After 45 years, AA planes get a new paint job.

by **Rick** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:16 am

What do you think?

Website · by **steveo777** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:54 am

What do I think? Well, I like the looks of it, but I don't want have to pay for it!

by **wednesday's child** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 8:13 am

Meh.

Sorry.

by **Rick** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 8:32 am

wednesday's child wrote:Meh.

Sorry.

Me too. I expected better. I like the flag on the tail, but it's way too busy, and then the rest of the plane is just barren. Almost like it's not finished.

by **The Sushi Hunter** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:03 am

The slight resemblance to the American flag may attract it to be targeted by anti-American/terrorist groups. But you never know.

Website · by **steveo777** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:32 pm

The Sushi Hunter wrote:The slight resemblance to the American flag may attract it to be targeted by anti-American/terrorist groups. But you never know.

They forgot to put the "O" on the slight resemblance. :twisted:

You do that and there would probably be people trying to shoot it down from their back yards.

by **Everett** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:17 pm

I don't fly so really doesn't matter to me.

Website · by **steveo777** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:54 pm

Everett wrote:I don't fly so really doesn't matter to me.

Of course not, you little brat. You ride your bike to work. :lol:

by **Rick** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:57 pm

The Sushi Hunter wrote:The slight resemblance to the American flag may attract it to be targeted by anti-American/terrorist groups. But you never know.

They had a flag on the last paint job. A small sticker or something. If they wanted to paint the tail as a flag, why not like this? It's too big for the page, so just click on it.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UW9t9bgGEsU/T ... aper_1.jpg

by **Everett** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:54 am

steveo777 wrote:
Everett wrote:I don't fly so really doesn't matter to me.

Of course not, you little brat. You ride your bike to work.

Ha ha. No I take public transportation

by **maverick218** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:09 am

I like the flag on the tail, but otherwise, it looks too much like Air France.

by **Liam** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:40 am

I fly Southwest. :lol:

by **RocknRoll** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:18 am

I like it! Less is better since a gallon of paint weighs 10 lbs. Less paint/Less weight= more freight. That's a lot of freight each aircraft can carry over it's lifetime! BTW... I'm a diehard AA flyer and their fares beat SW a lot of the time. SW just doesn't let their fares be compared with other airlines!

Don't they have to have a flag to be a "flag carrier"?

by **wednesday's child** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:38 am

Rick wrote:
wednesday's child wrote:Meh.

Sorry.

Me too. I expected better. I like the flag on the tail, but it's way too busy, and then the rest of the plane is just barren. Almost like it's not finished.

I look at it, and think "keyboard with measles"...
so yeah, a 'terrorist threat' angle is probably mitigated.

by **Don** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:43 am

Rick wrote:What do you think?

Liberache gay.

by **JRNYMAN** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:08 pm

Talk of the possible buyout/merger between AA and US Airways, based here in PHX, has people speculating the new logo/paint was done in an effort to bring the struggling airline more in line with the US Airways logo/paint. You be the judge.
(Sorry for the SIZE! Didn't have time to reduce it at the time.)

by **Rick** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:45 am

RocknRoll wrote:I like it! Less is better since a gallon of paint weighs 10 lbs. Less paint/Less weight= more freight. That's a lot of freight each aircraft can carry over it's lifetime! BTW... I'm a diehard AA flyer and their fares beat SW a lot of the time. SW just doesn't let their fares be compared with other airlines!

Don't they have to have a flag to be a "flag carrier"?

Good question. I don't know. Let me know if you come through DFW. I'll try to get up there and see you.

by **artist4perry** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:02 pm

Rick, did they get you a ladder and some paint? I could help you with the logo....of course they might not like what we would paint on it~LOL :wink:

by **Rick** » Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:04 pm

The new paint scheme is now in service. Here's a shot of the 777-300 Extended Range on the pad at DFW. We've been flying the 777 for 8 or 9 years, but this is one of the first 300 series AA took delivery of.

click to view full size

MR

After 45 years, AA planes get a new paint job.

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