old Bouraq had a B on the tail...
Express - Letter spelling out the airline
Flag & Coat of Arm
Animal other than bird:
Lion AIr - A wingled lionhead.
Wings Air - A pair of wings
Other Animals:
Sriwijaya - They say it's an elephant... looks more like a uterus with a pair of ovaries.
Pelita Air - Sea horse
Non Living Objects:
Mandala - Ship's wheel
Adam Air - a winged Adam
Ryanair - A wingled harp
Riau Airlines - Box with a wing/sail inside
mandala499
When losing situational awareness, pray Cumulus Granitus isn't nearby !
26 Cloudyapple: Cathay's is called a brushwing. It's a simple stroke in chinese(y) caligraphy. Landor's idea of east meeting west. It's not a bird.
27 HAL: The United Airlines Logo: It was first used in the mid-70's when United was owned by the parent company of Westin International (Hotels). It was a sty
29 Legoguy: Ahhhhh! It never clicked with me what that was but now that you mention it... it seems so obvious now! Its pointing to Northwest. It all makes sense
30 Xaphan: AeroMexico is actually an Aztec "Eagle Knight" not the bird per se. These elite warriors of the highest order wore an eagle's headgear as an identifyi
31 DavidT: I think he is talking about this All abouts BAs logo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedbird[Edited 2006-08-10 11:34:51]
35 ZSOFN: The BA flag on their tails is the Chatham Historic Dockyard - it's adapted from the Union jack and was originally just one of the world tails.
36 EHHO: KL belongs more in the "letters" section. The crown comes from the Dutch tradition to call certain companies "Koninklijk", or Royal in English. It's
38 Oldeuropean: To correct you: Egypt Air has the old Egyptian god Horus. Garuda has the Garuda bird as sign. It`s a mythical bird from the Hindu mythology. Axel
40 Lincoln: I just got into an arguement with my mom about that in Detroit earlier this week... She swears that the arrow is pointing down (south). Lincoln
41 EGTESkyGod: No, the bit on the tail is actually based on a corner of the Union Jack!! Of the BA tail logo's, most have featured part of the Union Jack, except th
42 Starlionblue: It's a Shamrock. Very Irish. And an eagle. A condor. Small nitpick: It's "Coat of Arms" It's not a speedbird. The speedbird was the BOAC logo. As Dav
43 Kalakaua: China Airlines has the Plum Blossoms, not peach or cherry. A cherry blossom has notched petals.
44 Kalakaua: A Garuda is a man-birdlike creature (Hindu) diety; a lesser god, and a messenger between the gods and men. Known to carry Vishnu on it's back.
45 Kalakaua: Just for visual aide. Koru: Fern [Edited 2006-08-10 14:49:53]
46 Kiwiandrew: are you sure ? http://konzern.lufthansa.com/en/html/ueber_uns/geschichte/index.html according to the above link "from the outset , the stylised crane
47 Starlionblue: Sorry. You are correct. Brainfart. I knew that. I simply thought "Condor". Apologies.
48 Kalakaua: BTW, the Thai Airways logo is not that of an orchid, but symbolizes the essence of Thailand in a sort of Thai typographic way. Yes, the orchid is repr
53 Dtwclipper: Category 8: Fruit Think New York Air and it's Apple/Heart logo!
54 KaiGywer: Unless you are on the right side of the plane where it points North-east And before we get into a debate, it's pointing forward on both sides Correct
55 DernierVirage: Dragonair (KA): dragon (no surprise !) Air China (CA): I think it is a stylised representation of a phoenix
56 9MMAR: Ok, ok. Now the revised list: CATEGORY 1 - BIRD Singapore Airline - A pigeon Garuda Indonesia - A mythical bird called Garuda Lufthansa - A crane bird
57 Malaysia: I thought it was a Plum Blossom since the Plum Blossom is a government symbol in the Republic of China. They still have the Seal on old CI seatbelt b
58 MIAMIx707: and ugly.. the crane was a great symbol, and in real life a beautiful Japanese bird. Linus Air, a gull? Aerogaviota - A 'gaviota', another gull. What
60 KaiGywer: It IS a seagull. I used to work for them, and when the new livery was introduced, they put an emphasis on making sure the "Widerøemåka" ("Widerøe
61 Vanguard: Add Solomon Airlines to your 'Flag' category![Edited 2006-08-10 18:13:18]
62 Captaink: BWIA has a Sleel Pan on their tail, symbolic of their home base Trinidad. The steel pan believed to be the only percussion/non-electric acoustic instr
64 9MMAR: If I can add some prominent tail liveries which I simply forgot (duhh...) Middle Eastern Airlines - A cedar tree Orient Thai - Thailand's flag Royal B
65 Thaiaggie: Druk air of Bhutan has flag on its tail. Royal Brunei also has flag (or coat of arms?) on its tail. About TG, if you turn the logo 90 degree to the ri
66 BA787: Isn't it a shamrock three leaf clover? Tom
67 Captaink: It does a bit eh. But it also looks very much like a steel pan. The tail logo is a good representation of the pan. However the front design looks lik
68 PHLBOS: Looks more like American meets Northwest Orient (a faded version of NW's all-red tail from the 1970s). TZ's current livery would fall under both the
71 Oldeuropean: LOT: The bird shall be (according to the LOT homepage) a crane! China Airlines: It shall be definitely a plum blossom! (according to the German China
