In my opinion, these former liveries still hold up well today. I hate how they were changed in favor of worse-looking liveries.

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Tortex_88@reddit

Love that BA livery for some reason. Not even sure why.. It's technically nothing special.. But my heart yearns to see it on a 747.

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jocdoc82@reddit

So true. I love it every time I see it.

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Outrageous_1845@reddit

A BA 747 with that livery is the epitome of the Golden Era of Aviation.

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nugeythefloozey@reddit

It’s a great livery, but it looks more dated compared to the current one. We wouldn’t like it as much if it hadn’t been retired

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Lolpo555@reddit

It looks extremely corporate, strong and British. Same thing happens to me with the old American Airlines one

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gm0ney2000@reddit

I was never a big fan of Air Canada's toothpaste livery. I don't mind the tail and sunglasses on the new one. But otherwise it's pretty staid.

Avianca was really nice. Boring now.

BA's Landor livery was iconic. So very British. Their current look is not. Don't like the stylized flag on the tail.

Iberia's was very 70s. Looks like a flying rec room. I'd expect shag carpets in there. New one is kind of dull but I don't hate it.

LOT looks the same now except without the stripe...

Korean's new look is a big downgrade, but I wasn't a fan of the old look.

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Q_Pups@reddit

You might be the first person I’ve ever seen say that they prefer the mint toothpaste AC livery over the new one.

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Sasquatch-d@reddit

I’ll be the 2nd. I loved the glacier blue look. I don’t know why everyone hated that color so much.

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Illustrious_Ad1337@reddit

Yeah and the big maple leaf of the tail looked outstanding. So unique, and immediately identifiable. Especially at airports like Heathrow. The new one is too generic

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trex226@reddit

The thing about the toothpaste is that it’s just so different to everything else, and in true Canadian fashion it just looks so damn good against the snow. I love and miss the toothpaste too…

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BaboTron@reddit

That paint was beautiful. It was metallic, which doesn’t really show up in pictures.

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MyNameWouldntFi@reddit

When they were clean they looked good. When they were working hard and hadn't been cleaned in a while they were extremely ugly lol

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flightist@reddit

It looks good from a distance but good lord the effect is lost when you’re up close.

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Raging-Fuhry@reddit

I second the toothpaste AC livery as the best one.

The new one is boring and bland, the mint livery just felt very Canadian.

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Rptorbandito@reddit

I also think the new AC livery tries way too hard to be a "cool" paint scheme with its black paint around the cockpit. And the got rid of the maple leaf's veins.

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Ok_Suggestion_6092@reddit

When I think about tooth paste planes I think Silkway.

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seeasea@reddit

That's because they're infringing on aquafresh's logo

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armored-dinnerjacket@reddit

waiting for the day someone says they miss this gem of a toothpaste livery

[(https://assets.airtrfx.com/media-em/hb/221211_aircraft_air.jpg)]

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True-Industry-4057@reddit

I might be the one person on the planet who likes both. The old one was iconic, and the new one is so clean.

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anotherthrowaway436@reddit

That makes two of us! The old toothpaste livery was great, new one is clean, slick and modern.

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I'm always hoping they do a special throwback livery on their 1970s-80s red with the white roundel. Especially now that they have have repainted the aircraft that wore the heritage TCA livery (to the best of my knowledge).

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XtremegamerL@reddit

They retired the original A319 the TCA livery was on, but they have since painted a new A220 (C-GNBN) with it.

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SciGuy013@reddit

I don’t get it, what’s mint toothpaste about it?

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Stunt_Merchant@reddit

I prefer it.

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Austerlitz2310@reddit

Nah, I hate the new one too. It feels too simple. Idk what the fad is with everyone simplifying their logos these days. Also, I hate the red on black. Why is black used so extensively in Canadian national events/companies? Sure light blue isn't on the flag either, but it is in theme with the blue sky and light blue/white of the Canadian North.

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jhl_x@reddit

I also prefer that one. Maybe it just felt different from all the Eurowhite I see around, but it's not absurd to dislike it. The new one I didn't like it at first but it's not as bad as later livery refreshes that'd later come.

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Sour_Bucket@reddit

Nah I also prefer the toothpaste livery. I also like the newer Air Canada livery, but I personally prefer the toothpaste one over it

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That_Public_4620@reddit (OP)

I don’t know, maybe I just grew up seeing that livery all the time and thinking it fit Air Canada so well that I developed a bias against the current livery. I don’t like it more by a large margin, but I still prefer it in my opinion.

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th3orist@reddit

I love the black engines on the current livery honestly.

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Arctic_Chilean@reddit

Same here. AC mint was unique, very distinguishable from the rest of the Eurowhite liveries.

That said, the new one is classy af.

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FlatPainting3846@reddit

you gotta be a little slow ngl

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fishtankm29@reddit

Have to agree.

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blaaaargh811@reddit

Ever since I heard it called that I haven’t been able to think anything else when I see one of those planes.

