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The front looks fine but the tail looks like an afterthought, maybe if they kept the old style lettering that moved round with the tail and shuffled the purple/stripes forward a little it would look better.
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Colour scheme
I was working for Air Uk when it was first formed in 1979/1980 and when it introduced the dark blue colour scheme. " Take the blue plane".
The only problem was at night on an ill lit apron the Heralds looked like Wellington bombers waiting to go on a raid, and they merged into the blackness.
This resulted in a number of dented airframes from ground equipment and a rapid change to a lighter livery.
Had Jim French still been around he may have cautioned against the new paint job.
Ah the wisdom of the years!!
The only problem was at night on an ill lit apron the Heralds looked like Wellington bombers waiting to go on a raid, and they merged into the blackness.
This resulted in a number of dented airframes from ground equipment and a rapid change to a lighter livery.
Had Jim French still been around he may have cautioned against the new paint job.
Ah the wisdom of the years!!
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It's rather confusing because on their twitter they said all planes would be painted purple now they say they will see customer feedback, so who knows what they are doing
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Distinctive Livery … Smart Move.
It is actually very refreshing to see a new airline livery which is not all white fuselage with titles. This distinctive purple livery looks great and should significantly enhance brand awareness (which is presumably the point). We'll be able to tell whose aircraft these are from miles away!
Two great new liveries unveiled just weeks apart (Thomas Cook being the other). Somebody please tell Iberia this is how it should be done! They have just replaced one of Europe's finest liveries with another forgettable 'me too' whitewash job.
Two great new liveries unveiled just weeks apart (Thomas Cook being the other). Somebody please tell Iberia this is how it should be done! They have just replaced one of Europe's finest liveries with another forgettable 'me too' whitewash job.
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Wouldn't it have been cheaper (seeing as they are trying to reduce their cost base) to leave the aeroplanes essentially white?
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Very bold! Points for effort if not for end result.
Perhaps the same colours in the reverse order would look less unbalanced; we're more accustomed to seeing the strong colour on the tail.
Perhaps the same colours in the reverse order would look less unbalanced; we're more accustomed to seeing the strong colour on the tail.
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Is the slogan 'faster than road or rail' really necessary?
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LCY
Re LCY, the new management said last year they wanted to match the right aircraft with the right routes. The Dash 8, and EMB's are the right aircraft for LCY. and not the right aircraft for LGW as the charges structure pushes the airlines to operate larger aircraft, putting BE at a disadvantage.
Any airport that has a shorter runway should be BE territory, LCY & SEN are very logical.
Any airport that has a shorter runway should be BE territory, LCY & SEN are very logical.
What is the difference between the cost of applied aviation purple paint and white ?
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Someone point flybe in the direction of this revised new livery, Done by some amateur but x10293384374 better then what they rolled out the other day.
Someone point flybe in the direction of this revised new livery, Done by some amateur but x10293384374 better then what they rolled out the other day.