72 Mandala499: Air Paradise = A bird (I think some sort of peacock / streamtail hybrid.
73 FrancoBlanco: OK now I looked it up. CI is indeed a plum blossom (at least that's what it says on their website). Stupid thread. (Just kidding ) Sebastian
74 9MMAR: Kuwait Airways, Uzbekistan Airlines, Mandarin Airlines, Nok Air, Thai Sky Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Cebu Pacific Air, Turkmenistan Airlines, A
75 Starlionblue: Technically it's not called the Union Jack (and certainly not Jack's ). It's the "Union Flag". Union Jack is a term referring to a Jack, a small flag
76 KaiGywer: Why bother posting an updated list when you don't read the replies above?
78 LO231: LOT Polish Airlines: Bird: a crane Flag: behind the circle with a crane, a Polish flag Letters: LOT in Polish means "FLIGHT" Regards, LO231
79 9MMAR: I dislike this kind of reply in my thread. If you think it is a stupid thread, just pass on it. The thread will lead me to a lot of conclusions in th
80 OHLBU: Actually it is a t-tailed aircraft with the tail forming the letter F, nothing to do with Scandinavian Viking ships as is commonly suggested. That is
81 TR763: TAM - has the letters T A M in the tail (!) Gol - has a double O Aerolineas Argentinas - a bird (don't know which one) Avianca - lines Pluna - letter
82 DreamsUnited: Are we sticking to airlines or can we add Cargo too? -Josh
86 Bongo: AVIANCA (AV) Believe it or not it is a condor made with the Colombian flag so, cat 1 Bird and cat 3 flag would be fine for them: View Large View Mediu
87 Starlionblue: Amazingly, everyone outside Scandinavia thinks that Finland is part of Scandinavia. As a Swede, I always find it hilarious when they will actually ar
89 KLM685: haha no bird for this one, though close. This the aztec eagle knight! so it would be in the category of people Cheers
90 Mandala499: KaiGwyer, Sorry, I was just adding and resorting... it's 9MMAR's list, I thought I'd help him by sorting it out into alphabetical in each category and
91 KaiGywer: No harm done I just wanted 9MMAR (and you) to be aware that it was indeed confirmed Well, actually, Finland and Iceland is included in some definitio
92 Starlionblue: Hehe. Those definitions are always seen outside of Scandinavia
93 Aviateur: These articles might be of interests to those who participated in this thread: Airline identity, part 4. From kiwis to salt packets: The yin and yang
95 9V-SPJ: SQ's is definitely not a merlion. I have heard rumours from someone in Delta that the widget *may* come back. We are stuck with wavy-gravy for now I t
96 AC320tech: For the longest time Air Canada, or TCA carried a Maple Leaf on its nose. Then in the 60's TCA switched to Air Canada, and that "Swoopy leaf" on the t
97 F9fan: Frontier (F9): Officially, they use pictures of North American wildlife. The majority of their tails fall into category 4 (animals other than birds),
103 Brenintw: My apologies, it is the plum blossom -- Boeing mentions it at http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2004/q4/nr_041207h.html Bren
104 Malaysia: The logo is a Phuang Malai Flower. thats what the original Thai Airways logo has always been, never an Orchid, even they use that for terms and class
112 Kalakaua: Sun Country - Stylized Sun/Compass Rose Varig - Compass rose Copa - Globe Pan Am - Globe EVA - Globe/Compass Rose (green for Evergreen Group) China So
113 Starlionblue: Well, the colors are from the Italian flag. The A is from "Alitalia", which is a portemanteau for Ali (wings) and Italia.
