FLYING A CLASSIC AIRBUS A310 IN 2020! Air Transat Toronto to Manchester

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Air Transat is the last western operator of the Airbus A310 - a shorter version of the original Airbus A300. Today, there are less than 15 A310s in passenger service worldwide.
Sadly, Air Transat has accelerated the retirement of these aircraft, with the remaining three leaving the fleet this month, but I was fortunate enough to fly it in February from Toronto to Manchester.
See what it's like to fly on this 28-year-old Airbus widebody in this new trip report!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Air Transat (TSC/TS)
Aircraft: Airbus A310-308 (A313)
Flight Number: TS292
Seat: 4A
Livery: Old
Engines: 2x GE CF6-80C2A8
Registration: C-GSAT
Route: Toronto-Pearson (YYZ) - Manchester (MAN)
Callsign: TRANSAT 292 heavy
Runway used: 06L (YYZ) - 23R (MAN)
Date filmed: February 2020
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Outro song: "Take Flight" by Nyhtian: • Nyhtian - Take Flight ...
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26 мар 2020

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@SamChui 4 года назад

Great video, thoroughly enjoyed your narration and the A310 footage. 👍

@Lee247Jamaica 3 года назад

Omg sam

@M0zZd 3 года назад

OMG! bRO I LOVE YOUR VIDS. CAN you make a second boeing dreamlifter vid in detail plz

@M0zZd 3 года назад

sry for the caps at the start

@Crabz49 3 года назад

HI SAM

@eduardoagnesjr.2695 2 года назад

Cool

@patoffcuriosity4727 4 года назад

the A310-300 is so interesting to look at, it just looks so short.

@airwipe1639 4 года назад

Avia Pat It’s low key like the 767-200ER

@TJK152 4 года назад

Baby ThiccBus

@fairingfans3575 4 года назад

Short and thicc

@schumi246 4 года назад

It’s the perfect size aircraft to replace the 757, just do it fuel efficiently. An updated version of this, is what Boeing needs to do for their 797.

@AhmedIbrahim-mv8kc 4 года назад

its pretty chubby

@iogurtli 4 года назад

Ah, flying. I remember. Those were the good old times

@haggisfartsplays9169 4 года назад

Andreas Daester ...

@user-rf4vc7mt4d 4 года назад

Can't wait for FS2020

@Matthew_B 4 года назад

Yep

@ilyasmoulayramdanemoulat1624 3 года назад

Andreas Daester haha

@simply_aviation 4 года назад

Fantastic review, Alex! Thoroughly enjoyed it!

@JuraimyAirlineManager 3 года назад

hi simply aviation

@slickvfx4578 3 года назад

Hey simply aviation I love your videos

@Lee247Jamaica 3 года назад

Hi simply aviation luv ur channel

@Toniponimakaroni11 3 года назад

@Mohamed Alsan Jinah your funny

@CJetsPlanespotting 4 года назад

Ah, I remember flying on one of these back in 2009. It’s sad that these aircraft are almost completely gone.

@michaelrogers1344 4 года назад

Another top notch trip report. Glad Transat did not swap the plane on you. Sad to see these aircraft leaving the fleet on bad terms with the current situation.

@petethetraveler 4 года назад

Michael Rogers yeah I took that plane on Air Transat July 2019 and it’s sad to see them go

@puppers2607 4 года назад

it's so weird seeing an airbus with a yoke, so familiar yet so strange.

@eyetrapper 4 года назад

very well done, gonna miss this bird! Especially at YVR

@airwipe1639 4 года назад

eye trapper Sad to see them go, but good to see A220s, A321LRs, etc.

@eyetrapper 4 года назад

@@sebastianfloyd372 I wish that were the case but Air Transat is replacing them with newer aircraft (retiring the 310)

@Bobo-bw1uc 4 года назад

Windows doesn’t stay open: exist People who do five minutes craft: improvise, adapt, overcome

@massimoforesti6591 4 года назад

I wish Air Transat would offer a series of retirement excursion flights like what a KLM did for the MD-11

@madgolf812 Год назад

Seeing that old moving map brings back so many memories of flying to Canada with Air Transat Airbus and TriStars back in the early 2000s. Time flies...