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Kitchen_Swagger@reddit

Oh it's awesome. It says Canada. It's unmistakable. Imagine, you're someplace like, I dunno, Sydney, on a hot summer's day. You're flying to Vancouver where it's winter. And there's the plane and the brand that match exactly where you're going.

Oh, and it's not painted black so it won't get as hot.

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Stig21@reddit

I thought the Vancouver 2010 livery on the 777 was pretty nice.

https://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-Canada/Boeing-777-333-ER/1561745

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SanAntonioSewerpipe@reddit

Toothpaste is absolutely heinous. 90s AC livery with the black tail was decent.

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flightist@reddit

That tail was actually dark green.

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SanAntonioSewerpipe@reddit

Canadian goose retro would be unreal on the a350 but that's definitely never happening.

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flightist@reddit

It’s a real shame they’ll never do one.

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3000doorsofportugal@reddit

This includes Employees btw. Everyone used to call it "bankruptcy Blue".

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Hot_Net_4845@reddit

It only works on certain aircraft, IMO. The 767 looks good in the toothpaste livery, but on the 787? New livery all the way

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flightist@reddit

Nothing quite benefits from the new one like the 330

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uberklaus15@reddit

I always heard it called "mid-air collision blue"

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pauliaK@reddit

While I agree that new livery looks nicer in a vacuum, it’s just sooo damn generic. So many airlines have a very similar looking livery nowadays. Old livery was very distinctly and unmistakably AirCanada, and that was cool.

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Fine_Trainer5554@reddit

Yeah toothpaste feels lame. Current one is modern and more mature.

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Wingmaniac@reddit

Yup, there's a reason why they basically reverted to the previous livery style.

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kowahchan@reddit

Hard agree on BA. That old livery on a 747 was pure class.

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Skilodracus@reddit

Ngl I actually kinda hates the Air Canada livery. Baby blue is such a dull colour, and while the tail was nice the rest of it was sooo boring.

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Enough-Astronomer-65@reddit

My favorite Air Canada livery, i never saw this in person.
aircraft pictured is (or was rather) registered C-GAUN

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That_Public_4620@reddit (OP)

AKA the Gimli Glider.

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Impossible_Fact_5069@reddit

Aer Lingus has also went ‘less green’ in recent years with its livery and tbh I don’t really like it.

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kgaviation@reddit

IMO, I don’t think Air Canada’s “toothpaste” (Frosted Leaf) livery was better. Something about their current red and black livery with the black cockpit window mask is really sharp.

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happydad9@reddit

Can't stand the air Canada toothpaste paint. The others are great

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hatlad43@reddit

That first picture has no livery at all. They just slapped the company name and logo and call it a day.

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Mitchz95@reddit

It's subtly blue, intended to look like fresh snow. Hard to tell unless it's parked next to a white plane.

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swagmaster778@reddit

This korean air livery is a thing of absolute beauty

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airport-codes@reddit

IATA	ICAO	Name	Location
LOT	KLOT	Lewis University Airport	Chicago/Romeoville, Illinois, United States

I am a bot.

^(If you are the OP and this comment is inaccurate or unwanted, reply below with "bad bot" and it will be deleted.)

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akulowaty@reddit

bad bot

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K2step70@reddit

Wish United never stopped the Battleship livery! If they can’t keep it, at least bring back the Tulip.

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That_Public_4620@reddit (OP)

I don’t mind United inheriting Continental’s logo, but I would also love to see a modernized version of the Battleship livery.

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sourcefourmini@reddit

Continental’s logo does very little for me, honestly. I find it’s generic.

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McCheesing@reddit

Looks too much like Copa

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FrankReynoldsCPA@reddit

I wonder if 9/11 played a role in that

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Dewey081@reddit

I like Air Canada's current "eye liner" livery. Simple and bold. I was never a fan of the Celine Dion frosted blue livery.

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spannerintworks@reddit

I don't agree with regards to the BA livery. Landor was really nice but I think the current one is timeless. Almost 30 years later and I don't think they should touch it.

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superimu@reddit

The current livery for Iberia is such a downgrade.

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hb_fash@reddit

Strongly agree - the current livery looks like a charter airline about to go bust. Waiting for the curse of IAG to ruin the BA livery next just like they did to Aer Lingus.

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Fluffy-Proof-5175@reddit

agree, the old one is so much more Spanish then this one

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DroopyPenguin95@reddit

SAS' dragon livery was also so nice!https://simpleflying.com/scandinavian-airlines-livery-evolution/

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BuskyChowChow@reddit

That classic photo of a 747 in Iberia colours always makes me happy.

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JetlinerDiner@reddit

They all look like shit, imo. BA was ok, I guess, it was elegant.

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mattyGOAT1996@reddit

I still appreciate the old British Airways Landor livery

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The_Arpie@reddit

Can't agree about Landor looks very of it's time and tired. The dirty grey upper fuselage just looks like it's there to save on cleaning rather than any aesthetic. I can see why it didn't last long.

On the other hand thise Iberia and Avianca liveries are still fresh. A few tweaks they could easily be updated for the modern day.

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Boundish91@reddit

Landor is so classy.

