ONE OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST AIRBUS! Air Transat A310

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I flew on one of the oldest Airbus in the world, the Airbus A310. This veteran widebody Airbus was built in the 1980s an Air Transat offer the only opportunity to fly one, outside of Iran.
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[@BrianWebb0222]

2:42 -> the moment usually when ground power is shut off and the APU starts up

[@introvertairways]

Nobody: Noel philips: “Airbuseseseseseseseseseseses”

[@dirkeickholt4684]

I think you missed one "es"!!

[@Lizzbird_]

That specific plane you’ve flown in got retired and scrapped yesterday on March 31st 😢😭

[@rabh9338]

Lizzbird :(

[@avationgeek.1217]

Really he got SCRAPPED?

[@someone28]

@@avationgeek.1217 Its in storage in Quebec now.

[@bobhob9336]

Thank God flew it multiple times from Glasgow to Toronto and Back ! Was a absolutely shambles even in club so happy to see it go

[@geographynate]

@@bobhob9336 why??

[@greentomte]

”Aside from a small incident, when the ruder came of mid flight” Sounds safe to me!

[@MrSande]

😂

[@planegaper]

good old transat.. they have a bit of a history of things going wrong , like the gasless landing in the Azores , and a few other mishaps , drunk pilots, keeping passengers cooped up...was on one of their l1011's in the 90's that did a wing strike on landing in Holland.. emergecy vehicles n everything checkin us at the end of the runway.. got in ok though didn't fly them again , especially after the ottawa incident, but hey, she's the last of her breed , enjoy the 310.. no side stick ..

[@martynphillips03]

The ruder or rudder ? Or maybe it’s a rude ruDDer

[@dhit6277]

Exactly what I thought! Who needs a rudder anyway, they are way overrated! Lol!!!

[@planegaper]

@@dhit6277 except in New York,

[@mrswamzi4382]

Air Transat has honestly become quite a nice airline to fly, even better than air canada in my opinion. Air Canada’s staff tends to be rude, but Air Transat’s staff tends to be much more welcoming. Their newer planes are all pretty comfy and their in flight food is very good even though you have to pay for it, and sometimes their prices can be on the more expensive side. Also, Air Transat are much more often on time than Air Canada.

[@wondermac1065]

2:17 Edna “E” is sitting in business class

[@gogacrypto]

Joshua Macías BAHAHAH HOW COULD U DO HER LIKE THAT LMAOO

[@user-uu1fe9gb3b]

O dArLinG

[@pauldart8548]

WonderMac who?

[@wondermac1065]

@@pauldart8548 Edna from the Incredibles

[@Marktaxi]

I can’t imagine how many cycles that wonderful plane must of completed. Great vid!

[@msquaredmedia8717]

I flew Gatwick to Toronto Pearson November 2002 with my mum on AirTransat, looked back as assumed it was an a330 but having seen that maybe it was an a310!

[@ahmadkassem6549]

Meg Parker-Jasper What a memory!

[@msquaredmedia8717]

@@ahmadkassem6549 I was 14 and not really paying attention as flying made me sick 😭 Not anymore thankfully 😍

[@splosh2070]

Air Transat use A321Neo LRs on that route now

[@shutup2751]

i'd say a330 there a lot bigger than the a310's by comparing them you should be able to telly pretty quickly which one i twas

[@msquaredmedia8717]

@@shutup2751 it wasn't that big, it was 2 isle and old! Lol that's why I assume was the a310.

[@nycflyertravel]

I love flying on old planes like these!

[@dwftube]

03:30 "Before we can enjoy the wonder of in-flight activities". What have I been missing out on all these years?

[@mattm9084]

Mile high club baby

[@Lizzbird_]

It doesn’t even look that old, it should still have a long life ahead of it

[@cmtransportvids]

It is old. The second model of Airbus

[@cg7305]

Well it had a paint job i guess:D

[@timsedmunds]

Yet another outstanding report, thank you! I, too, have come along a bit too late to experience the wonderful A310. What a pitty. I wish you and your family many more happy flights (& reports) as I will be looking forward every one of them. Thanx Noel!

[@Tjockisen]

It's interesting how, from the outside, it looks just about as modern as any other plane. Of course, the same can be said of 737s, 747s etc. But I just thought about it because of the title of the video. Planes have evolved in many ways of course, but in this regard all that much can't have happened!

[@timsedmunds]

Most noticably is the Airbus products keeping to the highest possible standards of production, thus, heading to become the worlds formost & leading aircraft manufacturer.

[@Tjockisen]

@Zeksteve Well, the iMac is a update to a Macintosh. I think you missed my point.

[@Tjockisen]

@Zeksteve You obviously still doesn't understand what I'm saying. Won't waste anymore time.

[@atomic4650]

@@timsedmunds You sound like you're sponsored by airbus.

[@maiden5427]

It looks like an A330

[@Hillbillyhotcouple]

This was another great video Noel. I really love to fly on the old airliners. My wife and I flew on a United DC-10 from SFO to ORD in 1999. I did not tell her but I booked that specific flight just so we could fly on the old bird. After boarding I told her how lucky we were to be flying on one of United's oldest widebody aircraft still operating. She did not seem to have the same enthusiasm for old aircraft that I did. Thanks again Noel for making such enjoyable videos.

