http://smail.info - free e-mail service, smtp, pop3, imap4, ssl ! _____________________________________________________ On Saturday, August 17, 2002, at 04:04 PM, JoeThree@aol.com wrote: > At CVG, I saw a 727-200 without titles at the DL gates. The airplane > had a > blue tail with a logo (which is hard to describe), and a white fuselage > with > blue cheat lines. The registration was N521DB. > > Anyone know who the operator was? Bill Harms' census indicates that N521DB is operated by Miami Air. http://www.airliners.net/open.file/215204/M/ > At CLT, I saw a Dash 8 with one of the most unusual paint schemes I've > ever > seen - an all white fuselage and tail, with PURPLE engines and landing > gear > struts. There were no titles at all. The registration was N444YV. The > Dash 8 > was parked at the USAir Express gates, so I'd assume one of the USAir > Express > carriers was the operators, but which one? Does anyone know who was the > former operator of this Dash 8? Sounds like Mesa Airlines, in basic Mesa house colors. http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.cgi?1029377763:CLT It was formerly operated for America West Express by Mesa in full HP colors. For comparison, here is a Beech 1900D in full Mesa house colors and titles, featuring purple engines: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/259256/M/ -- David Mueller / HNL davidm@smail.info http://www.quanterium.com *** Read the Airline List FAQ at http://airlinefaq.tripod.com ***