North American Trivia - Solved!

[PhilDernerJr]

I learned something recently that surprised me. I'm almost disappointed I never realized it sooner.Let's see if anyone here can figure it out.

The North American Airlines paint scheme was inspired very closely from what other airline?

I will give no other clues, except show you a thumbnail of the NAA scheme.

[jetphotos:6290b]http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6123443[/jetphotos:6290b]

No cheating.

[nwafan20]

Total guess in the dark here, but based on their history with El Al (reason for creation, and owned 24.9% stake in it), i'm going to say them.

[Alex T]

If It was not for the Flag, I would have thought Ryan Air the EU Airline.

Alex

[T-Bird76]

It does have similar traits to Tower Air.

[Art at ISP]

I was going to say Tower Air as well. Good eye Tommy.

[T-Bird76]

Ok Phil enough time has pasted...what's the story? We are dying to know.

[PhilDernerJr]

I doubt you're that eager, but I want you guy to look around a bit more. Think.

One SLIGHT clue: If you saw the other airline's scheme, there would be no mistaking where the idea for NAA scheme came from.

Also, don't confuse logo with scheme. Two different things.

[markg]

I would say Caledonian Airways

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1286100/M/

[PhilDernerJr]

GOOD WORK, MARK!!

[airlinerstp://www.airliners.net/open.file/1286099/L/[/airlinersairlinerstp://www.airliners.net/open.file/1219738/L/[/airliners:3c065]

When North American first came to be, a Caledonian 757 was dry leased for just a few months. The President liked the scheme and kept it. Slap on a sexy flag and the North American titles and there you have it.

CALEDONIAN LIVES! haha

I also learned that the first 757 that was our was N757NA. I inquired as to where it is these days and it turns out it's now another one of my favorites....serving as a freighter with TNT, registered TF-FID. :D !!!

[airlinerstp://www.airliners.net/open.file/1286151/L/[/airliners:3c065]

HOWEVER, I do not right now know the reg of the aircraft that was dry-leased from Caledonian. Would anyone have any way of figuring that out?

[markg]

Phil

I believe it was N757NA

Mark

[PhilDernerJr]

N757NA was leased from another company, and is not the first one that we used.

I did a little more research, and found it!

We began doing charters for El Al, and we dry-leased this G-BPEA and put El Al titles on it.

[airlinerstp://www.airliners.net/open.file/0370171/L/[/airlinersIt hopped around to a few other airlines afterward...

NationAir:

[airlinerstp://www.airliners.net/open.file/0597248/L/[/airlinersA wild scheme here with Cebu Pacific:

[airlinerstp://www.airliners.net/open.file/0647726/L/[/airliners...and now is with Air Slovakia.

[airlinerstp://www.airliners.net/open.file/1291204/L/[/airlinersNow I need to fly to Slovakia to get a pic of this thing. :-/