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First United Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' rolls out of paint hangar
United Airlines' first Boeing787 "Dreamliner" rolled out of Boeing's paint hanger in Everett, Wash., this morning. United webcast the event to an eager group of aviation enthusiasts. Comments poured in from viewers around world, both on United's moderated webcast page and unfiltered on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. (travel.usatoday.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
It is cool to see the 787 ready to fly! I do have to say, however, every time I see that livery, I think Continental. I think United and Continental could have come up with something better than slapping a "United" on the Continental livery.
Couldn't have said it better myself!! There was so many different ways they could have combined the two paint schemes and made an entirely new one instead of lazily changing the title at the front. It looks like any 3 year old could have come up with that. Just one of the many ways new United management is dragging down a great airline sadly.
Theres rumors saying the UNITED part of the design i just a sticker covering Continentals words, at the least they could have mixed the original United colors Tulip/Battleship,with Continentals paint. Hell the could have just brought back the battle ship livery. I'm pretty sure everyone liked that.
How about Continental's original livery -- gold and whie with a few black accent strokes? Bob Six had it right: "the proud bir with the golden tail". Just sayin'..
Amen, or the street version of that " the proud bird with the brass A#$"
Didn't they used to be a red or red/orange accent stripe down the side with that black?
This is an interesting site. Scroll down to United and then to its number 3. That's probably the red/orange stripe you're remembering. The website shows lots of airlines with the years they were flying those liveries.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/12/24/business/airplane-livery.html
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/12/24/business/airplane-livery.html
I don't know why it's listed under DEFUNCT AIRLINES but go back in there 3 or 4 and there is a picture of the Old Continental livery that I am speaking of. The only BLACK is the name.
Yes, I see there are Continentals under 3 and 4 but nothing about "BLACK" ... no matter. It was kind of a nice trip down memory lane I thought.