[@_w_w_]

Nice review! They did a good job at keeping the interior relatively refresh, even with the moodlighting!

[@fritzpohl5451]

I really like your recent video concepts. FLying for a steak to Texas, around the world in 80 hours, flying the oldest Airbus. Really enjoy your videos.

[@LiterallyBenuel]

You need to go to Greenland with Air Greenland from Copenhagen

[@bradmikkelsen8960]

I flew air Greenland 4 times when I was young and while the plane wasn't the youngest I can just remember how lovely the staff was. I was even allowed to be one the jump seat in the cockpit. Remind you that was after 9/11.

[@c.varela]

There's a new A330 coming. Maybe that's gonna be a good opportunity.

[@mightypotato]

I flew on a Transat A310 from YYZ-PUJ back in 2012 in their club class. Was an enjoyable flight, but still showed it’s age even then, without personal IFE and whatnot. On my trip with Transat from YYZ-LGW I was in an A330 in economy, so it was more enjoyable, entertainment wise anyway. Either way, I’d recommend flying Air Transat. Never really had a bad experience with them.

[@LazyGamerScotland]

I won’t lie, the a310 is one of my favourite aircrafts to fly on with air transat. Just knowing how old the aircraft is and how reliable it is. Such a great experience. Thanks for sharing yours!

[@ludwigtails]

Lucky you flew on the A310. Cuz I believe most of us didn’t even have a chance to fly on one

[@antonramil2408]

I flew from Madrid to Montreal 2 years ago on an AirTransat A310. I was pleasently surprised. Way better than the now bankrupt Primera Air from Stansted to Pearson International. On the way back from Montreal, we flew on a A330-300, and I, to be honest, was hopping for better.

[@PaulSvk84]

I flew on the A310 a lot in the early to mid 90’s on Austrian and Czech Airlines (CSA).

[@musicfan5921]

As a kid I flew with Lufthansa A300 when they were still operating.

[@nazbmn242]

Sorry, I don't know much about booking flights,, but you can't choose what plane you want to fly on? Like A380 or big planes? The airline chooses for you or?

[@s6xer]

@@nazbmn242 if airlines were to assign aircrafts based on each passenger's choice, they would end up purchasing all types of aircraft and losing billions going bankrupt drowned in debt just for trying to satisfy individual customers

[@NorthernAviation]

The spool up is everything i'm so glad i booked row 5 when u flew back to Glasgow in October, great video as always Noel!

[@chaparral2j246]

Nice to see you in my home town! You are lucky the pilots stayed sober for the trip ( a couple of them were breathalysed and arrested for being drunk before the GLA-YYZ flight a few years ago!)

[@SimplyCheryl]

Well that's scary!!

[@mikec658]

Great vid just one thing missing no toilet time 😂😂😂 but always great as usual thanks for your efforts in taking us around with you.

[@tx41979]

Wouldn't be surprised if was ex pia as pia did start emirates by leasing their plane's to Emirates . Pia used a310

[@shajiehussain1130]

PIA leased their A300 to them, not the A310.

[@ericbeaulieu4663]

Right 3 of 4 who still in service came from emirates.

[@lewishlyd]

I’ve been waiting for this! Great video mate and keep it up!

[@robbiephillipstravelsofple4790]

Cracking plan glad you got to ride it

[@WordOfMoney2024]

0:07 airbuseses

[@vincentsutherland3175]

Looked like a really enjoyable flight noel.. thank you !!

[@russellhinson]

Always been hoping you would go on this, I’ve been on it and wondered if you ever would. Superb!

[@GManPT]

Azores Airlines still had two A310 but both were scrapped last year :(

[@ABSDEFRD]

Mahan Air use them regular on the Teheran -Bangkok route

[@craigwillis3372]

Great review as always Noel...I love the way you find these quirky airlines still flying aircraft that shortly will make a great museum piece somewhere in the world or more likely the desert !! I also must confess that I had no idea the A 310 had that much range over water for a flight like this !! Thanks again for a great flight review mate and I look forward to your next adventure...may be on something newer ??

[@DanTheCaptain]

I remember taking one of these Air Transat A310s as a kid to Cuba with my family and came back on an A330. One of my fondest aviation memories as we had to disembark by air stairs in Holguin, and got to stand in front of the engine for a photo. I however, was too scared for some reason so my mother did only.

[@ttcguy965]

Love Air Transat, flew their A332 in January and it was also great! Do more videos in Canada!

[@nicksanderos]

A great review! And who knew you could get to Canada and back for such a low price :-) Loving the improvements in the editing quality lately too.

[@caitlinrichardson9667]

I was lucky enough to fly an A310 from LGW-YUL and back last year and enjoyed it much more than I expected to. I'm really gonna miss these planes, lucky you getting to use one for one last time!

[@noeyewar]

I like the, hmm- "adult lighting". A lot of blue and pint...

