Boeing 757 final flight : ten years to the day
Oct 30, 2020, 5:24 am
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Boeing 757 final flight : ten years to the day
My goodness, doesn’t time fly. I am feeling quite nostalgic today.
Oct 30, 2020, 6:10 am
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I had an excellent article about the 757 in mind but couldn’t remember where I had read it. Found it now. Here it is...
The Boeing 757 was the little aircraft that could., published by London Air Travel in summer 2019
The Boeing 757 was the little aircraft that could., published by London Air Travel in summer 2019
Oct 30, 2020, 6:21 am
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When we reach your age, Pet, then doubtless so will we 
Now - this is interesting. The reason always given for having services in the ghastly T3 was that the 757 did not have luggage bins and each piece was loaded individually. This apparently would not work in T5 - though they still managed to seriously damage people's baggage - as this was geared for bins only. 10 years have now passed and were it not for the collapse of traffic - they would still be there.
Now - this is interesting. The reason always given for having services in the ghastly T3 was that the 757 did not have luggage bins and each piece was loaded individually. This apparently would not work in T5 - though they still managed to seriously damage people's baggage - as this was geared for bins only. 10 years have now passed and were it not for the collapse of traffic - they would still be there.
Oct 30, 2020, 10:33 am
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I believe these birds also operated UK domestic? I remember a flight in a 757 (at least I think so) from Glasgow to LHR as it was of the bumpiest rides I ever had.
Never managed to fly on of these birds again - and I think AA hasn't too many of them (should I ever be allowed to be back in the States)
Never managed to fly on of these birds again - and I think AA hasn't too many of them (should I ever be allowed to be back in the States)
Oct 30, 2020, 11:11 am
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I had an excellent article about the 757 in mind but couldn’t remember where I had read it. Found it now. Here it is...
The Boeing 757 was the little aircraft that could., published by London Air Travel in summer 2019
The Boeing 757 was the little aircraft that could., published by London Air Travel in summer 2019
Oct 30, 2020, 11:33 am
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I was on that final flight; memorable for several reasons. Full thrust takeoff and full autobrake on landing. I seem to recall the Captain saying we were climbing at 6,000 fpm immediately after take off and ATC had to ask us to reduce the rate of climb.
Oct 30, 2020, 12:30 pm
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There were two parked at LGW for a while after their withdrawal. They were parked together south of the runway, noses to wings. From across the airfield, they looked like an inverted pushmipullyu.
Oct 30, 2020, 12:44 pm
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I believe these birds also operated UK domestic? I remember a flight in a 757 (at least I think so) from Glasgow to LHR as it was of the bumpiest rides I ever had.
Never managed to fly on of these birds again - and I think AA hasn't too many of them (should I ever be allowed to be back in the States)
Never managed to fly on of these birds again - and I think AA hasn't too many of them (should I ever be allowed to be back in the States)
Oct 30, 2020, 12:45 pm
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Yes, me too. I did the whole day LHR MAN LHR GLA LHR EDI LHR. Glasgow runway to FL340 in just over 6 minutes as I recall. A transformative aircraft. Unbeatable performance but a bit too thirsty for the Finance team!
Oct 30, 2020, 12:54 pm
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I believe these birds also operated UK domestic? I remember a flight in a 757 (at least I think so) from Glasgow to LHR as it was of the bumpiest rides I ever had.
Never managed to fly on of these birds again - and I think AA hasn't too many of them (should I ever be allowed to be back in the States)
Never managed to fly on of these birds again - and I think AA hasn't too many of them (should I ever be allowed to be back in the States)
Oct 30, 2020, 1:24 pm
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Yes, I was on it too. I took various pictures (happy to post if I can find them). Recall we descended to 9000 feet for most of the Journey to get a better look at whatever was below.
Oct 30, 2020, 3:27 pm
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I never flew on a BA 757 but the last one I flew on was an AA 757 from PHL > GLA, a few weeks before the service ended.
The flight was lightly loaded, so we didn’t need much of the runway for take off. The power of those engines on that aircraft is unforgettable.
The flight was lightly loaded, so we didn’t need much of the runway for take off. The power of those engines on that aircraft is unforgettable.