Flying on the Oldest Passenger 757 in the world! | Jet2 G-LSAI Trip Report 

Thank you for watching this video guys! I wanted to make a quick note here regarding my comments on the 757 retirement. Firstly, I've based my knowledge of those in Facebook groups who have visibility over Manchester airport scheduled departures for future months. They mention that as it stands, 3 aircraft, Alpha Charlie, Alpha November, and Alpha Echo are leaving the fleet by the end of November. I have no idea how truthful this is, and there is no mention of Alpha Juliet, Alpha India, and Alpha Kilo leaving the fleet yet, although rumors suggest January at the latest. My comment on LSAI having a "few weeks of service life left" is based on the fact LSAI spends most of its time on the ground, only flying when there is a high density route on particular dates. Compared to other aircraft that typically fly daily, with a presumed retirement date of a few months, I rounded it down to "a few weeks". I'd like to remind people that aircraft have a shelf life dependent on cycles; you could have a 737 which operates on short haul routes which retires at say 20 years old, but on the other hand a 757 operating longer haul routes may be retired at a much higher age, in LSAIs example this seems to be the case. An aircraft being "old" doesn't mean it is immediately unsafe, I often see pilots or maintenance personnel refer to older aircraft as "Triggers broom", meaning parts are replaced over their service life and the only thing that actually is old is the frame itself. You can tell LSAI has been looked after, benefiting from EFIS LCDs, being kept clean and with a fresh cabin, you cannot tell this plane was built in the 1980's. Jet2 are a fantastic airline and despite the 757s having their fair share of issues this year, safety always comes first with them from what I can see. Let me know if this video led you to fly on one last 757 in the UK, recent news has mentioned Icelandair will be phasing out their fleet in favor of the newer and more efficient 737 MAX. The 757 will missed hugely by everyone!

RB211 are truly amazing engines and the power. You can see why it’s called the flying pencil 😊

Leeds/bradford based jet2, we used to have the pleasure of having the entire fleet of jet2 757s here at leeds. Beautiful aircraft with a striking livery!

Jet2 is the goat for flying G-LSAI to my local airport in April this year

That one was a good one mate, brought back very happy memories of walking on the apron at Farnborough back in 82, in the sun, inspecting everything parked there! The old saying 'if it looks right it is right', was so true, the 757 was gorgeous then as it still is whilst the 767 next door, looked a bag of s**t and it still is!

This is a real classic plane!!

loved working on the 757 could stand up in the hold unlike the 737 which had to crouch and crane your back...

Roll out, first flight, delivered to customer....In the same year! And yes it's a Boeing. For me standing next to RB211 powered 757's starting up, breaking the early morning silence is such a special sound that will always stay with me😢

Great aircraft to work on too

Brilliant video, great to see one this age still in use and still tidy and generally well cared for. Don’t be harsh on yourself about the video… enjoyed it… just as much as those by Noel , Josh etc… you all have your part to play in keeping us with the interest in all things aviation well fed with good videos.. keep it up. Thanks

I came back from Cyprus to Manchester on this 757 a couple of weeks ago! 🎉

What a joy this video was. Loving the history recap of the 757 and the aircraft your on! Got a flight on one of these down to Tenerife next week hopefully it’s AI. Nice work pal! Very well put together!!

I got to fly 2 of their 757s to and from madeira around 2 weeks ago. Got to visit the cockpit twice, as well. So happy that I got to experience it - as well as that, our flight back was the 2nd to last ever jet2 757 at madeira. Thanks for the video 👍

OMGGGG I WAS ON THE T2 GARAGE SPOTTING THAT AIRCRAFT

Great video and really respectfully presented. Love it

I’m no AV enthusiast but I do get it, I’m the same but with stuff that goes on rails so you’d say I’m deffo a geek! Great film, really enjoy seeing things being captured before they’re gone forever.

Great video, thanks for sharing, I flew on g-lsae recently from Manchester to Alicante and loved it, it's the same age as g-lsai

Great video mate like you I’m aviation mad love the 757 and the sound of the Rolls Royce RB 211 still makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck keep up the great work 🛫❤️🛫👍👍

I took this flight G-LSAC and flew back on G-LSAI a week later back in July - couldn’t really complain as usually we fly with EasyJet on their A319/320s which have awful legroom. The engines though…. So good

Had the pleasure of flying on LSAI last September 23, this years aircraft was LSAJ delayed for 4 hrs with a duff engine starter and no aircon but still a pleasure and LSAE to return us back home , going to miss that RB211 sound 😢

great content!

