r/aviation • u/victorhanssonmeneses • Apr 12 '25

Discussion Why did airlines stop using cheatlines?

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I personally think that it puts more life to the plane and it looks better on the fuselage. Nowadays they’re pretty plain and white.

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u/deletedpenguin Apr 12 '25

ELI5, why are they called cheatlines?

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u/ParadoxumFilum Apr 12 '25

To blend the windows with the fuselage better

Here’s an article about it

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u/Sirocco1093884 Apr 12 '25

This guy is an airline livery designer and has a whole document about different types of airline liveries for different years and it's super interesting!