One LUV

[mikecweb]

Found on Twitter.
Not my pic.

 

[H46Bubba]

Looks like they needed to replace a winglet and the only ones serviceable in stock at the time were SWA.

 

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

I just threw up in my mouth a little.

 

[Screaming_Emu]

I just threw up in my mouth a little.

I ran into an aitran fo last night at flight safety ATL. Like the rest of you, he didn't have glowing reviews of his experiences with southwest so far.

 

[ChasenSFO]

Saw one with a purple nosecone the other night. Still have yet to see an AirTran flight come in here in full Southwest colors, but now we only get one or two a day at SFO.

 

[Minuteman]

Saw one with a purple nosecone the other night. Still have yet to see an AirTran flight come in here in full Southwest colors, but now we only get one or two a day at SFO.

Those that LUVCAK call it "Canyon Blue" (but yes, after 90 days it fades to purple and fits nicely into the whole clown car thing they have going)

 

[Beep]

Those that LUVCAK call it "Canyon Blue" (but yes, after 90 days it fades to purple and fits nicely into the whole clown car thing they have going)

Meh... Still looks better than the old " Herb Turds "

 

[Cessnaflyer]

Meh... Still looks better than the old " Herb Turds "

727s always look good

 

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

Saw one with a purple nosecone the other night. Still have yet to see an AirTran flight come in here in full Southwest colors, but now we only get one or two a day at SFO.

That's because you can't see an AirTran flight in all SWA colors. Technically, even the winglet is a violation of SWAPA scope. They filed a grievance because SWA slapped a big sticker on an AirTran airplane with a SWA logo to commemorate the merger three years ago. The SWAPA contract says only SWA pilots can fly planes with the SWA logo or name on it. And they don't consider us SWA pilots until we've "transitioned" to the dark side.

 

[ChasenSFO]

That's because you can't see an AirTran flight in all SWA colors. Technically, even the winglet is a violation of SWAPA scope. They filed a grievance because SWA slapped a big sticker on an AirTran airplane with a SWA logo to commemorate the merger three years ago. The SWAPA contract says only SWA pilots can fly planes with the SWA logo or name on it. And they don't consider us SWA pilots until we've "transitioned" to the dark side.

Ah, interesting. I had seen some planespotters post photos of plane with the "NXXXAT" tail number painted in full SWA colors a while back.

727s always look good

There are some funny stories I've read about SWA...umm..."acquiring" some parts from Braniff to keep the small 727 fleet flying.

 

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

Ah, interesting. I had seen some planespotters post photos of plane with the "NXXXAT" tail number painted in full SWA colors a while back.

Yeah, those are the planes that have "transitioned." They aren't flown by AirTran crews. They just kept the AT tail numbers.

 

[arkflyr]

Here is a goofy one. My father was in one of the last Morris/SWA transition classes to change over, going to have to ask how the scope/certificate issues were figured out.

 

[ChasenSFO]

 

[Cessnaflyer]

Those 200 are beautiful.

 

[CFI A&P]

I have and regularly wear either a ValuJet, Air Florida, Midway or Eastern t-shirt. The looks and conversations they generate are priceless.

 

[arkflyr]

I will resurrect this real quick. Found out the scope issues during the Morris merger weren't much of a big deal. They just operated SWA flights under the Morris certificate and wound them down over a year until everyone transitioned over and the SLC crew base was closed.

 

[Murdoughnut]

Here is a goofy one. My father was in one of the last Morris/SWA transition classes to change over, going to have to ask how the scope/certificate issues were figured out.

Found this on the interwebs too ...

 

[JustinS]

Not necessarily an airline takeover, but another unusual paint scheme. I remember seeing this one a few times. Formerly one of Ford's company aircraft.