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  1. 04-06-2011, 04:10 PM #1
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    Post PHOTOS: United Airlines Reveals Retro “Friend Ship” Livery

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    PHOTOS: United Airlines Reveals Retro “Friend Ship” Livery

    In celebration of their 85th birthday, United Airlines unveiled an Airbus A320 painted in their classic "Friend Ship" livery at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
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  2. 04-06-2011, 04:21 PM #2
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    FREAKING AWESOME!!!! Now bring back the next Livery too!!!!
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    Very cool !
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    Few thoughts:
    -Great job on the photos to Eric!
    -Would've looked better on the 757, and best on the 747 or 737 (ya I know the 37 isn't an option)
    -Would be better on the airbus if they were with bare metal engines instead of painted.
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  5. 04-06-2011, 08:47 PM #5
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    I can't wait to see that beauty in person!
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    Really looks good - do they bring the A320 into LGA?
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    I have seen them :-)

    United Airlines Airbus A319-131 tail number N826UA (cn 989) on final for LGA RWY 31. Notice the different cover on the number 1 engine

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  8. 04-06-2011, 11:15 PM #8
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    Hey Guys.... Back in NY

    Here are some more shots from todays festivities.

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    i like it! for some reason those colors look really good on the A320. is this the only retro scheme they're going to do? i remember seeing a bunch of COA schemes that the employees got to pick from and personally thought that since the airline is going through the trouble of painting one they ought to just paint them all, sorta like what US did.
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    Nice job with the photo's and coverage Eric, and nice job with the scheme United. I took my first flights on United in 1974 routing TPA-ATL-AVL (they had a mini ATL hub back then) and both the DC-10-10 and 737-200 I flew on that morning where in that scheme. And to answer Moose's question UA does currently use the A-320 on seven of their LGA flights, it serves EWR also but not sure on the number.
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  11. 04-07-2011, 08:14 AM #11
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    Nice job Eric... but where are the Black & White and Slide Film looks? And you must also throw in a Polaroid...
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    Just messing around with Photoshop... used the original release photos from United and used some channel tricks and grain to get some old looks ... I love it!!

    Now, if it could be on a 707 or something!



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    Quote Originally Posted by gonzalu View Post
    Just messing around with Photoshop... used the original release photos from United and used some channel tricks and grain to get some old looks ... I love it!!
    Problem is the A320 is not old.
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    That looks simply awesome! Great shots. Can't wait to see it in Boston.
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    Quote Originally Posted by eric8669 View Post
    Problem is the A320 is not old.
    in my renderings, it is!
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