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Old 10th August 2013, 03:04 PM
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Default Jetstar's 1st B787

Here she is, white engines and all:



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Old 10th August 2013, 03:39 PM
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Coming out of the paintshop.
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Old 12th August 2013, 04:03 PM
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SMH has a set of 8 photos too:

http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/t...812-2rria.html
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Old 12th August 2013, 07:14 PM
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The white engines look odd...
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Old 12th August 2013, 07:58 PM
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The wings and tailplane are white too...
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Old 12th August 2013, 08:04 PM
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They're unable to paint the engines.
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Old 12th August 2013, 09:10 PM
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BA has blue engines for some reason.
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Old 13th August 2013, 05:08 AM
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Jetstar have GE engines, BA have Rolls Royce engines.
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Old 13th August 2013, 05:54 PM
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I thought it was silver actually! Point though grey, white, silver, whatever we all know what Joe was saying.
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Old 13th August 2013, 06:26 PM
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From what I have heard, only white and grey are approved for the laminar flow, but customers can choose other colours at a drag penalty.
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