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First retro livery?
Seems like a normal thing for an airline to have a retro livery in the fleet. Even cargo operators have done it (like the TransCarga A300 in Viasa livery). Can’t recall who was first. BA painted its first 747-100 (G-ANWA) in kind-of BOAC colours for its final weeks c. 1999, that must be one (although hardly counts as it was so short-lived). Who was first, or early to get onboard with the retro craze?
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The Air Canada retro TCA A319 was done around 1998. That was one of my earliest memories of a retro livery.
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- southwest1675
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AA 757 AstroJet in 1998/1999 if I recall correctly.
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Yes, I'm pretty sure AA's 'Astrojet' 757 was the first.
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AC_B777 wrote:The Air Canada retro TCA A319 was done around 1998. That was one of my earliest memories of a retro livery.
Think you are right. This was 1997 for their 60th. The AA Astrojet came out in January 1999
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Noshow wrote:Easy Aeroflot.
Just kidding.
No that’s good. Hey before the mid-70s cheatline they had a unique set up, which was a unique livery for each aircraft type. Can’t think of another airline that did that. Very unorthodox but somehow appealing
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- Brandon757
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Just looked up photos of that 757 Astro because I had no idea that it existed. That was such a pretty, pretty bird.
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The retro TCA scheme on C-FZUH appeared in August of 1997.
AA's retro 757 scheme unveiled in January of 1999 was actually a "Flagship" scheme, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first 707 in 1959.
The Astrojet scheme didn't appear until 1962 and this retro scheme was later applied to a 737.
Cheers.
AA's retro 757 scheme unveiled in January of 1999 was actually a "Flagship" scheme, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first 707 in 1959.
The Astrojet scheme didn't appear until 1962 and this retro scheme was later applied to a 737.
Cheers.
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Mexicana had one too very early on but Im sure Air Canada's came first..
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How the hell has this thread ended up in this backwater....?
It’s about retro schemes....not Travel/Polls or preferences....
MODS, please return to civil aviation
Thank you.
Great thread BTW...
It’s about retro schemes....not Travel/Polls or preferences....
MODS, please return to civil aviation
Thank you.
Great thread BTW...
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I know it’s not technically a retro-jet, but this one from 1983 deserves a mention.
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AC_B777 wrote:The Air Canada retro TCA A319 was done around 1998. That was one of my earliest memories of a retro livery.
Sadly, she's parked at MCI, now.
But, yeah, it was sharp. It was always at the A gates in DEN.
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Brandon757 wrote:Just looked up photos of that 757 Astro because I had no idea that it existed. That was such a pretty, pretty bird.
Yeah, one of my all-time favorites. I have a sentimental attachment to that livery - my first flight ever was an AA 707 ORD/LAX in 1967 carrying that livery
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