Things in the Sky

It has been rumored that Air France would be unveiling a new look soon, and after browsing around on the FlyTampa forums, I found a video with the new design (I’m embedding a slightly different version as the one on the forum contained a long introduction made by the YouTube user):

Now, I’ve yet to see an official announcement from Air France about the redesign, but that video does look fairly official, and looks like the same design linked to on the JetPhotos forums (site one, site two).

I think the new logo looks decent, it’s nice and clean, but I don’t like how the mock-up on the video keeps the famous “barcode” tail. While it is a very recognizable symbol, I think keeping the tail essentially the same makes the livery look like a hybrid.

What do you think? Leave your opinion in the comments.

I was told by a friend yesterday (thanks for passing it along!) that an Air France A320 is sitting in Toulouse in a nice retro livery to celebrate the airline’s 75th anniversary. It will supposedly be shown at a ceremony in Paris late this week. I’m guessing it will resemble this scheme, as shown on the Caravelle.

Apparently the rumor/news has also hit JetPhotos.

No pictures have leaked yet, sadly.

This should be cool because as far as I know I don’t think Air France has done any special liveries in the past. (Though apparently some aircraft wore stickers for the 1998 World Cup.)