... Lufthy needs a wash too!  


lufthansa A380 by mrsyclone, on Flickr

G´day

presumably a wet lease from AirChance   


Cheers

Peter   

Four days without French / AF bashing.
I understand some intelligent posters would feel frustration and feel the urge   

Quoting Pihero (Reply 2):

I don't think it was meant as bashing... Just a joke. And a funny one  

In all honesty, I think that Air France has successfully addressed their 'air france grime' issue. They don't seem to have had any exceptionally filthy aircraft around for ages.

Quoting KarelXWB (Thread starter): ... Lufthy needs a wash too!

Oh dear. Still, at least it isn't as bad as this:

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Quoting Pihero (Reply 2): Four days without French / AF bashing.

This site's anti AF bias is rather disappointing. That said, I'm pretty surethat KarelXWB meant this as a light hearted joke.  

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I'm disappointed that someone from across the pond would still be starting a bash AF thread, oh wait...........my bad  

Unfortunately, we are getting too serious on this site, bummer.

Quoting par13del (Reply 5): Unfortunately, we are getting too serious on this site, bummer.

  

I find it funny how Lufthansa has said they wash their planes on Mondays.

Seems this picture was taken at MIA. Or at least it looks to be.   

Quoting zkojq (Reply 4): Oh dear. Still, at least it isn't as bad as this:

Those Hong Kong planes must've just come back from Beijing!   

Quoting Pihero (Reply 2): Four days without French / AF bashing. I understand some intelligent posters would feel frustration and feel the urge

With all the respect that I have for you, I think there is nothing of bad in "bashing" AF. If AF have such bad reputation it is because it deserves so. AF is a company, not a person, and it should do more to improve such image that we have of it.
And please do not tell me that a company is made of persons, because I do not feel so for such multination billion driven business, and that at the end, I feel that at AF the real problem are the persons that work for it (in the periods when they do not strike), not the machines (clean or not) or the money.
Again, nothing of personal.

Maybe it is a new cost-cutting exercise. Only wash the left side of the plane as that is what the boarding pax see!

Quoting zkojq (Reply 4): In all honesty, I think that Air France has successfully addressed their 'air france grime' issue. They don't seem to have had any exceptionally filthy aircraft around for ages.

True! See link below:

http://corporate.airfrance.com/en/pr...tal-policy-by-adopting-new-exteri/

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Thanks!!!
Finally people can see that AF is NOT the only airline flying dirty planes from time to time....
Funny to see this as I was preparing on my own a compilation of pics showing dirty filthy planes around the globe, and one should be surprised to see that not only cheap airlines fly ugly dirty aircraft!

Does this count as new livery? I think it does! 

Quoting KarelXWB (Thread starter): ... Lufthy needs a wash too!

It has nothing to do with the carrier. Obviously all those dirty aircraft shown in this thread are Airbuses  

isn't it unusual for Lufthansa to have a dirty plane? I thought they were known for their meticulous upkeep of their aircraft.

I haven't seen dirty AF planes in awhile, nor have I seen AF dirty-plane bashing posts in awhile!

Quoting MesaFlyGuy (Reply 3): I don't think it was meant as bashing... Just a joke. And a funny one

I agree here.
KarelXWB is just making a joke.

And for those who believe it is about AF bashing again:

If you don't get the joke, just don't reply.
Talking about AF bashing is starting this ridiculous anti-AF debate yourself !


Just relax and take it easy...

Let's not confuse this Forum with Fox News.

Airliners.net: The official website of "no fun allowed".

Quoting ualbq200 (Reply 17): Airliners.net: The official website of "no fun allowed".

Aaah, now I got it!   

Whenever there is a talk about dirty aircraft I can't help but to think about this picture:


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Knowing the size of the A380, and that it probably need a ton of water and a lot of soap to make it shinny...and the contamination of said water with skydrol, fuel, lubricants and guess what else, I am quite happy to see dirty BIG aircraft...

Its refreshing to see that LH and AF think of the environment     

TRB

My personal opinion, SAS is starting to become the leader in dirty planes. Its become a joke amongst my peers here at SFO. AF planes have looked good for a while now.

Quoting EaglePower83 (Reply 7): Those Hong Kong planes must've just come back from Beijing!

Now THAT is funny.

