My brother doesn't like the new livery. But he may be confused.

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 03/01/2019 at 15:05 • Filed to: None

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Landing at Chicago Midway, short runway, lots of brakes. Very smooth flight from OAK.

AestheticsInMotion > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/01/2019 at 15:18

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Hope you're vaccinated... 

TheRealBicycleBuck > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/01/2019 at 15:18

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My wife and daughter took a connecting flight in Chicago just yesterday! New Orleans -> Chicago -> New York. They said things were fairly bumpy on the leg to Newark. 

WilliamsSW > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/01/2019 at 15:19

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Get it down, get it stopped is what they’re focused on landing at MDW. Not enough room to play around. Airspace rules and obstacle clearance limit how you can approach some of the runways, too (mainly landing to the southwest).

Are you here a while or just passing through?

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/01/2019 at 15:26

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Better livery:

Even better livery:

Hi, Mrs. O.C.

benjrblant > ttyymmnn 03/01/2019 at 15:34

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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 15:37

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I was gonna say I like the whale plane.

ttyymmnn > benjrblant 03/01/2019 at 15:38

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Now that you mention it, this might be one of the best:

WilliamsSW > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 03/01/2019 at 15:38

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That’s Shamu to you, buster! 

facw > ttyymmnn 03/01/2019 at 15:39

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I prefer the brown/bronze/whatever. I think the new one is better than the previous one though. The blue and the red always seemed to clash on that one to me.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/01/2019 at 15:39

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I’ve seen this one at Seatac

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > ttyymmnn 03/01/2019 at 15:51

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I flew on this one once! I haven’t even seen the whale plane and I haven’t gotten a flight on the CA flag livery , either

ttyymmnn > facw 03/01/2019 at 15:59

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I guess I’m just not a fan of the trend towards the painted empennage. At least the older SW liveries kept the coloring along the rest of the fuselage underside. I think the previous livery (my first photo) does a nice job of accentuating the curvy lines of the 737 itself. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 03/01/2019 at 16:01

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I love the name of that one - the Salmon Thirty Salmon.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 03/01/2019 at 16:06

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You know they actually fly freshly caught alaskan salmon from alaska to Seattle on those!

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ttyymmnn 03/01/2019 at 16:06

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That has to be my favorite WN special scheme.

The Western Pacific Simpsons themed aircraft is high on that list of custom paint schemes as well. Heck, like cars, aircraft look great in yellow:

ttyymmnn > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 03/01/2019 at 16:11

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Agreed. At my local airport, with its overwhelming procession of plain white planes and blue Southwests, this Spirit was a breath of fresh air.

ttyymmnn > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 03/01/2019 at 16:12

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The curved lines of the 737 really help this fantastic livery.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 03/01/2019 at 16:16

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Did I ever share this photo stream with you? It’s got some fantastic historical shots from MDW. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > WilliamsSW 03/01/2019 at 16:29

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Since it’s sea world, the top fin should be folded over...

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn 03/01/2019 at 16:32

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Yeah, the MD flag is pretty awesome to begin with, the livery just solidifies that.

facw > ttyymmnn 03/01/2019 at 17:25

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It’s definitely a trend, and not always an improvement, but here I think less red is good. Also I like that it has the logo on the bottom. It’s always a little surprising to me how often airlines leave that blank given how many people are near airports and see planes from below at reasonable altitude.

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > ttyymmnn 03/01/2019 at 17:55

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MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/01/2019 at 18:39

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Welcome to Chicago anyway 

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 03/02/2019 at 00:18

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Very cool, thanks! The shots from the 80s-00s bring back a lot of memories of all the defunct airlines that called Midway home.

It’s bustling now thanks to SWA , but it nearly died after Midway Airlines collapsed. 

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 03/02/2019 at 00:21

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What the hell is that airplane doing?

Clearly a low pass, but it’s clean?

ttyymmnn > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 03/02/2019 at 07:55

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I did a little Internet digging, and the people at Sea World will tell you that the fin droop is normal. Bullshit. It’s because of the shitty diet they feed those animals. We used to take our kids there, and we enjoyed the shows. I’ve soured on it now. 

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 03/02/2019 at 08:00

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I went back and looked, and all the caption says is, “Maryland One performs a fly-by at Dallas Love Field.” So maybe they were doing something in honor of rolling out the livery ? Certainly not an air show at DAL.