New Southwest Livery leaked?

[derg]

I think the SWA taxi speed thing is overblown. I'm in a relatively senior base and I don't see the guys taxi any faster than at any other company I've worked for. There are exceptions but they certainly aren't in the majority

I'm not sure. I got bitched at by one of your coworkers in Midway yesterday and we all still had to wait for 15 minutes for inbound traffic on the 4's.

I figure why taxi fast when I have to jam on the brakes at the end of the taxiway only to sit and wait.

 

[derg]

Always have liked this scheme.

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"Our fares are so low, our livery is low-resolution!"

 

[HRDiva]

Always have liked this scheme.

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Me too. I really liked it and thought it was one of the best out there...then they had to go and mix it up. Lame

Dr. Schorr owns that design and they have to pay him to use it. Thus, they had to rebrand. But they don't reprint a plane until it needs it. So, soon there will be three different paint schemes in the fleet.

 

[Cptnchia]

I'm not sure. I got bitched at by one of your coworkers in Midway yesterday and we all still had to wait for 15 minutes for inbound traffic on the 4's.

I figure why taxi fast when I have to jam on the brakes at the end of the taxiway only to sit and wait.

Some people are just always in a hurry and don't think longer than "right now." Like this captain I was flying with. We pull up to the hold short line and he says, "Tell them we're ready."
I don't say anything.
"Tell them we're ready."
"Sure, right after that airplane on a half mile final lands. Otherwise tower is just gonna tell us to hold short."
With an exasperated grunt, he tells the tower we are number one and ready.
"Roger," the tower says, "Hold short, landing traffic."

 

[JustinS]

I'm not sure. I got bitched at by one of your coworkers in Midway yesterday and we all still had to wait for 15 minutes for inbound traffic on the 4's.

I figure why taxi fast when I have to jam on the brakes at the end of the taxiway only to sit and wait.

"Yerrr makin' me late."

I heard a Southwest 737 stuck behind an MD-80 taxiing to the gate at a crawl say that once. When I was watching it, I almost thought I was going to see a 737 rear end an MD-80.

 

[ozziecat35]

From their presser today: http://heart.swamedia.com/
Their "ding" sound has also changed, two claps then the ding, kinda weird.
So this one is named "Heart One" & according to http://www.southwest-heart.com/ they plan on having 60 a/c painted by the end of 2014. I like it.

 

[AA34]

Is it at DAL? Pretty sure I just saw it take off as I was driving down 75. If that was it, actually doesn't look too bad.

 

[JustinS]

Now that we can see the whole thing I kind of like it.

 

[SeanD]

Always have liked this scheme.

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Agree, the pixel planes looked great. No idea why they changed it.

 

[MikeD]

Dr. Schorr owns that design and they have to pay him to use it. Thus, they had to rebrand. But they don't reprint a plane until it needs it. So, soon there will be three different paint schemes in the fleet.

Agree, the pixel planes looked great. No idea why they changed it.

Roz explains above why it got changed.

Sad, because it really is a sharp looking scheme, the black/grey/silver.

 

[SeanD]

From their presser today: http://heart.swamedia.com/
Their "ding" sound has also changed, two claps then the ding, kinda weird.
So this one is named "Heart One" & according to http://www.southwest-heart.com/ they plan on having 60 a/c painted by the end of 2014. I like it.

Wow, I really do kind of like this.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

Wow, I really do kind of like this.

You'll be seeing a lot of em in the future in LAS!

 

[ZapBrannigan]

I went and saw it in person this morning. It does look good. It's bright and fresh. Makes the company seem younger. I like it.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

I went and saw it in person this morning. It does look good. It's bright and fresh. Makes the company seem younger. I like it.

And it has a heart on the bottom, adorbs!

 

[ZapBrannigan]

The captain was already giving me a hard time about the heart. "While you're down there getting the gear pins, polish the heart ok?"

 

[MikeD]

I went and saw it in person this morning. It does look good. It's bright and fresh. Makes the company seem younger. I like it.

I detect bias....

 

[ZapBrannigan]

Everyone is biased about everything. It's the internet.

 

[MikeD]

Everyone is biased about everything. It's the internet.

Does SWA still run a plane or two in the original retro livery mustard/tan?

 

[Hacker15e]

Look how multicultural we are!

 

[Autothrust Blue]

I'm not sure. I got bitched at by one of your coworkers in Midway yesterday and we all still had to wait for 15 minutes for inbound traffic on the 4's.

Chief among my beefs is anyone who would dare key up and ask/tell/otherwise pester another airplane to move.

"If you want that done, Your Airworthiness, you may key up and do so yourself. Sir."