jetBlue Placarding?

[FSIPILOT]

Was appreciative to have got a ride home on jetBlue the other night and some of the placarding puzzled me.

The placarding on the outside of the aircraft (among other places), had the Spanish translation ON TOP of English. This certainly doesn’t make sense to me ergonomically; I’d say typical Americans are probably generally taller than a typical Latin so eye level isn’t much of an argument.

Ideas on this oversight?

 

[surreal1221]

Excuse my laughter, but this has got to be one of the funniest threads I have . . .ever . . . seen on the internet.

 

[Hacker15e]

Was it an E-190?

 

[FSIPILOT]

Was it an E-190?

Ahh, a smart question. No, it was a 320.

I'm really looking forward to a good idea on why, I'm very sure it was not by chance. English is the international lingo of aviation, the aircraft are being flown by an American company and American pilots, mostly all in America. Ideas?

 

[Champcar]

I think they get alot of their maintenance done in South America.

 

[mrivc211]

I think they get alot of their maintenance done in South America.

Bingo! We have a winner!

 

[FSIPILOT]

Bingo! We have a winner!

You’re saying that Spanish is painted on top predominate to English throughout a passenger carrying fleet because of the current location at which some maintenance is performed? Honestly I really can’t see that being the case. For one placards like door operations and emergency instructions etcetera are there for a purpose, to be read primarily by people operating and using the aircraft.

Furthermore, placards are by nature a short instruction manual designed to explain something that is most likely unfamiliar to the person reading it. I hope that their mechanics where ever their facility of choice is do not need door instructions, placards are not maintenance manuals.

 

[blee256]

Ahh, a smart question. No, it was a 320.

I'm really looking forward to a good idea on why, I'm very sure it was not by chance. English is the international lingo of aviation, the aircraft are being flown by an American company and American pilots, mostly all in America. Ideas?

Are you sure it wasnt in French? or maybe its to spite the americans. The frogs hate us, remember

also, Do you work for NAA?

 

[kellwolf]

I think they get alot of their maintenance done in South America.

Where in South America, though?

 

[Champcar]

Where in South America, though?

Don't remember. I know not all of SA speaks Spanish, it wasnt Brazil though.

 

[mrivc211]

You’re saying that Spanish is painted on top predominate to English throughout a passenger carrying fleet because of the current location at which some maintenance is performed? Honestly I really can’t see that being the case. For one placards like door operations and emergency instructions etcetera are there for a purpose, to be read primarily by people operating and using the aircraft.

Furthermore, placards are by nature a short instruction manual designed to explain something that is most likely unfamiliar to the person reading it. I hope that their mechanics where ever their facility of choice is do not need door instructions, placards are not maintenance manuals.

No. If you read the quote I refered too, it was in reference to where the maintenance was performed.

 

[SteveC]

I'm still trying to figure out why it matters which language is on top, other than snobbery. Not buying the height difference thing...

 

[FSIPILOT]

Are you sure it wasnt in French? or maybe its to spite the americans. The frogs hate us, remember

also, Do you work for NAA?

Sure do

 

[FSIPILOT]

I'm still trying to figure out why it matters which language is on top, other than snobbery. Not buying the height difference thing...

Come on... everyone knows English needs to go on top. ; )

On another note, how many people here know who the man is in your avitar?

Heres a hint guys, "Keep your stick on the ice".

 

[Cessnaflyer]

Come on... everyone knows English needs to go on top. ; )

On another note, how many people here know who the man is in your avitar?

Heres a hint guys, "Keep your stick on the ice".

Red Green show?

 

[ASpilot2be]

Red Green show?

Bingo

 

[FSIPILOT]

Love the Red Green show. See ya at the lodge!

 

[ASpilot2be]

Love the Red Green show. See ya at the lodge!

:yeahthat: "I'm a man, I can change, if I have too, I guess"

or my senior quote:
"If the women dont find you handsome, they should atleast find you handy."

 

[RABIRZA69]

Where in South America, though?

We get the heavy checks done down in El Salvador, also when we load the planes up with all of the unclaimed lost and found and donate it to some charity down there.