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Dutch government BBJ roll out.
The Fokker 70 replacement has emerged from the paint shop prior to VIP config.
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I must say that it looks quite nice to me. A worthy successor to the Fokker-100. 
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That design is quite poor. I prefer the PH-KBX design.
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That is horrible. More orange or red white and blue would be better
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Minus the titles and crest it doesn't really scream Netherlands at me. It looks more like a corporate jet for Puma or something like that. Maybe that was the point...
Interestingly the The Dutch have taken the cues from the Germans and left the EU flag off the aircraft.
Interestingly the The Dutch have taken the cues from the Germans and left the EU flag off the aircraft.
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Flanker7 wrote:That is horrible. More orange or red white and blue would be better
Agreed! How does this, in any way, portray a national identity?
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Seems the blue is a tad darker than the "cobalt blue" on the national flag? Nonetheless, the new livery is a vast improvement over the conceptual scheme below as presented before.....
https://i0.wp.com/www.upinthesky.nl/wp- ... stel_2.jpg
https://i0.wp.com/www.upinthesky.nl/wp- ... stel_2.jpg
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Meh, needs more orange! But I'm glad it's a BBJ and not the Lineage, which still would have required a stopover on flights to the Antilles.
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Hey guys,
That is a truly awful colourscheme....
Why do some governments choose awful colour schemes?
I hope that whatever the RAAF chooses for its VIP-configured A330 won't be as bad as this!
Cheers,
Bunumuring
That is a truly awful colourscheme....
Why do some governments choose awful colour schemes?
I hope that whatever the RAAF chooses for its VIP-configured A330 won't be as bad as this!
Cheers,
Bunumuring
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Re: Dutch government BBJ roll out.
I much prefer the livery of the outgoing F70, with its orange and blue tail. That is stylish and distinctive.
This new livery on the 737 looks, well, OK to me, but except from the coat of arms and script, there's nothing to distinguish it as Dutch.
Like the current F70 PH-KBX, the plane will serve both the Royal Family and the Dutch government. I think that dropping the orange was a deliberate choice; the government probably wants to avoid this plane to be depicted by press and public as a 'toy for the Royal Family at tax payer's cost'. Still, this plane will regularly be flown by King Willem-Alexander, who has a 737 type rating.
(in the right seat)
This new livery on the 737 looks, well, OK to me, but except from the coat of arms and script, there's nothing to distinguish it as Dutch.
Like the current F70 PH-KBX, the plane will serve both the Royal Family and the Dutch government. I think that dropping the orange was a deliberate choice; the government probably wants to avoid this plane to be depicted by press and public as a 'toy for the Royal Family at tax payer's cost'. Still, this plane will regularly be flown by King Willem-Alexander, who has a 737 type rating.
(in the right seat)
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At least no "whale"-waveline. But still too much grey for my taste.
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Doesn't look dutch at all to me.
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A distinguished business like look.
Good job by who ever designed / approved it.
More up to date than the F70 / original design.
And that's from someone who actually pays for it
Good job by who ever designed / approved it. More up to date than the F70 / original design.
And that's from someone who actually pays for it
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Aircraft data :
L/N 6845, C/N 64970, B737-700/BBJ, N513BJ, Boeing operator identification code : NES/BBJ,
First flight (B1) : March 05 2018, Dep RNT 10:41 PST Arr BFI 13:39 PST via MWH with callsign BOE148
Customer acceptance flight (C1) : March 07 2018 Dep BFI 09:58 PST, Arr BFI 10:29 PST with callsign BOE148
Delivery flight : March 09 2018, Dep BFI 09:20 PST Arr GED 16:43 EST, with call sign N513BJ
Ferry flight : March 24 2018, Dep GED 19:18 EST Arr WOE 08:27 CEST, with callsign N513BJ
Ferry flight for paint : March 26 2018, Dep WOE 14:14 CEST, Arr OSR 15:35 CEST
N registration cancelled at April 25 2018 : exported to the Netherlands, see : http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... rtxt=513BJ
Return flight after paint, reg PH-GOV : May 15 2018, Dep OSR 15:57 CEST, Arr WOE 17:30 CEST
L/N 6845, C/N 64970, B737-700/BBJ, N513BJ, Boeing operator identification code : NES/BBJ,
First flight (B1) : March 05 2018, Dep RNT 10:41 PST Arr BFI 13:39 PST via MWH with callsign BOE148
Customer acceptance flight (C1) : March 07 2018 Dep BFI 09:58 PST, Arr BFI 10:29 PST with callsign BOE148
Delivery flight : March 09 2018, Dep BFI 09:20 PST Arr GED 16:43 EST, with call sign N513BJ
Ferry flight : March 24 2018, Dep GED 19:18 EST Arr WOE 08:27 CEST, with callsign N513BJ
Ferry flight for paint : March 26 2018, Dep WOE 14:14 CEST, Arr OSR 15:35 CEST
N registration cancelled at April 25 2018 : exported to the Netherlands, see : http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... rtxt=513BJ
Return flight after paint, reg PH-GOV : May 15 2018, Dep OSR 15:57 CEST, Arr WOE 17:30 CEST
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