I’ve seen some dirty planes, but never anything this bad from a US airline. What galaxy has this plane been flying around in?
(Tip of the hat to Ryan)
Would you like to fly this plane?
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Hawkeye303
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Looks like a couple of heat shield tiles fell off during re-entry.
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Craig
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Wow, that's really bad...is it possible that plane had been stored in the desert and called back into service on relatively short notice, and they just hadn't had a chance to spruce it up? Alternately, is this a sign that UA has started subcontracting exterior cleaning to Air France? :-)
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Kevincm
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It goes to show that United needs to pay a bit of TLC, Paint, and repairs to the whole fleet. First impressions alas do count...
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Looks like a couple of heat shield tiles fell off during re-entry.
Wow, that's really bad...is it possible that plane had been stored in the desert and called back into service on relatively short notice, and they just hadn't had a chance to spruce it up?
Alternately, is this a sign that UA has started subcontracting exterior cleaning to Air France? :-)
It goes to show that United needs to pay a bit of TLC, Paint, and repairs to the whole fleet.
First impressions alas do count...
Yeah - I don't know about that plane. I am by no means a nervy flier, but looking at how long it has gone between cosmetic maintenance - how confident am I that the important stuff has been properly done? I'm just really saddened that my former favorite airline has come to this.
Worse than the aesthetics, surely this increases drag & cuts measurably into fuel efficiency.
I would fly the dirtiest UA jet before setting foot in a Hewa Bora jet.