Originally Posted by
BE19Pilot
I think it would be wise to get rid of the Colgan brand...I was on elevator at the hotel today, and one of the riders noticed my badge. She remarked that I worked the airline that had the crash, and would never fly on "my" airline. I was obviously very embarassed, and to be honest a little hurt by this encounter. However, it illustrated to me loud and clear that the Colgan brand needs to go. In particular the hedious ( in my opinion ) so-called, "Captain America" paintjob. It isn't so much that I dislike the livery, but almost every SAAB painted in this livery looks terrible due to the age and upkeep on these airplanes. Add some "blue juice" streaked down the side, and I want to put a bag over my head before I walk in the terminal.
Regards,
ex-Navy Rotorhead
I agree, I would love to see a name change but the company can not do it too quickly because the new name would make news as well.
As far as the Captain America paint jobs they need to get rid of those if for nothing else than just the fact "Colgan Air" is posted across the sides of them. Since there are few Colgans at Colgan and only 1 with any pull I do not see the reason to keep the name.