The BA Boeing 767-300 such as the one at 01:55 must have been brand-spanking new when this video was made. I flew on one of them MAN-JFK the same year. No seatback tvs on those babies, but the video was far better than what was previously available on the L-1011s flying that route. Ah yes those were the days! I flew a Virgin Atlantic B742 in 1996 LHR-JFK, my first flight with seatback IFE. As I recall, four channels all on a loop. On-demand was another decade or so away. Amazing.
Amazing and unique piece of footage. Great to see all those classic jets in that livery, back when they were in they're hay day and still fairly new. Very good!
I remember when I was a kid, FAA noise laws were not so strict like they are today ( 2015 ), These 747-200/300s, DC-10s etc would take off/climb so soo low! You could literally hear them coming 10-15 seconds before it flew over...I really miss that...This takeoff brought me smiles to hear those legendary older engines roaring! :) Thank you soo much for this video :) Added to favorites
Hey British Airways, if your are reading this, you should have kept that Landor livery. You guys were much better those days. Landor colors especially on 747 were adorable
Great work for making it and posting it. It’s great to see a moment in time at the airport and on board a classic jet. Very nostalgic. Thank you for sharing
Everything changed now..back then, in 1990, 747-400 is still a brand new plane for everyone and we could see a lot of 747 on the tarmac waiting for their next flight like we seen in this video. Today, many airlines begin retiring their 747 in favor of 777 and A380. I miss those days..the glory days of the 747..
In regular economy i dont think they did. It was only what was then called Economy Select later to become World Traveler Plus. Of course Club World and First class screen were much bigger.
1:00 possibly United's last SP, inherited from Pan Am. If so that is a fantastically rare piece of footage of probably the most impressive Boeing ever built - and one of the rarest.
I'm sure onboard IFE and seat comfory nowadays is far superior to back in the 90s, but I imagine inflight service was much better back then. As for aircraft noise and airline liveries, there's no contest. Classic 3 and 4 holers dominating long haul with loud and proud engines, much better for the spotters back then!
This was the year my dad was skippering BA's 767's for his last year of service with the airline and I was skippering the 747-4 for BA - the year he retired and I stepped up in the ranks in BA - happy Landor livery days
@@dtheawesom3288 listen you rude dick head everyone's entitled to their own opinion I totally agree with sunny ever since they lost that crown the service has been utter rubbish as an airline they are not what they used to be
ive been chicago 3 times betweeen 1992-1998.all the planes i flew in were 747. i remember the names of two, city of derby, and western virginia, i like take off best ,yeah looking at this brings good memories back.
the classic Landor livery was far superior to the current livery IMO. So much more elegant and regal. BA needs to return to this type of livery and image.
I love thae old United livelry. Was that a 747-SP of Unite Airlines near the beginning of the clip? I love the sound of the engines, I used to live near the flight path for Heathrow and hearing that 747 whine s one of the best sounds to me.
@@yolsclassics6347: Not those ordered by BOAC. BOAC ordered sixteen 747-136 in 1970/71 with P&W JT9D-7, and BA ordered ten 747-236 in 1974/5 with RB211-524. Subsequently, they acquired/leased other 747s from various airlines with different powerplants, but they were not owned by BA in 1993. (And BOAC never owned 747-200 series; that airline had merged with BEA and became British Airways in 1974 before the 747-236 were delivered).
these are Pratt and Whitneys. Also, what you are hearing doesn't even remotely come close to the sound of the classic RB211s. this is British Airways..oh how do I explain it...side airline. and their 742s had JT9Ds on them.
