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Tail section for Qatar Airways’ first A380 rolls out of paint shop
The vertical tail section for the first A380 for Qatar Airways has been painted with the airline’s trademark oryx logo at Airbus facilities in Hamburg. The painting was completed earlier this week and the assembly of the airline’s first A380… Continue reading
The RAF Hawk Display Team has unveiled its new paint design for the 2012 AirShow season
RAF Display Team has a heart
The RAF Hawk Display Team has unveiled its new paint design for the 2012 airshow season – featuring the “Heart Roundel” logo of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund (RAFBF), the RAF’s leading welfare… Continue reading
Boeing Demonstrates Multi-location Paint Capability for Royal Australian Air Force
Boeing subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has delivered the first two of 65 repainted aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) from two separate facilities.
The RAAF accepted a repainted Orion AP-3C aircraft at RAAF Base Edinburgh in South… Continue reading
First THAI A380 rolls out of paint shop
The first A380 for Thai Airways International (THAI) was rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg over the weekend, bearing the airline’s distinctive livery.
This marks the completion of the painting and cabin installation work on the… Continue reading
Boeing Wins Contract to Paint Royal Australian Air Force Fleet
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 16, 2012 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has been awarded a three-year contract to perform aircraft surface finishing services for the Royal… Continue reading
Retro-inspired paint scheme for CoNA is a wrap
During 2011, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) celebrated the Centennial of Naval Aviation (CoNA) with “green” vinyl wrap applications on historic aircraft displays. Being mindful of environmental impact and cost efficiency, both NAWCWD sites at China Lake and… Continue reading
Tail section for THAI’s first A380 rolls out of paint shop
The vertical tail section for the first A380 for Thai Airways International (THAI) has been painted with the airline’s orchid logo at Airbus facilities in Hamburg. The painting was completed at the weekend and the section is now being prepared… Continue reading
First Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental in Lufthansa livery
The new jumbo leaves Boeing’s paint shop with the flying crane emblem on its tailfin
The first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental emerged from the paint hangar at Boeing’s Everett factory near Seattle last evening resplendent in the Lufthansa livery. The fuselage… Continue reading
Refurbished Boeing 737 Paint Hangar Opens to Meet Rate Increase
Boeing has opened a new paint hangar near its Renton, Wash., facility that will help increase its Next-Generation 737 production capacity. The 737 program currently produces 31.5 airplanes per month and expects to go to 35 per month in early… Continue reading
T-6 trainer gets wings-off inspection, historic paint scheme at FRCSE
The Navy’s Training Air Wing (TRAWING) 6 commander and the “Wildcats†of Training Squadron (VT) 10 visited Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) May 19 to thank the artisans and support personnel who conducted a specialized inspection and applied a vintage… Continue reading
First Korean Air A380 rolled out of paint shop
The first A380 for Korean Air has been rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg bearing the airline’s distinctive livery.
The aircraft is the first of 10 A380s ordered by the airline. Korean Air will become the sixth… Continue reading
Boeing Readies GOL Airplane with Chrome-Free Paint for Reduced Environmental Impact
SEATTLE, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) recently prepared a new GOL Airlines 737-800 for Boeing’s first-ever application of a chrome-free primer to a single-aisle airplane bound for revenue service.
As part of Boeing’s life cycle approach to reducing… Continue reading