aerokiwi From New Zealand, joined Jul 2000, 2410 posts, RR: 4 Reply 4, posted (3 months 3 days ago) and read 5164 times:
Absolutely boooooootiful! Word to American Airlines... you don't need to crassly splash your flag across your tail to convey a sense of your home country.
This is bold, without being crass. And brown! Who knew brown could be used so effectively?!
BlatantEcho From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1868 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (3 months 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 4628 times:
Looks great.
Flying them down to Fiji next week on the old 744. I'm sure the A332 will be an upgrade on the route!
How many are they getting and when will the 747s leave?
Flaps From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1115 posts, RR: 4 Reply 8, posted (3 months 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 4059 times:
Quoting aerokiwi (Reply 4): Absolutely boooooootiful! Word to American Airlines... you don't need to crassly splash your flag across your tail to convey a sense of your home country.
One would have to actually have a culture in order to do so. I'm not allowed to reflect on or share my opinions on American "culture" here so perhaps AA should have used (insert blank) for their tail.
This A330 looks beautiful. It conveys my impressions of Fijian culture in similar way to what the old Air New Zealand scheme did on the DC10's. Reminds me of the days when when airlines represented so much more than they do now. Maybe we will see a resurgence in creativity coming from the smaller carriers of the world.
NZ107 From New Zealand, joined Jul 2005, 5672 posts, RR: 40 Reply 9, posted (3 months 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 3868 times:
Quoting Thomas_Jaeger (Reply 3): When will the official rebranding take place? Is there a certain date from when they will be trading as Fiji Airways instead of Air Pacific?
Probably soon after they take delivery of at least one of these new planes. They already have started purely marketing themselves at Fiji Airways.
Quoting BlatantEcho (Reply 5): Flying them down to Fiji next week on the old 744. I'm sure the A332 will be an upgrade on the route!
How many are they getting and when will the 747s leave?
Maybe an upgrade, but I'd take an upper deck Economy seat over any other any day. 3 A332s replacing the 2 744s they have. The 744s will leave when they get enough A332s I suppose.. Seems like they'll have all 3 by November.
aerokiwi From New Zealand, joined Jul 2000, 2410 posts, RR: 4 Reply 11, posted (3 months 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 3780 times:
Quoting babybus (Reply 6): Hate to go against the grain but I don't like it. That livery doesn't summon up visions of tropical pacific island to me.
Might look better on an African airline.
I think you've said this before, and it always seems tinged with... how to be delicate here... a euro-centric bias as to what a tropical island nation is (palm trees, sand, sun, sea). There are plenty of those airline liveries in the world and they're all pretty forgettable. This one conveys both culture and sophistication without resorting to stereotype, which should be applauded.
steex From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 1423 posts, RR: 9 Reply 16, posted (3 months 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 3568 times:
Quoting yyz717 (Reply 15):
Black and brown -- 2 dark (morose) colours. Not exactly fitting for a sunny holiday destination known for its flora.
But what if it's a rich cultural destination just as much visited for its Polynesian/Melanesian history? I don't think Fiji brings in the typical holiday traveler from Europe or North America anyhow, and by the look of it, those seem to be the only people who don't think this reflect Fiji properly.
A388 From Netherlands Antilles, joined May 2001, 9069 posts, RR: 13 Reply 21, posted (3 months 15 hours ago) and read 2208 times:
The new livery surely grabs attention but as others have said and what I've said as well, the livery lacks the turqouise blue tropical colors that the Fiji Islands have. Something turquoise blue in the livery will make the livery a lot better instead of the anti-Tropical dark colors it has now. Even so, I hope to photograph this aircraft some day.
Airport From United States of America, joined Aug 2009, 1395 posts, RR: 9 Reply 22, posted (3 months 15 hours ago) and read 2172 times:
Quoting babybus (Reply 6):
Hate to go against the grain but I don't like it. That livery doesn't summon up visions of tropical pacific island to me.
Might look better on an African airline.
That's exactly what I love about it. It goes against the cliches of what defines the tropical pacific and very tastefully incorporates a much different, more authentic approach. There's a great deal more to Fiji than simply turquoise or rainbow colors, and rather than simply mimicking the numerous airlines that've already done that, the whole Fiji Airways branding instead proudly focuses on the people and heritage of Fiji.
rampbro From Canada, joined Nov 2012, 62 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (3 months 15 hours ago) and read 2129 times:
Quoting babybus (Reply 6): That livery doesn't summon up visions of tropical pacific island to me.
Looks like a traditional Fijian design to me. I have a modest collection of Fijian hand-crafted pieces (mostly baskets and weapons) and that tail would fit right in next to them. The colour evokes the cloudiness of kava bowl!
Quoting yyz717 (Reply 15): Not exactly fitting for a sunny holiday destination known for its flora.
Uhh, real people live there too, ya know? And they might, like, need to travel for reasons other than holidays. Would you appreciate a new Air Canada livery that featured a red and black checkered lumberman's coat or a mountie hat?
na From Germany, joined Dec 1999, 9606 posts, RR: 10 Reply 24, posted (3 months 14 hours ago) and read 2033 times:
Quoting NZ107 (Thread starter): Flying them down to Fiji next week on the old 744. I'm sure the A332 will be an upgrade on the route!
Quite nice, different due to the (ethno?) graphics. Although the basically boring current trend, naked fuselage with titles, is also found here. The decor on the engines do add a bit to a positive impression. It would have been nice to see the red circular tail motive also on the nose cone.
Quoting BlatantEcho (Reply 5): Flying them down to Fiji next week on the old 744. I'm sure the A332 will be an upgrade on the route!
In Eco perhaps, but I´m sure business class on the 744, even on an old one, due to the unique 747 concept is better than a A330 can ever deliver.
25 zkojq: I love the way it looks...very sophisticated. If I were to change anything, I would put the 'airways' bit next to (rather than below) the 'Fiji' bit s
26 qf002: Does anybody know what the 'upgraded' 737s will be like? The press release linked above says that the entire fleet will be repainted and upgraded by t
27 PacNWJet: For those people who think the new livery does not represent the feel of Fiji, it is worth noting that the tail design is meant to represent tradition
28 Aeri28: This livery is STUNNING and a great representation of the Fijian islands culture. I think it would have been quite nice to have some variations of the
29 aviasian: Very distinctive, very smart and very Fijian. What an incredibly beautiful choice of colours (two shades of brown or Earth) and black. Hardly replicat
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