Wjcandee From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 4553 posts, RR: 17 Reply 1, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 11027 times:
F9Animal From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 4731 posts, RR: 30 Reply 2, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 11027 times:
Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 4, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 10967 times:
Not too bad looking, although I'd rather see this hybrid become their new livery:
IAirAllie From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 10951 times:
It's true employees voted for it and this one won by about 60 votes. The runner up was the retro red which was my first choice. I liked them both so I'm happy this one was the winner.
777fan From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 2402 posts, RR: 3 Reply 6, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 10921 times:
I think it's really sharp. As was mentioned, it looks like the FedEx livery although I also notice a resemblance to Atlas Air as well...okay, maybe not.
UsAirways16bwi From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1003 posts, RR: 4 Reply 8, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 10875 times:
its not great, but its not aweful. Ill have to wait to finally see one at BWI. Im sure, as is in most cases, the new colors will look different in person.
ChrisNH From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 3804 posts, RR: 2 Reply 10, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 10846 times:
Quoting FI642 (Reply 7): World would be better to stay with an all white fleet, rather than go to this!
"Hey! What's that mothballed MD-11 doing over there?"
"It's not mothballed...it belongs to World Airways."
I think THAT is what's wrong with an all-white fleet. I like the new livery and hope someone--anyone--clicks a picture when one of them comes through Bangor, Maine on a troop charter...as they do several times each week.
Jogales From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 437 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 10838 times:
MCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8552 posts, RR: 14 Reply 12, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 10821 times:
Who designed it? I think it looks good if you ask me. Looks like a TG livery.
Thomasphoto60 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 3723 posts, RR: 25 Reply 13, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 10810 times:
Quoting Jogales (Reply 11): Looks like a recolored UPS livery to me...
Agreed, but it beats the current livery hands down.
Wjcandee From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 4553 posts, RR: 17 Reply 15, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 10712 times:
Jetjack74 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 7335 posts, RR: 52 Reply 17, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 10524 times:
77411 From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 152 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 10515 times:
Will DL be doing the paint job for World or did DL just paint the retro job for World because it was an retired DL MD. I sort of like the all white but this is a very nice improvement.
Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22024 posts, RR: 51 Reply 20, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 10447 times:
I dont see what the point is for an ACMI carrier to really spend much money designing logo's nor painting planes in anything more than the most basic paint job.
The plain white worked fine for World in my opinion and allowed for the incorporation of customer logo's as needed or total removal of any signage whatsoever easily if required.
From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California
IAirAllie From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 23, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 10342 times:
Quoting Laxintl (Reply 20): I dont see what the point is for an ACMI carrier to really spend much money designing logo's nor painting planes in anything more than the most basic paint job.
1. they have to be painted eventually anyways
2. they found that employee moral was boosted by the retro paint job.
3. I belive the design was done in house by salaried employees
4. We've had 13 consecutive profitable quarters and last year was our most profitable yet so we have plenty to cover the minimal cost.
5. We are trying to expand our customer base beyond military flying more memorable look may help generate some business and build our corporate identity.
Sammyk From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1686 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 10342 times:
I guess this style is the current trend...but does everybody have to jump on the bandwagon? Where are the non-conformers? :P
25 Wedgetail737: It kind of resembles Aeromexico's new livery except with a red stripe rather than a blue one.
26 Wjcandee: This is probably why the front of the a/c will still be white. All excellent reasons. A very nice list. Thanks.
27 GMUAirbusA320: It looks like UPS and USAirways had a baby together...lol. I am not a fan...but their last logo was cooler, I think
32 USADreamliner: Oh, great!!! 15/20 years ago, the blue belly was in fashion, BA,CP,UA,RG,etc. Then, white top, grey belly, was in vogue, LH,SR,AR,MX. And now, this "w
33 PillowTester: This style of livery is getting very boring and over used. Where are the creative people sleeping?
34 Wjcandee: A couple of points: (1) The employees voted, which I think is a great way to do it. Whether I personally would rather have had the retro livery is irr
35 ER757: Yes, this does seem to be the trend - lots of people jumping on the bandwagon. That's why it was nice to see UA & US do something different with thei
36 Nonfirm: I don't like it.I would go with the retro red but my dad worked for them for 20 years so we both like the old paint job with the red and gold the best
37 Clipper002: The old all white livery was introduced in the early 90's because World flew a tremendous number of HAJ flights for different countries. These include
38 FiveMileFinal: Yeah, gotta agree with this. And what's with the outright biting of UPS and Thai? It's not bad, but I'm sure a.nutters could have come up with someth
39 INTENSS: Having an entire retro fleet would have diluted the effect of a/c 803....which is special plane with the company's employees. I have a feeling this i
41 DTWAGENT: If it is true. I like this new color. Anything is better then the current one. Chuck
42 AirPacific747: Yeah I noticed that as well. Copycats
43 Magyarorszag: I totaly agree with you. You're so right! Well, in fact the then new color scheme was introduced at the beginning of the 1990s (1992 or 1993) when an
44 EBJ1248650: I had the same thought. But I admit that I like the scheme a lot.
45 Clipper002: The main reason for that change was to commemorate the last flight out of Saigon, not that management had a sudden change of heart. Correction, should
46 BH: Ed, thanks for all the info you post on World,they are very insightful and enjoyable. When the AMC flights started to kick into high gear at BWI about
47 Ramprat74: While we are on the subject of World. When did World sell their hangar in OAK to United?
48 Jetjack74: It was vacant for a few years, but I think UAL moved in in 1987 a few years after WO moved it's HQ to then-Herndon,VA
49 AirPacific747: They should seriously get a new logo and a new font as well. Looks like something from the 80s[Edited 2006-09-03 17:59:33]
53 Lindy Field: Speaking of World Airways liveries, were these two just experimental liveries before the adoption of the current one?
54 Magyarorszag: I would say that the livery on DC-10-10 N102UA was an experiment, but for the other one, I seem to remember that WO introduced these red and blue col
55 Jetjack74: They were 10 months leases for charter flights down to Florida and the Caribbean. World was contracted with Carnival Cruiselines for the feeder servi
56 DALelite: what a huge improvement!!! bravo. DALelite
57 MIAMIx707: Is that retro red MD11 still flying in that paintscheme? Great, only if these employees were artists... Yes it could have been a lot worse and I woul
58 MIAMIx707: How many DC10s were painted like that? I only saw that scheme once at Orlando in the early 90's. (supposed it was that one, I remember it had a dark
59 Wjcandee: Yes, and it will until the ship leaves the fleet to be converted to a cargo bird for its owner, UPS, in late 2007 or early 2008.
61 MIAMIx707: Thanks! I think if the word "World" was lower in the fuselage and larger or under the windows it'd look better.
62 XA744: Why is everybody copying everybody these days ? Have we just ran out of creativity in the industry already ? Personally, I do not like all these " Re
63 SANMAN66: I've always liked the "Boomeranged Meatball" logo.I'm wondering how it would have looked if World Airways kept the "Boomerang meatball",logo while ad
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