1337Delta764 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 5819 posts, RR: 2 Posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 3747 times:
Why do most major US airlines use blue seat covers? I remember that airlines used to use more different colors than they do now. Delta used to have a mix of red and orange seats on their domestic 767-300s. The red/orange seat covers have been replaced by the blue pinstripe design, and now some of the domestic 767-300s have the new blue leather. Song, although a modern concept, used light blue with colored sides. However, with Song folded into the Delta fleet, the colorful seat covers are being replaced by the standard blue leather. Does anyone know why blue is the color used nowadays? Just curious.
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Cessna057 From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 439 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 3733 times:
Comon, who doesnt love the those smelly uncomfortable blue seats?
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N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25869 posts, RR: 79 Reply 2, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 3733 times:
Blue is a pretty prominant part of the paint scheme of most carriers, for an obvious reason, the sky. Further, blue is relaxing and helps passengers stay calm during a long journey in cattle class. It also gives the illusion of cool. Beyond this, blue is easy to keep clean.
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ThereAndBack From Turkey, joined Aug 2005, 699 posts, RR: 4 Reply 3, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 3726 times:
I don't know but I am guessing it is because blue is a safe color because most people would rather have a calm color than a bright color on a plane. Blue doesn't show stains easily so it is economical. The color blue is also an appetite suppressant which could help with the lack of meals served on most U.S carriers. Most U.S carriers have blue in their livery and the blue also coordinates with that.
RoseFlyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 8784 posts, RR: 52 Reply 4, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 3674 times:
I think blue is a professional and calming color. There is a reason that not only the seats are blue. Almost all the uniforms of airlines in the United states are blue as well. Everyone from pilots, to gate agents to flight attendants often have blue/navy as the dominant color.
Quoting Cessna057 (Reply 1): Comon, who doesnt love the those smelly uncomfortable blue seats?
Those blue seats are so much more comfortable than seats were 20 years ago. They are contouring to the body and not have features like winged headrests.
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PM From India, joined Feb 2005, 6744 posts, RR: 65 Reply 6, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 3607 times:
Psychologists have done a lot of work into people's reactions to different colours and blue is clearly associated with quality. It inspires trust and reassurance. You might also note that both Boeing and Airbus have recently changed their house liveries and both are substantially blue.
Falstaff From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 5703 posts, RR: 29 Reply 8, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 3531 times:
I never really paid that close of attention, but just about every plane I have been on in the last few years had blue seats. I remember seeing, other colors in the past; gold, orange, red, grey, green, tan, etc. Sometimes the seats were different colors throughout the plane, I always thought that looked weird.
I like the multi-color look, which is mostly blue, on the NW DC-9s and the rest of the NW fleet.
Cory6188 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2686 posts, RR: 6 Reply 9, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 3484 times:
Now that I think about it, everything on CO is blue as well - the seat covers, the F/A's uniforms, the gate agents' uniforms - even the carpeting on the planes is blue!
Kaukau From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 106 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 3469 times:
1337Delta764 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 5819 posts, RR: 2 Reply 11, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 3440 times:
Quoting Kaukau (Reply 10): Everything on Airliners.net is blue.......
Last April Fools Day, the main page was changed to pink, stating that Airliners.net wants to attract more females.
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NWADC9 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4862 posts, RR: 10 Reply 12, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 3435 times:
Who says all seats are blue? You must've not have flown on commuter planes, F9, and WN:-P (gray, green, and yellow/brown respectively).
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1337Delta764 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 5819 posts, RR: 2 Reply 13, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 3435 times:
Cactus739 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 2381 posts, RR: 33 Reply 14, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 3377 times:
Quoting 1337Delta764 (Reply 11): Last April Fools Day, the main page was changed to pink, stating that Airliners.net wants to attract more females
Isn't that when u joined?
Quoting NWADC9 (Reply 12): You must've not have flown on commuter planes, F9, and WN:-P (gray, green, and yellow/brown respectively).
Quoting 1337Delta764 (Reply 13): The thread title says MAJOR US airlines. American, Delta, United, Continental, and Northwest all have blue seats.
I'm curious about your definition of major. Last I checked WN was pretty major... more domestic passengers than anyone else.... more profit too....
FL370 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 252 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 3365 times:
UA 777 interiors have that, well i meant their coach seats are all blue. and it matches their new paint scheme nicely!!
UA is the only airline i fly so i don't know what other airlines have the blue seats.
UAL757 From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 803 posts, RR: 4 Reply 17, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 3324 times:
Zippyjet From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 4740 posts, RR: 13 Reply 18, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 3299 times:
Quoting PM (Reply 6): Psychologists have done a lot of work into people's reactions to different colours and blue is clearly associated with quality
Ironically, it is next to impossible to buy a new or nearly new automobile with a blue interior. The automotive industry has virtually given the consumer only 2 color choices and they are grey and brown/tan. Interesting.
