Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Shot of the day: Spanning the years at American


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  1. AnonymousJune 5, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    So happy you're posting regularly again!

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  2. amulbunny's random thoughtsJune 5, 2013 at 10:40 AM

    I love the retro livery. The new one is interesting but the retro brings back the memories of the golden age of flying, when passengers were treated like honored guests not pests.

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  3. William JamesJune 6, 2013 at 11:38 PM

    This shot really highlights the difference between the legacy liveries and the new paintjob. I was hoping that once I saw the new paint in person I might warm up to it. Today I saw an American 737 on final to Seatac and it is even worse than the photos. It's bad enough that it is unimaginative, but its angularity looks dated and quite static. The tail looks too busy and not classic. Its not memorable like the old logos and paint. It looks bad enough on a 737. I wonder how its blockiness will play out on the beautiful curves of a 787? Perhaps they could put some 'wave' into it ala British.

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    1. CaptainVectorJune 7, 2013 at 8:52 AM

      The new livery is very different from what we've been used to, no doubt. I'm getting accustomed to it, and I think that most of us would have fewer objections to it if it wasn't replacing such a time-honored paint scheme. When you look at it up close, you can see that there are a lot of colors in the tail stripes: Each color stripe has three different shades integrated into it. I suspect that it may not be paint at all, but is instead decals. As for the straight lines, take a look at how United has modified the Continental scheme when it's applied to the Dreamliner:

      http://fromthecontroltower.blogspot.com/2013/05/dreamliners-are-back.html

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    2. William JamesJune 10, 2013 at 12:46 AM

      Lets hope American follows United and does something similar with their 787s. I still think the main reason United merged with Continental was to get the use of their livery! United's had gone from bad to worse.

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  4. capnauxJune 9, 2013 at 5:59 PM

    Great shot of the "old and the new!" & I agree with amulbunny...

    I have hated the new livery from day one, but the moment I saw a 777 taking off out of DFW in it, well...I warmed up to it...a tiny bit!!

    It's still better than the "Let's take the most boring paint schemes of both airlines and combine it into one" that United/Continental has!

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