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Air France, Airbus A320-200



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Air France, Airbus A320-200

Air France has apparently slightly updated its livery with this recently repainted A320.

The updated livery features larger "AIRFRANCE /" markings as on the 787 and A350 fleet, alongside the blue wing fences, and seahorse logo by the cockpit windows instead of the Skyteam logo.

F-HEPC has also been christened "Aurillac"

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    Weird that this is basically a replacement of all SkyTeam branding with the seahorse logo...surely alliance rules include some sort of requirements or at least guidance for where the ST logo should be placed? 

     

    You'd think so, but it seems amongst Skyteam rules aren't enforced thoroughly... Look at Alitalia with their tiny Skyteam logo compared to Aeroflot for example:

     

    Maybe they don't enforce any rule on the size of the logo, but at least they all have it behind the cockpit windows! Same style as Star Alliance airlines. Maybe overthinking it, but what if AF is actually leaving ST, hence moving their logo to the back, easier to hide and remove...  :ermm:

    Maybe they don't enforce any rule on the size of the logo, but at least they all have it behind the cockpit windows! Same style as Star Alliance airlines. Maybe overthinking it, but what if AF is actually leaving ST, hence moving their logo to the back, easier to hide and remove...  :ermm:

     

    If that were true, KLM would've done the same thing, which they didn't. If AF left, KLM would leave too and pull the same stunt.

    If that were true, KLM would've done the same thing, which they didn't. If AF left, KLM would leave too and pull the same stunt.

    The KLM livery is nearly 7 years old though. The AF change is literally days old. Yes, if one leaves, the other will too.

    I dunno know to feel about this but like, it looks too out of proportion, but then again it also looks like something the french would do.

     

    Just out of curiosity is this also on any of the A332 fleet?

    Just out of curiosity is this also on any of the A332 fleet?

    Nope, which is hard to understand considering some were repainted just months/weeks ago with a christening name and the blue winglets, but small titles and no seahorse by the doors/cockpit