Originally Posted by
Hatesheavys
I didn’t care for the new paint at first but the more fleet types I’ve seen it on, the more I like it. A GS guy I sat by the other day commented to me on how much he likes the changes UAL has made, (including the AC paint and terminal remodels). He told me it was the best product we’ve had since our CAL days prior to Sept 11, and mentioned specifically how crappy it was under Jeff Smisek. Good to hear! Funny too, he seemed to assume all the newly painted jets were brand new airplanes.
Really IMHO, anything was better than just taking stock block letters and stamping UNITED on the side of the continental paint job..... that looked like a cheap fix.