Talk:British Airways ethnic liveries/Archives/2013

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Chatham Dockyard Union Flag

I was confused by what appears to be a contradiction. The article says at one point "one scheme (the stylised version of the Chatham Dockyard Union Flag) was reserved for use on Concorde only". Then later, a photo (similar to the Union Jack) has the caption "Chatham Dockyard Union Flag on a Boeing 747". Anyone know which is right? Kaid100 19:20, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

As far as I'm aware, that tail livery was indeed initially reserved for Concorde, with the intention of the other ethnic liveries to be used for the remainder of the fleet, however, following the ethnic liveries idea being ditched, it was applied across the board. vwozone 22.34, 03 February 2007 (UTC)

Speedbird logo

At the top of the page, it states 'a new version of the speedbird logo, right'. However, the image on the right is not a speedbird - this is the union flag tail livery - the new version of the speedbird logo (the Speedmarque) is something different - displayed on the side of the aircraft near the nose, framing the words 'British Airways'. Of course I couldnt upload an image of the Speedbird to replace it due to Wikimedia's copyright rules, so does anyone have an image they have taken of the Speedbird? Thanks. vwozone 22.34, 03 February 2007 (UTC)

Images

Can anyone provide more images of the designs not yet shown? If we can get all of them, perhaps they could be incorporated into the table for brevity's sake. Also, the present images of 'Delftblue Daybreak' and 'Waves and Cranes' aren't very good compositions, with a wing obscuring part of each. Those should be replaced with better shots when available. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.251.29.150 (talk) 22:24, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

"Legal flag carrier"

The article claims that BA remains the UK's "legal flag carrier". Apart from occasionally being chosen over VS for the transport of Royals—and I presume entirely on a commercial basis, and probably because VS doesn't offer a First Class cabin—what exactly is a "legal flag carrier" in UK law and how does British Airways plc retain this status as a private company? The statement sounds dubious to me and I suggest it be removed or sourced.—86.156.47.136 (talk) 19:59, 27 December 2013 (UTC)