Just had a look at flight hours. 79856 hours on the clock on 11th Sept. 2024 recorded. Could be over 80000 October 2024.

Great video. Has always been my favourite airliner. You may well have inspired me to try and get a flight this month. Knew they were going but not the details.

Captain sounds like Mike Schwartz who flew me to Funchal on AI back in May

I liken this flight to sitting in a primary school for however many hours it took,. I love planes and flying and normally do long haul Lhr/ Bkk 12 hour+ flights, I’ve been bitten by the young kids on one of these flights also, that’s a great plane it’s a shame it’s days are nearly over, I’m a 777 300er fan and 747 in the past, but the a380 takes some beating,.I’ve never flown from Manchester only Lhr and bbx,. Cheers,.

I get it. If I was able to, I'd do the same. The 757 is my favourite of all airliners I've been on. I've flown it transatlantic several times as well as to Tenerife and several Greek islands. Even flew one with the short lived Air Scotland! Always a good flight and comfortable. Is it noisy? Well, in today's aviation, sure, but it has character and is more exciting than the soulless A321 replacing it (although, it doesn't really replace it in all aspects). Myself and a friend once booked a return flight on the same day with Ryanair specifically to catch one of the last 737-200ADV flights in the UK. Sadly, a week before the flight they altered the booking in their system to have us flying home the next day and charging us double the original price to change it back. So we had to cancel. I'm glad this trip worked for you! I'm super jealous.

What a machine that is They dont make them like they used to Best airliner ever built

Awesome

Here is some retirement information for you: G-LSAC is next: 4th November G-LSAJ afterwards: 6th November G-LSAN: 10th November The plane you flew on has until the winter to fly, as from what I know, the last 3 will be retired around the end of the year, I have gotten this information off a variety of sources including Ringway Sources. I'll let you know If I hear anything further.

Spotted this at Manchester when taxing to rnwy 23L to takeoff to Ibiza, makes me upset that they wont be flying anymore..

The sports car of the sky's.

Beautiful aircraft it's such a shame they don't wanna make anything like it nowdays.

Fascinating and very interesting (I've a PPL!) I wonder how much of this plane is truly 'original' - not a lot I guess! I've always found Jet2 staff (including pilots) incredibly kind, professional and helpful. I live under the LBA flight-path so see/hear (and feel) them several times a day. Thanks again!

Noted the tail number....at 37 years old I won't be going anywhere near that plane!....great video though very interesting and informative, thanks 👍

Im flying to Turkey with Jet 2 next monday, no idea what aircraft type, according to flight radar the flight number im on uses a mixture of 737, 757 and A321neo.

Another thing: I got myself on an A321 NEO in August to Tenerife (G-SUND) and I got a card from the cabin crew mid flight as I was pretty much the only avgeek on the flight🤣and I also got a cockpit trip and the captain I spoke to said "I think January is the last one [757s]" so it's looking likely they will all be gone around the start of next year😥✈

That engine noise… wow! Did you know it was the oldest 757 you were flying on before you booked the flights? If not… what a stroke of luck😄👍🏼

The airframe which Boeing should have adapted.

Has to be my favourite aircraft, really sad to see them going, flew AN last year to funchal and AI is probably my favourite in that livery. It would be great to see AI stay around till next year however, i have heard its leaving this month, but its not clear.

How old are the Delta ones? The one that I flew from SJO to ATL looked quite similar and much older than any of the other 757s that were in Atlanta.

This plane has seen the following events: 1) First Gulf war 2) Fall of Berlin Wall 3) Dissolution of the Soviet Union 4) 9/11 5) The entire US war in Afghanistan 6) The entire US war in Iraq 7) SARS 8) 2008 Financial Crisis 9) 2012 Mini Financial crisis 10) 2014 Oil Crash 11) The entire Arab Spring 12) Brexit 13) COVID 14) Death of the Queen 15) Start of the Russia Ukraine war

Too bad we have no more PW powered 757s in Europe

Jet2 planes are fairly old, suprised as it must cost a fortune to run compared to new planes

The oldest is in Iran, 43 year-old

Such a shame these are going to be replaced by such vanilla aircraft. Everything will look the same in a few years on medium and short haul routes.

Bloody screaming kids! Can't hear the engines

Rubbish video all you see is one engine