Re: Longest passenger flights for 747 Classics

I remember seeing JA8102 at LHR around 88-90 so she must been either on a LHR-SVO-NRT or LHR-ANC-NRT flight. CX stopped in BAH from LGW OP didn't say anything about stops, BA flew 100s to Australia. .NA is pictured at SYD as late as 88 on here, in the days when multi-stops were order of the day. PA ...

Re: Impact of a major Israel-Iran escalation on Middle Eastern aviation

[list=][/list] For QF, surely LAX if they were to go East to LHR. JFK would need sunrise aircraft, whereas LAX is easily reached (and currently flown by) their A380s and 787s. SYD-LHR via either YVR or JNB are shorter and better options than a US transit. But the most likely outcome for QF would act...

Re: Last day in the life of Air Malta

I still remember seeing their 720s at LHR in the 80s. Even operated a Peruvian registered ex-Western 727 around 88-90 (believe it crashed on the way back over the Atlantic somewhere too with loss of the crew unfortunately ). But still a shame, an iconic little carrier. A friend who regularly travels...

Re: Why is filming airlines from some countries so rare?

As a kid, well late teens early 20s, I was told off twice for taking pictures whilst on a plane. Once was on a Pan Am flight taking off from Seattle. ..I did as I was told but laughed at the idea that the Soviets could probably take all the pictures they wanted from a satellite! The second time was...

Re: Why was an El Al jet in Lima?

Not withstanding the Covid rescue flight, it initially made me think of their audious flight to Buenos Aires in 1960, to capture Adolf Eichmann. Then drugging him and dressing him in an El Al uniform and getting him through customs by pretending he was a crew member who'd had too much to drink, to g...

Re: Places in Europe to visit.

Sometimes I think some of the smaller cities can be more interesting than the larger ones. Lyon, Rotterdam, Delft, ValencIa, Bergen, Stuttgart, Cologne, Lucerne, Nuremberg, Salzburg, for example. Sometimes I've been flying somewhere "because never been there before" and been pleasantly sur...

Re: Why is filming airlines from some countries so rare?

As a kid, well late teens early 20s, I was told off twice for taking pictures whilst on a plane. Once was on a Pan Am flight taking off from Seattle. ..I did as I was told but laughed at the idea that the Soviets could probably take all the pictures they wanted from a satellite! The second time was ...

Re: How many flights on a Boeing 767 do you have ?

32 in total

British Airways x 28 - LHR-MAD-LHR / LHR-ATH / STO-LHR / LHR-EDI-LHR / FRA-LHR - G-BNWA/B/C/I/S/X/Y/Z/BZHA/B/C
Qantas x 3 - MEL-SYD / BNE-SYD - VH-OGO/R
Icelandair x 1 - KEF-LHR TF-ISO

Re: Some Chiefs fans who attended bitter cold playoff game now require amputations: hospital

scbriml wrote:

bennett123 wrote:

So this was a lot colder than normal?.

A bit - on the game coverage I saw, they took a bottle of water out of a fridge and it froze solid in about five seconds.

Re: Barack Obama at Downing St for an unannounced visit.

Tell him to "get to the back of the line"... seem to recall he said that to us once. Funny though if no one was in... For national security, the conversation has been edited and part of the transcript removed. Hi thought I'd drop in a for coffee, your PM Tony, no ...David, that's it, David...

Re: Your Flights On A "Four-Holer" (4-engine aircraft)

In no particular order Qantas 747 x 3 Qantas A380 x 35 Emirates A380 x 2 Lufthansa 747 x 4 Air France A380 x 1 BA 747 x 1 BA A380 x 1 Pan Am 747 x 5 Swiss RJ100 x 3 Iberia A340 x 5 Don't think I've missed anything. Came close to flying a UA DC8, but due to delays changed flights to an AA 727 instead...

Re: OA London base ?

Such a shame the old Olympic Airways disappeared, sadly these things happen, but a nice airline to fly on in their day. My dad used to work for them in London late 60s/early 70s , they taught him how to swear in Greek! Something he later taught me as well ! Which I still use to a very good Greek fr...

Re: OA London base ?

Such a shame the old Olympic Airways disappeared, sadly these things happen, but a nice airline to fly on in their day. My dad used to work for them in London late 60s/early 70s , they taught him how to swear in Greek! Something he later taught me as well ! Which I still use to a very good Greek fri...

Re: Intra-Europe Widebodies This Summer

I think that one of the best 'hidden gems' is the daily Emirates 773 between Malta and Larnaca, which not only provides you with a solid 2:20 Hrs of wide-body pleasure, but also enables you to sample a whole whack of 'quasi' long-haul amenities like a nice lunch&drinks, menu cards, inflight ent...

Re: Is it fair to operate a route with an a/c that may not make it?

GalaxyFlyer wrote:

A “direct” flight is NOT a non-stop flight. It is one that doesn’t involve a connection.

Re: Is it fair to operate a route with an a/c that may not make it?