Antoniemey From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 1509 posts, RR: 4 Reply 20, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 3131 times:
Quoting Cory6188 (Reply 9): Now that I think about it, everything on CO is blue as well - the seat covers, the F/A's uniforms, the gate agents' uniforms - even the carpeting on the planes is blue!
So you deny that certain connection carriers count as major? WN? F9? FL? B6?
Quoting Zippyjet (Reply 18): Ironically, it is next to impossible to buy a new or nearly new automobile with a blue interior. The automotive industry has virtually given the consumer only 2 color choices and they are grey and brown/tan. Interesting.
And black if you get leather.
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Falstaff From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 5703 posts, RR: 29 Reply 21, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 3079 times:
I would say WN is a major carrier. They sure go lots of places and carry lots of people.
Last time I flew on WN the seats were tan.
Quoting Zippyjet (Reply 18): Ironically, it is next to impossible to buy a new or nearly new automobile with a blue interior. The automotive industry has virtually given the consumer only 2 color choices and they are grey and brown/tan. Interesting.
Chrysler has grey leather in a few models and I drove a 2004 Mercedes-Benz C230 with white leather. Remember the canary yellow Cadillacs with yellow leather?
I used to have a 78 Chevy Caprice Estate Wagon with red interior. The plastic pieces all faded to pink. I was able to remove them and paint them with some spray paint I found at a hobby shop that was the same color as they used to be. They looked brand new again.
My last three new cars 97 Saturn SL 2, 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis, and 2005 Dodge Magnum had either grey or tan interiors.
The "newest car" I remember seeing a blue interior in was my dad's 1990 Buick Skylark. He got rid of that in 1995.
My 85 Honda Accord has Blue interior and my 80 Mercedes has tan.
other cars and interior colors I have had:
85 Ford Bronco II/ tan
64 Mercury Comet/ tan
64 Mercury Comet/silver/tan
85 Buick Rivera/ tan
72 Cadillac DeVille/ green
77 Pontiac Trans Am/ black
84 Olds 98/ blue
96 Chevy Lumina/ grey
65 Dodge Polara/ red
77 Ford F-150/ black
66 Ford F-100/ tan
80 Cadillac Fleetwood/ tan
93 Chrysler Lebaron/ grey
89 Mercury Sable/grey
71 Mercedes 220/ tan
72 Mercedes 220D/ tan
74 Mercedes 240D/ tan
Wow 22 cars and only 2 with blue seats. But just about every plane I have been on in the last five years has had blue seats. Interesting...
RyeFly From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1383 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 3037 times:
US Airways interior is different from the rest...although I have grown tired of the gray.
Captaink From Mexico, joined May 2001, 5095 posts, RR: 13 Reply 23, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 3028 times:
Quoting RyeFly (Reply 22): US Airways interior is different from the rest...although I have grown tired of the gray.
You beat me to it. But I agree, while it is different, I am thinking blue would do them better. The grey looks worn very easily and the interiors of the planes look very dull. I am dissappointed with the A330, such a new 'flassy' airplane and the inside is very dull.
VC10BOAC From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 389 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 3008 times:
Quoting Falstaff (Reply 21): 85 Ford Bronco II/ tan
64 Mercury Comet/ tan
64 Mercury Comet/silver/tan
85 Buick Rivera/ tan
72 Cadillac DeVille/ green
77 Pontiac Trans Am/ black
84 Olds 98/ blue
96 Chevy Lumina/ grey
65 Dodge Polara/ red
77 Ford F-150/ black
66 Ford F-100/ tan
80 Cadillac Fleetwood/ tan
93 Chrysler Lebaron/ grey
89 Mercury Sable/grey
71 Mercedes 220/ tan
72 Mercedes 220D/ tan
74 Mercedes 240D/ tan
Wow! All these cars and not a single decent one!
25 MIAMIx707: While the Boeing scheme is nice, it's got so much blue to the point it's almost visually annoying towards the front of the aircraft. The new Airbus l
26 PHLBOS: WN recently revamped all its interiors (IIRRC the design's called 'Spirit' interiors) to a 2-tone dark blue/tan. BTW, YX's 717 fleet uses tan leather
27 VC10BOAC: Nope. However a number of our male friends from the other team did sign up that day.
28 Falstaff: That does seem to be the case... Maybe a.net can try a different color next April fools.
29 PHLBOS: One more item to add (I thought of this while away at lunch); TZ's 738 fleet has (or at least in 2004, had) dark brown leather seats.
30 Intermodal64: It would be nice to have something that feels more like a Starbucks. Oh wait, what do they know about making people feel relaxed and comfortable?
31 CitationJet: No one did. The original poster said the following:
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