PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A new logo is ready for takeoff at the Pittsfield Municipal Airport.

The Airport Commission last week approved a cleaner design that depicts a jet flying over a green mountainscape. It is a far cry from the former branding, which had more than 10 saturated colors.

"Our current logo has probably 13 colors in it, which is difficult to do anything with.  It was formatted in a way that we really didn't have much control over how to use it," Airport Manager Daniel Shearer said.

"We were aiming for something that represented Pittsfield and Berkshire County."

It will be rolled out on new materials and signage as updates are made, he reported.

Commissioner Debra Miersma explained that the former logo was an artifact from the former century. She and Shearer worked with local graphic designer Adam Hitt to deliver a "bright and fresh" design that speaks to the current airport — not what it was in the 1970s or 1980s.

"New logos typically have a lot more clean, white space," she said.

"We took a look at logos from other airports that are smaller as well as  larger so this was done with actually quite a lot of thought."

Commissioner Michael Mah was the lone vote in opposition, as he didn't feel the logo represented general aviation (GA) because it shows a jet.

"At the risk of getting booed, I look at this and it says to me, at least, 'We're very happy to see large corporate jets,' but I don't see anything where we're talking about a smaller GA plane coming in," he said.