Chicago757 From United States of America, joined May 2003, 374 posts, RR: 1 Posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 5864 times:
I was just wondering what airline and aircraft served your first time flying. For me, it was in July 1988. It was Midway Airlines , a DC-9, from MDW-MCO.
TheFLCowboy From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 403 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 5844 times:
Eastern Airlines 757. I dont remember if it was PIE or TPA - PHL
A330323X From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 3039 posts, RR: 47 Reply 3, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 5835 times:
My first flight was PHL-BDA on USAir, circa late March 1993. I don't know what aircraft it was on, but I'd probably guess a 733/734.
I'm the expert on here on two things, neither of which I care about much anymore.
DAirbus From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 587 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 5833 times:
An Iberia 747 MAD-JFK on August 26, 1976. I was five years old and my family was moving to the United States from Spain. I still have vivid memories of that day although I was very young.
"I love mankind. It's people I can't stand." - Charles Shultz
Clipper707 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 99 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 5829 times:
My first was in 1972 on North Central Airlines " BLUE GOOSE" APN-DTW on a
CV-580 propjet.
WidgetBoi From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 1432 posts, RR: 21 Reply 6, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 5821 times:
When I was six weeks old (March 1982), I flew from LGA to PBI on a Delta L-1011.
FunFlyer From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 866 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 5821 times:
Um, WN on a 737 (go figure)
MHT-AUS stopping somewhere, and on the way back AUS-MEM-PVD I think
Ordpark From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 541 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 5811 times:
1964 - I was 13 - ORD/EWR 727-100...we diverted to PHL due to WX - I threw up!......couldn't wait to get back in the air!
Graham697 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 350 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 5776 times:
Back in the days of USAir, from TPA to DCA on a MD80. For the TPA buffs, I remember the old Tower EVIDS Monitors in Airside F.
COAB767 From Guam, joined Nov 2003, 1377 posts, RR: 10 Reply 12, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 5768 times:
9/28/82 I was 6 1/2 months old
It was on Delta Airlines flight from SEA-ATL I think It was on a L1011 Tristar. (my parents told me this info cuz obviously i was too young to remember).
MoodyBlues From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 142 posts, RR: 5 Reply 13, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 5746 times:
A Virgin Atlantic 747-400 from LGW-MIA my first flight brought me to my new home, America, from England. I was 10 years old. Still remember walking the length of the coach cabin, took me over 5 minutes non stop, and the feeling of walking uphill towards the front of the plane. They played "The futures so bright, I gotta wear shades" when we reached MIA. My Mum bought me a "Fly Virgin" T-Shirt, I got harassed at school for wearing it, was to young to know the definition of Virgin.
"More experience than our name suggests" Funny Sir Richard, funny.
Now in My I get to fly VS again, this time MCO-LGW-MCO. The sad part is it that it is to go see my grandfather who has cancer, the cool part is my wife is coming with me. It will be a big change for her from the SAN-MCO trips on Southwest.
Ssides From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 4059 posts, RR: 23 Reply 14, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 5735 times:
First flight I was on was Trans Texas Air (predecessor to Texas International), ABI-LBB, on some sort of prop (maybe a Convair?) This was in 1977.
The first flight I remember was on WN, MAF-ELP, in July 1987.
Ckfred From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 4652 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 5736 times:
It was 1963. I was about 8 months old. Flew from ORD to Joplin, MO, with a stop at STL, on an AA CV-240.
Akumas From Australia, joined Jan 2004, 434 posts, RR: 2 Reply 17, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 5729 times:
I was born in Australia, and I think a few -days- afterwards I went to South Africa for christening. My parents also went to Hong Kong in 1989 when my mother was pregnant with me.
PIA777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1738 posts, RR: 7 Reply 18, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 5730 times:
Mine was PIA, Islamabad to Karachi right before I moved to America in 1974.
I forget the plane (707???), I was too young to remember that.
PanAm330 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 2601 posts, RR: 10 Reply 19, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 5720 times:
SYR-PHL
November, 1988.
USAir (at the time), Boeing 737
I was about 4 months old at the time, and my family was on their way to Florida for vacation/ grandparent visitation.
Cessna172RG From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 744 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 5714 times:
I believe I was in first grade and the year was 86 or something...