Quoting TheRedBaron (Reply 20): Knowing the size of the A380, and that it probably need a ton of water and a lot of soap to make it shinny

Not if they use AF technique.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GhQzCnCzKs

Quoting TheRedBaron (Reply 20): Its refreshing to see that LH and AF think of the environment

I was under the impression clean planes burn less fuel. May be I am wrong.

Quoting TheRedBaron (Reply 20): Knowing the size of the A380, and that it probably need a ton of water and a lot of soap to make it shinny...and the contamination of said water with skydrol, fuel, lubricants and guess what else, I am quite happy to see dirty BIG aircraft...

The thing is that a plane can get like that in one single stop. If you look at the dirt patten, it mostly streaks down from the over-door gutters. This aircraft has been somewhere with a lot of particulate in the air where it was raining. If it spends some time in the rain at a cleaner station, then it will get washed off.

Quoting Pihero (Reply 2): Four days without French / AF bashing.

Don't worry, within the next few days there will be another 757/ 767-400 thread that will take away the attention from this thread.

Quoting zkojq (Reply 4): In all honesty, I think that Air France has successfully addressed their 'air france grime' issue.

That's right, they transferred all the grime to the KLM planes!

Let's face it, airplanes much like cars and any other objects in this world get dirty.. Back in the day the early jets were always covered in soot.. Planes have been getting dirty for years, and years and years from now they still will be getting dirty..

Now I want to know when the airlines are going to replace those old 757s with those special ordered 767-400ERs..   

Whatever about dirty lufty, did anyone click forward to see some of the other photos? They are fantastic - not all aviation related, I'd like to know the equipment used.

I snapped an Iberia A340-300 that looked in need of some soap and water at Madrid a few years back!


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Glenn

Quoting ezyairbus (Reply 27):

Beat me to it!

I was about to say that I remember there was a time when a good few Iberia planes were perpetually in need of a good bath.

Quoting Miami (Reply 6): I find it funny how Lufthansa has said they wash their planes on Mondays.

Especially since Germans wash their cars on Saturday mornings.

That is a strange pic. There are 349 pics of that plane in the database and while I did not at all of them I tried to find one that was dirty. I could not.

Quoting KarelXWB (Thread starter): ... Lufthy needs a wash too

thats good old mum ´Mama Alpha´(MA), yup, she is probably due for a wash by now (and a repaint soon!!!)  ))

Interesting thread... I was actually thinking of starting a similar one last week after my return trip to Buenos Aires with IAG.
Dirty plane on the inside on the way down and dirty beaten down aircraft on the outside on the way back!!
I flew on a BA B772 (G-YMME) from LHR to EZE in Club World and it had to be one of the dirtiest, most disgusting cabins I have ever been on.
The divider was filthy and there was an accumulation of some orangish junk that had never been cleaned all along the separator. Honestly, I have been on some regional trains in Eastern Europe that were cleaner than the interior of that plane.
And in business class! I even took a few pictures (which I will try to upload). AF may have had less than stellar white aircraft on the outside, but their interiors are usually always spotless. Definitely not the case with BA!!!
My flight home EZE-MAD was on an Iberia A340-300 (EC-GHX 'Rosalia de Castro') was so beat up on the outside. It wasn't just a case of being dirty (it was) but paint was missing and it had been 'touched up' very poorly. Shocking!!! Almost looked like the plane was glued together! I took pictures as well.
The interior at least was clean...
And one of the dirtiest aircraft I have ever seen in my life was actually a Lufthansa A340-600 at Osaka in 2010. I'll never forget the sight of that plane... almost black with dirt!!!

Quoting EaglePower83 (Reply 7): Those Hong Kong planes must've just come back from Beijing!

lmao

Hey! Don't bash Iberia now! They've been doing an excellent job at washing off those "dirty" crimson, scarlet and gold colors, almost from all over their planes!   

Quoting n797mx (Reply 19): Whenever there is a talk about dirty aircraft I can't help but to think about this picture: (pic of dirty UA plane here) Wouldn't pre-mergerUA crews just blame that on pre-merger Continental ground crews?

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Quoting TYCOON (Reply 32):

This was your plane:


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It needs a repaint from long time ago, they put it in storage last year and it was reactivated months ago. I expected it to get a new coat of paint, at least a new orange stripe that has faded away completely. But it seems that IB can't paint anything bigger than a 757 in its paint shop since few years ago, so I guess the plane will be like that until replaced by a new A330 next year.

I think that airlines keep their airplanes cleaner since they discovered that dirt increased fuel consumption, given that it adds weight to the plane and increases drag.