I can remember some time ago..circa mid 90s MAS got themselves into a lot of trouble with the CAA as a number of flights were arriving into LHR on fumes. One occasion a full emergency was declared and the plane had to get towed from the taxiway it was so low on fuel. That was the final straw, didn't...

Re: How actually “frequent” are frequent fliers?

Prior to Covid Id had a first class reward ticket booked with Qantas from LHR-SYD return. But had to cancel it, I've still got the points but having to care for an very elderly parent now, so the possibility of rebooking it is on hold. But as a self funded traveller I'd book flights as cheap as poss...

Re: Shortest flight in F/C on an internationally configured long haul

Shortest of the short for me was probably TXL-FRA (Twice) on a LH 744. Figured I wouldn't get the opportunity to fly C on a 747 again (turns out these flights may be my last 747 flights too as no one could gave foreseen Covid etc)..bolting a multi course meal in 40 minutes. But great fun wish I'd do...

Re: How many 747s will be flying in 2030

Iranian Air Force will still be using theirs... IMO, the key will be the availability of spares. What proportion of the parts for a 400 or 800 applicable to a 200 or 300. The other big factor will be political, in terms of the removal of sanctions. Absolutely, the 100s and 2J9Fs are chalk and chees...

Re: How many 747s will be flying in 2030

Iranian Air Force will still be using theirs...

Re: Favorite airline tail design?

Historic 1. Thai..before the purple arrived 2. Singapore Airlines. ..with yellow 3. Qantas. ..with flying wings on kangaroo 4. Olympic Airways 5. Gulf Air (as in the Tristar era) 6. Air Lanka (red peacock) 7. BWIA ..dark green (A340s) 8. Iberia 9. Air Afrique 10. British Caledonian Current 1. Singap...

Re: Day trip to be on a particular airline/aircraft

Yes absolutely. ...last one I did was last year, LHR-ZRH on an Air Baltic A220 (slightly odd discussion with Swiss immigration. .how long are you here for, just a few hours, why? Well it's like this..... she thought I was nuts) But as many other posts have said, that's the fun and interesting part o...

Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND

This reminds me of the USAir 737 collision with the Skywest Metroliner at LAX in 1991, the pilots didnt see it in front of them until the last second as they dipped the nose, when it was too late. Small plane in the dark is going to be hard to see, both for the JAL crew and potentially ATC as well. ...

Re: 737s at Heathrow

If we go back to late 80s early 90s then there were a lot of European carriers sending 737s into LHR Excluding BA and BD as home carriers Aer Lingus...now A320 family TAP... now A320 family JAT....now Air Serbia and Croatia AL both A320 family Air Malta...now A320 family Sabena...now Brussels AL A32...

Re: Have you flown the Alphabet ? (end of 2023)

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Re: Jet age airline with most varied/ interesting fleet at one time

Max Q wrote:

There’s a few that come to mind, one in particular was BA IIRC at one time they operated :

B737-200

B757

B767

Concorde

L1011

DC10

B747 Classic

B744

Re: People who work in aviation or frequent flyers, what is the worst city you have visited and what made it so bad?

Can say I've really been anywhere that dreadful, as I wouldnt be going there in the first place. There are some places I've been that are perhaps overrated. But that can be very much a matter of opinion so I'll keep them to myself. But the one thing travelling does is that sometimes you find little ...

Re: First Time Flying On A Widebody?

First one was also my first international flight.

1986 Pan Am 747-212B London Heathrow to San Francisco. ....N729PA...so now you know why I use it as my "callsign"

Re: First Time You Flew on an A320?

G-MIDT BMI Teeside to LHR 18th May 2006 The day the first A380 landed at LHR as we were all looking for it, when we landed. Flew on G-MIDT again under BA ownership (only plane I've flown on with two different carriers) Since then must have done close to 300 flights on the family. BD AF BA LX LH IB T...

Re: Strange Routes And Their Reasons

A few years back I saw a MIAT 737 at Berlin Tegal, which I thought was old and maybe leased to someone but turned oit it was a normal scheduled flight which I thought was interesting. A flight from Ulan Bator to Berlin. I lost track since covid whether it restarted but some distance in a 737 too. Cl...

Re: If Pan Am Returned…

I think Pan Am were of their time on so many levels, seeing images of The Beatles, Marilyn Monroe or Frank Sinatra walking down their steps added glamour to their brand and also flying. Imagine Brad Pitt coming of a United 777..not the same. But also Pan Am pushed boundaries all the time, because t...

Re: If Pan Am Returned…

I think Pan Am were of their time on so many levels, seeing images of The Beatles, Marilyn Monroe or Frank Sinatra walking down their steps added glamour to their brand and also flying. Imagine Brad Pitt coming of a United 777..not the same. But also Pan Am pushed boundaries all the time, because th...

Re: 20yrs since last Concorde flight

Yeso can't believe it's 20 years. Remember watching Alpha Echo depart LHR for the last time some days later as she headed to the Caribbean for retirement. I've often sited Concorde since as one of those things in life where you say we should do that one day (referring to the Bay of Biscay flights), ...

