Which BA world design tail is your favourite?
Posted by finza_prey@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 36 comments
Posted by finza_prey@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 36 comments
wolftick@reddit
I always liked Martha Masanabo (which you can see in OP)
DutchBlob@reddit
I’m with Margaret Thatcher on this one.
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goldenkicksbook@reddit
How is it in hell?!
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DutchBlob@reddit
Great, your mom says hi
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DutchBlob@reddit
Thanks
Redo_reflection@reddit
This one right here
mihor@reddit
It would be nicer if they expanded leg room instead of horsing around with tail art...
agha0013@reddit
these tails came and went long before their current seating. None of this is new stuff being done now
ImissTBBT@reddit
Buy a Premium Economy ticket then. And leave your complaining to the BritishAirways subreddit
agha0013@reddit
The Masanabo tails were always my favorite.
Dear_Durian4088@reddit
Chelsea Rose and Mountain of the Birds (aka Benyhone) are my absolute favourites with the South African and Australian designs closely behind. Waves of the City is also pretty smart. Until relatively recently you could still see traces of that in upholstery in various places.
A lot of people probably also don't know that there were about 20 more in the works that never saw the paintshop.
chui101@reddit
Should have done Mountain of the Birds. Then anytime the plane passed by people would say "Speedbird One... they've gone to plaid!"
Busy_Plankton_3588@reddit
Blue Poole
Anchor-shark@reddit
I loved the world tails, it’s a great shame that they went. The three dreaming ones, inspired by Australian Aboriginal art are probably my favourites.
Full list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_ethnic_liveries
OneDefinition7481@reddit
None cause BA is racist towards Indians
HeadshotM1615@reddit
As a scot it has to be the tartan one
triple7freak1@reddit
ckim_2020@reddit
There was that brief time in 1996-97 where a couple planes had the World Tails body (minus the ribbon), and the Landor tail
Dear_Durian4088@reddit
I really liked that interim one, the blue on the tail was also in the slightly lighter shade used elsewhere too, with the updated speed-marque it would have been a really good look.
Botswanaboy@reddit
Landor always...
avi8tor@reddit
I would love to see an updated livery of Landor for 2026.
finza_prey@reddit (OP)
Yes I love this design but this isnt a World Design
triple7freak1@reddit
Oop my bad 😅
I wanna say Chelsea Rose then
A_storia@reddit
Landor wasn’t a World Design, it was the predecessor
avi8tor@reddit
Chelsea Rose
CH86CN@reddit
Hard agree, I loved all of them and the concept
finza_prey@reddit (OP)
It made the chatham dockyard livery less boring
DutchBru1n@reddit
Delft Blue but I might be biased.
Longjumping_Rule_560@reddit
Chelsea Rose by far, though I understand the choice for Chatham Dockyard.
hydraulix16aa@reddit
Chelsea Rose
Schrodingers_Box_Cat@reddit
The most recent ribbon. Took care of their fleet back when I was a production planner. Their tail actually makes me get up to work in the morning
Mackin-N-Cheese@reddit
None of the above.
ImissTBBT@reddit
Bennyhone was a favourite. As was the Chelsea rose as seen in this picture.
But I do love that they adopted the stylised flag as their main livery.