Pictures of Mesaba's new paint job?

[tradersltd]

Looking for a link to a few pictures of Mesaba's new paint job on the Saab, already tried Airliners.net with no luck...any thoughts anyone?

 

[Mesabi Miner]

Only one pic that I know of. It's on our company website but you need to be an employee. It's embedded in a .pdf file and I can't figure out how to pull it out and save it.

MM

 

[787]

Thought XJ wasn't repainting the 340?

BTW, anyone know when the leases are up?

 

[HughBeamont]

That looks pretty sharp. Though every time I see the NWA, I start humming lyrics by Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and the gang. Definitely nobody under 40 in the marketing department.

 

[T-handle]

BTW, anyone know when the leases are up?

According to our CEO, he says our 3 A-models will likely be parked in the next year. The 11 straight Bs (PX) are scheduled through 2009. The B+ models have leases that expire from 2013 through 2016.

 

[tradersltd]

Very nice! Does anyone know how many will get painted? Thanks for the link!

 

[787]

$5 question...for a 340 FO...any gain in TAS from the old & dirty to the newly painted a/c?

 

[Workin'Stiff]

Too bad the new paint is already starting to peel off. And there's tons of runs in the paint. But overall, it still looks really sharp!

 

[Workin'Stiff]

I just heard we aren't getting as many painted this year as originally hoped. Apparently there was some more negotiating to be done for the rest of the aircraft... So I heard maybe two more this year and quite a few were going to get polished.

 

[capt. megadeth]

That looks pretty sharp. Though every time I see the NWA, I start humming lyrics by Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and the gang. Definitely nobody under 40 in the marketing department.

That is so funny.

I miss the Saab

 

[AviatorTx]

Idiots... Same with Mainlines.

I love how the compass pointer points NorthEAST on the right side of most of the planes.

I realize they had to get the pointer on there somewhere.... But come on. If not for that, the new ebonic "NWA" looks buch better than the old bowling shoe scheme.

 

[Dodge]

Of course it's an ebonics scheme. DTW and MEM make up most of our airline.

 

[Kream926]

a little off topic

if alot of the airlines are chap. 11 or on the edge of it, how can they afford to repaint them there flying machines?

 

[tuna pimp]

a little off topic

if alot of the airlines are chap. 11 or on the edge of it, how can they afford to repaint them there flying machines?

Good question. The additional costs of repainting aircraft isn't too much when you change the scheme. This is simply because a major airline will have an aircraft or two off the line for repainting as part of the regular maintenance program. I think they need to be repainted about every 7-8 years at the most. So when they change the scheme usually they won't take additional aircraft off the line to repaint them, they just put the new livery on em as they would normally be scheduled for a new coat anyways. At least that's how it's done at my (almost) bankrupt major airline.

 

[Dodge]

true dat, t. pimp. Mesaba's Avros are being painted (rumored) because the Feds said something about having some sort of corrosion protection on our airplanes. Many Avros had extensive bare metal. Of course, we had a Saab (first one to get painted ) that had so much corrosion that it is now out of service. Forever.

 

[248to2.8]

I also heard that this new paint scheme is saving a lot of money due to it being only three colors I think instead of the old with 9. Here at Skyway they started painting our Beeches in the new scheme, until the EPA shut them down for not doing it right. I was talking to one of the mechs that was painting, and he said that he had trouble breathing for a couple days after each paint job. Nice!

 

[Chris9702l]

New paint

Yeah, the new paint job looks pretty cool. So clean that you could eat off of it! To bad the autopilot was inop. Had to fly the thing around all day with it. Thankfully after 7 hours we got a late swap (next flight had to deal with a little fatigue, weather, T-storms over the field, and an unfamiliar airport -first time to Kitchner).

Chris

 

[HughBeamont]

Of course, we had a Saab (first one to get painted ) that had so much corrosion that it is now out of service. Forever.

Put it on eBay - Colgan will buy it.

 

[Brett Hull]

Mesaba uncontrolled field ops

So are you guys going to have to change your traffic call at uncontrolled fields to "Muscle Shoals Traffic, Mesaba 6550, a gray Saab....." instead of "a red Saab"?

What's up with that, anyway? It's gotta be something some dingbat POI insisted you guys say.

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

Red SAAB? Maybe when we were Airline of the Year! They are more like a salmony-pinkish-coral.

Would any other traffic please advise . . . me why the he11 people insist on saying that!

 

[DoinTime]

So are you guys going to have to change your traffic call at uncontrolled fields to "Muscle Shoals Traffic, Mesaba 6550, a gray Saab....." instead of "a red Saab"?

Everyone flying the pattern in MSL has Lynyrd Skynyrd cranked up so loud they can't hear the traffic call outs so whats the point in even making them?

 

[AutoCars Armed]

Too bad the new paint is already starting to peel off. And there's tons of runs in the paint. But overall, it still looks really sharp!

sound like the same company that painted Shuttle America's Saabs. Paint was peeling off on the flight home from the paint shop. I think MACO could have done a better job.

 

[Brett Hull]

Everyone flying the pattern in MSL has Lynyrd Skynyrd cranked up so loud they can't hear the traffic call outs so whats the point in even making them?

Ain't that the truth! It's probably why that idiot in the V-tail took off on 11 while I was on short final for 29. Couldn't hear our calls on the radio 'cause the Skynyrd was blasting.

 

[Rook]

Nice look for a great airplane

Rook

 

[KingKong2]

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[House_X]

Red SAAB? Maybe when we were Airline of the Year! They are more like a salmony-pinkish-coral.

Would any other traffic please advise . . . me why the he11 people insist on saying that!

Yeah..I remember in DTW when you guys first got the SAABs, they were so bright it would hurt your eyes on a sunny day...that was a loooooooong time ago...like when "RUN-DMC" was a new group. I'm glad they are finally painting em'...but I was hoping they would $#!tcan the SAAB's and replace it with RJ's...wishful thinking...oh well...time to bust out the ole RUN-DMC cassette tapes...

 

[rk772]

That looks pretty sharp. Though every time I see the NWA, I start humming lyrics by Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and the gang. Definitely nobody under 40 in the marketing department.

Me too!

Straight outa Compton, crazy M.F. named Ice Cube. From a gang called N_______ W________ an A________.


Some of these 21 year old FO's look at me pretty funny when I bust out with an NWA ryme.

 

[FlyinScotsman]

I would to Dog!

NWA sucked back then too!

 

[5ontheglide]

Hey ImbracableC! What's going to be your new signature once all the Saab's get the pink slapped off of them! I really like the current one.