Popular Post webfact Posted September 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 19, 2018 Huge spelling mistake painted on Cathay Pacific airplane Sara M Moniuszko and Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY Everyone makes mistakes, even those who paint giant wide-body jumbo jets. Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific Airlines shared a spelling error on social media Wednesday that shows a misspelling of their name on the side of their Boeing 777-367 aircraft. There was no "F" in the carrier's name, leaving it spelled on the side of the fuselage as "CATHAY PACIIC." Oops this special livery won’t last long! She’s going back to the shop! (Source: HKADB) pic.twitter.com/20SRQpKXET — Cathay Pacific (@cathaypacific) September 19, 2018 Full story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/09/19/huge-spelling-mistake-cathay-pacific-plane/1358760002/ -- USA TODAY 2018-2018-09-20 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Makes you wonder how they let the plane leave the painting facility with such a humongous typo. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esso49 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Does anyone know for sure where CPs planes undergo their livery painting ? Which country ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 certainly not enough 'f'ort put into this one 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayned Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 At Least it wasn't Cathay Pathetic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted September 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2018 Worth it for all the free advertising .soon corrected regards Worgeordie 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 it's now a collector's item Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 The work of a highly trained and low paid immigrant who is justing having some fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DoctorG Posted September 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2018 At least Cathay are having a bit of fun with it and not rushing to blame somebody to save face. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chickenslegs Posted September 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2018 When the paintshop foreman asked "Where's the 'F' in Pacific", the painter replied "It's off the 'F-in' west coat of America". I'll get my coat. 5 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandrabbit Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 It's a publicity stunt ............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesimps Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Sack the proof reader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garzhe Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 6 hours ago, Esso49 said: Does anyone know for sure where CPs planes undergo their livery painting ? Which country ? My guess is Thailand ! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheungWan Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, inThailand said: The work of a highly trained and low paid immigrant who is justing having some fun? Probably not. The painters would be working to a provided graphic design. Nobody is going to deliberately put their job at risk for something like that, and which is signed off. The error more likely assigned to the graphic designer working on it and providing the required lettering would be my punt. Where? Well, could be staff on the Mainland from the recently merged Cathay Dragon who might be a tad short on English skills. Maybe. Edited September 20, 2018 by SheungWan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayned Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I worked with them back in the late 1970's and 1980's and they did all of their maintenance including painting at there facilities at Kai Tak in Hong Kong. Occasionally they farmed out some maintenance to HACO but I think that was only minor checks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoganInParasite Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Cathay has been dumbing down employees and contractors for some time to save money. Almost equal to this stuff-up is the marketing material for a new route Hong Kong to Washington DC has used images of Shanghai for Hong Kong...not kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAKAPALITA Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Made School Teachers here happy.[emoji1580][emoji310]Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post laocowboy2 Posted September 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2018 The painter obviously didn't give a 'F' 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I admire Kathy for sharing the blunder. In Thailand it it would have been a black paintover straight away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac98 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 The main headline on page one of the newspaper I worked for topped a story on "Egpyt". There were six levels of editors, editor in charge, proof reader, back shop composition staff, and press room that could have caught it but didn't. And not one reader or circulation manager (80,000 daily circulation) called to point out the error. The eye sees what it expects to see. Magic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Nobody does their job anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 7 hours ago, klauskunkel said: it's now a collector's item Yep, put the aircraft into a museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiangMaiLightning2143 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Probably not. The painters would be working to a provided graphic design. Nobody is going to deliberately put their job at risk for something like that, and which is signed off. The error more likely assigned to the graphic designer working on it and providing the required lettering would be my punt. Where? Well, could be staff on the Mainland from the recently merged Cathay Dragon who might be a tad short on English skills. Maybe.Nowadays the airlines outsource paintwork to so-called MRO (maintenance, repair overhaul) companies where as it happens HKG is a regional hub. Go there or Manila etc, you can see on the side tarmac planes from Europe and America even being torn apart. They don’t need to pay a decent wage with pension to Western employees anymore when they can fly their capital equipment to a low wage region!Was this shop new to CX jobs? How it happens when an Airline has been painting it’s hundreds of planes successfully in the same paint shop, boggles the mind. By the way we are supposed to see a regional MRO hub created at u-Taphao Air Base. The misspellings on jets should be epic here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Cathay PAC. Chinese black-market $$ funneled into the US to support DT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 " Roman phonic transliteration " God, I love that. I'm thinking right now of how to make that funny in a future TV comment. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 23 hours ago, Esso49 said: Does anyone know for sure where CPs planes undergo their livery painting ? Which country ? Spelling errors so common and hilarious here...guessing Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Cathay Pacific did it again; give their marketing team a GOLD medal. You seem to not get it; this "mistake" was done purposely as it bought Cathay into each and every news channel all over the planet, the social and printed media and has created the most fantastic brand awareness - again. Perfect, simply perfect - congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Off topic post removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee2 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Skeptic7 said: Spelling errors so common and hilarious here...guessing Thailand! I was in Tops Market Surin a while back and saw a sign in English "On Sale 30 Bath". Was shopping in a major US grocery store and they advertised "Fresh Banananas". In high school, saw every poster, hand-printed and posted by the local Pastors wife advertising an "Ice Cream Social at the 1st Chirstian Church". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncc1701d Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) Most of Cathay’s aircraft are painted (and major maintenance work done) in HAECO in Xiamen. (The “F” was fixed in Hong Kong). It was a genuine mistake, not a publicity stunt. Edited September 25, 2018 by ncc1701d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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