114 Kalakaua: Well, yeah... Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali, actually.
115 BOMboy: What does the Jet Airways signify on their tail - a bird flying in front of the sun?
117 Kalakaua: It looks like a "Travellers Palm" tree, to me.
118 Kalakaua: IIRC, and doing a little research, the Thai Airways logo is called the JUMPEE. Visually, the design ethic is influenced by the "jumpee" symbol, the tr
120 Kalakaua: History of the WestJet Logo The logo was a compilation of separate designs submitted by WestJet’s advertising agency. The design was intended to co
122 Tsl1011: Here's one for both the bird and flower categories: (By the way, can someone out there please tell me what "Reso'cha" means?) Here's another for non-l
125 9MMAR: Good day All, As promised, I am back after +- 24 hours to give you a revised list of the airlines tail liveries. A lot have been discussed and I would
126 StrasserB: In order to complete the above mentioned quotation: According to the WestJet Web Style Guide the tail's logo simply is a "delta image". (See context
127 Brenintw: Mandarin Airlines has a "Golden Eagle" according to its website: http://www.mandarin-airlines.com/en/exfile_cis.htm Bren
128 Vimanav: You can add Biman Bangladesh, Syrian Arab Airlines and Kuwait Airways to that list too. rgds//Vimanav
130 Mandala499: 9MMAR, Scratch Travira out of the list. AFAIK, they no longer sell tickets to the public on their scheduled charters... SMAC albeit has a charter name
131 Rjm717: Just to blur the line a tad (why not??) Hawaiian = Pualani. Pualani is Hawaiian for "FLOWER in the sky" (of coiurse you knew that..) R
132 Cloudyapple: It actually says KQ if you look carefully.
133 Kalakaua: Yes, Pualani is literally "Flower from the Sky", but to be more of a poetic Hawaiian, it would be "Heavenly Flower". Xiamen: Egret ( http://www.xiamen
134 DernierVirage: I also thought of these: Air Caraibes: a plant with blue stems and yellow/green leaves (I think it is not an actual plant, I did not find anything on
135 Vr-hkg: Looking up trademarks would resolve some of these debates. For one thing, the trademarks often describe logos, clarifying what they're supposed to be.
136 VR-HKG: Incidentally, here's a few that I checked with the USPTO: Mandarin Airlines - Eagle Turkish Airlines - Unspecific; Gulls / Pelicans / Seabirds Sun Cou
137 AC320tech: Its just a maple leaf now, the AC Rondell is a "circly leaf" that has 5 points on it that was depicted on the tail from 1960 to 1993. The Rondell is
138 Malaysia: Geez, the Thai logo is a jumpee????? Go pick up a Phuang Mailai or Jasmine Garland set in Thailand, you will see the Corinthian natural design. Its to
139 Legoguy: On the right side of the plane it's pointing Northwest but on the otherside it's pointing Northeast. Im presuming they just did this to keep things i
140 9MMAR: Legoguy, can you confirm on the South African tail livery? Is it a flag?
141 JBo: That...and the compass doesn't point northwest anymore. It's supposed to always point "forward" in Northwest's new idea of symbolism. They're drawing
142 Legoguy: Hehehe sorry Im not actually South African ( I really should change my flag) but yes I would say it is the flag. Thanks, I never knew that!
143 Arcano: LAN Star represents the so called "Estrella Solitaria" ("lonely star") of the Chilean flag, so I think it goes under CATEGORY 3 - FLAG & COAT OF ARM
144 Starlionblue: Wow. You learn something new everyday. Thanks. Nice try. The reason I adopted the Greenland flag was in response to a thread a few years ago protesti
145 CP744: The Canadian North livery has a meaning, not just the Polar Bear http://www.cdn-north.com/About_Us/OurImage.asp The white on the fuselage is "Polar Wh
146 USADreamliner: A CONDOR, the national bird of Argentina. More like red toilete paper. Oh, yes.Because Spanair is a cruise line company... A t-tailed aircraft... Any
147 YYZYYT: I would also call that a stylized Morocan flag - the flag is the same green star on a red background IIRC... also, a new one: how about Air Malta und
148 KL5147: two candidates for CATEGORY 2 - LETTERS Martinair, stylised M (both in old an new livery) Transavia letter T, Also in old and new style
149 Gr8Circle: One of the classiest liveries of the 60's and 70's and one of my all-time favorites....the old AI livery on their B707's.....this featured the Sagitta
150 Gr8Circle: No....the SQ symbol is of a bird....don't know which......the Merlion is a Lion....Singapore literally means "The Lion city".....it's an Indian name
151 JGPH1A: I think it's a stylised harpoon - pointing down a bit. Their old c/s had a harpoon as the cheatline. Icelandair = letter F - for Flugleidir, which me
153 FlyDeltaJets: It looks like a stylized CO logo to me Delta has a flag with that ribbon design and Delta written over it flying at Bldg 67 at JFK AR's tail on anoth
154 Antoniemey: It's supposed to... that's part of the agreement between Copa and Continental.
155 Flyboy_se: JAT Airways has three dots which represent bullet holes from when the managment killed the old livery...lol Well it used to be, now its all white sinc
159 Rampart: File under "mythology". It's a mythological Persian bird creature, 'homa", akin to a roc or possibly griffin. Persepolis is an ancient Persian city,
160 CX773: More airlines to consider: CR Airways Hong Kong Express Atlas Air Global Express System Air Hong Kong (new and old) FedEx - letters UPS - letters Kali
161 Samurai 777: Wasn't that the livery that the management killed? BTW, the "torch" livery is my favorite of JAT's old liveries, though the chrome one doesn't seem b
163 Yellowstone: Concerning Northwest's logo... Though the new tail design is just a compass, the old one was much more clever. (I'm talking about the circle with the
164 Ardian: Thanks for clearing that up. I would definitely like to hear more about the logo from SQ
165 USADreamliner: Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe named after the Scandinavian Peninsula.The most common definition includes Denmark, mainland Norway, and S
166 Lostmoon744: Philippine Airlines. Rays of the original cities of the Philippines. Blue fin for the skies, and red, for the blood shed for independence.
