CF-CPI From Canada, joined Nov 2000, 854 posts, RR: 0 Posted (8 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 8347 times:
By now we've probably all seen pics of the UA 787 delivered in a scheme which changed the existing straight-edge gold fuselage stripe to a more flowing one. Personally I think it's a nice upgrade to the scheme - lending an air of friendliness to a design that is just a bit foursquare and blocky.
Does anyone know if this is planned fleetwide, or just for the 787?
CONTACREW From United States of America, joined Feb 2012, 267 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (8 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 8331 times:
Quoting CF-CPI (Thread starter): By now we've probably all seen pics of the UA 787 delivered in a scheme which changed the existing straight-edge gold fuselage stripe to a more flowing one. Personally I think it's a nice upgrade to the scheme - lending an air of friendliness to a design that is just a bit foursquare and blocky.
Does anyone know if this is planned fleetwide, or just for the 787?
So far it's just planned for the 787.
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96adrian From Norway, joined May 2011, 18 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (8 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 8254 times:
I don't think they will change the livery in the nearest future. They have just repainted the whole fleet after the merger with Continental.
By the way, the flowing stripe is better looking!
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 4, posted (8 months 2 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 7601 times:
Quoting CONTACREW (Reply 1): So far it's just planned for the 787.
It would be nice if it was done fleet wide. But I'm not holding my breath.
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Just for the787, that stripe would be a BEAR to maintain and would cause roblems were a radome to have to be replaced on a 787 which is NOT a rare occurrence since Ice Hail Birds and the like have an affinity for damaging radomes of ALL airplanes
TWA772LR From United States of America, joined Nov 2011, 785 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (8 months 2 weeks 4 days ago) and read 6509 times:
I love the 787 stripe, but I've heard that it's only for the one plane. I think they should come up with a totally new livery, to promote the NEW airline, IMO. However, with the recent trends of 99% white with plain titles, I kinda hope not...
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flightsimer From United States of America, joined Aug 2009, 430 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (8 months 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 5062 times:
The United 787 livery is just a hybrid of the standard United livery and the Boeing house livery. I do like it but I doubt it will be found on any other type. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the entire 787 fleet does not receive this livery.
DocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 16935 posts, RR: 57 Reply 11, posted (8 months 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 4983 times:
Quoting flightsimer (Reply 10): In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the entire 787 fleet does not receive this livery.
They've ordered quite a large number of frames (50, no?). If one is delivered every month, it will take six years to deliver them all. I agree that it is unlikely that they will be making a very big deal over 787 deliveries in six years. That livery with all those curves is expensive to paint, I'd wager.
CONTACREW From United States of America, joined Feb 2012, 267 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (8 months 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 4967 times:
Quoting flightsimer (Reply 10): The United 787 livery is just a hybrid of the standard United livery and the Boeing house livery. I do like it but I doubt it will be found on any other type. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the entire 787 fleet does not receive this livery.
All 787s will receive this livery.
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DocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 16935 posts, RR: 57 Reply 13, posted (8 months 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 4951 times:
CONTACREW From United States of America, joined Feb 2012, 267 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (8 months 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 4887 times:
vgnatl747 From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 1492 posts, RR: 2 Reply 16, posted (8 months 2 weeks 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 3062 times:
Quoting strfyr51 (Reply 5): Just for the787, that stripe would be a BEAR to maintain and would cause roblems were a radome to have to be replaced on a 787
Not familiar with the actual part numbers, but typically speaking, components like radomes are unique per type, no? They wouldn't be putting a 739 radome on a 788 as an example, so I'm not sure I follow your logic.
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 17, posted (8 months 2 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 2721 times:
KaiTak747 From Switzerland, joined Aug 2012, 151 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (8 months 2 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 2193 times:
I'm not a big fan of the curved line - I don't think it is as smart as the standard UA livery. Reminds me of the Thomson 787 (the photo below is the planned 787 scheme on a 767)
T5towbar From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 423 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (8 months 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1420 times:
According to the company, the new "stripe" livery on the 787's are a tribute to both Boeing (their house livery) and United. A part of the "Working Together" culture that we are supposed to be creating, and the long histories between both companies. That's what we were told in the company newsletter.
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DocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 16935 posts, RR: 57 Reply 20, posted (8 months 2 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1367 times:
Quoting starrymarkb (Reply 15): Is there any reason for all the special 787 liveries? It seems everyone is at it...
It's common enough when a new type is introduced. A lot of airlines did it for the 777, too.
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