Chris Trott wrote:
I still remember when so many people around here were acting like it was a major travesty for SWA to dare change the scheme. Now everyone loves it.
Blimey, that surprises me
The early scheme was so mundane, nice scheme but poor colour use, then this...vibrant and a good use of colour matching too.
I would be one that on seeing the new livery I'd look forward to seeing the last of the old going to the paint shop.
Garry
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
I agree, but there's something to be said for tradition too. The old colors had been in place almost unchanged since Southwest started operations in 1971 and were kinda a defining thing for many Texans. The only real variation ever introduced to the Desert Gold scheme was that originally, the name spanned the rear fuselage and tail. This was later modified to have "Southwest" on the tail only.
Either way, there is at least one "Desert Gold" aircraft that will stay in the fleet ("Metallic Gold One" - N792SW) and one musuem example, so it's not all gone.
Blues are often too dark to be used in large quantities and lose impact when it gets too light
Southwest hit the shade bang on and the chosen red sits perfectly between the orange and blue, the orange too is just the right shade to be truly orange and yet compliment, not compete with the red.
It looks warm and cozy
Garry
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
The cover of this months 'Texas Monthly' magazine.
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I didn't think about that.
