Painting something with a spray gun isn't really all that difficult. Take a few hundred dollars worth of equipment, some paint, thinner, strainers, a couple hours and you're in business. That might be ...

Ever find yourself at the airport taken back by a design on one of the planes taxing on the runway? Airlines call these custom paint jobs liveries and they often sponsor or advertise for a company, ...

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With the recent mergers of American Airlines and US Airways, Delta and Northwest, as well as United and Continental, there are just three major international airlines left in America. As the once ...

Japan’s All Nippon Airways has revealed a new livery based on the droid BB-8 from the upcoming film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” With the help of two of the most popular droids from the franchise — ...

Southwest Airlines on Monday announced a new logo and aircraft paint job, dubbed Heart. “Our collective heartbeat is stronger and healthier than ever, and that’s because of the warmth, the compassion, ...

Question: When I look at pictures of planes being built at the Boeing factory, the tail of the plane is the only part painted. Why is the tail painted before the rest of the plane? — Bruce, Carlsbad, ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Some Southwest Airlines customers are fuming that a new airplane paint job has turned the family vacation into an adults-only affair. The Dallas-based airline unveiled the latest ...

This year’s AirVenture One Week Wonder, a Vans RV 12iS, took to the skies on July 30 from Wittman Regional Airport, following just a week of construction inside a prominent building at the show. The ...