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How much does it cost to paint a commercial airplane?

We love to see airplanes and their different designsñthe colors, but did you ever ask yourself the question ¿cuáhow much does it cost to paint an airplaneón commercial? KLM press photo.

In this blog we have voted in two polls to determine the best current paintings e histórich on commercial aircraft, seeing very striking paintings, original and úonly ones that have attracted attentionón own and extrañyou in the world.

With this background, Many concerns have been raised about the current trend of aerosols.ícalls «euro white» which consists of corporate identity changes with planes mostly painted white, the name of the company, a logo and nothing moreás. Simple paintings if we compare them with the paintings reviewed in the surveys (with some exceptions).

But this new trend has a very important background for airlines.ídenies, the costs related to painting an airplaneón, an expensive task in time and money, más aún when it is necessary to paint hundreds of airplanes of a large airlineínea.

¿Cuáhow much does it cost to paint an airplaneón commercial?

Let's first review the factors that are taken into account in determining a value.:

  • The sizeñor and type of avión.
  • Workshop and quality chosen for the task.
  • DiseñO, complexity and details to be painted.
  • Núnumber of colors to be applied.

As we can see, there are several factors to take into account., so the price is very variable, but in youéApproximate general terms are as follows (values ​​in dónorth american lares):

  • Embraer 190 or similar from $35.000
  • Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 from the $50.000.
  • Boeing 777 since the $100.000.
  • Challenger 605 since the $120.000.
  • Boeing 747 since the $150.000.

* Informationón from various sources consulted in specialized workshops.
** Approximate values.

The price variesía lot, For example, the United Kingdom Government's Airbus A330 will haveíon the side más de $1.000.000 of dólares and a Boeing 747 need close to 1.000 liters of special paint and the process can take 2 a 3 weeks, themselvesún the factors indicated at the beginning.

Thus, is that now many airínea lean towards a single color, for example white to paint your aircraft, reducing the final cost of the process.

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15 comments on “How much does it cost to paint a commercial airplane?”

  1. hello good morning, we have a paint shop for aircraft and yachts. The approximate costs are very low, aeronautical painting is currently higher. of an Embraer 190 approximately is 60 000 doll

  2. ALVARO A. SEQUERA DUARTE

    The best jet paint designer in Colombia was Michael Van Dame, who as French architect, design the successful polychromy of Aerocondor Airlines aircraft, including the first Airbus Industrie aircraft from France A300-10B4 and later those of SAM Airlines with the scarlet green and the Golf ball on the empennage, and many more. Enjoy your friendship since 1969 In Barranquilla.

  3. Can you give an example with a smaller plane?, maybe a PA28 or a turbo commander 1000, specifying the amount of paint required in liters and the cost per liter, Thank you very much, Right now I am trying to start an aeronautical painting center in Colombia., this information would be very helpful

  4. The painting of an airplane also depends on its construction material and I think that on the climate of the country where you will have your permanent base., in addition to the paint to be used, the cost of labor or man hours. Greetings from the beach of Baracoa in Cuba. Lahera

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