167 Mainliner: Someone mentioned America West...I would consider it a stylized 'A' and 'W', with the circle representing a desert sunrise. The 'A' appears as the 'we
168 EGNR: The 9-9-99 refers to the declaration date (9th September 1999) of the United African States, at the convention held between the Arabic League & Organ
170 AlitaliaMD11: Looks to me like a version of the Cuban flag. Etihad has both a bird and the U.A.E. flag on the tail. Pretty sure it's meant to be Hercules holding t
171 777boi: Isnt Sri Lankan's tail design a flower?
172 9MMAR: No, it is a peacock. Take a closer look. See the bird's head at the upper most tip of the tail? With it's green left wing and orange right wing. We n
173 N766UA: The stylized ribbon on BA planes is an updated Speed Mark logo. Lufthansa has a crane on the tail.
174 YYZYYT: true, on both counts; however (and this is more the case in the older version of the logo) I always thought that it kinda' looked like a sail boat...
175 Starlionblue: It's named Speedmarque and it's inspired by a the BOAC Speedbird. Speedbird is still the BA callsign.
176 LVTMB: Shamrock (by the way, their call sign) Plum blossom The Union Jack Plum. Plum blossom. Plum. Plum blossom. A condor, "borrowed" from AR MB
179 BMED: Under lines you have eastern airways [Edited 2006-08-27 19:50:52]
180 Argonaut: Oh come on now...stop kidding around! Of course it's a bird! Have you never seen (or eaten) a buffalo wing?
181 CX773: The following text is quoted from CX website: "The early 90s was a difficult time for the airline industry. Nonetheless, we remained positive, safe i
182 9MMAR: PIA has a new tail livery, which made our classification of PIA in the flag category obsolete. What's there at the new design. It's varies in colour (
183 MotorHussy: Yes, but it looks like a drowned one that's being pulled out of the water. Sorry, not meaning to offend anyone, but it certainly doesn't look dynamic
184 Starlionblue: Close. It's actually the titan Atlas holding the Earth.
185 9MMAR: In reply 58, our friend mentioned No comment.
186 9MMAR: Our friend, Soups posted a thread about Orange Air, which based in Sierra Leone. What's that in its tail? A globe or an orange being sliced? http://ww
187 BA84: Congratulations to 9MMAR for the most educational and interesting thread on A.net !
188 Ordryan28: thank you. this is an old, broad topic, but thank you for realizing it's not a tulip, lol. -Ryan
190 LPLAspotter: Air Mauritius' bird is the very rare Mauritian Pink Flamingo in which only about 50 exist only on that island. Mauritius is famous for the Dodo but I
191 Lovinitflyboy: BMI (when in full colours) also has the union flag on the tail
192 Lovinitflyboy: It is meant to be the sun, rising in the morning sky, reflecting off the river (the yellow arrow, as it makes it way through the valley (the green) t
193 9MMAR: So, it is a scenery? I really think it should be in the flag category. The purpose of the thread is to figure out the object of the tail livery. But
194 Mortyman: SAS Scandinavian Airline System also carries the different flags of the Scandinavain countries. The Norwegian flag of Norway, the Swedish flag of Swed
204 GAIsweetGAI: And what would it represent (either for Iceland or for Air Iceland)?
205 Starlionblue: As far as I know, there is no direct equivalent to Pegasus in Norse mythology. So I guess they just borrowed it. Wings and a horse = transportation i
206 UA772IAD: Delta's tail is a ribbon? Go figure. When I first saw it, I thought it was supposed to be a flowing river (a delta) with the DL colors. Now it just lo
208 9MMAR: After going through all the replies, it happened to be that some of the airlines featured are no longer in service, which is not as what the thread st
211 Boeing777/747: Here are some tailfins to browse: http://www.liladesign.com/liladesign...atebranding/corporatebranding.html http://www.liladesign.com/liladesign...tad
212 9MMAR: Probably some sort of leaf? Or just white lines over red background.
213 TurkishWings: Years ago, I remember seeing a billboard advertisement of TK which had 3 pictures describing how the logo was created. As far as I remember, its orig
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