Originally Posted by Jumbonomore
How much does paint weight? Probably a fuel issue as well.
yeah, i think it's a weight/fuel/money issue....
Air Canada tried it last year,
http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles...oeing+767.html and after a few months, they figured it would actually cost more to keep the plane shiny and rust free... so it went back to the original colours in march 2006
another problem was ... the passengers HATED it... but i guess CX and JAL cargo planes won't have that problem....