I thought the NWA 747’s went to Delta on the merger? Or perhaps there were the NWA -400’s, now also gone, so sad.
@mike480847 ай бұрын
Those world business class seats are a laughable business class product by today’s standards.
@EpicThe1127 ай бұрын
In the advertising looks like they did Detroit/Minneapolis Anchorage Tokyo Narita Manila Philippines Terminal 1 which will explain their purpose. If you are starting from Newark Airport Terminal B you got a dc-9 EWR-MSP/DTW then B747-200 DTW/MSP-ANC🇺🇲-NRT🇯🇵-MNL🇵🇭.
@jeffd.239010 ай бұрын
I remember 6624 well. Great old bird joined the fleet just before I joined the company. Thanks for sharing this!
@zionismisterrorism871611 ай бұрын
Beautiful.
@gw78787 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for documenting this!!! An ex-NWA employee here based in SEA, flew her many times SEAHNL, MSP back in the late 80’s! Absolutely awesome video!
@mergat2970 Жыл бұрын
This is truly a hidden gem for avgeeks. Just raw, simple footage showing every part of a plane considered rare nowadays, as well as her crew sharing the bittersweet moment of her retirement
@missy4335 Жыл бұрын
I truely miss that classic engine scream
@arizonaalchemy7572 Жыл бұрын
LOVE those Big Birds. B747 was always a favorite, enjoyed flying aboard these planes. Nice vlog !
@Delta_NWAB747fan Жыл бұрын
I’m so glad I found this video. I flew Northwest almost to the very end. My Opa (Grandfather) flew Northwest all the way back in the Orient days and my Oma (Grandmother) worked for KLM all the way to the alliance days. 5 years ago my dad gave me something: When Northwest dropped the Orient name in ‘86, the airline gave away objects on the aircraft with the Orient titles. My Opa took a Northwest Orient a tiny metal spoon he ate his meal with off that flight. He passed away in 2008 and my last flight on Northwest before switching to Delta was around the time this video was taken in ‘09. Looking back, nwa may not have been the most modern airline, but the ambiance, happy employees, and amazing fleet of aircraft like this 747 classic kept drawing me to the airline. Delta may be more modern and advanced in ways, but flying Northwest was an experience and I loved it! That’s why, “The sun will never set on Northwest Airlines!”
@Eric2221 Жыл бұрын
AWESOME!! I recognize a few faces :). Unfortunately I only worked the -200 a handful of times...mainly 'south' trips. I preferred the galleys vs the -400.
@IMEMINE. Жыл бұрын
I wrenched on her during checks on Sea side. They were WHALES back in the day. It was great duty and 5/6 were air conditioned
@jaytowne8016 Жыл бұрын
Tears in my eyes!
@hammondegger60310 ай бұрын
wow...jay...you were the captain on many of the GUM 727 flights I worked as a f/a early to mid 90's. great flight deck crews at GUM base!
@Pwj579 Жыл бұрын
747-200 was such a classic aircraft, NW utilized the PW JT9D engines , those were some thirsty old dogs ….in fact they made McDD build them special version of DC-10, the DC-10-40 to use the same engines
@ericbressani24792 жыл бұрын
El BOING 747 siempre fue el mejor avión de cuatro turbinas mejor construido
@TheDboy822 жыл бұрын
Back in 90s they had business class seats in the middle where the crew bunks are (crew bunks used to be in the tail) on this aircraft, never new they re did the layout
@AJ679012 жыл бұрын
She had a 35 year working life. Better than a lot of A380s that didn't make 10 years.
@photo_rohan2 жыл бұрын
742nd like! Beautiful jet!
@timgarvey81792 жыл бұрын
Did alot of maintenance on that whale.
@VAABoy0812 жыл бұрын
My god … the state of the cabin and the lavs … This looks like after pax disembark … god they can really trash a cabin when they want to. Was always my pet peeve as a senior F/A. I used to always wonder how disgusting their houses were if they did this to my beautiful airplane! 😂 Beautiful bird, as an av geek I feel very privileged and blessed to have taken a ride on the 747, 200 and 400 series, the DC-10 and the L-1011. All as a passenger, worked on the 400 series for 10 years with Virgin Atlantic before changing airlines and heading on over to Norwegian with a single aircraft fleet of Boeing 787’s … now … who knows what the future holds! Blessed indeed! ☺️ Great video! ✈️
@dt32692 жыл бұрын
That's a lot of trump supporters in that cockpit!
@countdracula72353 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting ! I worked for NWA - MSP for 11 years. Finished up a Engineering Manager fir DC-10 and B757 fleets. Miss the ‘Whales’ !!
@palmeredward23 жыл бұрын
loved being upstairs headed across the Pacific. The only way to fly.
@frankdoll45563 жыл бұрын
Thank you all for your service to the myriads of Military Servicemen and Women and our families on Military Charter Flights. Flown on this bird many times between Clark AFB, Philippines and Los Angeles.
@Michael.Chapman3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful that this great ship flew 30 years from 1979 to 2009! Am lamenting that QANTAS has just retired our remaining 747-438ERs after a mere 16 to 17 years in service! No other design can match the style, robustness, character and safety of the Queen...
