gr8slvrflt From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 1583 posts, RR: 16 Reply 4, posted (1 year 4 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 11151 times:
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gr8slvrflt From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 1583 posts, RR: 16 Reply 9, posted (1 year 4 months 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 10262 times:
Approximately 15 FL 73Gs will join the WN fleet in 2012. FL 717s will start going over in January 2013 with most, if not all, in WN colors by the end of next year. All subject to change, of course.
Painting a Boeing 777 takes up to 11 days and costs between $100,000 and $200,000, depending on the number of colors, Manclark said. A smaller jet, such as an Airbus A320, can be finished in seven days at a cost of about $50,000.
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 13, posted (1 year 4 months 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 9670 times:
Quoting LGWflyer (Reply 2): That looks pretty good! Kind of like a sports car.
I agree! It looks pretty sharp! I like!
Quoting 71Zulu (Reply 12): Yeah somebody posted DL got the 747s painted for about $100K so guessing 717 around the 320 price quoted above, $40-50K.
I think that is about right.
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Cody From United States of America, joined May 1999, 1918 posts, RR: 9 Reply 14, posted (1 year 4 months 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 9634 times:
I am curious if, assuming they do get a re-paint, they will put the SOUTHWEST titles on the tail. The 717 vertical stabilizer is not very tall and makes little room for the titles. My bet is they put SOUTHWEST on the fuselage.
FlyASAGuy2005 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 6540 posts, RR: 11 Reply 15, posted (1 year 4 months 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 9120 times:
Quoting Cody (Reply 14): I am curious if, assuming they do get a re-paint, they will put the SOUTHWEST titles on the tail. The 717 vertical stabilizer is not very tall and makes little room for the titles. My bet is they put SOUTHWEST on the fuselage.
That wouldn't make any sense. The titles can and will fit in a smaller font.
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gdg9 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 488 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (1 year 4 months 4 days ago) and read 8227 times:
Quoting FlyASAGuy2005 (Reply 15): Quoting Cody (Reply 14):
I am curious if, assuming they do get a re-paint, they will put the SOUTHWEST titles on the tail. The 717 vertical stabilizer is not very tall and makes little room for the titles. My bet is they put SOUTHWEST on the fuselage.
That wouldn't make any sense. The titles can and will fit in a smaller font.
THey didn't with the 727s they briefly had (leased):
FX1816 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 1400 posts, RR: 5 Reply 17, posted (1 year 4 months 4 days ago) and read 8200 times:
Quoting FlyASAGuy2005 (Reply 15): Quoting Cody (Reply 14):I am curious if, assuming they do get a re-paint, they will put the SOUTHWEST titles on the tail. The 717 vertical stabilizer is not very tall and makes little room for the titles. My bet is they put SOUTHWEST on the fuselage.
That wouldn't make any sense. The titles can and will fit in a smaller font.
Why wouldn't it make sense? The vertical stabilizer on the 727 is even bigger than the 717 and yet Southwest put the name on the fuselage.
catiii From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 2303 posts, RR: 3 Reply 19, posted (1 year 4 months 4 days ago) and read 7975 times:
Quoting FlyASAGuy2005 (Reply 15): That wouldn't make any sense. The titles can and will fit in a smaller font.
Also, from a brand management standpoint, isn't it better to have a uniform fleet? Even DL had the shrunken widget and shrunken DELTA on the Mad Dog tails.
FlyASAGuy2005 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 6540 posts, RR: 11 Reply 21, posted (1 year 4 months 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 7566 times:
gdg9 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 488 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (1 year 4 months 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 4920 times:
Quoting airsmiles (Reply 22): I must say I actually prefer that MD88 in the old widget c/s because I think airliners just suit a nice cheat line at window level.
Here here. I agree. The old Delta widget scheme was one of the best around. Today's version is a bland attempt at best.
26 pliersinsight: Instead of the WN livery would it not be more fitting to paint "FOR SALE" as the titles in red with a black background and then a white box on the ver
27 GSPSPOT: No need as yet, if they're supposed to stay in the fleet for at least 5 more years...
28 PHLBOS: Assuming that WN is indeed continuing FL's sponsor partnerships w/the major league sports teams (Altanta Falcons, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Ravens
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