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In 2000, ATA and Chicago Express Airlines launched ATA Connection, the regional affiliate of ATA Airlines that linked regional mid-western cities with ATA's Chicago Midway hub and with Indianapolis. Chicago Express was purchased on June 1, 1999, and it was operated as a separate subsidiary. After ATA entered bankruptcy in late 2004, a decision was made to end ATA's regional airline service and terminate Chicago Express / ATA Connection resulting in the permanent layoff of its entire staff. Chicago Express' assets were auctioned off, ATA terminated turboprop service (ATA Connection), and Chicago Express ceased all operations on March 28, 2005. This decal depicts the six Saab 340s that Chicago Express operated with the sharp looking ATA Connection paint scheme. -
In February 2017, Lufthansa German Airlines inaugurated service with its first Airbus A350-900. The aircraft, D-AIXA, was christened Nurnberg prior to entering service. This decal provides the marking for this new fleet type in Lufthansa colors. -
In 2011, Japan Airlines introduced new corporate branding and a new color scheme, bringing back the long-serving crane logo. Titling received an updated font as well. The aircraft color scheme itself is rather bland, being yet another in a far too long list of "white whale" schemes that are en vogue in the airline industry these days. This decal provides the markings for J-Air's Embraer E170s. JA221J was the first airplane to wear the new colors, debuting in 2012. -
Following its acquisition of National Airlines in 1980, Pan American World Airways became a Douglas DC-10 operator. The fleet included both the -10 and -30 variants, and eventually numbered 16 aircraft. Our decal includes the full markings along with all Clipper names. -
Luton-based Monarch Airlines is one of the largest UK charter airlines. Monarch operated a sole DC-10-30 G-DMCA between 1996 and 2003. This DC-10 was retired and broken up in 2003 with the forward section of the fuselage surviving as an exhibit at the Aviation Viewing Park at Manchester Ringway Airport.
About Draw Decal
Offering High Quality and Unique Aircraft Decals Since 1999!
How did we get our Name?
My father is a US Army-trained draftsman, and he always signed his drawings with the initials “DRAW.” Since we have to DRAW our decals, and DRAW is also the first four letters of my last name, it seemed to be a natural name for our company.
What is the idea behind DRAW Decal?
I produce airline decals that normally would not be popular enough to justify mass producing. Each decal is printed as demand warrants, one page at a time by a professional print house. This makes for slow production, but it allows us to individually inspect each decal and to also update the decal sets as the need arises. While these production sets are all currently available, they are only produced (i.e. printed) as they are ordered. I have no large pile of unsold, unpopular decals to contend with this way. Our decals are as close to custom-made as possible.
Who creates your art?
The art work for our decals is created by a group of artists, with each one contributing sets of their own unique design and preference. Currently, DRAW Decal offers decals designed by: Tim Bradley, Mike Egan, Norm Filer, Mike Jernfors, Jeff Thomsen and yours truly, Greg Drawbaugh. Each set is identified by whom designed it unless I was the one who designed it.
How do I do that?
Our decals are printed in our exclusive Next Generation DIGITAL Silk process using a large format digital printer that prints white ink. We do NOT sell ANY laser-printed decals. Laser printers are for printing instruction sheets, not printing decals.
We are made the switch to our latest Next Generation DIGITAL Silk process to provide what we believe to be among the highest quality decals in the industry. We also want to be able to provide subjects that just would not print well using any other process. Quality and value have always been our driving force, and we continue to push the limits of what our printer and artwork is capable of producing. We operate under a continual improvement process for all of our decals.
Do you run out of stock?
No, as I print decals only as they are ordered. This ensures that the decals are fresh and never out of stock. This also allows me to make corrections and additions to each set as they occur.
Once applied, these decals will look just like they were painted on, rather than just “stickers” applied over a paint job. Remember, the art of decaling is making it look like you did not use any decals!
Thanks for stopping by, and come back often to see what we have added.