Update on HP re-painting, including HP "retro jet"

[jakbar]

I have learned through my friends at Cactuswings that the following HP planes have been, or are in the process of being, repainted. I'm really excited about the third one, although I take issue with some people calling it one of the HP "retro jets". One can hardly call the current HP livery a "retro livery". I think they should have brought back the prior HP livery for the retro jet. Now that would have been awesome.
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A320 N664AW [1621] returned to Phoenix in new US Airways livery on
12Jan-2006. FRF details unknown.

A320 N622AW [054] LRF in America West livery was HP596 SLC-PHX
09Jan-2006. Ferried to Macon for painting into new US Airways livery.

A319 N838AW [2615] LRF in America West livery was HP35 MCI-PHX on
09Jan-2006. Ferried to Roswell for painting into US Airways "America
West Heritage" special livery - which retains the basic America West
fuselage and tail colors/logos with US Airways titles. Estimated
return to Phoenix 14Jan-2006 before sunrise.
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The moral of the story is that you should photograph HP jets while you can, because they're clearly starting to go away. :(

Josh

(Credit to Terry Nash and Cactuswings)

[cancidas]

while sad that a ver cool paint scheme is going to start dissapearing from the skies over the western part of our country i can't help but feel a great sense of excitment over the changes that my airline is currently undergoing... and now we have the best of both worlds in the new US liv.

[jakbar]

More updates on the HP repainting, courtesy of the Cactuswings folks:

There are scheduled to be 25 HP aircraft painted in the new livery by
the end of Feb. 10 of the 25 have already been painted, and 5 are in
the paint shop as we speak. Another line is scheduled to start up in
April which will produce another 24 HP airbus's in the new colors by
the end of May. A line of 17 737s is scheduled to begin in August and
end by December (to be done back to back in LCQ). Still no schedule for
the HP 757's to get painted.

Already painted: 679, 680, 654, 838, 836, 816, 664, 662, 807, 809
In the shop: 622, 632, 659, 814, 819
Scheduled soon: 839, 665, 667, 658, 831, 835, 840, 663, 601, 652