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Grand Union

by Christine Bass

G-BMRJ	B757-236	British Airways [+]	1998-02
G-DOCH	B737-436	British Airways (partly EuroGatwick) [+]	1998-04
G-XBHX	B737-36N	British Airways (BA Regional) [+]	1998-02
G-EMBF	ERJ-145MU	British Airways (opb British Regional) [+]	1998-04
G-BRYP	Dash 8-311	British Airways (opb Brymon) [+]	1999-02

While the launch of the 'World Images' in 1997 was met with positive reviews from overseas press and customers, perception was much more mixed in the UK; in an attempt to counter the bad press and emphasize the 'Britishness' of the idea, during Winter 97/98 the airline teamed up with the Sunday Times and organized a public competition to find the best British designs. The competition had three sections: children, art student and adult.

Grand Union was the winning entry in the adult section. Author Christine Bass was inspired by traditional English canal boat art, which marked her family walks along the Grand Union Canal in Buckinghamshire. The motif she designed is made of colourful geometry forms and stylised flowers from folk art. 757 BMRJ was unveiled first in March 1998.

As with Chelsea Rose, the design was successful and it was decided to integrate the Grand Union tail art in the pool of regular World Images. Four additional aircraft serving the domestic and European markets gained the Grand Union tail; a Maersk Air UK CRJ (G-MSKP) was also planned yet the aircraft was delivered in July 1999 in Union Flag scheme as by that time the airline had decided to unify the brand.

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Tags Design Competition, Traditional Patterns

Chelsea Rose [Part 1]

by Pierce Casey

Sunday Times

G-BNLA	B747-436	British Airways [+]	1998-03
G-BNLL	B747-436	British Airways [+]	1998-03
G-BYGA	B747-436	British Airways [+]	1998-03
G-BYGC	B747-436	British Airways [+]	1999-03
G-BYGF	B747-436	British Airways [+]	1999-03
N495MC	B747-47UF	British Airways (opb Atlas Air) [+]	1999-01
G-BDXK	B747-236B	British Airways [+]	1998-02
G-VIIO	B777-236ER	British Airways (AML/Gatwick) [+]	1999-05
G-VIIS	B777-236ER	British Airways [+]	1999-05
G-BNWB	B767-336ER	British Airways [+]	1998-05
G-BNWE	B767-336ER	British Airways [+]	1999-00
G-BNWR	B767-336ER	British Airways (Gatwick ops) [+]	1998-99
G-BIKB	B757-236	British Airways [+]	1998-01
G-BMRD	B757-236	British Airways [+]	1998-02
G-BNNL	B737-436	British Airways (opb GB Airways) [+]	1998-01
G-DOCG	B737-436	British Airways (EuroGatwick) [+]	1998-05

While the launch of the 'World Images' in 1997 was met with positive reviews from overseas press and customers, perception was much more mixed in the UK; in an attempt to counter the bad press and emphasize the 'Britishness' of the idea, during Winter 97/98 the airline teamed up with the Sunday Times and organized a public competition to find the best British designs. The competition had three sections: children, art student and adult.

The Chelsea Rose design was the winning entry for the art student section. It was designed by Pierce Casey, a mature Irish student in textile design and surface decoration at the University of East London. His contemporary take on the English Rose was inspired by visits to the Chelsea & Battersea gardens. The scheme was unveiled on 757 G-BMRD in February 1998; it proved to be very popular and while it was decided to keep it on BMRD, several other aircraft received the Chelsea Rose design during 98/99, starting with 734 DOCH unveiled in June 98 just in time to transport the England Football team for the World Cup in France.

On the contrary 767 BNWR was the first subsonic a/c to loose its special tail and have it replaced by a Union Flag when used by the Queen in April 1999 on the occasion of a visit to Korea. Additional regional aircraft wore the scheme, see here for more details. Several aircraft kept the design far longer than first thought and the Chelsea Rose tail art only vanished in 2005.

Image ©
Tags Design Competition, Plants

Chelsea Rose [Part 2]

by Pierce Casey

Sunday Times

G-BZAV	RJ-100	British Airways (opb Citiflyer E.) [+]	1998-05
G-BVTK	ATR-72-200	British Airways (opb Citiflyer E.) [+]	1999-03
G-MSKN	CRJ-200LR	British Airways (opb Maersk Air UK) [+]	1999-00
G-BRYI	Dash 8-311	British Airways (opb Brymon) [+]	1999-05
G-MAJL	Jetstream 41	British Airways (opb British Regional) [+]	1999-01

While the launch of the 'World Images' in 1997 was met with positive reviews from overseas press and customers, perception was much more mixed in the UK; in an attempt to counter the bad press and emphasize the 'Britishness' of the idea, during Winter 97/98 the airline teamed up with the Sunday Times and organized a public competition to find the best British designs. The competition had three sections: children, art student and adult.

The Chelsea Rose design was the winning entry for the art student section. It was designed by Pierce Casey, a mature Irish student in textile design and surface decoration at the University of East London. His contemporary take on the English Rose was inspired by visits to the Chelsea & Battersea gardens. The scheme was unveiled on 757 G-BMRD in February 1998; for the mainline aircraft that wore the design, see here. Several aircraft kept the design far longer than first thought and the Chelsea Rose tail art finally disappeared in 2005.

Image © Toni Marimon (MAN)
Tags Design Competition, Plants

British Blend

by Simon Baldwin

Sunday Times

G-BUSI

A320-214

British Airways [+]

1997-98