I don’t know if this is in the right category, but you can move it if it’s not. A few of the airline logos are outdated. The Delta Air Lines logo has not been changed to the current logo and it is the same with Northwest Airlines.
I like the current DAL logo and the new livery. I think that this site should be updated with new logos (especially considering the logo was changed in April). It was changed 7 months ago. It should be changed on this site.
I don’t think any serious media outlet (Let it be newsprint, TV or Internet) has a reason stick with an old logo of some college or pro sports team that has unveiled a new one. The same goes for an airline. Media’s responsibility is to accurately reflect reality, and the logo change is a choice of the team (or airline). Opinions may vary on logo’s appearance, but the media has to stick with the latest official logo release of the team/airline.
No they don’t. (I’m being sarcastic!)
I don’t consider FlightAware to be media. If they want to show the older logo, that’s fine with me. Hell, I don’t care if they use the logo from the 1950’s.
But of they want to be seen as a “News NOW” as it is the trend in current media, they can’t really afford it. Can you imagine ESPN using the older logo of some pro team just because the program manager preferred the old one?
Wow - talk about picking nits! Does FlightAware even NEED to provide airline logos? I don’t think so. The fact that they DO provide logos is just icing on the cake… so what if some of them are a little outdated.
I don’t really think they need to provide the logos. Like pictures of planes, if a person wants to see the logo then go to jetphotos.net or airliners.net or even the operator’s own web page.
Ahh, but FA don’t have to live “down” to free standards
Current information is the way to go, this way there is no doubt on credibility. Credibility is the emphasis.
Old information portrayed as current reduces the credibility, so why not do it like Flight Aware is doing it and that is correctly displaying the most latest and current information?
Free is good, but free and accurate is just that “fresh” icing on the cake!