On Jet Exteriors, a Parade of Vanilla

As domestic airlines have taken a more sober approach to the business of flying, fancy fuselages and lively paint jobs have faded away. The color of choice these days is white.

NYT: BUSINESS DAY, by JAD MOUAWAD

The colorful paint jobs on airplanes have gone the way of free meals and pillows.

After decades of frenzied competition and staggering losses, domestic airlines have taken a more sober approach to the business of flying, with their first priority making money. And so the fancy fuselages and lively paint jobs — remember TWA’s bold red lines? — have gone the way of free meals, pillows and checked bags.

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