JetBlue's New "Blueprint" Livery

[RDoug]

JetBlue Shows Off 12th Special Livery Aircraft, First on The Carrier’s Embraer 190 Fleet

 

[ctab5060X]

Saw it in Boston on Sunday. Definitely stands out from the crowd.

 

[Lawman]

Is it a wrap like those advertisement sets for cars or actual paint?

Seems like that would be complicated to keep compared to something with less detail but as much flashy color.



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[FloridaLarry]

Attention-getting, but it is the right kind of attention?

IMHO, the small elements of humor pale in comparison to the paint job on Kulula's 737-800, Flying 101. Plus, you can't miss that electric green base color.

http://www.kulula.com/flights/fleet/gallery

 

[JeppUpdater]

Is it a wrap like those advertisement sets for cars or actual paint?

Probably actual paint. I'd say the SWA special liveries are more intricate and they're painted:

 

[cmhumphr]

Looks like R2D2 in my opinion.

 

[Lawman]

Probably actual paint. I'd say the SWA special liveries are more intricate and they're painted:

That has to be a pain for maintenance. Much less add weight.


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[FloridaLarry]

I remember back when, either Eastern or American calculated their annual savings for having (mostly) bright aluminum finishes on the fuselage, instead of flying X pounds of paint around the US for a year, times the number of airframes in the fleet. The annual savings were quite significant!

 

[deadstick]

Looks like R2D2 in my opinion.

ANA did it much better.

 

[NovemberEcho]

I remember back when, either Eastern or American calculated their annual savings for having (mostly) bright aluminum finishes on the fuselage, instead of flying X pounds of paint around the US for a year, times the number of airframes in the fleet. The annual savings were quite significant!

Late war B-17's switched to bare aluminum from olive drab because it saved 17-20lbs in just paint.

 

[FloridaLarry]

Late war B-17's switched to bare aluminum from olive drab because it saved 17-20lbs in just paint.

Plus, olive drab wasn't very effective camo against German clouds.

Maybe the OD was designed for those who crashed - wasn't the lifespan of a bomber something like 5 missions for a while?

 

[NovemberEcho]

Plus, olive drab wasn't very effective camo against German clouds.

Maybe the OD was designed for those who crashed - wasn't the lifespan of a bomber something like 5 missions for a while?

The OD was more to camoflauge from aerial observation while parked on the airfield or attacks from above.

 

[CRJDriver]

I don't get it. Glad they are spending money on paintjobs instead of fixing things or getting pilots a market rate contract.

 

[FloridaLarry]

The OD was more to camoflauge from aerial observation while parked on the airfield or attacks from above.

And easier than pulling tarps and tents over the aircraft, which they also did.

 

[tcco94]

ANA did it much better.

Both are awesome

 

[AAPalmTree]

Too bad they wasted that paint job on an RJ

 

[mshunter]

Too bad they wasted that paint job on an RJ

 

[Bandit_Driver]

I don't get it. Glad they are spending money on paintjobs instead of fixing things or getting pilots a market rate contract.

+1000,

hey but the do have the IFE campaign going right now to make sure that works...

at least the NC is still making progress...

@CRJDriver you didn't want to do that El Salvadore trip with 3 DH legs...

 

[learhawkerbe400]

Too bad they wasted that paint job on an RJ

Lol@ @L-16B

 

[Kingairer]

Love the blue print livery. However the retro jetblue paint scheme they have on a 320....No jetblue , You don't get to retro.