The only reason is that it looks good, that it. The paint on the aircraft doenst even weigh as much as a single piece of luggage and the fuel savings would be so little they would never notice it. On the other hand, having no paint means you dont have to hire people to do hours and hours painting the aircraft, which would cost tens of thousands per aircraft.

It does not have any effect whatsoever on the useful load of the aircraft, the weight of the aircraft is calculated by adding all the components of the aircraft together, not including paint.

The aircraft would be certified to carry just as much weight, and the pilots would never be able to tell the difference seeing that many of these aircraft weight over 200 tons loaded. Some weigh as much as 600 tons.

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