Coloured Planes

[fruitsalad]

Does anyone remember the different coloured Planes, and what they were called, and also what happened to them.

[calmck]

Do you mean BA when they painted all the tails of their planes

[Buenchico]

Well, I'm glad that you could make some sort of sense of this question, Calmck. I certainly couldn't!

Assuming that Calmck has got it right, see here for a full history of the designs, together with pictures:
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/British_Airways_ethnic_liveries

[calmck]

The only thing I could think of apart from Easy Jet being orange but tha seemed too simplistic. I think other overseas airlines paint their planes different colours and Virgin is prenominately red.

[Ken4155]

I do recall one airline (Qantas?) advertising Lord Of The Rings on at least one of it's aircraft. Other than that, the only coloured planes i recall seeing are the ones in children's story books:-)

[retrocop]

Budgie ?

[Ken4155]

^
Chopper not hairy plane:-)

[fruitsalad]

No the planes were all different colours all over the bodywork, greens, blues, yellows, you would need to be of a certain age to remember.

[Ken4155]

Greens and yellows? That's camouflage, fruitsalad :-))

[bookbinder]

Do you mean like this?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/airlinerart/30407480893/in/photostream/

[jno]

did they all belong to the same airline?

[ubasses]

Any of these:
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/best-aircraft-livery-design/index.html

[fruitsalad]

Yes jno they all belonged to the same airline, they obviously went out of business a long time ago.

[fruitsalad]

No ubasses none of those, but thanks for the link, If I eventually find out which company it was I will be sure to put it on this post.

[fruitsalad]

The Penny's just dropped they were called Court Line, and based only at Luton Airport I believe.

[fruitsalad]

They also had them in pink :)

[Buenchico]

Full history here:
https://www.yesterdaysairlines.com/airline-history-blog/court-line-halcyon-days

Images here:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/airobilia/court-line-aircraft/

[marval]

I don'tb remember them, here is something about them.

https://www.yesterdaysairlines.com/airline-history-blog/court-line-halcyon-days

[KARL]

Are you thinking of Braniff ?

[Old_Geezer]

Don't recall Court Line, nor the pastel colours. Maybe one needed to be near Luton at the time.

[237SJ]

Many years ago I knew someone who used to fly for Court Line. She was the most outrageous crew member I ever knew and that was in the face of stiff competition.