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Southwest changing the look of its planes

By David Koenig
Published September 8, 2014 8:43pm ET
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Southwest changing the look of its planes
Southwest Airlines employees crowd around a newly unveiled plane paint color scheme during an event at Love Field Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, in Dallas. The change comes in a year during which 43-year-old Southwest has begun international flights, expanded in New York and Washington, and is freed from longtime government limits on its Dallas schedule. (AP Photo/LM Otero) | LM Otero

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is putting a new paint job on its planes, adding a splash of bright color as it enters middle age and faces many changes.

The airline introduced its new livery Monday to a rally of several hundred employees in a hangar at its headquarters next to Dallas Love Field.

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