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Tony G 2nd September 2008 12:29 PM

Atlas Air Paint Issues
 
Here are a couple of photos i have taken recently of Atlas Air, one taken this morning. As you can see the paint work towards the rear of the aircraft is quite bad. I thinking they should change contractors:rolleyes:

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/IMG_3848.jpg
N412MC

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/IMG_3553.jpg
N492MC

Kieran Wells 2nd September 2008 03:44 PM

hear hear tony!
I have N492MC in Sydney on 2/4 and the paintwork still wasn't that great...hopefully the paintwork doesn't reflect the companys reputation..

Scott Lindsell 2nd September 2008 04:03 PM

They have always been pretty bad but those shots are some of the worst I've seen.
Do Atlas still fly to SYD regularly???
S.

Philip Argy 2nd September 2008 04:21 PM

That's terrible!
 
Is the paintwork bad enough to adversely impact laminar airflow and therefore increase drag/fuel burn? It looks like it to me but I'd be interested in an expert's opinion.

Stefan Drury 2nd September 2008 06:36 PM

Here's the other side from a few months back:

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6233080

Andrew McLaughlin 2nd September 2008 06:54 PM

And again...look at the leading edge of the fin! :eek:

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6297917

Stefan Drury 2nd September 2008 06:58 PM

Poor girl, in need of an 'Extreme Makeover'. Nice photo BTW Andrew.

Philip Argy 2nd September 2008 07:07 PM

Cheap pre-paint preparation
 
I wonder what costs more - the extra fuel burned from allowing turbulent air flow to burnish the paint off or a conventional "sanding back" before a re-paint?

Sarah C 2nd September 2008 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew McLaughlin (Post 11926)
And again...look at the leading edge of the fin! :eek:

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6297917

That is the worst photo I have seen of the Atlas paint job (or lack of it).

Kieran Wells 2nd September 2008 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott Lindsell (Post 11906)
Do Atlas still fly to SYD regularly???
S.

Scott, they do a lot of freight work for Qantas. I know they normally do SYD-BKK-Chicago, but wouldn't surprise me if they did other routes for them.

Tony G 3rd September 2008 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kieran wells (Post 11949)
Scott, they do a lot of freight work for Qantas. I know they normally do SYD-BKK-Chicago, but wouldn't surprise me if they did other routes for them.

Yep it seems like they do. This is a trimmed shot of my photo and you can read the decals. Is there a market for Qantas to have its own cargo aircraft?

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/r...e/trimedAA.jpg

Brenden S 3rd September 2008 01:13 AM

The reason why the paint has come off is due to the surface not being treated and cleaned properly. The paint hasn't adhered to the airframe and thus why it has come off. Basically to fix the problem they need to strip and repaint the aircraft again. That is what happens when you pay for a "Cheap" paint job.

Seth Jaworski 3rd September 2008 10:24 AM

N409MC also had paint issues, but not as bad as N412MC.
http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6298019&nseq=24

I shot her just a few weeks ago and she's now wearing a fresh coat of paint (will find and attach a pic later).

Scott Lindsell 3rd September 2008 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kieran wells (Post 11949)
Scott, they do a lot of freight work for Qantas. I know they normally do SYD-BKK-Chicago, but wouldn't surprise me if they did other routes for them.


Ah thanks Kieran. :)

Andrew, great shot, a keeper!!

Brian Wilkes 3rd September 2008 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Philip Argy (Post 11931)
I wonder what costs more - the extra fuel burned from allowing turbulent air flow to burnish the paint off or a conventional "sanding back" before a re-paint?

Atlas is not paying for the fuel, Qantas is, so it's a QF issue!

Karl M 3rd September 2008 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony G (Post 11954)
Is there a market for Qantas to have its own cargo aircraft?

There was talk last year, but now with this fuel & world economic situation, I dont think we will see it for a while.

Ryan Hothersall 3rd September 2008 07:27 PM

Atlas
 
I saw one of the Atlas aircraft in Sydney a couple of months ago with the bad paint job.

However, N418MC seems to have intact paintwork.
http://myaviation.net/?pid=01371486

I would have thought with aircraft looking shabby with peeling paint would make people think I am not using that company.

Kieran Wells 4th September 2008 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryan Hothersall (Post 12005)
I saw one of the Atlas aircraft in Sydney a couple of months ago with the bad paint job.

However, N418MC seems to have intact paintwork.

I would have thought with aircraft looking shabby with peeling paint would make people think I am not using that company.

N404MC was in today, and looks like it may have been painted recently...nice and fresh!!


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