@GG-sr4ww 4 года назад

I always enjoyed flying on the A310 and got to sample flights on it with Pan Am, Lufthansa and Kenya Airways. I actually traveled on the one in the video when she was 5Y-KQM with Kenya Airways, late 2000 from Amsterdam to Nairobi. Economy Class was 2-4-2 back then.

@flyc3 Год назад

I don’t know what’s more rare, the A310 still in service or Manchester Airport without rain!

@M_O1997 4 года назад

Interesting, so nice to see a review on the old-school A310! Really enjoying your videos.. Keep up the great work!

@ashleyjarvis954 3 года назад

That flight deck/cockpit is immaculate. Well maintained and taken care of. Quite enjoyed many flights with Transat back to home, Canada.

@DeltaBravoTango 4 года назад

Beautiful Air Transat A310 Review! The Transat A310-300 was my first ever Trip Report (2019) and I enjoyed my flight of it last year and I'm glad to have experienced it before her retirement! Old but always a fun experience, the A310 is super iconic. Great job getting this great array of footage for the report :)

@FromtheWindowSeat 4 года назад

Looks like a great flight. 👍 Thanks for taking us along!

@jasondiakopoulos332 4 года назад

Absolutely love the livery on these aircraft!

@EinfachLuap 4 года назад

As a Purser, it annoys me seeing flight attendants not dimming the lights during night time. Especially during take-off. Not only is it unsafe, it's also soooo annoying when you're a passenger...

@darrenbraulio8373 4 года назад

Love the narration Alex, thanks for sharing. Stay safe.

@gabrielferrer3887 4 года назад

Excellent trip report as usual! Glad you got to experience them before their retirement.

@sre8765 4 года назад

I flew many of them at Air Plus Comet as Cabin Crew.... really miss them,great aircraft!!! Great memories.....🥺

@jjouney 3 года назад

Your reviews are extremely well done: very thorough and right to the point. Thanks for sharing this, keep up the great content!

@JOEM747 2 года назад

So happy you got to fly on it before she was gone! I recently was able to fly on a KC-10 across the Atlantic and that widebody experience reminded me of that!

@matthewcorcoran2891 4 года назад

Really nicely done trip report, with good editing, camera work and commentary. I really like the A310. I flew on the KLM and Air France operated ones when I was a kid. Thank you for sharing, and I hope you enjoyed your visit to my home airport of Manchester 🙂

@yulaviation3868 4 года назад

Air Transat is on of my favourite airlines Great vid

@iimexicanLaw 4 года назад

I love when the plane takes off and you feel the G's a bit

@michaelpocock2860 4 года назад

Another great video. Travel safely and stay well in these turbulent times

@JCSol 4 года назад

I flew in the late 1990's on Pan Am's JFK to Helsinki in Business Class on this aircraft. It was fantastic. Great video

@anthonyfx5170 Год назад

Fabulous review 👏🏻💥

@american101 3 года назад

The Takeoff Sounds AWESOME!!! Great Report As Usual Alex!!

@craigcarvalho1461 Год назад

Turbines don't sound the same anymore, that's for sure. I miss the black streaks they used to leave behind after lifting off

@dlbrittain1976 4 года назад

love the CF6 growl

@maxharrymanuel2045 2 года назад

What a classic jet! Wish I got the chance to fly on one. Great Video!

@MrLePetitChef 4 года назад

Great trip report! I flew this exact aircraft on one of the last A310 flights from YYZ-GLA on the 21st March. The crew were excellent and it certainly was a privilege to be able to fly on one of the last flights.

@davidparry6296 7 месяцев назад

I also flew on the A310 to Toronto from Manchester, Glad I did now its gone. Great video too!

@kaclni2004 2 года назад

that was a very smooth landing,good job with this video!

@nightflyer3242 4 года назад

I love the sound of those CF-6's.

@tomasjakovac7950 4 года назад

They used to fly these on the YYZ to LGW route. We fly it every year, and I remember for a long time it was a 50/50 chance whether we'd be on the A330 or the A310. This year though, they seem to have switched that route over completely to the A321neoLR, as that's what we had going both ways this time

@Jack-zy6ik 4 года назад

Catching up on the trip reports I see! Great video, keep them coming.

@Videospotter 4 года назад

Excellent Trip Report. Lucky to catch the A310 in the last days of operations!

