America West's Fleet Transition To Us Paint Scheme

[PropPiedmont]

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=45895

They already have plans for secret liveries.

 

[eolesen]

Re- the AA A300 with bare metal. I notice that the engine and tail are still painted. It makes the plane look odd having the grey paint on these areas (why isnt it silver to try to match?). If the Airbus planes have to have paint on part of them I would think the design would look better all painted.

You'll find grey tails and engine cowlings on every AA aircraft, as well as areas using either composites or metal that can't be polished.

We haven't had polished metal tails/cowlings since the DC10's and 727s were retired.
The bare metal design isn't about looking pretty -- it's about reducing drag and weight, and reducing almost all of the environmental issues associated with stripping old paint from an airframe during overhauls.

 

[USA320Pilot]

There will be a new aircraft livery for the new US Airways, which is set to become the largest LCC in the world with worldwide reach, and details will be released in the not-to-distant future, once the final option is selected.

Meanwhile here is an interesting article:

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Regards,

USA320Pilot

 

[Phantom Fixer]

Some of you people really make me laugh at times. The chant of looks looks looks is all anyone seems to think about here. What is this? Episode 10 of QE for the lost guy? 🙁

Sure looks ..especially professionally projected looks has its place...no doubt about it...but from a business standpoint you need to examine the facts that will increase costs.

(1) Durability of the paint scheme (Longevity)....anything short of this will add to our costs , as the current paint scheme is showing time after time after time.

(2) Increased weight and drag of the fluffy paint scheme....do we need something else to increase the cost of fuel?...and then the cost of a given seat mile?

(3) With 1/3rd of the new operation flying in or out of PHX and LAS in the future...do we need to add the cost of cooling an airframe/cabin of a "Heat Soaked" aircraft. A Blue , nearly black crown only compounds this issue...but few if any of you can get past the fluff to even begin to understand function and its related costs to an already cash strapped operation

(4) How will the paint scheme look 6 months down the road? The current scheme with the sole exception of the factory born Airbus paint jobs has been an economic and cosmetic disaster...the temp fixes during checks are costly , time consuming and then they look like tee-total hell due to the patch-work nature of the touch-ups being done. This is not the fault of Maintenance...it is due to limited time and the nature of the beast with the EPA...and the poor surface prep being done by the third party vendors that re-painted our planes in the begining.

(5) As I have given credit to how the Airbus paint has weathered since they were built...they too are starting to peel and oxidize...and unless they are done properly when the time comes...they will look like hell , just as the Boeings do within months..not years. Thankfully...the aftermarket paint jobs fall off before the oxidation process hits full stride in most cases.

 

[thepoohbear]

Attn love2flyhigh appreicate your enthuziasm, but ease up on the caffeine.

 

[LGA777]

US A-320 ship 109 ferried yesterday (8-10) to ARA for PAINT. Could this be the first aircraft to get the new livery ?

LGA777

 

[Raizin_Cain]

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I like this personnally. It represents both companies with class.

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The flag is backwards :down:

 

[Twicebaked]

Whatever the scheme will be, I think it would be cool if Doug Parker would narrow it done to 4 or 5 and allow the employees to vote on the one that they would like.

 

[trvlr64]

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The flag is backwards :down:

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If you want backwards look at NWA. Now that's just plain stupid. Northwest on the left side of the plane and Northeast on the right. Ugliest livery ever.

And even a stylized flag has to be shown flying properly. Just look at the real thing sometime.

 

[tadjr]

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The flag is backwards :down:

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Its not the US flag. Its a stylized flag ICON. It doesnt have a front or backside.

 

[a320av8r]

US A-320 ship 109 ferried yesterday (8-10) to ARA for PAINT. Could this be the first aircraft to get the new livery ?

LGA777

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Where's ARA?

 

[700UW]

New Iberia, Louisiana,
AVIATION GROUP INC
1218 HANGAR DRIVE
AVIATION EXTERIORS LOUISIANA, INC. (AVEX)
NEW IBERIA, LA 70560

The company that scraped the sealant out of the 737s and put scribe marks in the fuselage.

FAA caught them using screw drivers to dig out caulk from the lap seams.

AVEX

 

[LGA777]

False alarm re ship 109 at ARA, getting painted into Star Alliance scheme, our 1st A-320 will join the 4 319's and 3 757's in that scheme.

LGA777

 

[A330US]

arent any A330s,767s and 737s gonna get the star alliance livery ?
hope they do
737s are such a common sight, would be cool to see them in the livery, does the iinterior change on them ?

 

[LUV2FLYHIGH]

Attn love2flyhigh appreicate your enthuziasm, but ease up on the caffeine.

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Ohhh honey I gave up caffeine months ago ( hey lost some weight too!!)!! I'm just really happy, things are finally going really good in my world!!