Retro (3rd and final) B747-400 BA's "Landor" livery 1984-1997
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In my humble opinion after such amazing retros as BOAC744 and BEA319, this one will lack some interest and magic cause in the past we already had 744 in this Landor livery.
For instance if BA wanna paint an aircraft in classic Landor why not choose on an airplane that was not flying back in those days, such as the 787.
For Negus it makes sense cause if my memory serves me well only old&classic 747 were painted in Negus, not the 744...but painting a 744 in Landor, nahhhhh...but as i first said, only my personnal 2 cents.
For instance if BA wanna paint an aircraft in classic Landor why not choose on an airplane that was not flying back in those days, such as the 787.
For Negus it makes sense cause if my memory serves me well only old&classic 747 were painted in Negus, not the 744...but painting a 744 in Landor, nahhhhh...but as i first said, only my personnal 2 cents.
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I saw it on takeoff from Dublin this morning; beautiful machine!
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9247911
Sad to hear they're only doing two 744s - is this true?
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9247911
Sad to hear they're only doing two 744s - is this true?
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A very classy design. When I lived in Jakarta 95-97 and BA were still flying there, it was great as the car turned into the arrivals area and you could see that parked there, it had real presence.
I saw it leaving the OCK hold this morning as we were entering the same on our arrival from MEX. She looked wonderful against the cloud backdrop! Shame I didn’t have the time to arrange a photo. (I’m sure we were above 20,000ft at the time??)
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Neither of those were absorbed into BA. Both were dissolved as legal entities and their assets transferred to British Airways Ltd by Act of Parliament.
In contrast for example BCal existed untl 2014 and British Midland Airways and BMed are still trading, from Waterside...
Re: 787, it would perfectly suit the BOAC cheatline-over-cockpit scheme as used on the Comet
In contrast for example BCal existed untl 2014 and British Midland Airways and BMed are still trading, from Waterside...
Re: 787, it would perfectly suit the BOAC cheatline-over-cockpit scheme as used on the Comet
Last edited by El Bunto; 10th Mar 2019 at 22:49.
Yes, I’ve always thought that the 787’s nose profile is quite similar to the Comet’s. That scheme would look good but as others have mentioned, unlikely to appear on a 787.
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Thank goodness for that!!
What an enormous mistake and cost not just in paint / loss of advertising the brand but also internally and bad publicity including
https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail...tage/815975322
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher showed her displeasure at the designs by covering one of the new tailfins (Animals and Trees) on a model 747 with tissue paper. She declared, "We fly the British flag, not these awful things" in 1997. Thatcher also indicated with these fins the airline would lose its identity.
Are these the ten worse airline liveries ?
https://tinyurl.com/yyc5ss52
What an enormous mistake and cost not just in paint / loss of advertising the brand but also internally and bad publicity including
https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail...tage/815975322
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher showed her displeasure at the designs by covering one of the new tailfins (Animals and Trees) on a model 747 with tissue paper. She declared, "We fly the British flag, not these awful things" in 1997. Thatcher also indicated with these fins the airline would lose its identity.
Are these the ten worse airline liveries ?
https://tinyurl.com/yyc5ss52
Are these the ten worse airline liveries ?
https://tinyurl.com/yyc5ss52
https://tinyurl.com/yyc5ss52
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Back in the days of the Court Line TriStars paint cost £1 per 1lb so heaven knows what it costs today, but it also adds to the AUW which is why AA still minimise their paint scheme. Painting aircraft in retro colour schemes must be quite an expensive pastime
if it is out of sequence with the aircraft's normal re-paint schedule. (I think the £1 per 1lb referred to the cost of paint and fuel to carry it).
if it is out of sequence with the aircraft's normal re-paint schedule. (I think the £1 per 1lb referred to the cost of paint and fuel to carry it).
