Airline PAST: Air Jamaica 

As a black American, no Caribbean background, I remember always seeing them in NYC, flying in. I'm hearing people in the comments saying it was one of the best looking, no, it was the best looking scheme more than any other

I became very emotional watching this. Thanks for sharing.

Don't forget the multiple awards Air Jamaica received.

I've never been on an airplane before but Air Jamaica was my favorite airline, just seeing those beautiful birds in the skies just gives you a sense of pride in this little island. I really do miss that airline. No other airline can compare to Air Jamaica. Thank you so much for this video brings back so much memories.

I love my air jamaica badly i want my air plane back

She will return one day 👍🏿👍🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲

Thank you for sharing your videos with us Jamaica need to bring air Jamaica back to Jamaica

Safe take off and landing i love my air jamaica and its beautiful colour

My beloved air Jamaica I will forever miss you the safest airlines ever with the best Pilots

Remember my first trip on AJ to Toronto, May 1976, such a proud moment, remembered also when Laura Oates was introduced on a flight to Miami, the passengers cheered. Those were the days. They never should have ended.

It would be so great if we could get our airline back

Nice video. Well done. Brings back alot of memories.

Love mi air line bad wish I could bring it in again same color

This livery along with with the original Air Pacific are my two favourite liveries of all time. Simply stunning

I miss AIR JAMAICA so much the best airline ever 😢

Miss Air Jamaica so much! 😔

Man, I don't know where you found these footage, but thanks for sharing! The 340 and 310s brings back memories, it looks like Air Jamaica is still flying today. Love those up close looks... I miss Air Jamaica, and gets disappointed every time I fly these days. No service or hospitality, unless you're flying 1st cla$$... In the mean time, I'll continue to dream & watch these videos, and hope to see the Lovebirds back in the skies again one day!

Our beautiful Airline had the opportunity of flying a return flight on Air Jamaica mbj to Hato Curacao Netherlands Antilles direct flight and back to mbj. It was awesome...

I feel like Air Jamaica was a huge airline for such a small island. I think they got too big/inefficient and the 2008 financial crisis was the final nail in the coffin. Caribbean airlines did their best managing Air Jam, but it just didn't worked out financially. Sad, I'll never forget Air Jamaica, thank you for this footage!

My first plane ride EVER was on AJ (KIN - JFK) in 1986 on the A300! I remember the entire experience as if it were only yesterday! I remember the movie they showed (Back To The Future), I remember the brownstew chicken with R&P dinner and the fruit punch. I was so happy to finally go on Air Jamaica. I loved seeing the AJ aircraft in any airport, it evoked such a sense of PRIDE (even if your luggage got to your destination 2 days later OR even if u arrived at your destination 5 hours late LOL). Sorry but Caribbean Airways can NEVER deliver the same feeling AJ did. I vow that if I ever get filthy rich (fingers crossed lol), I'll get Jamaica a national carrier again and I want it to have the BLACK/GOLD/GREEN as the livery colors in some way shape or form, doesn't have to cover the whole plane but the flag colors must be a part of the external decor. "Air Jamaica" is probably off limits for use as a name for the carrier so I'll have to come up with something else. JAMAICA AIR perhaps :-)

Man oh man... I could watch your channel all day!

One thing for sure I do know about Air Jamaica Pilots and that is no matter what size Aircraft, they landed so smoothly and that's a true sign of well trained Pilots. Another thing which I hardly see anyone mentioned and that is whether behind the ticket counter, or in the skies the women are so beautiful. Third Air Jamaica has one of the most beautiful colors and it's like looking at the Aircrafts you just can't take your eyes off them whether on the ground or in the air, it's so special to watch.

It is nice to see such beautiful planes my grandma’s cousin flew with air Jamaica so I can relate to the awe of these aircraft

Loved air Jamaica,and Eastern airlines those days!

Thank you for this! Brings back many memories. I was crew with both Express and Air J and flew on all of these birds including the Shorts 360 but my favourite was 'The big Jamaican'. There was just something about that 340. First flight out of training was to London on it. I miss Air Jamaica and I miss the camaraderie of former colleagues who made the job fun!

She was a beautiful aircraft, I didn’t travel on her went she was in service but I always love seeing here , miss her a lot I love A340 she was a beauty

Ilove my air jamaica

Air Jamaica was always a pleasure to fly on. Best onboard warmth and service and the smoothest landings. I’m glad to have flown on all the fleet types they had during my time including a leased 747. Ah the memories

I would love to see air Jamaica again on some air plane

My nephew was an Air Jamaica Captain and we still grieve “the passing “ of our national airline. No other airline could hold a candle to this Jewel of the Caribbean. From the in-flight fashion shows to the impeccable service provided by thoseJamaican beauties… aah, the memories!

