Ansett767 From Australia, joined May 1999, 1021 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 15890 times:
I LOVE the flying Kangaroo Logo - and wouldnt actually mind if it was altered slightly to make it more modern but still kept the red triangular shape with the Kangaroo... but with a modern twig?
Pbb152 From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 594 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 15696 times:
Quoting CX flyboy (Reply 3): Maybe a Ryanair style change? Do kangaroos have er......you know?
Now that was pretty damn funny! Sick, but funny.
I think most would agree that the Qantas logo is pretty well known throughout the world so a drastic change would probably not be smart. But some minor tweaking to bring it more up to date would be great. Possibly to coincide with delivery of their first A380?
Baroque From Australia, joined Apr 2006, 15380 posts, RR: 60 Reply 6, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 15669 times:
Quoting Pbb152 (Reply 4): I think most would agree that the Qantas logo is pretty well known throughout the world so a drastic change would probably not be smart. But some minor tweaking to bring it more up to date would be great. Possibly to coincide with delivery of their first A380?
I hope to goodness that they do not consult the folk who did the logo for BHP Billiton. That is still awful years after the event. The old steel ladle might have been out of date but it was distinctive. And come to that, when did BHP have any interest in Broken Hill? They have not even been among the companies looking for another Broken Hill orebody.
I cannot see how you can update a kangaroo, even a flying one!
Ansett767 From Australia, joined May 1999, 1021 posts, RR: 2 Reply 10, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 14994 times:
Quoting FlashFlyGuy (Reply 9): Couldn't agree more...put the bloody wings back on it...bring back the true FLYING Kangaroo
hehe it WAS nice I agree,... but I think in terms of corporate Branding and such, it would be a step backwards. Perhaps they could change the wings design to look completely different to how it was? and modernise maybe a bit like JAL did!
EK413 From Australia, joined Nov 2003, 3898 posts, RR: 4 Reply 12, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 14933 times:
Quoting Pbb152 (Reply 4): Quoting CX flyboy (Reply 3):
Maybe a Ryanair style change? Do kangaroos have er......you know?
Now that was pretty damn funny! Sick, but funny.
I think most would agree that the Qantas logo is pretty well known throughout the world so a drastic change would probably not be smart. But some minor tweaking to bring it more up to date would be great. Possibly to coincide with delivery of their first A380?
Quoting Copaair737 (Reply 5): I hope they don't change it.
the NZ Koru is in teh same position. Both are classy and recognizeable.
-Copa
I just hope this becomes nothing more than just a rumour doesnt materialise... The Qantas logo is well known through out the globe and it doesnt require any altering whats so ever...
Baroque From Australia, joined Apr 2006, 15380 posts, RR: 60 Reply 15, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 14677 times:
Quoting FLYGUY767 (Reply 14): That was the greatest colour scheme ever!
It does look good, but I flicked open the pic - uh oh City of Para!
The worst trip I ever had from Europe was on that plane. Blew a nose wheel in Rome. Lost two thrust reversers (same side) in Bangkok. Lost them again in Singapore. Were struck by lightning on the tail waiting for the repairs in Singapore, requiring another couple of hours of electrical fixing as the APU was not well. We then flew down to Melb. It was supposed to take us on to Sydney, but after some shuffling they parked it and found something else to take us to Sydney. I think we took over 40 hours for the epic.
FLYGUY767 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 14515 times:
Quoting Baroque (Reply 15): It does look good, but I flicked open the pic - uh oh City of Para!
Sorry...
Quoting Baroque (Reply 15): The worst trip I ever had from Europe was on that plane. Blew a nose wheel in Rome. Lost two thrust reversers (same side) in Bangkok. Lost them again in Singapore. Were struck by lightning on the tail waiting for the repairs in Singapore, requiring another couple of hours of electrical fixing as the APU was not well. We then flew down to Melb. It was supposed to take us on to Sydney, but after some shuffling they parked it and found something else to take us to Sydney. I think we took over 40 hours for the epic.
Ouch, that seems like a flight from well. hell... Sorry to hear about that... I guess that isnt one of those "wonderful" QANTAS memories that we hear so many of.. I have one about as bad, but it involved Alitalia from Rome to Melbourne in the 1980's..
However comparing Alitalia and QANTAS is like comparing Darwin to Sydney..
Yellowtail From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 5153 posts, RR: 2 Reply 18, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 14396 times:
Is it me or do the wings on the kangaroo look sorta gargoyle-like...like the bat wings on the barcardi branding...
When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No-one has ever collided with the sky.
Halophila From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 623 posts, RR: 2 Reply 19, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 14008 times:
How about Wanulu Dreaming on every aircraft, so that whatever gains are made in composite materials are lost in paint weight?
Baroque From Australia, joined Apr 2006, 15380 posts, RR: 60 Reply 21, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 13151 times:
Quoting FLYGUY767 (Reply 16): Ouch, that seems like a flight from well. hell...
Well I don't complain about it as at the time it was great dinner conversation. I had pretty much forgotten it until I read the caption. I think the current City of Parramatta is not a 747, but seeing the old one that stirred the memory.