Re: Have You Ever Been on a Flight Reported on by the Media/in a Thread?

I was on first nonstop commercial flight, QF10 from LHR-PER-MEL with VH-ZND

Re: Deeply Unpopular Airline Opinions

The business about the ME3 being the best is rubbish and self publicity. Fly first class and they probably kiss your ..... shoes I was going to say! But it the old story (propaganda ) repeat after me Qatar Airways are the best.. if people read it and see it enough times, they believe it. A large ele...

Re: Jet age airline with most varied/ interesting fleet at one time

United ..late 80s must have had quite a range of varied equipment following the collection of the old Pan Am Pacific routes with Tristars and SPs joining their fleet

Air France at the same time had a varied fleet too from F28s to Concorde

Re: BA A.320W G-EUYR Oneworld titles

Talking of BA and their A320 family liveries, when they had the Golden Dove livery we'd had one on the inbound flight from somewhere, and we'd been put on a remote stand out T5C way. On the bus behind me was a young family and Daddy was telling the little boy and girl that was a special plane they'd...

Re: Finding myself at Airliners ( while I am inside the airplane)

I found myself landing at LHR from MAD on Iberia EC-MJT A330 on what was it's first commercial flight, but not sure if it was this site or not off hand. Plus VH-ZND on LHR-PER on its first nonstop flight Leaving LHR https://www.airliners.net/photo/Qantas/Boeing-787-9-Dreamliner/4916089?qsp=eJw1jDEOw...

Re: Etiquette on ordering drinks in Premium Economy

Wait till they bring the coffee and then ask for some sugar

If youre polite and not over demanding then no reason not to use the button.

Re: What happened to the aircraft you had your first flight on?

G-BMAC British Midland Airways DC9-15 Last I know from a picture on here, she was fairly derelict and engine-less as XA-SZC for TAESA at Toluca - Licenciado Adolfo Lopez Mateos International Airport in 2012 https://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled-TAESA/Douglas-DC-9-15/7263783?qsp=eJxVjTEOwkAMBP/iGg...

Re: Former aircraft/airline combinations you've flown on

Air France A380 Iberia A343 A346 Aer Lingus B734 BA B747-100 B763 SAS B736 B737 B738 Swiss A319 RJ100 Austrian DHC8 Lufthansa B735 Helvetic F100 KLM City Hopper F70 American B727-100 Alaska B72S United B727-100 Air New Zealand B733 Qantas B734 B744 B74E B763 Germanwings A319 British Midland DC9-15 A...

Re: Royal Air Maroc to add 200 aircraft streched over 10 years

Who's to say what the political situation in North Africa and Morocco will be like in 10 years time. Only takes another Arab Spring to destabilise the area and a number of these countries are very reliant on tourism and they can't all use the EK business model. 1977 Tehran had a big future ahead...w...

Re: Last time you flew on a tri-/quad-jet

Last quad was
A380 - VH-OQE SIN-LHR back in 2019
A340 - EC-JPU MAD-LHR back in 2018
B747 - D-ABVX FRA-TXL back in 2017
RJ100 - HB-IYY ZRH-GVA back in 2016 (nearly forgot about the 146!)

Trijet hmmm

727 - N322AS PDX-SEA back in 1987

Re: MUC: one hour waiting for baggage :-/

Is it still Oktoberfest?

Lifting bags or lifting steins of beer?

More fun in the beer Hall than baggage Hall perhaps

Re: Unable to get frequent flier miles on recent trips

Beware of opening too many accounts with every airline you fly on. Check the AA account and see if you can get the EY points through them or not. Otherwise you dilute your points over numerous carriers. I did that with SK and LH initially, then realised the LH was more beneficial to me. Goes without...

Re: Yorkshire Airlines, a bit of fun

Maybe they could apply faces to their planes, Norwegian style...

Compo
Clegg
Foggy
Nora and Wally
Ivy and Sid
Smiler

Re: Defunct Carriers you have flown

Pan Am
Eastern Airlines
North Pacific Airways (United Express carrier)
British Midland
British Midland Regional
Flybe
Olympic Airways (v.1)
Alitalia
Germanwings

Re: Tired of Eurowhite Liveries? Share Your Favorite Cheatline Liveries!

Personal two colours favourites were Air New Zealand blue and green) and JAL (red and black). Original Thai (circa late 80s earlyou 90s) before all the purple appears. But as with any colour scheme, some look better on certain planes too. The Gulf Air Tristar was a great combination but not the same...

Re: BA into DFW history

Interested to know when BCAL DFW service started

Re: BA into DFW history

Yes BCAL had DFW first plus if I remember correctly IAH ATL (which was a codeshare with Sabena using their 743 starting in BRU) plus JFK and LAX. BA took them over around 87-88 and as I recall continued to serve DFW from LGW, which in those days AA did too. Prior to that NZ had a LGW-DFW sector on t...