10 European Retro Jets

Fans of colour schemes from days gone by <link to Lost Europe book> love it when an airline acknowledges its heritage and paints one of its aircraft in a former livery.

This has been going on for quite a few years and it always surprises me when another one turns up without much fanfare.

Here are 10 European retro jets to watch out for:

Lufthansa 747-800 D-ABYT

Lufthansa Retro 747-830 (c) Erik Ritterbach

Aer Lingus A320 EI-DVM

Aer Lingus A320 retro livery aircraft

Air Malta A320 9H-AEI

Air Malta retro 9H-AEI (c) Erik Ritterbach

KLM 737-800 PH-BXA

Photo (c) Erik Ritterbach

Austrian Airlines A320 OE-LBP

Photo (c) Erik Ritterbach

LOT Polish Airlines EMB-175ER SP-LIE

Photo (c) Erik Ritterbach

TUI (Hapag-Lloyd) B737-800 D-AHLK

D-AHLK Hapag Lloyd Retro (c) Erik Ritterbach

Condor B767-300 D-ABUM

By BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada (Condor Boeing 767-300 D-ABUM Uploaded by FAEP) [CC BY-SA 2.0]

TAROM 737-700 YR-BGG

By Razvan Socol (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Lufthansa A321 D-AIDV

Photo (c) Erik Ritterbach

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