HALFA From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1324 posts, RR: 17 Reply 22, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 12969 times:
How about putting a bra on the roo stuffed with coke satchels?!
Aloha,
HALFA
HNL-AKL Starts March 2013, HNL-SDJ starts June 2013, HNL-TPE Starts July 2013
PapaNovember From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 473 posts, RR: 2 Reply 23, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 12177 times:
I like the 'roo on Australian Airlines tail. Modern and very Australian!
FlashFlyGuy From Australia, joined Jan 2007, 439 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 12166 times:
Quoting HALFA (Reply 22): How about putting a bra on the roo stuffed with coke satchels?!
Aloha,
HALFA
You cheeky bugger...
Quoting 6YJJK (Reply 17): Nah, they should just put a U in QANTAS...
And you are too...
Quoting Ansett767 (Reply 10): but I think in terms of corporate Branding and such, it would be a step backwards. Perhaps they could change the wings design to look completely different to how it was?
The kangaroo should never have been changed in the first place. There are quite a few airlines in the world still using their original brand and it hasn't harmed them. Granted the winged kangaroo only appeared in the 1940's (I think), but still it 'meant' QANTAS !
25 6YJJK: Heh In all seriousness, I feel that the QANTAS tail is wonderfully bold, minimal, iconic. And it shouldn't be messed with, beyond some very minor twe
26 CupraIbiza: I cant see any reason for changing the paint scheme or logo. I dont see it as dated at all. Hopefully the board will see that there is no benefit at a
27 Trent1000: I think that QANTAS should definately hand over all their branding & logo design to that fantastic team who did such a professional job at designing t
28 QF772: Personally I think it's classic as it is but I do love change for changes sake as well. Here's one I spray painted earlier
29 Flyjetstar: Hmmm I don't think the wings work on the current roo. They did look cool ono the old school 747 pictured earlier but not now. I'm one of these people
31 WesternA318: Hey..maybe they'll replace the 'Roo with somethign else Australian...like say....Steve Irwin? (rip) LMAO...not even close..
32 Birdseed: Oh dear God, please no! I really hope Qantas doesn't go and muck up such a fantastic design. The wings were good, but they had their day and the curr
33 PA110: I remember when the new livery was introduced... almost immediately, my friends at QF started referring disparagingly to the new look as "The Great Wh
34 KhelmDTW: Uhhh, Please Don't pull a Delta and ruin something nice. I think its simple, classy, and original. To sum it all up, DON'T CHANGE IT!
35 Halophila: Meh, I wouldn't change it. It's one of the most recognizeable liveries in the world, and embodies the continent from which it has come. I could howeve
36 Baroque: Well yes he is very cheeky and that is OK, but more worrying he is not "on message" it would have to be beer cans surely. Mind this might be because
37 Ken777: So QF is going to spend millions for a new design and a repainting of all the mainline planes? I personally can't see it as they have established the
38 Zkpilot: QF has put a big yellow scarf around the Kangaroo to support the Wallabies Rugby Team (QF is their main sponsor). It looks kinda cheesy but as a one o
39 TruemanQLD: Oh your really funny! Boeing would probably support it! I have always likes the idea of red kangaroos jumping up the fuselage of the A380's
40 FlashFlyGuy: It doesn't work on the current roo because it is larger than the 'flying' roo and positioned differently. With a bit of a rearrangement it could work
41 FlyboyOz: The Kangaroo with wing look too tight on the tail. It does not look good. Also, the wing looks like a devil's wing cos it has a sharp point which is s
42 QF772: As a kid those wings kind of scared me a bit, then they just confused me..... took me ages to realise they were wings. I think it's because of the evi
43 MEA: The Kangaroo should stay but the typeface or font of QANTAS needs to be updated. It's way to small and the looks like it's stuck in yesteryear. What f
44 NA: It´s not a common font, so much is sure. I guess its a specially designed logo-font based on something like Gill Extrabold Italic. I agree that it i
45 HKGKaiTak: The QF livery is classic, IMHO there's nothing you could do to change it and make it "better" - much like AA's. But ... How about just painting it all
46 SkyyMaster: Agreed. Now reference photo in reply 14. Two words: CHEAT LINES.
47 Iflyswa: Please, QANTAS, don't fall victim to the current industry trend. The last thing we need is yet another horribly stylized and oversized logo spilling o
48 797charter: . Take a closer look at this pic from Toulouse showing one of the first (if not THE first) A380 for Qantas - well not exactly showing it - but you can
49 1stfl94: I only just realised how much better the Kangaroo looks with wings. But I think they should do another Wunala dreaming type scheme for the first A380
50 ClassicLover: Well spotted and damned interesting! Maybe they'll go red engine pods... Alternatively, it could be a special livery, but I doubt it.
51 EK413: That's a great possibilty... Anything to be in the spot light EK413
52 Iflyswa: Could this be some sort of protective covering? I seem to remember photos of the first A380 having a red covering (or even primer) applied to the rad
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I hope to goodness that they do not consult the folk who did the logo for BHP Billiton. That is still awful years after the event. The old steel ladle might have been out of date but it was distinctive. And come to that, when did BHP have any interest in Broken Hill? They have not even been among the companies looking for another Broken Hill orebody.
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