USAir 'S' Upside Down

[Digital Voices]

Check out the 'S' on this vintage USAir fuselage, it's upside down.
It sort of typifies the carriers history.


http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5946169


Paul

[David[_3_]]

"Digital Voices" wrote in message ...
> Check out the 'S' on this vintage USAir fuselage, it's upside down.
> It sort of typifies the carriers history.
>
>
> http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5946169
>
>
> Paul
>

That's a former Piedmont 737, I wouldn't doubt if it was a Piedmont mechanic
that put it on that way to show their displeasure with the merger.

David

[Les Matheson]

With a US on the end of the registration, I bet it was USAir all the time.

Les


"David" > wrote in message
...
> "Digital Voices" wrote in message ...
> > Check out the 'S' on this vintage USAir fuselage, it's upside down.
> > It sort of typifies the carriers history.
> >
> >
> > http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5946169
> >
> >
> > Paul
> >
>
> That's a former Piedmont 737, I wouldn't doubt if it was a Piedmont
mechanic
> that put it on that way to show their displeasure with the merger.
>
> David
>
>

[David[_3_]]

"Les Matheson" > wrote in message ...
> With a US on the end of the registration, I bet it was USAir all the time.
>
> Les
>
It is a Piedmont paint scheme as for the registration number it may
for some unknown reason be that USAir changed it over.
The registration search comes back as being registered in Lebanon now.

Here is a link to a similar ship where you can clearly see that it was
a Piedmont a/c and it is ship number 242.
http://tinyurl.com/2vqx9x

David

[Les Matheson]

Well that's weird. Why would USAir re-register a bunch of aircraft?

Les


"David" > wrote in message
...
> "Les Matheson" > wrote in message ...
> > With a US on the end of the registration, I bet it was USAir all the
time.
> >
> > Les
> >
> It is a Piedmont paint scheme as for the registration number it may
> for some unknown reason be that USAir changed it over.
> The registration search comes back as being registered in Lebanon now.
>
> Here is a link to a similar ship where you can clearly see that it was
> a Piedmont a/c and it is ship number 242.
> http://tinyurl.com/2vqx9x
>
> David
>
>
>

[Ken Murphy]

On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 18:18:35 -0500, "Les Matheson" >
wrote:

>Well that's weird. Why would USAir re-register a bunch of aircraft?
>
>Les
>
>
>"David" > wrote in message
...
>> "Les Matheson" > wrote in message ...
>> > With a US on the end of the registration, I bet it was USAir all the
>time.
>> >
>> > Les
>> >
>> It is a Piedmont paint scheme as for the registration number it may
>> for some unknown reason be that USAir changed it over.
>> The registration search comes back as being registered in Lebanon now.
>>
>> Here is a link to a similar ship where you can clearly see that it was
>> a Piedmont a/c and it is ship number 242.
>> http://tinyurl.com/2vqx9x
>>
>> David
>>

David - it is quite common in the States. USAirways is re-registering
their a/c as they get painted into their new scheme after the merger
with America West.
This a/c is indeed an ex Piedmont, originally N793N.

Ken

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[David[_3_]]

> David - it is quite common in the States. USAirways is re-registering
> their a/c as they get painted into their new scheme after the merger
> with America West.
> This a/c is indeed an ex Piedmont, originally N793N.
>
> Ken
>
I guess they must have the money to spend.
My company (should I say the company I work for) did not bother
to change the registration numbers on any of the planes after either
merger/buyout. For years you could spot a former Western or
Pan Am plane in the fleet by its registration number.
Most of those are gone now, but not forgotten.

David

[Ken Murphy]

On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 08:10:48 -0400, "David" > wrote:

>I guess they must have the money to spend.
>My company (should I say the company I work for) did not bother
>to change the registration numbers on any of the planes after either
>merger/buyout. For years you could spot a former Western or
>Pan Am plane in the fleet by its registration number.
>Most of those are gone now, but not forgotten.
>
>David
>
Quite agree with you David. The aircraft of the companies that merged
to form Canadian Airlines kept the former registrations. The ex
Canadian Airlines a/c kept their original registrations, only some
fleet numbers were changed to avoid conflicts when Canadian was merged
into Air Canada.

Ken.

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[Les Matheson]

Exactly why I thought this was an original U.S.> Air jet.

Les

"Ken Murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 08:10:48 -0400, "David" > wrote:
>
> >I guess they must have the money to spend.
> >My company (should I say the company I work for) did not bother
> >to change the registration numbers on any of the planes after either
> >merger/buyout. For years you could spot a former Western or
> >Pan Am plane in the fleet by its registration number.
> >Most of those are gone now, but not forgotten.
> >
> >David
> >
> Quite agree with you David. The aircraft of the companies that merged
> to form Canadian Airlines kept the former registrations. The ex
> Canadian Airlines a/c kept their original registrations, only some
> fleet numbers were changed to avoid conflicts when Canadian was merged
> into Air Canada.
>
> Ken.
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[Bob Harrington]

Digital Voices > wrote in
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> Check out the 'S' on this vintage USAir fuselage, it's upside down.
> It sort of typifies the carriers history.
>
>
> http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5946169

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~Somewhere~ in the mess I call a slide collection, I have photos of a three-
eyed Alaska Eskimo on an MD-80...

Bob ^,,^