Livery Requirements
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From: Reclined
Really, is that why American's planes are just bare metal with a few painted stripes?
The paint is there my friend because there is so much composites and plastics all over the CRJ and EMB that leaving it bare metal would look extremely bad. Look at how desperate they are to save weight. There is at least 50 pounds of paint (if not more) on these RJ's... that 50 pound loss would add up to a nice yearly fuel savings per plane...
They have paint on them because they have to, that's why.



