For me, it turns the elegant idea into something creepy.Totally disagree, it’s an iconic livery in the making in my opinion.
..like on the roof of the ACC). Black, on the other hand, is always fashionable. until they lost their minds. Cyclic bankruptcies in tI’ve seen this before, but it was nicer on Delta – Image: Air CanadaSo, let’s see. The design bureau must be happy – I am sure the cheque for their effort (?) Air Canada livery painted on PMDG Boeing 777 LRX model. Those old aircraft are a disgrace to the country of Canada much more so than the new livery, and need to be retired ASAP.government protection?
I really like the current “ice” livery and the tail of their rouge livery. Air Canada’s blue livery stood out in a uniquely clean, optimistic way.Black is a reminder of the depression-era, it is a lack of colour steeped in evil – it is emissions, soot, and pollution and only looks classy and timeless when very carefully applied. I said what we were all thinking as Canadian AvGeeks. Tracking Air Canada’s Repainted Fleet The three initial repainted aircraft are A321s C-GJWI and C-GJWO, and 787-8 C-GHPQ. While not a crown corp per say it will always be a Crony Corp.Planes are expensive.
Even WestJet Encore has the same livery as WestJet. Maybe if they put some gray maple leafs (think current Team Canada hockey jerseys) on the black.I’m not sure what AC is trying to do. It’s strange how a livery can make us all feel like this.Air Canada would get a lot more of my attention if they had pledged to have no seat under 18 inches wide in long haul instead of waisting time and money on this superficial branding exercise.I agree with you Bernie, I don’t like this livery, if they were going to change the nice blue, they should have incorporated more red instead of black.I still think the light blue was the nicest Air Canada livery of them all, it has nothing on the orange and silver CP Air livery of the 70’s and 80’s though….No, the Trans Canada livery with the maple leaf and speedbird was the best.Not so much of a new livery, they’ve had this scheme of close to this back in the 80’s I think it was.
).If you look on the Winkreative website, it mentions that the livery “helps to reassert the airline’s position as its nation’s flag carrier”. I have seen many improvements to the offical scheme since its release on Feb 09.
I ask myself if the airline ever used focus groups or invited ideas through social media before short listing the scheme. The only difference between the two liveries now is the colour. I’m lost. Black is a very common colo(u)r in Canada. !I am Canadian and I dont like the new look at all. Those 767, A330, and A320!
Yes it closely resembles two other liveries you noted, but wow, that was a long winded story and unnecessary rant.
You know what this livery is? But they really want everyone to know that this is an Air Canada plane, that’s why they used the highest contrast possible for their name: black text on a white background…you know, like on work documents. I think it’s smart, distinctive, interesting, and appealing.
An airline with obsolete ideas flying antique airplanes with a government protecting them from serious competition.Thanks for the insightful reply. It will no doubt become a classic. Avianca: Download Avianca. Air Canada 787-8 New 2017 Livery C-GHPQ (1:200) By SkyMarks Airliners Models Item Number: SKR970 About Air Canada 787-8 New 2017 Livery C-GHPQ (1:200)About SkyMarks Airliners ModelsSkymarks Models Airliners - For larger scale airliner models true diecast medal models can be very expensive and difficult to find. I think that the new Air Canada look is sleek, elegant and will ultimately prove to be a long-standing livery. The ‘raccoon mask’ on the windows is way too thick and it just looks disgusting, and I admired that stunning baby blue livery Air Canada used to have, so much that when buying aircraft models, the first one I would look for is AC, but now, I wouldn’t buy an aircraft model of this even if someone paid me.You have a lot of hatred for paint on an airplane. You nailed it, this “refresh” is very bland and disappointing…I know not everyone agrees but I always liked the current light blue livery. Anyways, love the new livery…just sayin’…The thing about the Blue is that it was eye-catching and unique. Do people buy tickets just b/c of the livery (well, some do, but most don’t)?The brand creates a culture, an awareness, and really a feeling about a company. Rouge’s livery isn’t perfect, but it’s more visually appealing than the new AC livery. Especially so in this case because it consumes practically the entire surface of the tail and belly. Now go back to the Air Canada rendering.It doesn’t look mean, classy, or futuristic. Am I way off here?
… Why in gods name would the go from that to terrible livery?Definitely do not like it much. I’ll agree for a moment that black isn’t a super ‘Canadian’ colour (in that it’s not really part of any of our major symbols), but neither is baby blue! The return of the iconic Air Canada logo is definitely a plus in my opinion.Moving from the 90’s white body/black tail with the dark maple leaf to the pale blue body/flecked green tail with dark maple leaf was a little startling at first for me, but after awhile I loved the look – Air Canada stood out against the standard Euro-white liveries of almost any other operator, and maintaining the distinctly Canadian leaf image was a no-brainer…. Get weekly updates on Flightradar24 and have the latest aviation news land in your inbox.Join over 500,000 subscribers and get access to 50+ premium-only features including:Air Canada unveiled its new livery yesterday, repainting an initial three aircraft for simultaneous events in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Better than previous iterations, and definitely a superior "mask". The stark contrast of the red and black reminds of the iconic CN rail locomotive. They went from one of the best liveries to one of the worst.While I think the new livery looks sleek and clean, it’s so generic. Some of which are over 28 years old! Black is a reminder of the depression-era, it is a lack of colour steeped in evil – it is emissions, soot, and pollution and only looks classy and timeless when very carefully applied. In the past, we’ve gone Air Canada will repaint the Air Canada mainline and Air Canada Express fleets in the new livery. I’ll grant that it does seem a bit Delta-ish to me, though. I don’t like it. I’d hope a bit more red and white, like the colour on our Canadian flag.