Looking through some of the posts and through Airliners.net you can’t help but notice all the dirty aircraft(especially Air France)
Don’t these airlines have some sort of washing system they can
use. I mean most domestic aircraft have a bit of down time in the early hours of the morning so why aren’t they given a scrub up then
By: andrew_airbus - 17th August 2003 at 14:49
I think a dirty aircraft is a reflection of the airline. If the aircraft is dirty people might not think they are clean or even to the extent that they are not safe!!!
By: skycruiser - 17th August 2003 at 03:00
Operating a dirty aircraft uses more fuel because of the extra drag the dirt creates. I believe it was crossair that washed their aircraft every month and they stated it saved them a considerable amount on fuel over the year.
By: steve rowell - 17th August 2003 at 02:11
Aviation and sex, what a way to fly
By: Ren Frew - 17th August 2003 at 02:02
Here’s the Hefner bird, what a beauty. I’d have loved to have been a fly on the wall on those flights!:D
By: B777boy - 17th August 2003 at 01:55
let see if i can get some links in haha
It looks like this is about as close as you get with a black livey these days. . .
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/336374/M/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/188097/M/
Maybe more black in the years to come!
By: steve rowell - 17th August 2003 at 01:54
Your own DC9 full of Playboy bunnies
By: Ren Frew - 17th August 2003 at 01:53
Yes, he had a gorgeous black DC-9 with Playboy logos, It’s now in Aero California colours. It looked fantastic in black though !
Discovery Wings channel quite often repeat the Hefner programme about his aviation interests.
By: steve rowell - 17th August 2003 at 01:47
I believe Hugh Heffner has a black DC9
By: Ren Frew - 17th August 2003 at 01:45
Hmmm… As AF is one of the original “cost saving” liveries, with it being predominately white for over 20 years, you have to wonder how much penny pinching goes on if they can’t even take a pride in the odd hose down once a week or more.
Why not have black planes if they want to look washed whilst being unwashed ?
Actually… I’s love to see a black livery
😎
By: B777boy - 17th August 2003 at 01:30
Air France stated that they don’t wash as frequesntly as other carriers as a cost saving measure. This is just plain lazy. I’d much rather spend my money flying on a clean plane then a dirty plane!
It also says something about how much they care for there aircraft, not washed in a while? when was the last time the serviced?
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