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DoinTime said:
The compass pointer on the right side of the aircraft pointing to the Northeast is also extremely tacky.


For a second I thought, Northwest Can't be D*mb enough to put a compass pointing to the Norteast....... good thing it was only a typo.........;)


I do see in the long run the cost saving effects of the new paint job, but it looks like a European Crashbus, I don't like it.:(


Rich!

Nevermind me, I just looked at a different picture..... on the right side, it does point to the northeast...... that is really dumb. What an expensive mistake.:eek:
 
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New paint scheme sucks. Makes the plane look like a big gray battleship. And you can't tell if the compass pointer on the tail is pointing Northwest, South, or Northeast with the absense of the big "N". I wonder who the art critic was who signed off on this dissaster anyway?
 
What's with this trend towards drab paint schemes? United's new colors are dull and boring (even though their old orange stripes were outdated), and the first time I saw a plane in US Air's new livery, I thought it was a MAC transport. I like Northwest's current livery. I think the new one is a step backward.

And American's stripes and polished aluminum continue to look fantastic!
 
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Rich Man said:
Rich!

Nevermind me, I just looked at a different picture..... on the right side, it does point to the northeast...... that is really dumb. What an expensive mistake.:eek:


Did you hear they are also renaming the airline, depending on which side of the aircraft your on, your either on Northwest or NorthEast.

I doubt that the average joe will notice, I know that I only noticed when it was pointed out.
 
It reminds me a bit of the transitional paint scheme they used after the Republic merger.

Also, if they could put a touch of blue in there, I think that it would make it a little more interesting.
 
I am quite sure that they are not going to require Mesaba to repaint 70+ Saabs. Most (if not all) of the fleet hasn't been touched since the first one arrived in the summer of '96.

Mesaba, the "Pink Tail Carrier"
 
sf3boy said:
I am quite sure that they are not going to require Mesaba to repaint 70+ Saabs. Most (if not all) of the fleet hasn't been touched since the first one arrived in the summer of '96.

Mesaba, the "Pink Tail Carrier"

What about those Mesaba Saabs that have a red tail, but have a dark grey fuselage with some kind of checkerboard pattern on them? I always thought that looked pretty cool, but I've only seen a few of them.
 
EagleRJ,
We have 2 silver saabs for Mesaba's 25 year anniversary a few years back. Those 2 do look fairly sharp.
 
Painting the airplanes. That will put butts in the seats.

One has to ask, "Are they just re-arranging the deck chairs?"

By the way, I like it.
 
OK for those who like the Northeast idea, check out the picture again-check out the american flag (bottom right hand picture), this is the correct way to paint it, so the compass will point to the Northeast on that particular side while pointing to the Northwest on the other side.
 
Me rearry rikey the new paint job! Maybe it's just the plane though. I'm sure the A320 will look just as dorky in silver. The 757 looks good in any paint scheme. Even the new Song colors.
 
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ShawnC said:
Did you hear they are also renaming the airline, depending on which side of the aircraft your on, your either on Northwest or NorthEast.

That is EXACTLY what I thought the very first time I saw it. Their old logo was the most ingenious logo ever invented (an N, a W, and a compass pointed to the Northwest, all in one), then they go and take out the genious part, and they paint it backward on the opposite side of the tail. NWA management--so dumb they don't even know what their logo is supposed to look like.

And, to top it off--that ugly color!! It is just as bad as United's. Yes, now that UAL is bankrupt and near liquidation, we need another airline to camoflauge its airplanes in precisely the color of concrete (also the color of drabby gray clouds.) I didn't like USAirways new (current) scheme the first moment I saw it, but once I got used to it I really liked it. Even if you don't like it U's, it is still much better than UAL or NWA because you can actually SEE IT!!!!
 
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I will say it again look at the picture-the flag AND the compass are painted to match each other. ALL FLAGS on the co pilot side are painted with the blue of stars and stripes on the right.
 
The flag has nothing to do with it!

The old logo wasn't like that. When you reverse it, it points to the Northeast, plain and simple. There is no debating it. If it were up to you, the name of the airline would be backward too!
 
Folks, I know this is digging up an old topic, but for those interested in the new NWA scheme, here is an Airbus in new colors.

A319
 
I for one can't wait to get the new paint. the current red sucks in the summer. It's the easybake paint job, it's like flying one of those ovenswith the lightblub. The grey should be a little better
 
The best looking paintjobs are the US Airways planes with the old Pacific Southwest Airline smiles painted on the front.
 
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WMUSIGPI said:
The best looking US Airways planes are the ones that get the old Pacific Southwest Airline smiles painted on the front.

I believe we were talking about Northwest's new paint schemes, not US Airways. As usual, butting in with a stupid comment...
 

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