It was a United DC-10 from SEA-ORD (second person in this thread with that flight...) that connected with a 727-200 from ORD-RDU.
FlyIGuy From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 837 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 5710 times:
I was 8 years old headed to Hawaii. It was a Delta 727-200 ORF - ATL : L-1011 Tristar ATL - HNL with a stop in DFW
The opinions I post are of mine and mine alone, not of the airline I work for.
StevenUhl777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 5674 times:
3rd week in July, 1973....I was about 3 weeks old.
United Airlines DC-8-62. SFO-ORD.
Been flying ever since!
25 Dantiger: 1963 and on my way to Navy Boot Camp at Great Lakes Ill. The Navy chartered an old American Airlines DC-7 and we flew from LAX to ORD with stops in Sa
26 Omshanti: Lufthansa 747 ....a move to the USA from Delhi Feb 14, 1990 Started with the Beast!!!!!!!!
27 AirframeAS: Mine was on CO on either a 737-300 or a 727-100 SEA-LAX in the VERY old colors...the orange tails back when I was in the 3rd grade probably around spr
28 GDB: Not a commercial flight, but it was on BA B747-136 G-ANWE in 1983; http://www.airliners.net/discussions/trip_reports/read.main/8781/6/
29 Spotterboy: Austrian Airlines MD-82 On a charter flight from INN to Rhodes, Greece.
30 Leskova: It must have been around 1974 - not quite sure when exactly, because I was only 2 years old at the time... it was an Airbus A300 operated by Lufthansa
31 Je89_w: My first flight was back in 1989, on a UA DC-10 from HNL-SFO. We took off from runway 22L at HNL.
32 777ER: First flight was from AKL to NAN in October 1991 on an Air New Zealand B747-219B
33 Ejmdwfan: ORD to MCO June 1989 United 767 departed on Runway 32R
34 ClassicLover: SYD to MCY, June 1985, East-West Airlines Fokker F28-4000 VH-EWD. (That's Sydney to Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland!) Trent.
35 MasseyBrown: About 1960, DCA-CLE-DCA in a Capital Airlines Viscount, an incredibly nice plane compared to the DC-6B's the competition was flying.
36 M404: August 1957 Wein Airlines DC-3 Fairbanks-Kotzebue-Nome-Fairbanks Flew low enough over the Brooks range you could see the cariboo and mountain goats. A
37 Ts-ior: I flew for the first time on a Tunisair's B737-200.At that time,in 1983,the aircraft was brand new and the Monastir-Paris Orly flight was a great exp
38 Luisinho: hii Folcks My first flight was on board of a BAe ATP from Portugália Airlines, the CS-TGL. Here a few pics! Cheers
40 MD-90: With my momma before I was born when she went flying in a J-3 Cub she used to rent at Skylark Airport, which is in East Windsor, Connecticut in March,
41 Andz: I was 10, it was in July 1971, flew with Northeast from Newcastle to Heathrow on a Trident with my mother and 2 younger sisters, then a limo ride to G
42 Copper1: March 1976 Wardair Boeing 707 CF-FUN YYZ-PIE
43 Horus: I was only a few months old when I went on my first light. It was with Egyptair on their LHR-CAI route back in the early 80s. Not sure which aircraft
45 DC9: According to my parents my first flight was onboard former Swedish dom. operator Linjeflyg (later merged with SAS) and a F28 service from ARN-GOT
46 LTBEWR: In the late 70's I was twice on small single engine aircraft, I believe a Cessna 180 and a twin engine Beechcraft (?) out of Lincoln Park, NJ airport.
47 Dtw9: Dec 23 1968, Delta FLT 141 On a brand new DC-8-61 from DTW to TPA
48 Ams: About 28 years ago IAD-LHR on a 747 of British Airways
49 Cathay Pacific: My first flight was in 1980 from HKG-SYD via SIN flying SIA. I have no idea what the aircraft was (so perhaps someone can help me out on that one )
50 Airbus340313x: For me it was in April 1986, and it was an TAP Air Portugal L1011-500 from YMX to LIS, long time ago....!
