The new MAS livery is finally here. The current livery was introduced back in 1987. The newly built Boeing 737-800 which was delivered just 2 days ago is the first to spot this new livery and all of its planes will gradually be repainted into this new livery. Anyway, it is a little bland in my humble opinion and somehow the logo doesn't blend well with the new livery. They probably need a new and bigger stylised logo.
MAS will take delivery of two Boeing 737-800 featuring the Sky Interior from Boeing this year and both will be based in Kota Kinabalu International Airport for its non-stop international flights to North Asia and Perth in Australia.
Too much eurowhite but it just seems to be the trend these days ...
British Airways ... the livery is predominantly white too. The design of the tail logo is based on the Union Jack, which is the national flag of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This livery was adopted in 1997.
Yet another predominantly white livery
The current BA livery is quite nice if you look it from up-close but it doesn't beat its old livery which is the one shown above. This one is just classy and the coat of arms logo makes it even classier and British.
Anyway, white reflects on heat very well and it fades slower than most colors. A predominantly white livery also saves weight and labor expenses of painting. All these will translate into lower fuel burn and definitely will save some serious money in the long run. Not to mention that it is greener as well. After all, isn't green the way to go these days ?
This new livery is not the only new thing. Even the cabin design will be new as well. It will feature the Sky Interior from Boeing and MAS has ordered 35 of it. 20 out of these 35 will have personal screens installed in all seats and all will be registered as 9M-MX# series while the rest of the 15 aircraft will not be equipped with personal screen in Economy Class and will be registered as 9M-MS# series. MAS has also leased another 9 Boeing 737-800 from various sources with 7 already in service. The leased ones will all bear the registration 9M-ML# featuring the old cabin design with no personal screen equipped in both Golden Club Class and Economy Class.
- 20x Boeing 737-800 (9M-MX# series) - personal screens with AVOD in all seats
- 15x Boeing 737-800 (9M-MS# series) - drop-down LCD screens in Economy Class
- 9x Boeing 737-900 (9M-ML# series) - drop-down LCD screens in all classes
All these pictures are promotional pictures from Boeing. Cabin shot of MAS latest Boeing 737-800 is not yet available at the time of writing.
Above are the cabin shots of the Boeing 737-800 in old interior
The bloody M&M themed seats. I am sure many of you are well aware of this cabin design. Pictures were taken on MAS Boeing 737-400 aircraft. As you can see, the overhead locker design is different and the curvature of the ceiling is different as well.
Just in case you are wondering what is the difference between a Boeing 737-400 and Boeing 737-800, the former first entered market in 1988 and is no longer on sale while the latter formally entered service in 1998. The Boeing 737-800 is about three Economy Class seat rows longer than Boeing 737-800 and it can fly longer and more fuel efficient.
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