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Quoting n797mx (Reply 19): Whenever there is a talk about dirty aircraft I can't help but to think about this picture:

There goes my theory that it is only Airbus craft which get dirty!!!!

Ruscoe

Well, I just took a TGV last week that appeared to have been used as a tunnel-borer. Very clean interior, but outside was fabulously dirty. I rode from Karlsruhe to Paris--very clean trains on the German side of the border and pretty grimy on the French side.

Off topic--I had a German-plated rental car in Alsace earlier in the week and got some nasty gestures from local motorists. There was a lot of 1914-2014 WWI programming on TV that week...maybe not helping ecumenical relations!

One thing to add, LH for the most part seems to keep their planes pretty clean.. I've often heard the wheel wells were soo spotless that you could "eat off of them." I know this might seem a bit OT, but I have also heard LH planes are pretty well maintained too..

Looks very old
Perhaps more than 5 years  

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Just a little spritz and a sponge, and these birds will be good as new!


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Quoting dtw2hyd (Reply 23): Not if they use AF technique.

Thanks did not know that! Great for AF (bad for Anet never ending saga of Af dirt planes!)

Quoting dtw2hyd (Reply 23): I was under the impression clean planes burn less fuel. May be I am wrong.

You are correct...

TRB

Quoting SXDFC (Reply 25): Don't worry, within the next few days there will be another 757/ 767-400 thread that will take away the attention from this thread.

If not, I promise to start a "How Come Airbus Doesn't Restart the A300 Line?" topic...  

I remember how Continental would wash their planes right on the ramp at the gate. I have never seen any other airline do this. It was rare to see a Continental plane dirty.

Here is a video of CO washing a plane at the gate. http://youtu.be/t6iUnDlIUc4

At least the new UA is keeping their planes clean. A lot better than they use to look as seen in the photo earlier in the thread.

I wish that I had a picture to share of what I think was quite possibly the filthiest aircraft that I have ever had the displeasure of flying in.
Without much surprise, the airline was America West and the aircraft was a vintage Airbus A300.
Obviously this experience was from well over a decade ago.

Not only was the exterior a complete mess with oil & hydraulic fluid streaks all over the wings and control surfaces, but as we were boarding, I noticed a visible puddle of hydraulic fluid near the port side rear landing gear - I was almost tempted to point this out to the flight attendants, but thought against it at the time.
The interior of the aircraft was almost as bad - there was torn carpeting material in the aisle, the seats were discoloured and the inner window panes were streaked and dirty.
The window shades were sticking and obviously dirty, seat back trays were unwashed and the entire cabin had a foul smelling musty odor.
During the flight - even when there was no turbulence - there were constant squeaks and rattles throughout the cabin-I think that all of the passengers noticed that, it was that loud. Add to this the loud "backfiring" (the loud boom) that both engines did at least a half a dozen times during descent and landing procedures.

Needless to say, this was my first and *last* flight on America Jest (West), ever.
Along with the filthy exterior and interior of this America West flight, the flight attendants also had a horrible attitude with their "self-loading cargo" - nary a smile, nor a "welcome" or a "thank you" - it was clear that they all truly hated their jobs and projected that negativity to their paying customers. Great way to run an airline.

Of course, there are certain eastern and Asian countries that have airlines operate aircraft that almost literally fly "on a wing and a prayer"... An old friend who lives in India once told me of an Indian Airlines commuter turboprop that had various parts of the cabin interior patched up and held together with duct-tape!

Things could be worse, I suppose.

-Nick

Quoting nickh (Reply 46):

Nickh, are you sure this was on a A300? Or America West? Never heard of America West operating the A300, even on wet lease....

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Une cabine parfumee? Reminds me of Sofitel using perfumed air freshener in all their rooms all over the world. I smelled the same scent in Minneapolis as I did in Shanghai! I don't really like perfumed things in general (rooms, clothing, men). I'd rather smell the air to determine if it's REALLY clean or not.  

Quoting TYCOON (Reply 47): are you sure this was on a A300? Or America West?

Yeah, I was having some doubts about the aircraft make and model myself -- I know that it was DEFINITELY America West, but you might be right about it not being an A300 - I am fairly certain that it was an Airbus model, but probably something other than the A300 or variant, as I wrote previously.

Sorry if I got it wrong -- but thanks for pointing it out - If I remember which airframe it was, I will update my post.

-Nick