52 Btblue: First flight was when I was 20! A 40 minute pleasure flight on a BY 737 from Nottingham East Midlands. I remember the excitement of take-off and landi
53 Airjampanam: 1975 Pan Am 707 is what my memory tells me, but a search shows DC8's on the route from KIN to JFK, still a lasting. lifelong memory though.
56 Tartan: Mine was April 1978. I was 6. It was a Dan Air BAC1-11 from Gla to Rome Ciampino. I have vague memories of the flight. It was a 3-2 configuration and
57 FlyingColours: September 1993, Monarch Airlines MAN-MCO (Via Bangor), MCO-MAN. I still remember it all clearly besides being 7 & 8 at the time. It was an A300-605R a
58 FLYSSC: Air Inter (former French Domestic Airline ). Vickers Viscount...in 1971. Flight MRS (Marseille) to BIA (Bastia - Corsica). I was so happy and proud to
59 MNeo: Balkan 767-200 Leased from AF on SOF-JFK non-stop happened on June 1996
61 Icarus75: For me it was in april 1984 Air Inter Airbus A300 (or 310?) between PGF and ORY
62 Jetblue15: Lucky enough for me it was my favorite a/c. IT was an Delta LT11. I was real young and because of the pilot of that flight, I fell in love with aviati
63 Tony Lu: Continental Airlines! Dont know which aircraft cause it was a long time ago. The flight route I think was Cleveland to Houston. I was only about a few
64 Foxbravo03: Hello, My first flight was on Aer Lingus B.747-100,EI-ASI,on Sun.16th Aug. 1987. The flight was SNN-DUB. Regards, foxbravo03.
66 Juanr: June 1985 BOG-CCS-SJU Lufthansa 747-200 Juanr SKBO
67 VC745D: Capital DC4, MSY to LGA (with several stops)--8-13-54.
68 Spike: 1967, BOAC SuperVC-10 from London Heathrow to Lusaka (Zambia), aged 2, because of my Dad's overseas posting. And here she is that same year: View Larg
72 4left: In December of 1970 I flew on a Boeing 727 Yellowbird of the old Northeast Airlines. We flew from BOS to MIA, my neighbor was the pilot and I got to s
73 Bicoastal: I believe my first flight was on a Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) Electra from San Diego to either Burbank or Los Angeles circa 1964????
76 SevenHeavy: It was a TWA 747-131, from LHR-LAX, in october 1977. I remember we got seats in first class right in the nose because my Dad worked for them. All I ca
79 Spike: Having posted my first actual flight (aged 2), here is the first flight I actualy remember (aged 6): Lydd-Ashford to Beauvais, Skyways International,
80 Lan_Fanatic: June 1992...My first flight and my first trip to Europe, with Alitalia. The flight was in a MD-11 (I-DUPE, Giuseppe Verdi) and I was extremely excited
82 RB211LTN: My first flight was on a Britannia 737-200 LTN-PMI. I was only a young child and I vividly remember the acceleration on take-off. It felt incredible.
83 Bmacleod: I was maybe 2 or 3, but it was either a CP 737 or a AC DC-9 from YHZ to YYZ.
84 Kanebear: It was Braniff CRP-IAH (I think, maybe HOU) on a 727 when I was a week old as my parents told me. WN didn't come here until 1976 so until then we had
85 Tarheel: It was 1956, and I played hookey from high school and flew from ORF to DCA (and back the same day) on a Capital Airline Vicount. What a great intro to
87 SEAPete: My first flight was when I was a baby. First flight I can remember was when I was 5. EUG - SEA on Huges Airwest a DC9-31 View Large View MediumPhoto &
88 Kevin752: My first flight was on Pan American in Late May early JUne from LAX - LHR on either a 747-100 or sp I am not sure which type of 747 I was in. I was l
89 WesternDC1010: My very first flight at the age of 10 was aboard: Western Airlines #561 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N909WA (46983/252) KLAX-PHNL June 16, 1981 View Lar
91 Alonk: Nice topic! my first flight was when i was only a year old.dont remember the exact date but it was on an El Al Israel Airlines 747-200 from LLBG-KJFK
93 Zoomer: BEA (British European Airways) Airspeed Ambassador, promoted by BEA as the Elizabethan, from Brussels Melsbroek to London Heathrow, in 1956.
