Best Looking Livery?

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edka
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Best Looking Livery?

Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:43 pm

I'm interested to see what other people's opinions are on the best and worst looking livery for Boeing 777. My favourite is Vietnam Airlines - absolutely stunning, and the worst one is Alitalia (on any aircraft)...
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7LBAC111
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:49 pm

Northwests new lovery looks stunning on their entire fleet. Would agree with you on Alitalia - its just crap. Dated and bland.

Other boring liveries are China Eastern and Air India. Also dated and ineffective.
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A319114
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:52 pm

Talking about dated: try Martinair

Best livery IMO: Swiss International: simple yet very stylish
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Fly_ATA
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:57 pm

my two favorites would have to ATA and BMI, jetblue has a simple yet nice look as well.
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calvin99
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:57 pm

being from asia.. i guess i would be a little bias..

but i like CX, SQ and GA.. they r just elegant...
i also really like Gulf Air's new livery, Air Tahiti Nui, NWA and Aeroflot..

QF is a bit dull but its okay..

i also find that JAL new livery is somewhat empty.. n i always think that its missing something..
worst is probably Asiana..
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:01 am

Delta's Widget is best for me. I am certainly sorry to see it go.

British Airway for sure. I don't see too many of them. I was passing Newark Airport this past Saturday and saw a BA 777 landing. In photos is looks great, but in person it is strikingly bright and beautiful.

Delta's wavy scheme is a third for me. Also looks bright and beautiful in person.
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:25 am


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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:36 am

SAA by far!


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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:49 pm

Song, by far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:37 pm

SAA, Swiss International and BA all look great. But nothing beats Air new Zealand's Pacific Wave livery Big grin
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IDISA
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Wed Aug 18, 2004 6:43 pm

EDKA, are you really sure AZ has one of the worst livery around?? I think they had some of the most beautiful liveries I've aver seen...  Smokin cool



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edka
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:54 pm

IDISA - nice one... These two are quite nice, but i was talking about general/standard airline colours/livery. Also, its only my opinion...
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Alitalia744
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:24 am

I personally think Alitalia's livery is the nicest around.

Bland in my opinion are BMI, Virgin and British Airways.
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WomBat151
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:10 am

I also think SAA!
It has a nice tail
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Thu Aug 19, 2004 7:38 am

A benchmark for the rest:


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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Thu Aug 19, 2004 8:05 am

The old AV red livery.
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:10 pm

Yu may have guessed it from my username, but i think the current Delta scheme is one of the nicest around. Now theres other nice ones too, like America West, Qantas, JAL, ATA, Song, Varig, British, Air New Zealand, Aeroflot, El Al, Egyptair, LAN, Edelweiss Air, Corsair, Livingston, Air China, SAA, Australian Airlines, Continental and TWA.

But my favourite of all is.......AIR TAHITI NUI.

Sorry A319114, but Swiss is just so boring.

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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Sat Aug 21, 2004 12:28 am

BA - particularly on the 744 (and of course on Concorde!!!) - the 744 looks majestic in BA. I loved the World Images tailfins - the fleet looked amazing then, particulalry when you saw lots of identical a/c with different fins at LHR
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Sat Aug 21, 2004 12:46 am


The best looking livery:



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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Sat Aug 21, 2004 5:14 am

In the UK I would have to say First Choice Airways - modern & fresh!
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Sat Aug 21, 2004 6:05 pm


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Too bad Delta didnt use it to replace one of their schemes.

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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:26 pm

I agree with some of the already posted, especially LAN and SAA, but this one looks pretty nice too, dont you think?

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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:40 pm

This UA looks nice as well

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regarding the worst looking ones, I have to admit AZ (in regular livering) is amongst them

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... as well as this Continental (I'm not a fan of rainbow style planes!)


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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:57 pm

My favourites are:

Qantas



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lucaschap
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Sat Aug 21, 2004 9:30 pm


for me it has to be SAA
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Sat Aug 21, 2004 9:52 pm

I love the new GF livery as well as the special anniversary ones they've had recently.


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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:43 pm

This is my favorite:


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bragi
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Sun Aug 22, 2004 1:16 am

I know I'm being bias. Big grin


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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:33 am

Continental Airlines

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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Tue Aug 24, 2004 5:57 am

Well, I know a lot of people dislike it, but I love Austrian's new livery.

With the longer Austrian Arrows title it looks even better  Smile/happy/getting dizzy


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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Thu Aug 26, 2004 12:44 am

Air Caraibes:

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JFKLGAflyer
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Thu Aug 26, 2004 1:19 am

AA wil always be my favorite... but LAN Chile and Cathay Pacific are also quite beautiful.

Can't stand UA's or JL's new schemes. Sorry to all of you who love 'em. Just sharing how I feel. (((shrug)))
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Fri Aug 27, 2004 4:13 am

DUH!!!  Big thumbs up


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kalakaua
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Fri Aug 27, 2004 6:30 am

You folks get too excited. EDKA was asking for liveries on the 777... But it's all good.
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Fri Aug 27, 2004 7:44 am

thats true. i got carried away. he he. well ill give my opinion on the real topic anyway.........


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Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:56 am


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Northwest717
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Sun Aug 29, 2004 3:28 am

Varig's! The beauty of Brazil wrapped around an aluminum tube!  Big thumbs up

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levent
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Sun Sep 05, 2004 8:45 pm

I love Royal Jordanian´s livery. Would look great on a 777 too!  Wink/being sarcastic

One of the worst: GIR JET of Spain. All-white Fokker 100 with GIR JET written in red letters on the fuselage.
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Thu Sep 09, 2004 12:07 pm

Continental. They are my favorite.
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Inbound
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:40 pm

My choice would go to BWIA


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alcregular
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Fri Sep 10, 2004 9:06 am

I still love the old BY classic livery, BRING IT BACK!!! Its a timeless classic no-one will forget.
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RE: Best Looking Livery?

Fri Sep 10, 2004 3:23 pm

1) Edelwiess

2) Air Tahiti Nui

3) Aeroflot

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