SXDFC From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 1999 posts, RR: 20 Posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 6437 times:
Hey There:
Just recently Southwest repainted their third and final "retro jet" (792). From what I remember Ship's 711,714, and 792 were repainted to honor the first three cities Southwest first flew to. I am also proud to say I have met both Uncle Herb and Colleen before!
AWACSooner From United States of America, joined Jan 2008, 1415 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 6192 times:
Sorry...being out of the country for the last few months, I don't get to see these birds anymore.
Are they all (except for these three) now painted in their Canyon Blue cs?
Wedgetail737 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5524 posts, RR: 5 Reply 2, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 6187 times:
I think they should have kept one jet painted in the previous color scheme.
SXDFC From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 1999 posts, RR: 20 Reply 3, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 6188 times:
Quoting AWACSooner (Reply 1): Are they all (except for these three) now painted in their Canyon Blue cs?
From what I understand, almost all of the fleet is in canyon blue. I know off hand a/c 335,336,337 maybe 339, 340,350 are still in the old colors.... I think almost all of the -700s are done? Someone else might be able to confirm that for me...
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AznMadSci From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 3541 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 5534 times:
I was surprised to see Shamu with the retro orange tail still flying the other day as it was en route to HOU. How many Shamu planes are there?
FX772LRF From United States of America, joined Apr 2009, 675 posts, RR: 14 Reply 6, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 4 days ago) and read 5485 times:
There are currently three Shamu liverys active; Shamu I, Shamu II and Shamu III. Although they are no longer numbered, and the nose on all three simply states "Shamu", not an individual number.
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Silver1SWA From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 4535 posts, RR: 26 Reply 8, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 4 days ago) and read 5458 times:
Quoting SXDFC (Thread starter): Just recently Southwest repainted their third and final "retro jet" (792). From what I remember Ship's 711,714, and 792 were repainted to honor the first three cities Southwest first flew to. I am also proud to say I have met both Uncle Herb and Colleen before!
Wow, I was just thinking about this today. Was wondering where 792 has been...have not seen it for a while. I always looked for 792 when I saw it was scheduled to come in to see if it was painted yet. I was actually hoping they would unveil it when the last 737 goes in for Canyon Blue paint...since I assume that might be some kind of newsworthy event, at least internally. I was wondering if that's what took it so long...must be or must have been one of the last -700s to get a repaint.
I see this one resembles 711HK as it does not have the white trim that 714CB has. I think 714CB looks the sharpest of the trio.
Quoting SXDFC (Reply 3): I know off hand a/c 335,336,337 maybe 339, 340,350 are still in the old colors.... I think almost all of the -700s are done? Someone else might be able to confirm that for me...
I worked a 16+ hour double shift yesterday and I only saw one 737, a -300, with old colors. In fact I worked it...forget which registration though. The old scheme is actually so rare now that I actually take notice when I see one. Seeing that plane today is what got me thinking about 792.
Quoting AznMadSci (Reply 5): I was surprised to see Shamu with the retro orange tail still flying the other day as it was en route to HOU. How many Shamu planes are there?
I'm not aware of a shamu with the old retro tail. WN has 3 planes painted in the Shamu scheme, a 733 (N334SW), and two 737-700s (N713SW and N715SW). Unless 334 was repainted very recently, they all have blue tails.
[Edited 2009-07-13 01:48:41]
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MtnWest1979 From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 2111 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 5099 times:
Just a coouple months ago both 713 and 715 were RON in BOI and have Canyon blue scheme. Also, 792 was here yesterday and looks ok, but seems like a real plain jane look. Or Plane Jane if you prefer lol.
SXDFC From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 1999 posts, RR: 20 Reply 10, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 5035 times:
Quoting Silver1SWA (Reply 8): I'm not aware of a shamu with the old retro tail
From what I have seen in another picture it looks like a/c 334 (one that is actually in my logbook) was repainted and still sports the Canyon Blue tail. IIRC Triple Crown will retain the old gold tail, which is N647SW.
A/C 713 and 715 got the Shamu paint for the first time in 2005 so they never saw the gold tails that the -300 and two -500s did.
I think its safe to say that within a year from now getting on a "desert gold" plane will only be limited to 3 planes...
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Atrude777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5613 posts, RR: 54 Reply 11, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 5031 times:
I flew N792SW STL-MDW back in May of 2007, and until this topic it didn't occur to me I flew on the last plane to be delivered in the Brown Scheme.
Interesting as to why N714CB was chosen and not N738CB? I flew N738CB STL-MCO June of 2003 it was my very first 737-700 so that was why I remember it so well
Quoting SXDFC (Reply 10): A/C 713 and 715 got the Shamu paint for the first time in 2005 so they never saw the gold tails that the -300 and two -500s did.
I was scheduled to fly N713SW PHX-LAX July 8th of 2005 and it got pulled out of and swapped because it was going to be painted in shamu along with N715SW too.
