And it's leaked
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From: Here ---> X
Yup.
Delete the dark green and red cheatlines, move the title up a bit, a splash more green on the tail... Voila! A masterpiece in drabness and insipidity.
It'll be 15 Million dollars please.
Boy, have I chosen the wrong job...
Delete the dark green and red cheatlines, move the title up a bit, a splash more green on the tail... Voila! A masterpiece in drabness and insipidity.
It'll be 15 Million dollars please.
Boy, have I chosen the wrong job...
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: UK.
Remarked to a colleague some years ago that, if they put an eye on the brushwing, it would give it a little head.
His reply: "I wish someone would give me a little head!"
Oh, yes, he was an Australian FE so no surprises there.
His reply: "I wish someone would give me a little head!"
Oh, yes, he was an Australian FE so no surprises there.
Joined: Mar 2013
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From: Kowloon
Woah! How many "dislikes" on Youtube already?!
Lets look at some comments (disclaimer and source: youtube)
Adam Hamada -
Quite possibly the worst and blandest livery in Asia. If this livery represents "everything we're about" then clearly it's not much. What has happened to you Cathay? This livery is a disgrace to the Cathay name. Now that's a livery I do NOT look forward to seeing on the A350.
TheAudiR8Fan
this is a disappointing livery for us CX fans and loyalists, and now with the talks of 10 abreast in economy on the 77W, the company is going to loose many loyal customers if it goes down this steep slope. CX was always my first choice to fly if I could, but that position won't last long if this is the new direction the company is going, don't compete with low level north american airlines, it's pathetic, compete with SQ and offer your customers a good experience
Will Miyazaki
Cut the cost of catering, tweaked Marco Polo club status rules, and now this dull livery. Congrats Cathay, you do look like a LCC.
DocDamage2Pro
First of all this livery is not a original design it is a modified version of the Early 2000's livery of PIA (Pakistan International Airline) and secondly it is too plane and very uncreative.
Hmm... what do you think? Agree to them?
Lets look at some comments (disclaimer and source: youtube)
Adam Hamada -
Quite possibly the worst and blandest livery in Asia. If this livery represents "everything we're about" then clearly it's not much. What has happened to you Cathay? This livery is a disgrace to the Cathay name. Now that's a livery I do NOT look forward to seeing on the A350.
TheAudiR8Fan
this is a disappointing livery for us CX fans and loyalists, and now with the talks of 10 abreast in economy on the 77W, the company is going to loose many loyal customers if it goes down this steep slope. CX was always my first choice to fly if I could, but that position won't last long if this is the new direction the company is going, don't compete with low level north american airlines, it's pathetic, compete with SQ and offer your customers a good experience
Will Miyazaki
Cut the cost of catering, tweaked Marco Polo club status rules, and now this dull livery. Congrats Cathay, you do look like a LCC.
DocDamage2Pro
First of all this livery is not a original design it is a modified version of the Early 2000's livery of PIA (Pakistan International Airline) and secondly it is too plane and very uncreative.
Hmm... what do you think? Agree to them?
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From: Polar Route
It looks as though CX has accepted that it is no longer a premium career and has no intentions of trying to compete against the likes of SQ and the ME3. Perhaps the design is intended to look more appealing to the Mainland Chinese whom the Swires are hoping will buy the airline.
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From: Vancouver. BC Canada
Obviously whoever was in previously in charge of fuel hedging was given the job of selecting a new paint scheme.
To make sure his decision was well researched he collaborated with the person in charge of the original herringbone business class seats and of course the clamshell economy seat guy.
To make sure his decision was well researched he collaborated with the person in charge of the original herringbone business class seats and of course the clamshell economy seat guy.
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Australia
In the very early 60's green was introduced, and it was a proper British racing green not some paintshop concoction of leftovers that has been used in various shades since the mid 60's.
For my money this was the best of what has been a pretty ordinary portfolio.
http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/photo/Catha...71eb604c76fdbd
For my money this was the best of what has been a pretty ordinary portfolio.
http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/photo/Catha...71eb604c76fdbd
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From: Hong Kong
Turkmenistan Airlines?
I think it's closer to Turkmenistan Airlines.
But I do have to wonder why they had to change it at all if it is going to be so similar. Unless they are competing with China Eastern for most boring brand refresh in the history of aviation.
They should have hired the chappies from S7 for a real 're-do'.
But I do have to wonder why they had to change it at all if it is going to be so similar. Unless they are competing with China Eastern for most boring brand refresh in the history of aviation.
They should have hired the chappies from S7 for a real 're-do'.
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Hong Kong
I shudder to think how much they paid for the revamp, But then let's rather waste money on paint than fixing the pain that the staff ain't feeling .
Another brilliant idea .
If they had used their brains and put the logo design out for competition to anyone in HK with a prize of say $5 million there would have been a Ton of serious ideas and I'm sure someone could have come up with a better idea than the one they have decided to use
Another brilliant idea .
If they had used their brains and put the logo design out for competition to anyone in HK with a prize of say $5 million there would have been a Ton of serious ideas and I'm sure someone could have come up with a better idea than the one they have decided to use
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From: Planet Earth
Will be no harder trying to keep this clean than the current scheme since the fuselages are essentially the same. They seem to manage to keep the Dragonair planes relatively clean (Mostly) and they are even more white.
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From: H.K
It does look like Pakistan!! Well so much for being innovators in the industry we do just try and accomplish everything the cheapest way possible.
Funny when I read the financial results in Sept and the directors said they were disappointed with their front end loading I said what!!!! Really,, all flight and cabin crew have been telling you how bad our FOOD quality is and never enough so your full fare pass in Business class don't get their choice. How many times have people complained to me about that while I wait for the toilet!! Oh then the wine where a pax tells me he wouldn't give that to a friend , or the entertainment which feels like a B movie showcase!!! Or how about most long haul will do a la carte service for Business class but with us you have to have breaky at 7 at night because we say so!!!
Time to start innovating again because your bean counters are bleeding this place dry!!! We were known for service and quality which is gone and you are now losing all the front end traffic. We use to fill F and J class first then Y but now our bean counters have created the opposite!!
Funny when I read the financial results in Sept and the directors said they were disappointed with their front end loading I said what!!!! Really,, all flight and cabin crew have been telling you how bad our FOOD quality is and never enough so your full fare pass in Business class don't get their choice. How many times have people complained to me about that while I wait for the toilet!! Oh then the wine where a pax tells me he wouldn't give that to a friend , or the entertainment which feels like a B movie showcase!!! Or how about most long haul will do a la carte service for Business class but with us you have to have breaky at 7 at night because we say so!!!
Time to start innovating again because your bean counters are bleeding this place dry!!! We were known for service and quality which is gone and you are now losing all the front end traffic. We use to fill F and J class first then Y but now our bean counters have created the opposite!!