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acws777 From Canada, joined Oct 2010, 70 posts, RR: 0
Posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 2245 times:

With all the airline merging happening, would a fully merged airline consider doing two retro livery. For say Delta; would they consider doing one for pre delta and northwest?

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JBo From Sweden, joined Jan 2005, 2279 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 2218 times:

US Airways did this with its series of retro liveries for PSA, Piedmont, Allegheny, and the two America West liveries.

I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day.

nws2002 From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 781 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1946 times:

Rumor at CO is that the retro 737-900 will stay and UA is doing their own retro A320, so I would imagine the two will be floating around the system post-merger.

jr From United States of America, joined May 1999, 958 posts, RR: 7
Reply 3, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1908 times:

Quoting acws777 (Thread starter):
For say Delta; would they consider doing one for pre delta and northwest?

I wish Delta would do a livery to celebrate the merger. Basic Delta scheme with NWA silver instead of white and a red compass in there somewhere - would look top notch!

I've flown on 9V-SPK.

NWAROOSTER From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 848 posts, RR: 3
Reply 4, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1821 times:

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Quoting jr (Reply 3):

Quoting acws777 (Thread starter):
For say Delta; would they consider doing one for pre delta and northwest?

I wish Delta would do a livery to celebrate the merger. Basic Delta scheme with NWA silver instead of white and a red compass in there somewhere - would look top notch!

This would be a too expensive paint livery to apply. It would take several coats of clear coat over the silver and Delta probably would not like to spend the money. I wished Delta had decided to use the silver paint instead of the white.
It would look much better and not show dirt as much as the white.

Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19707 posts, RR: 56
Reply 5, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1716 times:

Quoting acws777 (Thread starter):
UA is doing their own retro A320,

Please let it be the orange-red-blue stripe design

-Mir

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NWAROOSTER From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 848 posts, RR: 3
Reply 6, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 1655 times:

Quoting Mir (Reply 5):
Quoting acws777 (Thread starter):
UA is doing their own retro A320,

Please let it be the orange-red-blue stripe design

I Agree 100%

bohica From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2409 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1629 times:

Quoting Mir (Reply 5):
Quoting acws777 (Thread starter):
UA is doing their own retro A320,

Please let it be the orange-red-blue stripe design

There is another thread on that subject right now. UA is putting the "Stars and Bars" paint job on an A320.

Acws777 From Canada, joined Oct 2010, 70 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1621 times:

That's actually great that the new united is keeping continental's retro and doing one of their own. I think delta should follow. Even though an airline may be gone a retro may keep the memories alive.

DocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 16819 posts, RR: 57
Reply 9, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1606 times:

I wanna see the NW bowling shoe livery on a 777.

KHPN From United States of America, joined Sep 2010, 137 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1585 times:

Quoting DocLightning (Reply 9):
I wanna see the NW bowling shoe livery on a 777.

this would look great...

personally I think that their last livery would also look great on a T7

Jacobcal From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 194 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 1578 times:

I would hope that each company that has been through a merger would recognize each of the two's main liveries from the past. At my own company, I think it would be wonderful to see them do all of CO's previous liveries from Bob Six through to the Globe on a B737NG and in the case of UA do the same from the start through to the pre-merger blue on-blue on- blue on an A320. I think it would make the employees of the combined company proud of their heritage and help to bring a bond among then all. While I doubt such an idea would be cost effective, it really would give all of us airline geeks and a few of current employees a huge smile on their face.

Heres to wishful thinking, boys!

JacobCAL

[Edited 2010-12-07 23:06:08]

[Edited 2010-12-07 23:06:37]

Acws777 From Canada, joined Oct 2010, 70 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (2 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1517 times:

here,here. That is a great idea.

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