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ZappaLlamaGamma@reddit

I was a big fan of the battleship gray United livery.

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mikes7456@reddit

Is that SFO?

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langley10@reddit

Problem with it was it just did not age well, the colors ended up faded and looking splotchy.

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ZappaLlamaGamma@reddit

Never knew that. Makes sense though

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Jeeperman365@reddit

I really appreciate how the way the old Lot logo transforms into the cheat line. It was so iconic and timeless. The new logo is nowhere as visually appealing.

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Sour_Bucket@reddit

Nah I also prefer the toothpaste livery. I also like the newer Air Canada livery, but I personally prefer the toothpaste one over it

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Bluemikami@reddit

I disagree with the Avianca one, i liked the previous one or the current one more.

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PavehawkLLC@reddit

First time my young self is seeing that old LOT livery, and it brings tears to my eyes

Almost as much as the Korean livery change...

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No_Panic4177@reddit

Took this a couple days ago lol

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DanTMWTMP@reddit

Their new BS is an abomination. I remember someone on their free time made his take on the new livery and it was amazing. As a Korean, his rendition respected the heritage, and also made it modern. The new one is just what the fuck is that.

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HistoryAndScience@reddit

I was going to say, I saw so many of these last year when I was in Korea

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Mustangfast85@reddit

Korean is the only one on the list I will miss after all the repaints

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Brambleshire@reddit

I like their new shade of blue a lot but that's it. If they kept the yin Yang and the AIR but just change the shade of blue I would 💙 it

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C4-621-Raven@reddit

Yeah no, toothpaste livery doesn’t really hold up in practice. Especially not up close. Something in that paint has absolutely awful adhesion to both metal and composite structures. It starts peeling and flaking the second you turn your back after painting is finished. And it’s impossible to properly paint match for repairs so it always looks obviously patchy.

The new livery may not be as unique, but the paint actually works as paint.

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chloeinspace@reddit

Oh the old LOT livery looks amazing. I feel like their new one makes me think it’s a Lufthansa plane at a glance.

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slowpoke2018@reddit

What always confused me about liveries is why would you ever want a dark paint job? Especially if you fly to places like where I live; Texas

Good luck keeping up with a comfortable temp when it's 100 F outside

And yes I know commercial aircraft have ground AC support, but having been on a plane landing at FLL when it was almost 100F outside but we had wait for an open gate was insane

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upbeatelk2622@reddit

Tell that to all the enthusiasts who moan about Eurowhite liveries

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Saltyspaceballs@reddit

I fly a predominantly white aeroplane and one day late summer in MCO we turned up to find the APU inop. Even with a white livery it was way over 100C in the time it took to unplug the ground air, hook up the ground cart and do a crossbleed start.

Irrespective of colour, metal tubes get hot and humans put out a surprising amount of heat

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ReasonableAd6120@reddit

Heard stories about the upper deck on United’s 747s back in the 90s with the battleship paint job getting toasty on long summer TPAC routes

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Augustus3000@reddit

The toothpaste livery is nostalgic, but the current one is so clean and elegant while also calling back to their early 2000s livery and the rondel of the 80s livery. I also like how it looks in their previews of the A350-1000.

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upbeatelk2622@reddit

The livery before toothpaste was better than toothpaste.

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mMaple_syrup@reddit

I remember when all AC planes were light blue, but never knew that was called the "toothpaste livery" lmao

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Grizz3064@reddit

I think the newness of the Korean livery makes it proper pop when caught in full sunlight. A lot of the Pepsi Korean liveries looked faded and tired, so I'm kinda liking the new one at the moment, looks gorgeous on their 747-8.

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Rayuzan_Mojavec@reddit

No reason to botch the Pepsi logo

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MidsummerMidnight@reddit

Tired and faded looks better than their new one

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MC_ScattCatt@reddit

I may in the minority but I don’t care for the old Iberia livery. I do miss the polished aluminum AA though. Especially the OneWorld ones

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XtremegamerL@reddit

Both AC liveries are solid, the toothpaste has a slight edge when it was freshly painted. The problem is that it looks bad when it fades, and AC is pretty bad at keeping paint fresh. There is still a couple of 787s with the toothpaste livery, and they are looking rough.

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3000doorsofportugal@reddit

Yea the main issue with the Blue was that it was almost impossible to keep it looking good. After it started to fade.

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Pretty_Aside_7674@reddit

Korean air has the worst new livery like damn

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9Twiggy9@reddit

I still occasionally see some AC aircraft with that livery. I actually posted a 777 of theirs with it recently. Its become a little bit of a game when I go to the airport to see how many different liverys I see. I got a Pic of their Zootopia 2 plane but its blurry, so not worth sharing.

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YMMV25@reddit

Add the previous AA, CX, and LA liveries to this as well.

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meh_whatev@reddit

I like AC Frosted Leaf era but the current livery clears

And I know this is just me in these streets but while the new Korean livery is lazy af, the old livery was in dire need of being refreshed imo, it has aged and not in a good way. They could’ve done something so much cooler but they didn’t

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