@michaelchen3765 Год назад

Great video! Thank you for sharing. :)

@TheHenkka65 3 года назад

Thank you for a very nicely narrated video. This is one of my fav aircraft. I flew with this, as a child, from Helsinki, Finland to Athens, Greece. I also did a flight wit the predecessor, A300 from Helsinki to Frankfurt. As far as I, remember, both of the flights were very smooth and comfy. 👍😊

@sushi777300 4 года назад

Very nice report and I really enjoy the narration

@Francisco_CS 2 года назад

Flew in one from Lisbon to New York and back in one, loved the flight!!!

@aalan330 4 года назад

Was lucky to fly the A310 many times with Royal Jordanian. Glad you had the opportunity to experience it.

@moussochocolat779 3 года назад

Thanks for this!! Sweet memories when i was a child, flying onboard beautyfull Air Inter A300-B2 from Paris to Calvi🤩🥰 Cheers from France✌

@cristiandan9402 4 года назад

Fantastic review and details😊

@stan1951ful 4 года назад

Great Video!! Thank you

@c0ldw1nd27 4 года назад

That was a really buttery landing :D

@tchapman1977 4 года назад

Kudos to the flight crew on that plane...the plane practically kissed the runway on that landing...I don't know if I've ever seen such a smooth landing on a commercial aircraft like that before.

@Forti42 5 месяцев назад

Full ack. Though the whole video is exciting, the touchdown looked almost unreal. Perfect!

@happyguardian2000 4 года назад

Alex I love your videos!!

@craigcarvalho1461 Год назад

I really miss the sound of those engines. The 310 was one of my favorite planes to work on. All of us at Transat miss them to this day. They were great buckets of rivets

@DOMINICAAVIATION 4 года назад

Amazing view! Great Footage! Nicely done report

@user-fb6ns4zq2r 4 года назад

I wish Airbus would’ve stuck with the look of the a310. Awesome footage once again Alex.

@MileHigh_Aviation 4 года назад

Awesome video once again!

@planespottingringway 4 года назад

Brilliant video mate!

@thereds1959 2 года назад

Flew with Air Transat in 2016 Manchester to Toronto return, it was a wonderful flight both ways and the priority package well worth it.

@isaacflyaway 4 года назад

What a unique and exciting experience to be able to fly on the A310 nowadays It's definitely a blast to the past! :D Loved the retro seatbelt signs and overhead bins :)

@Pallibasher 10 месяцев назад

Looking at this from 2023... you really *did* get on that flight just in time even if they hadn't already chosen to retire it early!! Crazy how fast everything changed!

@johnnyberetta9533 4 года назад

Oh thank you for the great video. It brought back great memories of my work at Pearson Intl. back the late 80's and early 90's. I remember when Max Ward of Wardair bought several new A 310- 300s. They were gorgeous. Bright orange striped seats, and roomy, too. Very bright cabin. Beautiful wide business class seats forward, too. The y were the last non fly by wire aircraft I believe, for Airbus, anyway and because of that I felt they were a REAL airliner....you fly the plane..it doesn't fly you. I think the pilots loved them, too. So sad to see these birds get old and face retirement. I think they are one of the finest airliners ever built. I remember the first time I boarded a Wardair A 310. My first thought as I said, WOW , was, does Airbus KNOW how to build a great aircraft or what ? I loved their A 300, too. It used to fly Toronto to Tampa daily. I think it was lease from South African Airways. They did return it to them eventually. Oh, and Max Ward saw to it that each brand new A 310 was named after a famous Canadian aviator, and many were bush pilots

@bishwatntl 4 года назад

I flew on one of the first A310s when introduced by Swissair in 1983; then flew one with Canadian on the LGW-YYC-LGW route just after they took over Wardair.

@E_WANR 4 года назад

The aurigny plane in your spotting preview !! My home airline

@benwhite2989 Год назад

You have to Love those CFM6. I miss those A310's :(

@rlwings 4 года назад

Hahaha...Sittin' in the cockpit like a boss! - That was awesome! - And right after your flight.

@DanielSander 4 года назад

Great Video Alex. You really picked the best time to fly on one, considering they have just been retired. I'm glad i persuaded you to go for option plus, hahaha. Thanks for the shoutout as well. Thats a bit annoying with the food but at least it was eatable. The United new livery in the background at the end was a nice shot too.

