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Originally Posted by gospodin
If you read the post, we were actually talking about fuel economy, not money saved. But yeah, there is a monetary consideration. The thing is, a flashy livery attracts customers, believe it or not. And it sets the planes apart from their competitors. Many times, graphics are applied, rather than painted on, which saves a ton of money, since they can be stripped and re-applied within a few days.
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I Was Answering The Question. The Fuel Saving Was Secondary And Not Really A Question, But A Sub Question To Why Don't Airliners Remove Paint From All Thier Planes?
Interesting. Yes It's Flashy To Joe Public, But Do Cargo Customers Really Care? Harks Bact to The Days Of Flying Tigers. Damned Planes Were Not Flashy At All, But Very Dirty & Unkempt. I Doubt Half Thier Customers Even Knew Who Thier Freight Was Being Hauled By, Contracts, Sub Contracts, Ground Courier Interchange, etc.
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P.S. why do airlines only remove the paint off from cargo liners and not the passenger jets? Example, CX & JAL cargo, their cargo liners originally had paint on the fuselage, but most have been removed recently
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