Air Jamaica soaring to new heights I love the song

many people not going to like how I say this but butch Stewart is the one who run those airplanes to reck he is the one wy Jamaica doesn't have air Jamaica again

A my national airline this what the government and iata is doing we want our air planes back safe and reliable pilots and nice and mannersable flights attendants bless up to every one who usually work with air jamaica congratulations to you all thats serve in the past year god bless you all

I remember flying on Air Jamaica. I also remember seeing some of these planes at Owen Roberts Airport (the A319/20's & the Dash 8's)

Respect and big up for this video we airline coming from a far but sadly gone

Luv watching this so beautiful and majestic! Hope she returns to the sky one day. Nice

Starboard 76 you really out did yourself with this one! Lovebirds unlimited for over an hour! And so much of the "big Jamaican" the A340 I was never able to ride on. If there is one airline you could have in your heart for as long as you live it was Air Jamaica. And like you said Starboard 76, one helluva on airline. A national Icon never to be forgotten. Outstanding job!

We fortunately for me I missed the whole DC-8 era at AirJam. Many 722 trips and an A-310 that rocketed out of ATZl like a Space Shuttle. Only bad service was having to check in with BA in ATL whose staff were never to happy to be up early, and were mostly hostile. Thanks for the Kool vide And!

One of the very best lively liveries ever! I still prefer the yellow/orange though; just something outstanding about it. Many evenings I’ve had the pleasure of seeing it bask in the sunset and it’s a glow like none other. That I’ve seen all these planes shows I’m OLD!! Lol. At 49:26 - excellent view of the waving gallery, my favourite place at the time. A very fitting way to end; by fully profiling the A340. Absolutely fantastic compilation!!! Very, very, very missed.

I flew in 1979 with an Air Jamaica DC 8-62 from Frankfurt via London to Montego Bay. This was my first longhaul flight and i was only 13 years old. I remember that in London so many people joined the flight that 2 Passengers had no seat and had to fly sitting on the floor and had to stand up while meals and drinks were served. No way would this be possible nowadays. This was the strangest but also most exciting flight i have ever been on.

If all the Caribbean islands would come together wow

I'm not emotional, but I get so emotional when I watch these clips. I hope Air J comes back some day. Caribbean Airways never was and never will be it. That livery towards the the last days of Air J was uniquely stunning, but I loved the yellow, orange, and magenta on the old 727s. And you've even got the old DC-8 and DC-9 in there! I am working on my own Air Jamaica historical video and would like to have your permission you use clips from you video in it. This vid was awesome. I subscribed to your channel just for this.

5:51i live in Hellshire and thats Hellshire Hill in the background of the a320

Ahhh , the legendary Air Jamaica d.c 8 ,a k.a the stretch 8 . I remember seeing this bird flying over in the 70s . It used on Toronto ,New York ,& England . These were replaced by the A300 in early 80s .

I got a ride on air .Jamaica from montego bay to london heatrow was good.The best ever..

Yes it was a great air line i fly on it a number of times

A lot of great video footage. Thanks for sharing. Herman

23:53 damn rip ll

Jah know, sat here and watched the entire hour & 4 mins.... I was looking forward to flying along side my dad one day, but sadly that never came into reality... sigh I miss OUR symbol, I miss OUR airline... KMFT Although I'm pretty sure it would have folded this year if it managed to have kept afloat back then til now...smh Big up Mi pops, Ms Zaide, Mr. Chino, Richie C, & Magic B

Best airline food.

wow, spirit of mandeville. nice

Corrections to previous post: Unfortunately for me I missed the DC-8 era. Departed ATL on the A-310. Thanks for the kool video.

I ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

What happened to our beautiful ❤ Bird 😢

Long live Air Jamaica 🇯🇲 . Is it just me, or was the Douglas DC8 aircraft fleet reincarnated into the Airbus A340?

I like the colourful livery, easy to distinguish kinda the old livery reminds me of Hawaiian Airlines’s livery

49:58 I wonder what was the point for the BAW 777 to backtrack the runway to vacate it, instead of at the end of the runway.

How this little Caribbean island did have so many air planes

2:21/2:22-2:27 clip was used in Steven Seagel and Basil Wallace’s Marked For Death 💀 🎥 🎞 (1990).

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2024 and beyond

starboard music (panel base assembly)

Air Jamaica original livery was way better than the later liveries. I don't understand though why the yellow, orange and faucia stripes never went all the way to the cockpit.

BRING BACK AIR JAMAICA.

I think this was late 1999 because they had only 1 a340 at the time 6 a320s around 5 a310s .2 a321s and 2 MD 80s

Man this is amazing. My favourite airline although I never flew with them. Back when I was a kid I used to fly sooo many times in and out of Sangster and Manley on FS2004 and FSX with Air Jamaica A320/321/310. Still have a B727 Gemini jets model at my house! I had a A340 but sold it with big regret now

Hey do you mind if I use a few of these clips in my upcoming air jamaica documentary on RU-vid! I’ll be sure to credit your channel

Would have been nice to see the 747 as well.

Wont I love the A310s

Eventually they expand the a320 fleet A321 fleet get 2 more a340s reduced a 310s to four

What was that green and red livery on a310

Do the pilots fly far, or do they fly high ?

rjr real jamaica radio

Air Jamaica was dub the most beautiful airline in the sky. But I must remind Jamaica that the downfall of air Jamaica was contributed to drug trafficking by one police officer and his drug friends. Yes, you mr R

What happened to air jamaica ?

How many a300 did they have 6 are 7

Soaring to new heights

Yes it was a great air line i fly on it a number of times