Aircraft Branding

Aircraft branding seems to be a small grey area that deserves a post.

In recent times I’ve had a fair amount of conversations with air operators new and old about using vinyl on the exterior of their aircraft.

It surprised me to find that some of the well-known airlines didn’t fully understand the capabilities and benefits of using aircraft film.

Before anyone thinks we are against painting aircraft here at Larchfield this is simply not true as we have discussed before a few times in previous posts.

As far as we are concerned there’s a place for both techniques and we cannot deny that painting can produce a beautiful full gloss livery.

However…

Vinyl is especially beneficial for Aircraft Branding during wet leasing and for new start-up airlines because the cost is generally lower.

It is our understanding through conversation that in most cases lessors will require you to return their aircraft in the same condition as it was originally leased.

Quite rightly so and this presents a problem for some operators depending on the required livery design.

The main problem is that the aircraft needs painting twice, once to apply the desired livery design and then at the end of the lease to return it to original

Add in a small fleet and you have some escalating costs…

By using vinyl we can reduce those costs somewhat and here’s the kicker, vinyl is an excellent way to protect the original paintwork.

We can supply approved materials with 12-36 months warranty which give extra peace of mind that you’re doing everything you can to protect your investments.

And to top it off there’s not much you cannot do with vinyl these days, ability to install some pretty amazing colour schemes lies with the limits of your creative departments.

If you’re looking to have an open and honest discussion about requirements you may have then please feel free to drop us a line today.