Cathay Pacific sends aircraft back to the paint shop

[Rotor Work]

Cathay Pacific sends aircraft back to the paint shop

Cathay Pacific had to send a plane "back to the shop" after an embarrassing typo was printed on its fuselage.

Travellers spotted the mistake at Hong Kong International Airport and photos were posted to an aviation discussion board on Facebook.

The images showed the plane was branded "Cathay Paciic” without the “f”



Cathay Pacific sends plane 'back to the shop' after embarrassing misspelling - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[gulliBell]

Yeah, it's been widely discussed over on the PPRune Fragrant Harbor forum.

[gileraguy]

and R&N too...

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

So, now, This Cathay aircraft is about to be 'F' 'd…………

[TBM-Legend]

Very funny...

[AerialPerspective]

Originally Posted by Rotor Work

Cathay Pacific sends aircraft back to the paint shop

Cathay Pacific had to send a plane "back to the shop" after an embarrassing typo was printed on its fuselage.

Travellers spotted the mistake at Hong Kong International Airport and photos were posted to an aviation discussion board on Facebook.

The images showed the plane was branded "Cathay Paciic” without the “f”



Cathay Pacific sends plane 'back to the shop' after embarrassing misspelling - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Nothing was ‘printed’ on the fuselage, painted is the word your looking for. Printers are very sophisticated these days but not so that they can run an aeroplane through their mechanism.

This might be embarrassing but it may well just be an error that is due to the mask used.

[Atlas Shrugged]

I've always known that Cathay couldn't give an "F"