Alex
[Edited 2009-07-13 14:03:10]
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727LOVER From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5713 posts, RR: 20 Reply 12, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 5019 times:
Quoting AznMadSci (Reply 5): I was surprised to see Shamu with the retro orange tail still flying the other day as it was en route to HOU.
Huh??? This plane is in the new canyon blue. So are the 2 -700s.
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 13, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 4949 times:
I would not call these aircraft "Retrojets", per se.... All of these aircraft have been delivered to WN in the colors they are currently wearing now. The pics below shows 2006 or earlier......
SXDFC From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 1999 posts, RR: 20 Reply 14, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 4925 times:
Chrisair From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1769 posts, RR: 4 Reply 15, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 4891 times:
I flew on #336 last month out of SFO, and saw it a few days ago in ABQ. It's still looking ratty as ever in the mustard yellow colors. I flew #784 back in January and it still had the mustard colors. Not sure if it still has them or not.
I wish they'd keep the heart on one of the heritage planes.
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 16, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 4868 times:
Atrude777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5613 posts, RR: 54 Reply 17, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 4859 times:
Quoting SXDFC (Reply 10): A/C 713 and 715 got the Shamu paint for the first time in 2005 so they never saw the gold tails that the -300 and two -500s did.
Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 13): I would not call these aircraft "Retrojets", per se.... All of these aircraft have been delivered to WN in the colors they are currently wearing now. The pics below shows 2006 or earlier......
How do you mean these are not retro jets?
Since WN changed the colors to Blue Canyon, the brown now becomes the old color scheme, once all is painted in blue, WN will keep 3 in the retro classic scheme as highlighted above.
Now if they were Retrojets, IMO, they would have worn the Canyon Blue livery originally.....
Canyon Blue is the new color scheme, not the retro, all the pictures you posted were delivered in the old colors pre 2001. That is just over eight years ago.
I am not sure what you saying by claiming these are not retrojets?
Alex
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AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 18, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 4844 times:
Quoting Atrude777 (Reply 17): How do you mean these are not retro jets?
They were never, ever, ever delivered in the Canyon Blue livery. Now, had these planes been delivered in the Canyon Blue livery then re-painted into the mustard-yellow/orange livery, then I would definitely consider them to be retrojets.
Atrude777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5613 posts, RR: 54 Reply 19, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 4828 times:
Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 18):
Me neither.... sometimes, you just have to think outside the box to get the idea.
You did not explain it well from the start why you considered them not to be retrojets.
Now I understand it and follow what you meant. However once all the planes are re painted in the new colors, minus the three, again mentioned above, they will be considered retrojets because they are in the old colors, and not canyon blue colors.
Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 18):
Uhhhhhhhhh I am very, very well aware of that. Thank you very much.
Trying to make me look stupid I see? I mentioned it to add on to back up to what I was saying, not to tell you something you already know.
Alex
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AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 20, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 4822 times:
Quoting Atrude777 (Reply 19): You did not explain it well from the start why you considered them not to be retrojets.
Yes, I did. Read it again. It will come to you......
Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 13): Now if they were Retrojets, IMO, they would have worn the Canyon Blue livery originally.....
Quoting Atrude777 (Reply 19): ...not to tell you something you already know.
Sounded like it....
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AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 21, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 4800 times:
One last thing I left out that I just have to comment on....
Quoting Atrude777 (Reply 19): However once all the planes are re painted in the new colors, minus the three, again mentioned above, they will be considered retrojets because they are in the old colors, and not canyon blue colors.
These three planes in question were never considered to become retrojets to begin with when WN got the aircraft anyway.
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Atrude777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5613 posts, RR: 54 Reply 22, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 4802 times:
Atrude777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5613 posts, RR: 54 Reply 23, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 4792 times:
Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 21): These three planes in question were never considered to become retrojets to begin with when WN got the aircraft anyway.
Correct, no one ever claimed that. Not sure why you have to make it known?
Alex
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Silver1SWA From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 4535 posts, RR: 26 Reply 24, posted (3 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 4769 times:
Quoting MtnWest1979 (Reply 9): Just a coouple months ago both 713 and 715 were RON in BOI and have Canyon blue scheme.
A couple weeks ago, both 713 and 715 were on the ground at SAN at the same time and used neighboring gates. That was really cool, unfortunately I was busy working a flight and didn't have a chance to grab a photo while the two were sitting next to each other.
Quoting SXDFC (Reply 10): From what I have seen in another picture it looks like a/c 334 (one that is actually in my logbook) was repainted and still sports the Canyon Blue tail.
Correct. 334 was was repainted years ago got the blue tail. As far as I know all 3 Shamu planes wear the blue tail. I have seen all of them recently so I am almost 100% sure they all still have the blue.
Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 18):
They were never, ever, ever delivered in the Canyon Blue livery. Now, had these planes been delivered in the Canyon Blue livery then re-painted into the mustard-yellow/orange livery, then I would definitely consider them to be retrojets.
That's an interesting interpretation of a retrojet. Since the old brown scheme will soon be gone, I personally consider these 3 to be retrojets because they will be carrying an old, obsolete paint scheme regardless of which one they were delivered in previously. And just a note, these 3 are in a special gold rendition of the classic scheme so they are not wearing the same paint they were delivered in. The red is also slightly different. It's a special livery to keep the memory of Southwest's classic scheme alive. To me, that's the idea behind a retrojet.
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25 Atrude777: I agree with that, I get what Airframe is saying, and I agree, but because of this situation, WN does not do that. So they become retro in THAT retro
26 AirframeAS: Ok, I'll give you that one. I should then rephrase that... It "looked" like it. You do the same to me 100% of the time, I never understood what it wa
28 AirframeAS: I totally AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!! That looks great, OPNL!
29 Atrude777: You started it! I report the FACTS regarding SWA, if WN did something wrong I will mention it also. Sure, I enjoy WN and support them for the most pa
30 C767P: As far as aircraft go still in the old/original/retro; whatever name you would like to call it, this is the list of what I have that are still in the
32 AirframeAS: I disagree, but okay..... Whatever blows your skirt up. Thanks for the list... I was wondering about that. Your list seems to me that it is now very
33 C767P: Sorry about that, really botched it up, meant N329SW.
34 Atrude777: It was a joke hence the tongue! Skirt, you must have me confused with someone else, I don't wear skirts As for N759GS my lord I flew that as Flight 1
35 AirframeAS: A figure of speech equivalent to "Whatever floats your boat". And I know you don't wear skirts, per se... Guess you never heard of that one.... But t
36 MtnWest1979: Here is a crappy shot from phone from a tug LOL:
37 SXDFC: What I should have said is it got a "fresh coat" of the Shamu colors. Many of the first Canyon Blue repaints are now getting a "fresh coat" of paint.
38 7324ever: Are they keeping the original 737-300 in Sexy desert orange and red (Thats my name for it) or is it staying in the Sexy livery witch would make more s
39 Atrude777: It would be cool if they did, but I guess they had the assumption the -300 would eventually be leaving WN, leaving the -700's behind, hence why only
40 Silver1SWA: Confirmed. I just turned aircraft N349SW and it was in the old colors. I looked up that flight I had worked yesterday and it was N329SW. So we have t
41 777stl: How many are still in the old scheme? I just saw one of the original livery birds on approach to STL today.....
42 C767P: 10 -300s and 13 -700s. Again, assuming the list I posted earlier is right.
43 AznMadSci: Sorry for a bit of Shamu confusion. When I saw Shamu on its way to HOU last week, I was walking my dog basically in the center part of town. I had tho
44 ThirtyEcho: Please use the correct terms; the blue airplane is a "beachball." The original WN color was known as the "puke." It was a brownish/orangish color on
45 C767P: It looks like two -700s have recently been repainted: N752SW and N778SW.
47 N53614: http://www.flickr.com/photos/richsnyder/3729192158/sizes/l/ N344SW, still in the old scheme as of 7/17/09. Long live the Mustard Rocket!
48 SurfandSnow: I think the new blue color scheme is far superior IMO. Just like when M&M's used to have those tan-colored ones that were phased out in favor of blue
49 C767P: Here is an updated list, 10 of each remain now. 300s: N329SW, N335SW, N336SW, N337SW, N339SW, N340LV, N344SW, N347SW, N349SW, N350SW -700s: N746SW, N7
51 N53614: It looks REALLY nice (when freshly painted) but it sure doesn't age well. Lookin' good! Yikes!
52 PHLBOS: Triple Crown One (I don't know the reg. number) still has the old-colored tail; although this scheme, in retrospect, looks like a fore-runner of the C
53 Silver1SWA: Triple Crown was repainted not too long ago. It looks like it was painted around the time it got winglets. That gold color on the tail is part of the
54 ExFATboy: I always prefer the old scheme to Canyon Blue...only shade of blue I know of that makes my retinas hurt. Why, Southwest, why? The Shamu birds are ver
55 Smcmac32msn: I'm just jonesnin' for the first time Shamu visits MKE!!!
56 Argonaut: Definitely now in Canyon Blue, although no photos yet on a.net. Flew on it this afternoon, BDL-BWI. rj
57 Silver1SWA: That list is apparently out of date. Add N747SA to the list of painted. I'm starting to wonder if any -700s are left. Since this thread started and I
58 SXDFC: This issue deals with the original Canyon Blue re-paints.. A/C 366 was repainted in 2003 and from what I believe was one of the first handful of -300
59 C767P: I knew that when I posted the list…but I think this is the best way to cross off what is in new paint. Going by pictures is really hard to update t
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