Frontier Airlines Yak-42

"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired) 04/24/2017 at 16:30 • Filed to: Yak

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This is what happens when the graphics department doesn’t know their airplanes.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > someassemblyrequired 04/24/2017 at 16:33

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That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > someassemblyrequired 04/24/2017 at 16:35

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Is Charlotte’s airport abbreviation really CLT? That’s so unfortunate.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > someassemblyrequired 04/24/2017 at 16:36

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As a pedant: sometimes what the project requires is an easily manipulated image source that fits the bill for the broader goal and for which any anomalies won’t be detected by 99% of the population.

someassemblyrequired > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 04/24/2017 at 16:41

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Yeah I totally understand but I’d think Yak-42 clip art would require some serious effort to find especially when compared to a 737.

someassemblyrequired > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/24/2017 at 16:42

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Oops

Takuro Spirit > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 04/24/2017 at 16:43

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Ash78, voting early and often > someassemblyrequired 04/24/2017 at 16:43

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I was poring over the cities until I realized it was much simpler than that. How on earth did this get a greenlight? I mean, I know Frontier employs like 12 people, but at least 3 of them must have seen this.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > someassemblyrequired 04/24/2017 at 16:47

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You’re not wrong about that haha

someassemblyrequired > Ash78, voting early and often 04/24/2017 at 16:49

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I think Bob Loblaw had the real answer above - something easy to change quickly that’s on hand. Alternative theory: they really like 70s soviet airplanes. Or Yaks in general.

Ash78, voting early and often > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 04/24/2017 at 16:52

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When I worked at an agency, this would warrant a serious reprimand (or worse). In-house, though, the aircraft are your core product and the art assets should be pretty well managed to not include things outside your fleet. If I had to guess, it was an agency mock-up that just accidentally made it to print without that key change.

haveacarortwoorthree2 > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/24/2017 at 17:01

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Except I think that Frontier only flies Airbus products. Of course, Frontier flying either a plane that Boeing stopped making 30+ years ago or a Yak-42 wouldn’t surprise me!

ttyymmnn > someassemblyrequired 04/24/2017 at 17:07

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Except that Frontier has been flying only Airbuses since 2005.

ttyymmnn > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/24/2017 at 17:26

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Cool 727, bro.

ttyymmnn > haveacarortwoorthree2 04/24/2017 at 17:26

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Correct. Frontier retired their last 737 in 2005.

ttyymmnn > someassemblyrequired 04/24/2017 at 17:31

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A yak, you say?

Here, we see both a widebody and a regional yak.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > haveacarortwoorthree2 04/24/2017 at 17:36

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Think you missed it... that ain’t no 727.

ranwhenparked > someassemblyrequired 04/24/2017 at 17:46

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I would think Frontier would already have a bunch of stock images of their own planes available on their intranet for this sort of thing. At least, that’s been the situation at every company where I’ve worked - photos of products, logos, facilities, etc. were all there for whatever department needed them.

someassemblyrequired > ttyymmnn 04/25/2017 at 20:45

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You’re right. That’s what I get for being picky. I’m stuck in the 1980s, still thinking they have 737-200s:

someassemblyrequired > ranwhenparked 04/25/2017 at 20:47

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Yeah I’m guessing one of the airports might have put this one together on their own, Frontier might not have gotten them a stock image before their deadline.

someassemblyrequired > haveacarortwoorthree2 04/25/2017 at 20:48

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Ha yeah apparently it’s still 1985 for me, and the 737-200s are still red and Frontier isn’t a terrible airline.