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Old 8th February 2008 | 08:56
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WHBM
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American Airlines have never painted their aircraft since metal fuselages came along in the 1930s, apart from the A300 which requires a special coating. It does save weight, cost, and the downtime when repainting, there seems to be a bit of extra maintenance in return. A few others (as here) do the same. It seems to be sufficiently minor that it's down to the corporate identity whether to go for it or not.
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