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| Quoting maverickTTT (Reply 99): You've got to figure that the -300/-500 fleet likely won't see the new livery. |
| Quoting Boeing778X (Reply 100): Doesn't seven years seem a tad long? |
| Quoting Boeing778X (Reply 100): Quoting maverickTTT (Reply 99): You've got to figure that the -300/-500 fleet likely won't see the new livery. Assuming that all aircraft from now on are delivered with the new livery, and counting out the -300s and -500s, there are 484 planes to be repainted (according to Airfleets.) Doesn't seven years seem a tad long? |
| Quoting gdg9 (Reply 101): It depends on how aggressively they paint them. They may simply wait for a heavy check to do it, rather than taking them out of service solely for the repaint. |
| Quoting Silver1SWA (Reply 102): 6-7 years was my guess. Considering the planes recently delivered and others recently repainted, 7 years is consistent with the life cycle of the Canyon Blue livery. |
Makes perfect sense.
| Quoting Silver1SWA (Reply 90): Anyway, I could get used to this new livery. Still, my biggest issue with it is the winglets. Tone those down a bit, maybe paint them blue and I think it will look much better. |
| Quoting Silver1SWA (Reply 92): I'm already hearing "they don't have money to give us a raise but have money to paint the planes?" |
| Quoting Reply 106): Warrior One (first -800) will remain in "spirit" livery |
| Quoting kaitak744 (Reply 112): So the 737 is officially no longer in their corporate logo. Does this mean they will order other types? |
| Quoting 7673mech (Reply 25): PS - if it was paint shop/repair station employees that leaked the photo they should be fired. The repair station should be embarrassed for lack of discipline. I have represented at Boeing and numerous repair stations - and livery changes were never leaked like this. What a shame. |
| Quoting Silver1SWA (Reply 90): And the white trend was what, 10+ years ago? |
| Quoting richierich (Reply 111): Not to mention the blue paint retains the heat more than a lighter shade. How will this look when half the fleet is faded? |
| Quote: Is the paint we will be using on the Heart livery any different than the paint we have been using? The Heart livery colors are more saturated and chromatic than our current Spirit livery paint, giving our Heart aircraft a cleaner and brighter appearance. Southwest is always looking to improve our aircraft paint performance, and the paint being used for the Heart livery has a different formulation to help with durability, as well as a solar reflective technology to assist with cabin temperature. Since this particular paint formulation is unique to Southwest, we will be monitoring it closely for any additional benefits with our paint vendor PPG Aerospace. [quote=richierich,reply=111]It's interesting to me that Walmart and Southwest both went from capital letters in their name to an uppercase-lowercase mix in a similar font. Coincidence? |
| Quoting PlanesNTrains (Reply 51): That'll be recognizable from the ground. -Dave |
| Quoting UALWN (Reply 52): Or Romania's, Moldova's, Chad's, Colombia's, Ecuador's... But even the yellow in those flags doesn't seem to be as in-your-face primary as the one in WN's livery. And those freaking titles in white! Note how none of those flags has anything substantial in white over those three primary colors. |
| Quoting UALWN (Reply 78): Yes, but it was white on mustard (yellow/orange on mustard would have been hard to read). In the current livery it's orange on blue, which looks much better than white on blue. |
| Quoting ckfred (Reply 88): It's still better than what Hughes Air West had in the 1970s, bright yellow planes with purple trim and a very strange font. |
| Quoting Reply 94): Also there were two -300s in a hangar next to it. When I see the two paint jobs next to each other, I like the new one better. |
| Quoting richierich (Reply 111): It's interesting to me that Walmart and Southwest both went from capital letters in their name to an uppercase-lowercase mix in a similar font. Coincidence? |
| Quoting rampart (Reply 119): Quoting PlanesNTrains (Reply 51): That'll be recognizable from the ground. -Dave I think it's supposed to be recognizable from (close) flying overhead. The red underside was unmistakable, even from 25,000 feet (though perhaps mistakable with Air India or Air Berlin, but they don't overlap much). This is not visible at 25,000 feet, but should be when when approaching or leaving an airport, therefore different from UA, DL, B6, and any other blue-bottomed livery. |
| Quoting garpd (Reply 77): You constantly bemoan the new euro-white trend of liveries, screaming for more colour. But when WN deliver a colourful and eye catching livery, you're baulking at it? |
| Quoting ghajdufi (Reply 123): No words, just a photo |
| Quoting dumbell2424 (Reply 81): In actual sunlight, it doesn't look half bad IMO |
| Quoting ghajdufi (Reply 123): No words, just a photo. |
| Quoting Silver1SWA (Reply 115): You know, I JUST realized moments ago that unlike past liveries, this one doesn't seem tailored for the 737 and that the natural contours are irrelevant. |
| Quoting PlanesNTrains (Reply 121): Quoting richierich (Reply 111): It's interesting to me that Walmart and Southwest both went from capital letters in their name to an uppercase-lowercase mix in a similar font. Coincidence? Funny you should mention that. I was just walking through the kitchen and my wife had a mesh Walmart bag sitting on the table. The font, caps/lower case combo, and blue color all reminded me of the new Southwest branding. Maybe that played a part in how people perceived the new colors (value, price, etc)? |
| Quoting birdbrainz (Reply 127): I love the heart on the bottom, but this livery is going to fade like crazy. |
| Quoting birdbrainz (Reply 127): To be fair, though. I don't know which font I'd use, but give me a minute and I'll find one. |
| Quoting AirCalSNA (Reply 138): The in-flight pic looks quite nice ... I see that the yellow is not the primary shade I thought it was and that the red stripe is larger, which is good. They've done a good job. |
| Quoting AeroWesty (Reply 122): What I read is people asking for something tasteful. Anyone can toss a couple of buckets of paint at a wall. |
| Quoting timpdx (Reply 22): It took much longer for AA to grow on me, still think the flag tail for AA is a bit much on small airframes but it looks darn nice on the 77W. |
| Quoting Bobbypsp (Reply 131): I wonder why yellow? |
| Quote: What are Southwest’s new colors, and what do they represent? Bold use of color has always been a signature of Southwest’s DNA. From our origins bathed in Desert Gold to the inauguration of Canyon Blue, we now introduce a bold, new palette. Bold Blue, Warm Red, Sunrise Yellow, and Summit Silver are our new primary colors, and we use them in the Heart Symbol, on our planes, and throughout Southwest’s branding. A deeper Bold Blue was developed to evoke that spirit of exploration in reaching new heights. Warm Red evokes our Warrior Spirit and our passion for delivering excellent Customer Service. Sunrise Yellow ushers in the dawn of a new chapter in the history of Southwest. And the shimmer of silver adds a contemporary energy to the livery design and encases the jewel tones of the Heart logo |
| Quoting LoneStarMike (Reply 145): Sunrise is at dawn |
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| Quoting barney captain (Reply 146): Unfortunately, that underside heart, located just aft of the nosewheel, won't be visible for long. |
| Quoting garpd (Reply 140): Then, sir, please do enlighten us with your designs.I've yet to see anyone offer anything in the way of an alternative. Until they do so, their opinion means absolutely zip.And linking to someone else's idea does not count. |