@officiallotus_user6799 12 дней назад

Glad I got to fly on one of these things in 2017

@akkimayal1458 4 года назад

Damn that was a smooth landing 👍👍

@joshgibbs2574 11 месяцев назад

I flew on Air Transats A310 from YYC to Cancun and back in Jan 2016. It was one of my best flights I’ve ever had. Sure miss those rare birds!

@awuma 4 года назад

Nice video with buzz-saw at take-off. About a dozen years ago, I flew across the pond on a Czech Airlines A310, a really pleasant flight. IIRC it had a 2-4-2 configuration. I also flew about 6 years ago on an Air Transat A330 with a 2-4-2 configuration, which is so much better than the 3-3-3 one so often is squeezed into on A330's and B787's these days.

@ryanpatterson5224 4 года назад

Awesome video!!!

@Pwnzistor 2 года назад

Butter landing.

@ItsKibet 4 года назад

Glad to see an Ex Kenya Airways A310 still flying.C-GVAT was also an ex Kenya airways but was sadly scrapped.

@maltimoto 3 года назад

A310 is one of the sexiest airplanes ever. Already the engine sound....mmmmmh! I remember flying some holiday trips in a Hapag-Lloyd A310 from Hamburg, Germany.

@doujin01 4 года назад

Awesome!

@edsonbatista4137 4 года назад

Wow very good flay and good video!👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@bigtaxrefund 4 года назад

back in 2001 i used to fly air transat from toronto to montreal. it was short and fun. not too many people on board and loads of room to stretch out

@dexterdv 4 года назад

Kid in a candy shop.. super vid! 👍🏼

@gregmctevia5087 4 года назад

Nice production.

@sittingsilent4472 Год назад

I have worked on A310 8 years as a flight attendant Although they were very old but It’s good plane look like a fighter of the sky

@lucrolland7489 3 года назад

I flew that wonderful airplane between Glasgow and Toronto. Excellent seats. Even did automatic landing in a snowstorm. I wished that they flew more between Glasgow and Montreal.

@EliAviator 4 года назад

I love their blue compartment

@orlandochan854 4 года назад

That's a super soft butter too

@orlandochan854 4 года назад

Ah, this plane still look new. And classic too.

@OHAREAVIATION 4 года назад

Pretty sweet! The only time I flew on an A310 it was with FedEx as a jumpseater.

@adjhanleebaguinsodonsanawe 4 года назад

nice vlog sir alex its my first time to seE a310 300 and super nice engine sound

@jetaddicted 4 года назад

The last time I flew in one lust have been around 1998-99, the F-GEMO from Air France, on a CDG-DKR-CDG FLIGHT. It had a nice feature at the back, you had to go through a little corridor on each side of the rear galley to access the toilets, just long enough to have two windows, but it was nevertheless nice to pass by, in spite of the smell!

@lorrewatkins5925 2 года назад

The A300 and 310 is two of my favorite aircraft !

@theflyinggasmask 2 года назад

so nostalgic not seeing a huge screen behind every seat and the old moving map

@cda_official27 4 месяца назад

I love how many of the passengers are seniors

@danielcopot2271 4 года назад

Nice video, you should try the a330-300 a great experience, liked

@jorgeroman6723 4 года назад

Great video 😉

@NolanS10 4 года назад

I have flown on airtransats A330-200, and it was the one that had more seats... and the club class looked way nicer then on the one you took, and it actually looked like a real business class

@michaeluae 2 года назад

Great video and some real nostalgia, actually I think when these planes were with Emirates they had seatback screens, I remember watching Space Jam on a flight from Dubai to Melbourne (via Singapore) back in '97.

@thecockerel86 3 года назад

Watching this in 2021. Yoke!

@39Kohm 3 года назад

Excellent video! It's a route I've flown many times before with Air Transat too, though I usually went on an a320. I did it via Globespan (Flyglobespan) once and the aircraft lost all power just after landing, had to get off using stairs and got crowded into a little bus. I remember not too long ago when you would land at Manchester and would see Concord parked past the end of the runway, now they've built a shelter around it and charge money to go see it :P