94 Pouyazad: My first flight was on a Boeing 747 SP, of course the airline was Iran Air and we were flying from Tehran to Beijing, summer of 1983. View Large View
95 PanAm747: The story of my first airplane trip: It was 1974, I was eight years old, living in Bakersfield, CA. We were going from BFL-FSM (Fort Smith, AR) for my
96 Wingsofman72: Haven't looked at all the entries..but mine goes back to 1952 or 1953..on AA CV240 LGA-ALB-SYR-ROC..... However,first I can remember (or have record o
97 Fiedman: My very first flight was in December 1982 I was only nine months old it was a flight from Calgary to Honolulu for a Christmas vacation, it was on a Wa
103 SDFOH: My first flt was late 70's early 80's on Piedmont I think that we flew on a Fokker F-28(?) . The thing I remember most was we sat in the front where t
105 9V-SPF: It was in 1984 when I was three years old. My parents, brother and me flew FRA-TFS on a LH B707 that operated a Condor flight. Many years later, I fou
106 BWIA 772: I must say that I had a proper introduction to aviation my first flight was in May 1985 the airline was BA the aircraft was a 747.
107 Businessboy: I flew with American Airlines from New York to Houston. The aircraft was a Boeing 727 of some kind. Its was a nice plane! View Large View MediumPhoto
108 TwinPioneer: My first flight was in a DH Rapide. Elmdon 1965. Sightseeing trip. I was hooked. Joined the RAF in 1966 and had my first flight in a four-engined plan
109 LanAlemania: The first time I flew was on Swissair fro DUS to GVA on a Fokker 100. Flight time was about one hour, and I can't recall any airline which offered a h
110 Jkw777: It was back in June 1995, LGW-MCO with VS. Flew on G-VGIN! Ever since then, been addicted to Aircraft! Justin
111 Bullpitt: My first flight was MAD FCO with IB in 1972 the year we left Spain to go to Australia. I think it was a 707 or a 727 and was 8 yrs old.
113 SonicKidatBWI: NORTHWEST AIRLINES My first flight was with Northwest Airlines on a flight to New Orleans International via Detroit Metro Wayne out of my hometown air
114 Cactus739: my first one... March 1989... Delta 727... FAI-ANC-SLC
116 Refueler1974: I have never flown commercially, but my 1st airplane to fly in was a good ol' reliable C172!!
117 Bofredrik: TAROM between Stockholm and Constanta, Romania. I was 11 years old and the plane a IL-18 turboprop (4 engines). I used the air sick bags...
118 Karlok: KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines to Hong Kong. The only thing I remember is a B747-... don't know a -400 series or Classic.
119 Jcs17: Jet America MD-82. ORD-LGB. It was April 1983 and I was only a few months old at the time. My parents had to go to So Cal to look for houses because m
125 Hugojimenez: Back in 1968 (at eight years old) on board of a Lacsa Bac 1-11 ("El Tico), with an intermediate stop in Grand Cayman. We "enter" an air pocket, the a/
126 SXFAN: It took me a bit long to start flying but once I started I became a grequent flyer!!! First flight SKG - ATH onboard a Boeing 737-400 of OA. CHEERS!!!
127 Syncmaster: July 8th, 2000, TWExpress (Trans States) J41 from GRR to STL, then on a mainline MD-80 to SEA where I was going to take my first cruise too! Because o
130 Coair: My first flight was easter 1970 SHV-MEM on Delta Airlines DC9. I think I was 6.
131 BR715-A1-30: July 24, 1999 AirTran Airways Douglas DC9-32 N830AT Flt. 1006 GPT-HOU 30 years from now, people will debate whether FL had DC9s. They will claim NW ha
132 Hodges: For me it was N777NC From White Plains to DTW. I was only a few weeks old and was going to my grandparents. Regards, Erik
133 ORDINDUAFLYER: AA, IND-DFW, March 1982...unfortunately I don't recall which type of aircraft it was. (I was in h.s. heading to Cancun for spring break...the flight w
135 BOEING747-700: First Flight was on an Eastern DC8 that was a Jet
136 Chicago757: Thans everyone for your response! (Don't forget to add me to respected users!) Lol just kidding....well u can if u'd like. Anyways I think this was a
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