![]() ![]() ![]() As you would expect from such a long serving livery there were variations during its career - mainly due to aircraft type but also due to branding. Instead it was done by the office of Henry Dreyfuss. This wasn't done by Vignelli however who refused to do it. As it was the loss of the eagle was too much for staff and it was redesigned into the scissors eagle that is so familiar to millions. Also modern at the time was the Helvetica sans serif font Vignelli logotype saying just 'American'. If Vignelli had had his way then it would have been even simpler and a Boeing 720 (N7529A) was painted into a version of the scheme without the classic scissors eagle above the AA logo on the tail and without the white central band. GeminiJets package their products inside card boxes with graphics of the airline printed on the box as well as the GeminiJets logo and logos of the airline. I may port this to the A340-500 when BBS releases one. 'Leadership' was the name of one of their A340-500s. Singapore Airlines no longer operates the A340-300 though. ![]() It kept the silver base colour but basically threw everything else out creating a modern and timeless livery that lasted longer than any other in the history of major airlines. Here's the BBS A340-300 in a fictional livery inspired by the 'Megatop' 747-400. The iconic 1968 scheme introduced in April was designed by the famous designer Massimo Vignelli. ![]()
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