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Fans of colour schemes from days gone by <link to Lost Europe book> love it when an airline acknowledges its heritage and paints one of its aircraft in a former livery.
This has been going on for quite a few years and it always surprises me when another one turns up without much fanfare.
Here are 10 European retro jets to watch out for:
Lufthansa 747-800 D-ABYT
Lufthansa Retro 747-830 (c) Erik Ritterbach
Aer Lingus A320 EI-DVM
Aer Lingus A320 retro livery aircraft
Air Malta A320 9H-AEI
Air Malta retro 9H-AEI (c) Erik Ritterbach
KLM 737-800 PH-BXA
Photo (c) Erik Ritterbach
Austrian Airlines A320 OE-LBP
Photo (c) Erik Ritterbach
LOT Polish Airlines EMB-175ER SP-LIE
Photo (c) Erik Ritterbach
TUI (Hapag-Lloyd) B737-800 D-AHLK
D-AHLK Hapag Lloyd Retro (c) Erik Ritterbach
Condor B767-300 D-ABUM
By BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada (Condor Boeing 767-300 D-ABUM Uploaded by FAEP) [CC BY-SA 2.0]
TAROM 737-700 YR-BGG
By Razvan Socol (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Lufthansa A321 D-AIDV
Photo (c) Erik Ritterbach
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WANTED TO KNOW: If there is anyway in the USA or elsewhere where I can still get a ride on a DC 8 ? Used to really enjoy the ride on this older heavier Jet than more modern jets today. Please advise & THANKS, John Turner
Hi John, no sadly there are no passenger-carrying DC-8s left flying, and only a few cargo examples still flying. Sad times!
A few more that I know of and have seen are Condor A320 D-AICA, SAS A319 OY-KBO and Turkish A330 TC-JNC.
Yes, there are some great examples out there. Thanks Paul!