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CONGO_707_9Q-CLK_MIA_011_JP_small1.jpgThis Congolese 707 sat in Miami for over 2 years getting a complete overhaul and paint before going back into service for government of Congo
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WORLDATLANTIC_MD80_N805WA_MIA_1014_JP_small.jpgAbout to go into the paint shop
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CYPRUS_A319_MIA_1008G_JP_small.jpgThis Cyprus A319 was being stripped of paint in order to repaint in Spirit colors
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USAIRWAYS_A319_N717UW_SXM_0114M_JP_small.jpgPanthers A319 doing reverse departure at SXM. Unfortunately this airplane was painted into standard American colors March 2016
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SINGAPORE_747-400_9V-SPL_JFK_0604_JP_small.jpg9V-SPL was the sister ship to 9V-SPK, both were painted in the amazing Tropical scheme and unfortunately, SPK was completely destroyed when it took off from wrong runway in Taiwan killing everyone on board. SPL is shown here in 1994 at JFK after having been painted back to the regular Singapore scheme
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AMERICAN_767-300_N395AN_LAX_1109_JP_small2.jpgFreshly painted/decal-ed in One World scheme, this 767-300 stayed at LAX maintenance for the day and the following morning it went to gate where I photographed it departing for Newark a short while later
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AEROMEXICO_737-700_N997AM_LAX_1109D_JP_small2.jpgThis particular Aeromexico 737-700 wears a painted silver color scheme, which is different than the others in the fleet, which are simply non-painted silver aluminum skin (other than the blue/red paint)
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DELTA_777LR_ATL_0414_JP_small.jpgBeautiful large oil painting located in Delta's world headquarters executive building in Atlanta. The bottom reads:

Presented to Delta Air Lines
In celebration of your second 777-200LR delivery on March 2008 from the Boeing Company
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DELTA_757-200_N610DL_LAX_0208_JP_small.jpgThis beautiful 757 painted in Breast Cancer awareness colors is seen about to taxi out to runway 25R for a redeye flight to Tampa
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BRITISHAIRWAYS_747-400_G-CIVO_JFK_0502_JP_small.jpgThese BA 747's were so wonderful, with every tail painted in a different country's design. This one featured Scotland
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BRITISHAIRWAYS_A319_G-EUPC_FRA_1112_JP_small.jpgLondon Olympics "Torch For Relay" specially painted A319
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DC7C_N381AA_OPF_1009_JP_small.jpgThis beautiful DC7, painted in the vintage American Airlines lightning bolt scheme is now a restaurant somewhere in Central Florida
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BRUSSELSAIRLINES_A319_MIA_1210_JP_small.jpgFormer Mexicana A319 just painted in Brussels Airlines colors prior to delivery. Registration has not been applied at time photo was taken
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SOUTHWEST_737-700_N711HK_LAS_0207_JP_small.jpgThis 737 is specially registered -HK for Herb Kelleher, now retired chairman of Southwest who was extremely successful and popular. While it's a bit hard to see from the angle I shot the airplane, the paint scheme on this 737 is different than other Southwest 737s as this one is much darker/shinier in order to reflect its significance to the company (not to mention that it's a retrojet as this was the company's old livery for many years until it was replaced with the current blue and red livery)
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AIRTRAN_717_N422TW_MIA_0103_JP_small.jpgThis Airtran 717 was recently painted, but the previous owner's identity is still reflected in the registration; TWA
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GLOBALEXPRESS_C-GCDS_MIA_0112_JP_small.jpgIs this thing gorgeous or what? Beautiful and very uniquely painted (not sure if I would have done that if it was my airplane, but it's different!) Global Express. I believe this airplane is owned by the Cirque De Solell Group. This airplane sells for around 45 million dollars....
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AIRES_737-700_HK-4660_FLL_1011Bsmall.jpgAires will soon be gone as LAN has bought them and are repainting the entire fleet into LAN's colors
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AIRDO_737-500_JA305K_HND_1011_JP_.jpgAs evidenced by some of the photos of aircraft I took in Japan, it's quite clear that Japanese airlines like to paint many of their airplanes with various themes geared towards children.
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CHINAEASTERN_A340-600_B-6053_JFK_0911B_JP.jpgBrand new Skyteam paint job on this China Eastern A340-600 as it makes a powerful rotation on rwy 13R
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THAI_747-400_HS-TGX_FRA_0809_JP.jpgStill in the old colors (taking THAI forever to paint the fleet into the new colors), HS-TXG rotates out of FRA's rwy 7L. Note the new tower under construction in the background
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tameE190HCCEZUIO0211.jpgHC-CEZ was the first E190 for TAME to be painted in the new colors, seen here landing on rwy 35

UNFORTUNATELY THIS AIRCRAFT HAD A LANDING ACCIDENT IN QUITO SEPT 2011 AND WILL NOT FLY AGAIN...
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icaro737HC-CKLUIO0211.jpgBeautifully painted ICARO 737-200 passes by my hotel room balcony
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iberiaA319ec-kksFRA_0910.jpgIberia painted this A319 in a retro scheme
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nwa757N555NWlaxdec04.jpgThis Northwest 757, shown in the old livery has since been painted in Northwest's new livery, followed by its current livery in the Delta new colors with additional winglets installed
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southwest737N711HK.jpgThis beautiful Southwest 737 is a retro-jet painted in the old colors, but with a twist. The registration is N711HK which signifies Herb Kelleher, Southwest's former CEO. In addition, what makes this color scheme different than just the old livery is that Southwest applied extra clear coat making the color scheme even shinier and more dramatic
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mexicanaf_732_opf_jan10.jpgThis photo was taken after the 737 was painted in Opa Locka and before delivery to the Mexican Air Force
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centurian_md11_mia1009_N986AR.jpgThis former Alitalia MD11 is now operated by Centurion Cargo and will at some point be fully painted in Centurion's new color scheme
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MRO_MIA_1008J.jpgThis previous ZOOM 757 is in the paint strip area undergoing a chemical process that will remove the blue paint in preparation for repaint for the next livery it will fly in. Note how several parts of the airplane are protected from the harsh chemical remover
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awa757n902aw1204lax.jpgThank you America West for painting 902AW in this beautiful scheme
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N610DLATLJP.jpgThis beautiful 757 is undergoing heavy maintenance. Note the rear rudder near the nose. This 757 is painted in breast cancer awareness colors and has since been repainted with a new breast cancer color scheme. Hopefully a cure can be found soon!
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MRO_MIA_1008F.jpgStripping an airplane for repaint is certainly not a small undertaking
 
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