Luxair From Luxembourg, joined Jan 2001, 743 posts, RR: 2 Posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 3831 times:
My first one was a Tunisair Boeing 727-200 in 1975 from Luxembourg to Tunis
and at that time I was 7 years old and I will always remember when boarding in ELLX, the kids where allowed to board the plane before the other passengers and as I was the only kid onboard my mother and I we where invited to board first by the gentle ground stewardess. Ohhh gosh, I was so excited to enter for the first time in my life a plane. I couldn't sleep for nights before that flight!!! Finaly, we entered via the rear steps, me running to the stewardess asking her if I could have a look in the cockpit, for my surprise, she grapped my hand and walked directly to the cockpit telling the captain that it was my wish to visit their working place.
From that moment on I was addicted to aviation The crew including captain, FO and FE where just lovely and very kind. Still many thanks to the Tunisian crew for making a little boys dream becoming true
COrouter77 From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 28 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 3798 times:
viscount.....60s' still my favorite a/c. they had a lounge(co) in the rear. i use to travel by myself when i was a kid. the flt attendants would put me there. i loved the re-trackable stairs and oval windows.
Leskova From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 6075 posts, RR: 72 Reply 6, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 3784 times:
Airbus A300, back just after Lufthansa got the first ones delivered, so it must have been sometime in 1976: flew from Frankfurt to Hannover on it... I don't remember too much about it, I was only 4 at the time.
Bigblack From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 600 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 3748 times:
I was three. I'll have to ask. Being it was a U.S. to London trip, I suspect something large. This would be in 1978
WeAreUnited From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 423 posts, RR: 1 Reply 14, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 3724 times:
UA DC-10 from LAX-PDX in August of 1990. Crazy that they used to use a DC10 on this route, and have now started using RJ's every now and then.
GSPSPOT From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 2745 posts, RR: 2 Reply 15, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 3720 times:
It was 1972. Flew MOB-MSY (about 20 min max) on National Airlines on a 727 (100-series most likely). Flew over in the morning, enjoyed New Orleans with the family (I was 8 years old at the time), and flew home that night...
GSPSPOT From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 2745 posts, RR: 2 Reply 20, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 3693 times:
Luxair,
While my initial flight was a little different from yours, you captured the feelings I had EXACTLY. A love affair was born!
WesternA318 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 5395 posts, RR: 25 Reply 22, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 3688 times:
My first ever trip was on a BEAUTIFUL Western 727-200 from SLC to OAK.
Woohoo! Back to Beirut in Oct '13! (Along with a stop in DOH for 4 days)
25 Planemannyc: It must have been a PIA 707 in 1970 -- but I was only 24 days old and cannot remember. The flight that I do remember was a Biman Fokker F-27 in 1975/6
26 WesternA318: I miss the grinning birds too.....too bad I'm too young to not have had a chance to see the L-1011 "Mamma Grinnybirds"
27 NWAFA: Western, I always wanted to fly on Momma...She looked so great in PSA color!
28 DeltaGuy: First actual flight, Piper Cub, I believe I was 6-ish. First airline flight, CO MD-80, SFO-IAH-MCO-IAH-SFO..first DL one was MCO-IAD, good ol Delta Ex
29 WesternA318: All I have of her now, is postcards, photos from my dad, the Gemini Jets model, and an Atlantic model in 1/75th scale.
30 Aeronuts: It was so long ago... BOAC Vicker Super VC-10.
31 NIKV69: Mom just called me, my first flight ever was an EAL 727 in 1974 JFK-ORL, my Dad got a nice buzz going my mom said!
32 Rongotai: G-AGZB 'Pionair' (C-47 Dakota) British European Airways, LPL-GUE 3 July 1952.
37 Dasheighty: Eastern Airlines May 22, 1978 Airbus A-300 EWR-MCO captain Clifford Upshad Commanding. My apologies if I spelled the captain's name wrong
38 Aircellist: Summer 1970, I wasn't yet two years old... Air France 747 from Dorval to Orly. I do not recall that flight, but, during that summer, I also took a Car
39 DeskPilot: Ansett ANA B727, Melbourne to Sydney, 1969 !
40 Ktachiya: Japan Airlines JL121 from HND-ITM back in 1984. On a 747SR
41 Bill142: the first one that I an remeber was a UA 744 from SYD-LAX in 1991. How ever I know I have been on othe aircraft but I was too young to remeber them. I
42 CKT523: August 1985 on a British Airtours 737-200 MAN-PMI
43 Clrd2go: Hughes Air West DC9-? SFO-FAT January 1972, I believe Jim
44 LV: DL Express 732, sometime in 1997....IND-MCO, flew into Orlando then drove up to Gainesville to check out University of Florida (I was checking out col
45 MxCtrlr: 1960, I was less than 1 year old... Those were the days! MxCtrlr Freight Dogs Anonymous - O.O.T.S.K.
48 N276AASTT: My earliest flight was when my mother was 8 months pregnant with me and my father was a student pilot at the time flying Cherokees. View Large View Me
49 Accidentally: My first flight was in a 172 KPHL-KEVY First airline flight was AA 757 KLGA-KDFW
50 Uswyjer: 1987, Delta 727-200, BDL-MCO, only remember 2 things about the flight: asking the attendant for drinks they didn't have: hot chocolate, chocolate milk
51 Minmiester: MH 742 in 1984...although being about 2 years old i don't remember it. First flight i do remember was Australian Airlines (the old TAA) 734 to BNE and
52 STLGph: IND-DEN June 15, 1992. Continental Airlines 727 rust colors. LV--go tigers from stl! haha. ;p
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The crew including captain, FO and FE where just lovely and very kind. Still many thanks to the Tunisian crew for making a little boys dream becoming true 
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