Airevents From Germany, joined Jan 2002, 810 posts, RR: 3 Posted (4 years 7 months 14 hours ago) and read 4222 times:
Hi!
I just wonder who is going to fly the B707 on its 50th anniversary of pax operations this Sunday, 26OCT08.
Airevents has a group of about 15 international "aerogeeks" going to Iran this weekend, and it is our current plan to fly the SAHA AIR on Sunday, 26OCT08 from THR to MHD! After the successful anniversary flight we will be the only ones really celebrating this great jubilee after flying the bird on its 50th birthday!
I just wonder: are there other international aviation enthusiasts doing their pilgrimage to Iran the 26OCT08 to fly the last Boeing 707 in passenger service??
AirNovaBAe146 From Canada, joined Jun 2008, 348 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (4 years 7 months 13 hours ago) and read 4094 times:
Quoting Airevents (Thread starter): Hi!
I just wonder who is going to fly the B707 on its 50th anniversary of pax operations this Sunday, 26OCT08.
Airevents has a group of about 15 international "aerogeeks" going to Iran this weekend, and it is our current plan to fly the SAHA AIR on Sunday, 26OCT08 from THR to MHD! After the successful anniversary flight we will be the only ones really celebrating this great jubilee after flying the bird on its 50th birthday!
I just wonder: are there other international aviation enthusiasts doing their pilgrimage to Iran the 26OCT08 to fly the last Boeing 707 in passenger service??
Manuel
While their may be only one B707 in pax service left, here in the DRC, Hewa Bora's B707 freighter routinely carriers huge loads of Congolese soldiers. I don't know even want to know how many aviation regulations they break with the non-existent seating arrangements. So, if you want to fly on a B707, all you have to do is join the Congo's Army.
MEA-707 From Netherlands, joined Nov 1999, 4117 posts, RR: 37 Reply 4, posted (4 years 7 months 10 hours ago) and read 3869 times:
Quoting AirNovaBAe146 (Reply 3): So, if you want to fly on a B707, all you have to do is join the Congo's Army.
I think I'll rather go for Saha Air again, sitting back in the green chothed seats, chatting with the flight attendants and being served pistachio nuts, cake and Iranian cola (Can't make it 26 october though)
nobody has ever died from hard work, but why take the risk?
Irobertson From Canada, joined Apr 2006, 601 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (4 years 7 months 8 hours ago) and read 3666 times:
Quoting AirNovaBAe146 (Reply 3): While their may be only one B707 in pax service left, here in the DRC, Hewa Bora's B707 freighter routinely carriers huge loads of Congolese soldiers. I don't know even want to know how many aviation regulations they break with the non-existent seating arrangements. So, if you want to fly on a B707, all you have to do is join the Congo's Army.
Pgtravel From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 445 posts, RR: 3 Reply 6, posted (4 years 7 months 8 hours ago) and read 3573 times:
Oh man, I just got up close with John Travolta's 707 at LAX yesterday (didn't get inside, of course), and now I'm REALLY jealous. The big event at LAX may have been for the A380 but that beautiful 707 stole the show.
MadameConcorde From San Marino, joined Feb 2007, 10241 posts, RR: 40 Reply 7, posted (4 years 7 months 7 hours ago) and read 3468 times:
Humm! I had no idea of this. 26 October is my birthday (or more so my half-birthday as I was born on the 25th at midnight). I would have loved to go too. It's been one zillion years since I have not flown on a B-707!! Oh well... I will be on board the SIA 380 instead!!
There was a better way to fly it was called Concorde
Max777geek From Italy, joined Mar 2007, 538 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (4 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 2896 times:
Quoting Airevents (Thread starter): I just wonder: are there other international aviation enthusiasts doing their pilgrimage to Iran the 26OCT08 to fly the last Boeing 707 in passenger service??
Airevents From Germany, joined Jan 2002, 810 posts, RR: 3 Reply 10, posted (4 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1903 times:
Quoting Rikkus67 (Reply 10): Does SAHA AIR know the significance of this date in relation to the aircraft they are flying?
No, as far as we know, they do NOT! Funny, isn't it?
Image a big celebration with SAHA and Boeing officials in Tehran on Sunday... if it wasn't such a bloody bad relation between Iran and USA, this could be imagined...
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