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vt-ala
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 Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:09 am Post subject: Air France paints A320 in retro colours for 75th anniversary |
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Photos here: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/11/20/319123/pictures-air-france-paints-a320-in-retro-colours-for-75th.html
Air France has become the latest carrier to repaint one of its aircraft in a retro livery, decorating this Airbus A320 to commemorate the airline's 75th anniversary.
This particular A320 is a 19-year old aircraft, F-GFKJ, and is pictured at Toulouse Blagnac Airport.
Air France emerged as a unified French carrier in October 1933, from the merger of four main operators, among them Société Générale de Transport Aérien - a company which dated back to 1919. |
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sammyk
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So how many is that so far? Airlines with Retro liveries are SAS, Lufthansa, Iberia and now Air France. Am I missing any? Oh and I think THY also did a retro livery.
I'd love to see British Airways, Aeroflot, Alitalia... |
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rutvij
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| Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:44 am Post subject: |
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| Wasn't AA's 738NG painted in Retro Scheme? |
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Karan69
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| Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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| sammyk wrote: | So how many is that so far? Airlines with Retro liveries are SAS, Lufthansa, Iberia and now Air France. Am I missing any? Oh and I think THY also did a retro livery.
I'd love to see British Airways, Aeroflot, Alitalia... |
I think IB as well and not to forget US Airways with their multiple retros of their various mergers and acquitions
Karan |
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vivekman
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| Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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Can IC do it with a retro AI livery? 
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On that note, lets see what AI has in store for us this World Aids Day - Dec 1st.
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| vivekman wrote: | | Can IC do it with a retro AI livery? |
Looking at the Air France picture in the article ... was the Air India red slash an inspiration from the Air France blue slash!!!  |
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sammyk
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| Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, AA did do it on the 737 but I was just listing A320 operators. Now that I think about it I think maybe Avianca did it but that could have been a 757, same with AeroMexico...or was it Mexicana...
| Karan69 wrote: | | sammyk wrote: | So how many is that so far? Airlines with Retro liveries are SAS, Lufthansa, Iberia and now Air France. Am I missing any? Oh and I think THY also did a retro livery.
I'd love to see British Airways, Aeroflot, Alitalia... |
I think IB as well and not to forget US Airways with their multiple retros of their various mergers and acquitions
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Yep, mentioned Iberia. Actually, turns out they listed some at the end of the article but I hadn't clicked it since I had seen the pictures elsewhere.
US Airways is slightly different as it uses the livery of the airlines combined to form the present day one but still carries US Airways titles. I''d love to see a true USAir triple red livery on an A320.
Lan Chile would be nice too. |
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