Speedbird, Hippocampe Ailé, Crane
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The Lufthansa crane is probably the most recognisable symbol of an airline. Some people, like Mr Mac, regret that it is now an albino version, having for over 50 years been blue on a golden circle.
The Hippocampe Ailé, the symbol of Air France, doesn't feature on the outside of their aircraft, but it's everywhere on the menus, the light fittings, and the walls and bulkheads of the aircraft.
Aeroflot retains the winged hammer-and-sickle of Soviet days, they decided that it was so well associated with the airline that a minor detail like the fall of Communism wasn't enough reason to abandon it.
British Airways adopted the Speedbird in 1932, and abandoned it it 1984. It was as recognisable as the symbols of the other airlines abovementioned, but now only features in the callsign of BA aircraft. Why did they ever abandon it? It was as much a symbol of the airline as the red London bus is of London.
Other airline symbools have fallen by the wayside. Air Rhodesia's 'twiggy bird' went with the end of Rhodesia. South African Airways' springbok was too associated with apartheid and had to go (although it's still the symbol of their Rugby teams, both men's and women's). Pan Am's globe only now appears on the sides of freight cars on US railroads, they make a few bob out of royalties from film companies who want to use the logo in films about Pan Am's heyday.
Any other symbols you'd like to comment about? Qantas's flying kangaroo? Air New Zealand's koru (since 1973)? Aer Lingus's trefoil?
The Hippocampe Ailé, the symbol of Air France, doesn't feature on the outside of their aircraft, but it's everywhere on the menus, the light fittings, and the walls and bulkheads of the aircraft.
Aeroflot retains the winged hammer-and-sickle of Soviet days, they decided that it was so well associated with the airline that a minor detail like the fall of Communism wasn't enough reason to abandon it.
British Airways adopted the Speedbird in 1932, and abandoned it it 1984. It was as recognisable as the symbols of the other airlines abovementioned, but now only features in the callsign of BA aircraft. Why did they ever abandon it? It was as much a symbol of the airline as the red London bus is of London.
Other airline symbools have fallen by the wayside. Air Rhodesia's 'twiggy bird' went with the end of Rhodesia. South African Airways' springbok was too associated with apartheid and had to go (although it's still the symbol of their Rugby teams, both men's and women's). Pan Am's globe only now appears on the sides of freight cars on US railroads, they make a few bob out of royalties from film companies who want to use the logo in films about Pan Am's heyday.
Any other symbols you'd like to comment about? Qantas's flying kangaroo? Air New Zealand's koru (since 1973)? Aer Lingus's trefoil?
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What's it like to be a pax in?
Do you have a pic?
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From: Too far South
I've never flown in the A220. I hear that since then Airbus poured money into it and have more or less abandoned the A 318 (completely abandoned) and the A 319 in favour of the Bombardier single-aisles, it's now the option of European and Canadian manufacture, of anything smaller than the A320neo.
What's it like to be a pax in?
Do you have a pic?
What's it like to be a pax in?
Do you have a pic?
What was interesting was the small LED monitor above each row that is used to display the no smoking/seatbelts messages which is OK, but they also used it to show the in flight GPS and the screen is just too small for that.
Joined: Dec 2012
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From: UK
The Lufthansa crane is probably the most recognisable symbol of an airline. Some people, like Mr Mac, regret that it is now an albino version, having for over 50 years been blue on a golden circle.
The Hippocampe Ailé, the symbol of Air France, doesn't feature on the outside of their aircraft, but it's everywhere on the menus, the light fittings, and the walls and bulkheads of the aircraft.
Aeroflot retains the winged hammer-and-sickle of Soviet days, they decided that it was so well associated with the airline that a minor detail like the fall of Communism wasn't enough reason to abandon it.
British Airways adopted the Speedbird in 1932, and abandoned it it 1984. It was as recognisable as the symbols of the other airlines abovementioned, but now only features in the callsign of BA aircraft. Why did they ever abandon it? It was as much a symbol of the airline as the red London bus is of London.
Other airline symbools have fallen by the wayside. Air Rhodesia's 'twiggy bird' went with the end of Rhodesia. South African Airways' springbok was too associated with apartheid and had to go (although it's still the symbol of their Rugby teams, both men's and women's). Pan Am's globe only now appears on the sides of freight cars on US railroads, they make a few bob out of royalties from film companies who want to use the logo in films about Pan Am's heyday.
Any other symbols you'd like to comment about? Qantas's flying kangaroo? Air New Zealand's koru (since 1973)? Aer Lingus's trefoil?
The Hippocampe Ailé, the symbol of Air France, doesn't feature on the outside of their aircraft, but it's everywhere on the menus, the light fittings, and the walls and bulkheads of the aircraft.
Aeroflot retains the winged hammer-and-sickle of Soviet days, they decided that it was so well associated with the airline that a minor detail like the fall of Communism wasn't enough reason to abandon it.
British Airways adopted the Speedbird in 1932, and abandoned it it 1984. It was as recognisable as the symbols of the other airlines abovementioned, but now only features in the callsign of BA aircraft. Why did they ever abandon it? It was as much a symbol of the airline as the red London bus is of London.
Other airline symbools have fallen by the wayside. Air Rhodesia's 'twiggy bird' went with the end of Rhodesia. South African Airways' springbok was too associated with apartheid and had to go (although it's still the symbol of their Rugby teams, both men's and women's). Pan Am's globe only now appears on the sides of freight cars on US railroads, they make a few bob out of royalties from film companies who want to use the logo in films about Pan Am's heyday.
Any other symbols you'd like to comment about? Qantas's flying kangaroo? Air New Zealand's koru (since 1973)? Aer Lingus's trefoil?
LOT Polish airlines 'Crane' was designed back in 1929 and the original design is still in use on the current fleet...may be the longest unaltered design?
https://www.lot.com/us/en/explore/about-lot/lot-logo
