livery

A livery carries the operator's identity, and changes to it — a rebrand, a merger, a retro scheme for an anniversary — are events in an airframe's life. A tail hub is a record of exactly that: the same registration photographed across the schemes it has worn.

Nearby in Aviation

• landside — The part of an airport before security, open to anyone.
• line up and wait — A clearance to enter the runway and hold in the takeoff position without a takeoff clearance.
• localizer — The ILS component that defines the extended centreline of the runway.
• METAR — The routine coded weather observation issued for an aerodrome, normally every half hour or hour.