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rnav2dlrey wrote:UA getting a new livery is inevitable, but i don't see how LH getting a new livery has any impact on UA. care to explain that?
BWIAirport wrote:I'm still hoping for an updated 'retro' look, something like this:
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO ... 9LX2VZMC1R
Avi8r747 wrote:When it eventually happens, I suspect something to the extent of KLM, where the striping was changed. Maybe, MAYBE font, but I highly doubt anything more than a few small tweaks.
jetmatt777 wrote:I've seen it.
neomax wrote:Avi8r747 wrote:When it eventually happens, I suspect something to the extent of KLM, where the striping was changed. Maybe, MAYBE font, but I highly doubt anything more than a few small tweaks.
You mean like on the 787?
jetmatt777 wrote:I've seen it.
ual747den wrote:Well "in the coming years" seems pretty open! I would imagine that it will happen and when it does I hope that they have enough sense to bring back the old tulip logo.
BWIAirport wrote:I'm still hoping for an updated 'retro' look, something like this:
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO ... 9LX2VZMC1R
UAL747422 wrote:rnav2dlrey wrote:UA getting a new livery is inevitable, but i don't see how LH getting a new livery has any impact on UA. care to explain that?
Well, I kinda figured because they are in the same alliance, and to me, in the airline world they seem to be siblings. But it's all up in the air.
ctrabs0114 wrote:RUMOR: UA to introduce new CEO in the coming years.
(Sorry, but the headline was pretty vague as far as a timeframe and I couldn't resist)
brian415 wrote:The Continental globe logo has always been a second class design in that they did not hire a logo design firm. The globe was an in-house design from their graphics arts department!
Chemist wrote:Well I liked the tulip the best.
The current one is really bland.
The battleship gray was ugly.
The one in the 60s was decent.
But I think focusing on some service and not treating customers like crap would be a better use of funds.
LAX772LR wrote:brian415 wrote:The Continental globe logo has always been a second class design in that they did not hire a logo design firm. The globe was an in-house design from their graphics arts department!
Which, when viewing some of their competitors' new liveries, seems like a pretty damn good idea.
Much rather that, then paying someone probably six figures or more to paint the airline's name against a white background and call it a day: a la JL, AY, etc.
Chemist wrote:Well I liked the tulip the best.
The current one is really bland.
The battleship gray was ugly.
The one in the 60s was decent.
But I think focusing on some service and not treating customers like crap would be a better use of funds.
BWIAirport wrote:I'm still hoping for an updated 'retro' look, something like this:
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO ... 9LX2VZMC1R
brian415 wrote:ual747den wrote:Well "in the coming years" seems pretty open! I would imagine that it will happen and when it does I hope that they have enough sense to bring back the old tulip logo.
Totally! Poor Saul Bass was probably rolling over in his grave in 2010 when Smisek and Tilton announced the "compromise" merger: the company would keep United's name and headquarters but the planes would take on Continental's look!
The Continental globe logo has always been a second class design in that they did not hire a logo design firm. The globe was an in-house design from their graphics arts department!
UA444 wrote:Dump all the CO dead corpse look.
DarthLobster wrote:United was the surviving character in name (if not in manangement or operating certificate), therefore the focus should be on continuing United tradition, not appeasing the smaller Continental pundits.
Bring back the damn Tulip already. Modify it, modernize it, do whatever is necessary, but that logo was intrinsic to UA’s identity just as much as the widget is to DL or Chester is to AS. Letting Smisek change it on account of CO cheapness told the world that UA’s identity didn’t matter to UA, so why should it to the customer? Well, while none of UA’s problems today are related to that livery choice, the divided/indecisive/grotesquely generic image reflects many of those issues that have made UA a less desirable and customer-friendly carrier than even a Parker-run AA. UA is now practically a poster child for poor customer service and apathetic staff and has been since the two cultures failed to blend.
Cast the bland/characterless CO ghost aside and fully embrace the UA history and tradition, or just rename the whole airline to something even less unique than Continental or United and start over.
BWIAirport wrote:I'm still hoping for an updated 'retro' look, something like this:
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO ... 9LX2VZMC1R
UA444 wrote:Dump all the CO dead corpse look.