Atrude777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5613 posts, RR: 54 Reply 1, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 3524 times:
Sounds like 5 so far?
AWA new livery, AWA Old, Piedmont, Alleghany, and PSA.
Alex
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Jogales From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 437 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 3383 times:
Here's the first photo in the DB of N838AW in old HP colors:
DeltaRules From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 3623 posts, RR: 11 Reply 5, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 3293 times:
It looks even better now that there's a picture of it in action. Really glad they did an HP old livery heritage theme jet.
Phxplanes From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 436 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 3257 times:
They did not paint over N838AW it is still the same, they have just added a second America West Heritage plane
KSUpilot From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 656 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 3197 times:
They all look very nice, especially the newest edition!
Flyboyaz From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 3000 times:
I love it...I really hope they do another US Air livery...like the silver/maroon or the late 80's version after they merged operations with Piedmont. They would look really sweet.
Iowa744fan From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 928 posts, RR: 2 Reply 10, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 2946 times:
If anyone wants to snap a picture of this new bird, it is currently in flight to SEA as flt. 79. Here is its flight path today:
PHLBOS From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 7253 posts, RR: 25 Reply 11, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 2928 times:
Quoting Flyboyaz (Reply 9): I really hope they do another US Air livery...like the silver/maroon or the late 80's version after they merged operations with Piedmont.
Which US livery are you actually referring to?
The silver/maroon livery was their first livery which rolled out in 1979 (basically a modified version of the 1975 AL livery).
Either way, since the aircraft being used to display all the Heritage liveries are A319s; usage of a bare/polished metal livery is not likely... unless they opt for either white, grey, or silver en lieu of the bare metal.
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Positiverate From United States of America, joined May 2005, 1590 posts, RR: 9 Reply 12, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 2895 times:
Looks great!
Quoting PHLBOS (Reply 11): unless they opt for either white, grey, or silver en lieu of the bare metal.
Kind of like what Aeroflot did. Which reminds me, what happened to the other thread on this plane? Did it get deleted?
Flyboyaz From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 13, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 2846 times:
Quoting PHLBOS (Reply 11): Which US livery are you actually referring to?
Yeppers that's them...I realize the airbus doesn't do bare metal that well...it would be cool even if they used a different plane like a 757 or even a 737 we plan on keeping for a while.
Jmc1975 From Israel, joined Sep 2000, 3160 posts, RR: 17 Reply 14, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 2833 times:
Quoting PHLBOS (Reply 11): Quoting Flyboyaz (Reply 9):
I really hope they do another US Air livery...like the silver/maroon or the late 80's version after they merged operations with Piedmont.
Which US livery are you actually referring to?
The silver/maroon livery was their first livery which rolled out in 1979 (basically a modified version of the 1975 AL livery).
The post-PI merger livery (merger hybrids excluded) rolled out in 1989 uses blue and red on bare metal.
Either way, since the aircraft being used to display all the Heritage liveries are A319s; usage of a bare/polished metal livery is not likely... unless they opt for either white, grey, or silver en lieu of the bare metal.
IMO, the best 'USAir' retro livery would be the one that was introduced just after the Allegheny name change. It's a white/red/maroon scheme which should be easily doable on an A319. It also reflects the timeframe of some of USAir's better years prior to the Piedmont and PSA mergers.
Flyboyaz From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 2797 times:
Yes that would work great...you should submit it to the merger email address as a suggestion! Since they have to repaint the planes anyhow..might as well do something fun eh?
PHLBOS From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 7253 posts, RR: 25 Reply 16, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 2693 times:
Quoting Jmc1975 (Reply 14): IMO, the best 'USAir' retro livery would be the one that was introduced just after the Allegheny name change. It's a white/red/maroon scheme which should be easily doable on an A319.
Actually, the livery shown in your post is a hybrid-livery. Since AL's final livery debuted 4 years previously, many planes were still freshly painted in the '75 scheme.
Once the AL-US name change became official (in late Sept. 1979); every new/used plane that entered the fleet from then on was given the full bare-metal livery.
Even in 1978 (unless the year is a typo on this photo), one year prior to the name change; a few of AL's planes still had the older wedge livery. Those planes were probably the first ones to receive the bare-metal livery.
FCYTravis From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 1191 posts, RR: 6 Reply 17, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2628 times:
Quoting Captaink (Reply 6): Hey that looks really great. I think they can get rid of the new HP colors/US Airways hybrid.
I hope they don't. It might not be a rarity right now, but on the Airbuses, the green/turq HP colors are rapidly disappearing, and a few years down the road, planespotters will be standing out at the end of Runway 8 hoping to catch a glimpse of a rare America West bird arriving in a sea of new-colors US Airways jets. The more old-school reminders of history out there, the better.
USAir A321 service now departing for SFO with fuel stops in CAK, COS and RNO. Enjoy your flight.
Amwest2United From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 378 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 2529 times:
Quoting Flyboyaz (Reply 13): ...I realize the airbus doesn't do bare metal that well...it would be cool even if they used a different plane like a 757 or even a 737 we plan on keeping for a while
I would expect to see some 737-300's in bare metal colors. They require a Maintenance "LapSeam" check every year that would require them to strip the paint off and then patch it on several Lap seams. That being said, I would suspect you will see both UsAir paints as well to match the 2 HP paints. I also stated that you might get to see Mohawk and Empire.
As aside thought, Love to see them paint the sole remaining B767-200 in the Silver Piedmont Colors.
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Amwest2United From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 378 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 2492 times:
Quoting Amwest2United (Reply 18): As aside thought, Love to see them paint the sole remaining B767-200 in the Silver Piedmont Colors
This should read:
As a side thought, I would love to see the sole remaining Dark USAirways B767-200 repainted as a Silver "Piedmont" 767
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Which US livery are you actually referring to?
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