Originally Posted by
WHBM
Dragging us back (yet again) to Viscounts, that Channel Airways livery on the Trident originated with a fleet of 11, no less, Viscount 800s that Channel bought from Continental Airlines in the USA. Their gold and black livery was retained almost unaltered by Channel, including keeping Continental's encircled eagle emblem, which they took for their own, and even the one notable change, the Channel Airways fuselage title, was done in Continental's distinctive font. They formed Channel's mainstream fleet at Southend for the rest of the airline's existence.
Of course coming bang up to date Jet2 have done similar with their "Jet2 Holidays" livery nicked from Allegiant of the USA.
Are there other examples of airlines effectively taking on another ones livery for their own? I think I'll start a new thread later.