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China Airlines Paints Over Burnt Logo
I'm sure that by now you've heard about the China Airlines plane that went in up in flames last week. Luckily, passengers were able to slip-n-slide out literally seconds before the plane's burning fuselage exploded. (Check out the video after the jump.)What you might not have heard is that as soon as the fire was out, officials from China Airlines covered their logo with a thick coat of white paint.
"Before painting over the name and logo, the airline sought permission from the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry's Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission," according to the Mainichi Daily News. "Officials granted the request, judging that it would not hinder the investigation into the accident, and the airline painted over the markings following inspections carried out on Tuesday."
I can't say I blame them. When your airline averages over six times as many fatality incidents per one-million flights than the world-wide average, you need to do whatever it takes to save the few remaining customers who were in a cave this past week and didn't hear about the exploding plane. If they were really smart, they would have painted a rival airline's logo on the side instead. [via]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
RC Aug 22nd 2007 11:44AM
IIRC, painting over the logo on an accident-damaged plane is a common practice.
Moody75 Aug 22nd 2007 12:07PM
RC is correct, this is a very common practice all over the world.
Justin Glow Aug 22nd 2007 12:21PM
Ah, didn't know that. Thanks!
Chen Shui-bian Aug 22nd 2007 9:37PM
It should be 'China Airlines' on the photo. 'Air China' is the communist country's national carrier.
Justin Glow Aug 22nd 2007 9:56PM
Hi Chen, thanks for the comment. But I put "Air China" on the side of the plane to further carry my joke at the end of the article, which stated, "If they were really smart, they would have painted a rival airline's logo on the side instead." The jokes you have to go out of your way to explain why they're so funny are always the best.
Ormond Otvos Aug 25th 2007 3:00PM
Does this blog have a section on Airline Statistics?
Sean Su Aug 26th 2007 9:16PM
Justin Glow, Air China and China Airlines are not really competitors so China Airlines painting it over Air China's logo would be quite pointless. Air China services China, and China Airlines services Taiwan. Kind of like how both Air China and China Airlines are not really competitors with Virgin Airways since Virgin doesn't fly to China or Taiwan.
Justin Glow Aug 26th 2007 9:43PM
My mistake.