British Airways unveils 'retro' livery as 757 era ends

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British Airways has repainted one of its Boeing 757-200s in a retro livery, dating back 27 years, to mark the retirement of the type from its fleet this month.
The airline is withdrawing its 757s from mainline scheduled service on 30 October, although the type will continue to fly for its French-based premium subsidiary OpenSkies.
British Airways is repainting one of the twin-jets, registered G-CPET, in the 1983 derivative of an original livery designed by consultancy Negus & Negus.
The livery, which matches that used by the airline when the 757 entered service, features the single brand 'British' and 'speedbird' logo on the forward fuselage, and the familiar Union flag design on the fin.
BA's 757 fleet peaked at 54 aircraft - many of which were named after castles - but the twin-jets have been gradually removed from its operation. The commemorative 757 will carry the name 'Stokesay Castle', after a manor in Shropshire, for its final month.
While several 757s were originally intended to reinforce the OpenSkies fleet, BA has instead opted to sell them to FedEx for freighter conversion.




http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...-era-ends.html

[Matt Molnar]

I like it, nicer than their current livery.

[lijk604]

Too bad we wont see it over here. It is nice.

[moose135]

Very nice, but hard to believe that is a "retro" scheme...makes me feel old!

[NLovis]

Oh wow nice retro. Wish I could catch it but sadly that wont happen.

[megatop412]

With all the 7-5's crossing the pond these days, how could there be no chance of seeing it at JFK? Isn't there an Open Skies 757 that comes over here?

[Matt Molnar]

With all the 7-5's crossing the pond these days, how could there be no chance of seeing it at JFK? Isn't there an Open Skies 757 that comes over here?

They just don't fly any 75s here, ever. OpenSkies is a separate company with a unique fleet and non-BA crews.

[NLovis]

They just don't fly any 75s here, ever. OpenSkies is a separate company with a unique fleet and non-BA crews.

Correct and they have their own livery as well. If this a/c was going to OS it would be repainted. OS hasnt been fairing very well either as of late which was why at the beginning of the year they switched from JFK to newark. Their fleet is 4 757's 2 Pratt and 2 RR. The pratt 757 are painted with the lettering in purple, the RR are painted with silver lettering. OS use to be 2 companies and one they painted slightly different. Which livery is the actual idk but it makes it interesting to see what flies in daily (which is usually a RR bird.)