@lekoman3 жыл бұрын
My eyes hurt from watching this. Dizzying with all the camera shake and swinging around and standing so close to what’s being filmed. A shame, would be cool to see this ol bird.
@spencerpierce12513 жыл бұрын
I flew NWA First Class Internationally 747. No offense, I was underwhelm.
@bodyloverz303 жыл бұрын
What does the Flight Engineer actually do?
@spudman93673 жыл бұрын
He manages the fuel load. Monitors hydraulic system, electrical distribution. Prior to 1979 the flight engineer was a mechanic. They wore the pilot uniform. The reason the flight engineer was a mechanic was flying to Alaska, and the orient they needed a mechanic to do repairs and preflight inspections.
@bodyloverz303 жыл бұрын
@@spudman9367 Thanks, I really had no idea.
@geek38943 жыл бұрын
Great airplane...
@KevinMeno20084 жыл бұрын
6624 was the very last 747-251B to wear the 2003 NWA paintscheme
@ravo204 жыл бұрын
I love tours of old planes. Never got to fly on a 747-200 or -300. Great video
@soroktree19744 жыл бұрын
Странно. Вроде же ещё летали Боинги 747-200. Наверное, в 2010, или 2011, или 2012 году летал на таком (авиакомпания Трансаэро). А может, это был Боинг 747-300. Уже не помню. It is strange. But maybe I flew on Boeing 747-200 in 2010 or 2011 or 2012 (the airline was Transaero, it is a Russian company which is now bankrupt). It also could be Boeing 747-300. I don’t exactly remember the modification.
@mrtodd36204 жыл бұрын
Why was the ending of -200 service significant when the -400 took its place and was very similar?
@hansimgluck49654 жыл бұрын
Something weird about those cabin side panels and window frames -- they don't look original.
@triplanelover4 жыл бұрын
my hands pushed those throttles years ago...loved the airplane, nice to land, but hated the 12 and 13 hour legs
@jeffcorhn66134 жыл бұрын
I don't understand the dating on this ..... NWA was taken by Delta in 2006, all remaining NWA B747's fleet were assumed by Delta at that time and were utilized by Delta until exactly 2 years ago !!!
@mrtodd36204 жыл бұрын
The -400 was introduced in 1989 and these are the aircraft that went to Delta. The -200 were retired before then, and this video is of one of them that is being sent to the boneyard. Northwest wasn't actually integrated into Delta until 2010, so a 2009 trip to the dessert still works out.
@pyme4953 ай бұрын
@jeffcorhn6613 The merger was in 2008, not 2006. It took a couple of years to integrate crews and aircraft fleets, so this is right on line timewise.
@joseramonabad78934 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting this video. This is real history. My dad worked in Iberia Airlines 747-200 I visited the cockpit but i had never thought of entering the top floor lavatory. It´so cool
@jayd14265 жыл бұрын
More Airlines should seriously consider getting 747-8Is. I’ve heard good things about it from Lufthansa passengers. This will be a much newer passenger experience but also in the Queen of the Skies. They can’t just make a beautiful iconic adorable plane into a heap of scrap in a desert. That’s just disrespectful in my eyes. I don’t care about fuel costs. Nothing, NOTHING, can compare to the Queen of the Skies. I love the Boeing 747, the Queen,with all my heart.
@jayd14265 жыл бұрын
Northwest really utilized 747s well. Watching this made my shirt soaked in tears. Words can’t describe how much I love this beautiful aircraft. It will always be my Queen and will have a special place in my heart. 747 is literally like a mother carrying me safely to my destination. I love you Boeing 747!
@gw78787 Жыл бұрын
It was a great company with absolutely the best people! ALL hard working professionals that cared about its customers!
@warrenchu46125 жыл бұрын
Always great memories with NWA 747 all series.!!
@skylineXpert5 жыл бұрын
I wonder what the deal was with the beach market config.
@reohtz48786 жыл бұрын
Was this an AMC/MAC charter? I loved working those flights!
@pcressma6 жыл бұрын
Could have done without the babbling commentary...
@user-gr8ev3xf1y6 жыл бұрын
Sad to see that old 747 go and NWA
@mattwaight95086 жыл бұрын
In March 1994, I was traveling from DFW to Anchorage. I flew on NW, especially to fly the 747-200. I was routed DFW - MSP on a DC-9, MSP - SEA on the 747 and SEA - ANC on a 757. The 747 segment was NW Flt #7 which would continue to Tokyo - Narita and then onward to Beijing. I was in the exit row, at 4R, next to the economy class galley. In the mid 1980's, for a brief time, NW flew a daily DFW - SFO flight on the 747-200. FUN MEMORIES!!!
@gw78787 Жыл бұрын
Took flight 8 all the time to MSP
@BJKing-nc7pc6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the memories! I am N.W.A. also.
@jaredkeller62086 жыл бұрын
I feel like NW held on to their planes forever
@gw78787 Жыл бұрын
If they are useable why not? This was a great airline
@DouglasVishalBrook6 жыл бұрын
The crew seem very relaxed - was the plane not on a tight turnaround? Or was there a delay before passengers boarded? Usually I thought crews were very busy before a flight.