At Manchester today, I noticed a couple of strange things.
Nothing unusual there, you might think. 😉
An MD90 of Hello Jet (HB-JIB) and an MD82 of Alexandrair (SX-BMP) both had text on their engine cowlings identifying them as a Boeing MD90 and a Boeing MD82 respectively.
Now, I understand about Boeing now owning McDonnell-Douglas and all associated brands and trademarks but how in the name of sanity can the Boeing brand be placed on aircraft that were built by another manufacturer in the past?
It looks like an attempt to airbrush two major players out of the history of aviation and I wonder what next? Boeing DC3s, Boeing DC8s and Boeing Phantom IIs?
Its just the same as when a airline takes over another or when they merge. Remember Caladonian and Flying Colours merged to create JMC and then got taken over or rebranded as Thomas Cook, nothing remains or Caladonian, Flying Colours or JMC Air.
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