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  1. 11-20-2008, 08:37 PM #1
    LGA777
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    Air France joins the Euro Retro Scheme Bandwagen

    Wow almost every major carrier in Europe has one of these now, pretty nice !

    http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6416992

    If we could only see more Airlines do this in the US !

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  2. 11-20-2008, 09:32 PM #2
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    Re: Air France joins the Euro Retro Scheme Bandwagen

    Neat. What's with the ginormous reg?
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
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  3. 11-22-2008, 07:22 PM #3
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    Slick-looking AF retrojet

    http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6417592&nseq=6

    I dig.
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  4. 11-23-2008, 04:44 PM #4
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    Re: Slick-looking AF retrojet

    Quote Originally Posted by flyboy 28
    http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6417592&nseq=6

    I dig.
    After that second photo I dig it a lot, Beautiful scheme. You guys notice in the second photo how reflective the lower grey area is? The piano keys are very visible in both the front and back of the aircraft. And that has to be the biggest reg I have ever seen, nice.

    Do any of our European friends on here have any idea if this particuliar A-320 has any significane or why it was chosen? At C/N 063 and being around 20 years old it might not stay in the fleet that long, and a lot of these schemes last around 5 years so just surprised they did not pick another aircraft. I don't know about you guys but a 777-300ER sure would look sweet in that scheme.

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  5. 11-23-2008, 04:47 PM #5
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    Re: Air France joins the Euro Retro Scheme Bandwagen

    Its a shame, (for us in the USA anyway) that those European airlines have all chosen baby Airbus aircraft to carry those schemes. Just prior to "911" Luftansa had reportedly been planning a retro scheme on an A340.

    As for US airlines, American, Delta and US Airways have all given us retro schemes. Would be nice if Continental would reach back to the 1960s for one though...

    Speaking of which, whatever happened to United's plan to put retro schemes on a 777 and 747?

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    Re: Air France joins the Euro Retro Scheme Bandwagen

    Delta has a retro? Aside, of course, from whatever is still kicking around in the Ron Allen :>
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  7. 11-25-2008, 12:52 AM #7
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    Re: Air France joins the Euro Retro Scheme Bandwagen

    Quote Originally Posted by Mateo
    Delta has a retro? Aside, of course, from whatever is still kicking around in the Ron Allen :>
    They HAD one... The 767-200 - N102DA in 75th Anniv Colors.... :D
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  8. 11-25-2008, 12:35 PM #8
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    Re: Air France joins the Euro Retro Scheme Bandwagen

    Quote Originally Posted by Mateo
    Delta has a retro? Aside, of course, from whatever is still kicking around in the Ron Allen :>
    Had [-ish].

    http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=269096

    edit; Whoops, didn't see your post, Tom.
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  9. 11-25-2008, 12:48 PM #9
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    Re: Air France joins the Euro Retro Scheme Bandwagen

    Wow, that 2nd photo makes me digg it too. Can't beelive hte size of the registration.


    it can be called the official plane of the Low Vision Society. wow.
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  10. 11-25-2008, 05:21 PM #10
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    Re: Air France joins the Euro Retro Scheme Bandwagen

    Now for the real challenge... keeping it clean... :lol:

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