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I would like to know if this is a Boeing or an Airbus. Maybe there is an Aviation Wizard out there. It's an EasyJet plane.

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  • I hope this is Ducktape (Panzertape). – Peter Feb 03 '17 at 12:53
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    I've just joined to ask; why are you concerned about the plane manufacturer and not "what the hell are they doing taping up the engine?" – Darren Feb 03 '17 at 15:31
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    an even more important question is "what is that pile of loose, silver colored stuff sitting inside the nacelle, and will our intrepid duct-taper clean it out before FOD?" – FreeMan Feb 03 '17 at 15:49
  • Is that Stelios? –  Feb 03 '17 at 15:55
  • Is it just me, or does that molten metal casting in the nacelle look like a cast of a human hand? – J... Feb 03 '17 at 16:34
  • @Darren I'm just writing an article about "Why Airbus is better than Boeing." I found this picture and if it was a Boeing, I would have included it into the article for fun, saying their planes are held together by Duct-tape :) – Noah Krasser Feb 03 '17 at 16:38
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    @Darren I've been here for quite a while and I'm wondering the same thing... Noah, this would seem to be counter-evidence to your article title. :P – reirab Feb 03 '17 at 17:29
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    @FreeMan Maybe it's a T-1000? – reirab Feb 03 '17 at 17:31
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    @NoahFisher All aircraft will at sometime have speed tape (as used here on the outside) and duct tape (frequently used on the inside). I have never worked on or flown an aircraft that doesn't have tape holding something together. It's not a "bodge" job. They are recognised materials for approved repairs and are not an indication of either the quality of the aircraft or the quality of the maintenance. – Simon Feb 03 '17 at 18:27
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    Link to the original Tweet with some replies from easyJet: https://twitter.com/adtomwood/status/604267991195336704 –  Feb 03 '17 at 18:41

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There's no need to be an aviation wizard - Easyjet only fly Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft.

Even if you didn't give the airline, I would guess that it is an A320. Comparing the size of the engine to the person suggests it is a narrow-body aircraft, and 737 engines have a distinctive, flattened lower surface, whereas the A320 series are more cylindrical.

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According to Airfleets.net, EasyJet has a full Airbus fleet. This engine colouring indeed seems to belong to EasyJet so, yes that is an Airbus A320 family.

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    Sure, it looks like EasyJet but it isn't sure to be. And EasyJet used to fly 737s, too. So "It looks orange and the only airline I can think of that flies planes with orange engines is EasyJet, who currently only fly Airbus planes" isn't very conclusive. – David Richerby Feb 03 '17 at 17:09
  • Although not definitive, this news story is for exactly this photo. The Independent is not known for large inaccuracies or fabrications, unlike several other papers which also carried the same story so it's probably accurate in at least the basic fact of it's easyJet and they were taping the cowling. – Simon Feb 03 '17 at 18:23
  • @DavidRicherby: EasyJet had to explain publicly using speed duct is a common practice ("However an easyJet spokesperson told MailOnline Travel that in this instance, it was not used for repair work.") after the image made a hit on the net. – mins Feb 03 '17 at 20:03
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    Thanks, Simon and mins. That's much more convincing than the unstated reasoning of the answer. – David Richerby Feb 04 '17 at 10:28
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One could also look at the pylon which is very different on a 737 and doesn't have the NACA duct.

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