What can make a livery be considered a "Special Livery"?

[NewsDude]

So I was just searching through the Features section and saw that an old livery request for the National Geographic 757 was closed because it violated the “Special Livery Section” of the new features requirements. I’m just wondering, what can get a livery disqualified for violating this requirement?

The National Geographic organization actually operates this plane as a private aircraft for National Geographic Expeditions. Does the fact that the plane is owned by Icelandic Airways violate the feature requirements?

Here is a link to the feature request in question which I’m referring to:

Icelandair National Geographic Boeing 757-200

[image] Found on JetPhotos taken by Jussef_04 This right here is National Geographic’s Boeing 757-200 that is used to take groups of people on luxury tours of the world. This former Icelandair Boeing 757-200 registered in Iceland as TF-FIS is 26 years old. First delivered to Iberia in August of 1994 as EC-FYM then in March of 2001 it was delivered to National Airlines and was reregistered to N542NA and after 10 years with them it flew with multiple charter airlines and then joined Icelandair…

[Butter575]

If the paint design is different or if the airline is sponsoring something. Example would be the Qatar “FIFA World Cup” livery because Qatar sponsors that

[NewsDude]

I’m still confused on why the National Geographic plane would be disqualified then. The livery isn’t sponsoring anything, and it wasn’t made for an event.

When the National Geographic organization started leasing the plane from Icelandic Airways, they had it repainted to have the NatGeo logo on the side and on the tail, plus the engines. There’s a pic of the plane below.

[Butter575]

I can’t answer that for that exact livery. I was just talking about in general.

[NewsDude]

oh, okay. Gotcha.

[tunamkol]

I agree, don’t see how this is a special livery.

[NewsDude]

Right??? Since National Geographic operates the plane, it would make sense to have their logo on the plane.

Same logic as to why any airline has their logo on a plane.

[tunamkol]

Yeah, exactly. Its like a private operator. Just because its not commercial doesn’t mean its special 🤷‍♂️

[Butter575]

Wait I’m confused now

[tunamkol]

Basically, how is national geographic a special livery?

[NewsDude]

What are you confused by?

National Geographic operates the plane, who leases it from Icelandic Air.

[Butter575]

It’s not.

[Butter575]

So isn’t it theirs? They can technically do what they want to it

[NewsDude]

That’s our point! My question is, why was the thread closed, with the listed reason being that it is a special livery?

[tunamkol]

Icelandair National Geographic Boeing 757-200

With the recently announced changes to the feature request category, this feature no longer meets the following criteria: Feature requests may not be created for temporary or special liveries Due to this, this feature request has been closed and all votes returned to their users so that they can be used to vote on other features they would like to see in-app. For more information on what is permitted, please visit the About the Features Category.

[Butter575]

@NewsDude

special livery?

Because it isn’t an airline

[NewsDude]

Well then, all the private liveries should not be allowed in the simulator, including the private liveries for the 737 and the A318.

Also it should be specified that non-airlines liveries aren’t allowed as feature requests.

[tunamkol]

Nor is the US Air Force livery on the B757. Your point?

[Butter575]

No comment.

[NewsDude]

@moderators would it be possible to have the National Geographic Livery Request reopened? Or a clearer reason on why it is closed?