Simmo W Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Dang, just heard that Virgin Blue is renamed 'Virgin Australia' in the chase for corporate business.Their bright, distinctive, mostly red livery to be erased, for this boring look:http://twitpic.com/4t0kuy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaidenFan Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 That sucks! They had the coolest paint scheme before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UH-60 Blackhawk Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 +1, too bad for Virgin Blue VA repainters, that might take a while, and will be boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beej Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Yes, a great pity, and the loss of a piece of classic Australian ironic slang. I believe it was called Virgin "blue" because the livery was red. In Australian slang people with red hair are often called "Bluey" or "Blue", although it seems to be being replaced by "Ranga"!cheers,Beej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo W Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Yes, a great pity, and the loss of a piece of classic Australian ironic slang. I believe it was called Virgin "blue" because the livery was red. In Australian slang people with red hair are often called "Bluey" or "Blue", although it seems to be being replaced by "Ranga"!cheers,BeejHa, I'm Australian (ex pom though) and never knew what the blue meant!There'll have to be a new nickname- looks a bit maggoty to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beej Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Simon - since you're an ex-Pom then perhaps the equivalent would have been Virgin Ginge (I lived in London for 10 years...). I think the "Blue" is a true story since I recollect it coming from Richard Brandon himself in an interview. Classic!Beej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightime56 Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 I think Virgin Australia is a really average livery, bland....they should have kept the red on the tail or a dark purple...boring mr brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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