It's Saturday again, and before the Eurovision song contest kicks off, it's time to watch Boeing paint a 777-300ER for Air New Zealand into a very stylish "All Blacks" Livery. And that black is sharp. From next week, I'll be leaving plane painting behind for a while and go back to what happened in the past on Saturdays. Yes, it's back with a vengeance- Safety Video … [Read more...]
Airplane Repaint Saturday – Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380
It's Saturday again, so it's the turn of the first Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380 to go into the paint shop for its first proper painting into.. well, not the most exciting livery in the world. Another aircraft will hopefully go into the paint shop next week! … [Read more...]
Train Repaint Saturday – First Great Western HST Power Car
It's Saturday, and it is time for something a bit different (and as this is is a TRAVEL blog, trains are fair game. Buses are not - even I have limits). As we close in on the Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee, it's First Great Western (a train operator who operates out of London Paddington to the South West and West of the United Kingdom as well as the Thames … [Read more...]
Airplane Repaint Saturday – British Airways Dove
It's Saturday again so it's time to put another plane in the paint shop to get a new livery. Today, it's the semi-controversial British Airways "Dove" livery to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralymic games. And yes, I like it, but that's besides the point... More airplane repainting next week! … [Read more...]
Airplane Repaint Saturday – Alitalia Airbus A321
It's Saturday again, so it must be time to put another plane in the paint shop. This week, an Alitalia Airbus A321 getting a fresh coat in the paintshop. More of course next week! … [Read more...]
Airplane Repaint Saturday: Qantas A380
It's Saturday, and time for an aircraft to enter the paint shop As Qantas's Nancy Bird (their first A380) prepares to retake to the skies after it's extended break on the ground after her engine incident over 18 months ago, here's a video of her getting her first paint job in 2008. More airplane repainting next week! … [Read more...]
Airplane Repaint Saturday – Horizon Air CRJ
It's Saturday again, so it must be time to strip a plane out of one set of colours and into new colours. This time, it's a Bombardier CRJ being cleaned of its Frontier Airlines colours and into Washington State University colours for Horizon Air... More of course next week! … [Read more...]
Airplane Repaint Saturday – Contiental “Peter Max”
It's Saturday again, so it must be time for a Airplane repaint. This week, it's Continental Airlines 777 getting the Peter Max once over. The livery was applied to celebrate New York City 2000 World Capital of the Millennium. It was painted over sadly. And that grey, white, blue and a gold band does get... boring after all... … [Read more...]
Airplane Repaint Saturday – Air New Zealand A320
It's late Saturday (sorry - some of us have been busy), so it must be time for Airplane build and paint Saturday. Today it's Air New Zealand All Blacks A320 going into the shop for building... and painting More next week! … [Read more...]
Airplane Repaint Saturday – Eva Air Hello Kitty A330 Kawaii
It's Saturday, and it's time for the Kawaii crazy people to come out from under the cuteness as Eva Air paints an Airbus A330 for Kitty-Chan. Eva Air are operating up to 4 Hello Kitty routes. For those who love the cuteness Hello Kitty Jets will be flying between Seoul, Toyko, Sapporo and Hong Kong... Head to http://evakitty.evaair.com/ch/ - and turn down your … [Read more...]