[@davidhawker6223]

Nice video Noel, always enjoy watching them. Love the frequency of them, not like some who only post a video every couple of months

[@darrinsemple3336]

Flash back. This takes me back and was lucky enough to fly on Wardair's A310-300 from YEG - YYZ and back in the late 80s and then Transat from YEG - CUN in the mid 2000's. They will be missed.

[@Jess-fz6km]

Wow, awesome vid as usual, thanks for sharing the experience

[@linhofmann4913]

Love the plush seats.

[@flightplanaviation.]

Wow! I’ll be taking this exact flight in August, great video thank you!

[@glenables246]

Talking of the desert grave yard, that would be something awesome to do. Take a flight there and then show us around if they would let you in.👍🏼

[@djorgen]

Like your new intro editing style Noel! Great video! Nice old plane that :-)

[@danielmurphy7076]

This makes me excited for my trip to Toronto in summer with Air Transat, if their A330s are as good I'll be thrilled!

[@SkyblueAviation]

Awesome flight Noel! I’ve flown on this aircraft a few weeks ago and I have to say that the seats are really narrow, but the legroom is indeed awesome! Thank you for reviewing Air Transat! 😃✈️

[@afcgeo882]

Skyblue Aviation At 9-abreast, they’re just 16” wide. That’s Ukranian 767 width! The A300/310 were designed for a 2-4-2 configuration.

[@kyleneuman2379]

@@afcgeo882 yes air transat does this on their a330 aswell they do 3-3-3 but most airlines do 2-4-2 only a few other Asian airlines force 9 across!

[@afcgeo882]

@@kyleneuman2379 That’s just inhumane.

[@RaspySquares]

I flew on one of these a couple times flying down to Haiti from Miami. AA. Good stuff. Ole stubby wide body. Engine sound was great.

[@ClaireMcHardy]

Flew on this 24 years back while doing visa runs from Dubai to Doha. Was always amazed at how wide the cabin was for such a short aircraft. Never looked quite in proportion. Emirates did kit them out well back in the day. Will never forget when we got upgraded to the monstrously huge arm chair style business class seats for what was just a 35 minute flight. Great that the aircraft that started the giant is still in service today.

[@Pasdee]

One of the best vids on your channel! Lovely old aircraft 👍

[@MrREH1962]

Another great video. Thanks!

[@pilotincmnd1867]

What a fun time! Has been a long time since riding on the 310... brought back fond memories! Thank you for sharing this adventure with you and the brilliant review! All the best from the west coast of Florida USA!!!

[@FeFeLaRoux]

I love them. Have flown them many times and have done Club Class.

[@kennyyellop]

Nice video Noel as always

[@MrLePetitChef]

Great trip report! I'm flying this exact same route in 2 weeks, just before the A310s are retired and I'm glad to see they're comfortable despite their age.

[@noelphilips]

They are lovely. Just wished I’d flown on them before now!

[@jaydonquamie8120]

4:19 peep the Caribbean airlines plane aye aye

[@mason6300]

"Served mouldy bread on worlds oldest airbus" clickbait title gold, you missed an opportunity 😂

[@that.bluecat]

World's oldest bread on the world's oldest airbus

[@mikeup7517]

Very cool...thanks for sharing as always.

[@ryanbarnes631]

At 8:15 who hasn't thought that they could control the plane with those buttons as a kid its things like that I miss as a kid

[@RolandBizjets]

Ryan Barnes You were a lucky kid ffs :D

[@ryanbarnes631]

Roland Ozolins yeah the thing now every kid wont be able to do that because of how aircraft seats have went unfortunately

[@Vanadeo]

@@RolandBizjets Shoulda flown on the BAC1-11 in 95 lol.. Can't believe i went on one of those things xD.

[@SPTSuperSprinter156]

I'm glad you've uploaded this. I'd like to fly one of these before they go, but I suspect it won't happen. I spent a lot of money last year flying to New York on a 747 under the belief they were all going to evaporate overnight. Paid extra to guarantee my seats on the upper deck and all, but it was worth it as I got to live a childhood dream! Those engines sound and look like GE CF6s, and hearing them start up is indeed immense. On last year's flight I was lucky enough to hear four of them start two at a time on the Virgin 747. As sad as it might be to say, I'm not sure what I'd prefer to fly on next: An A310 or an A380!

[@dosvidanyagaming4123]

I think the A310 will stick around longer

[@rossmartin2010]

Great to see the old timers. Did a day trip from Gatwick to Milan yesterday, and we parked next to a 29 year old DHL A300.

[@dylanscott9841]

Im a regular spotter at Glasgow and i love seeing this classic bird toch down and lift off

[@yulaviation3868]

I am a big fan of Air Transat Even in their 3-3-3 configuration they manage to make their cabin spacious and enjoyable

[@AberdeenAviation]

Awesome video I’m surprised that such an old aircraft would have 787 like mood lights.

[@garethsandison6366]

You rock Noel. Delighted with all your efforts. Always providing us with the best content.

[@pauljose1261]

My Air Transat experiences mirror Noel's. Having enjoyed many A310 flights from Toronto to Manchester and Glasgow, I've been impressed with how AIr Transat has maintained a modern appearance to these aging aircraft. I suspect the average passenger doesn't realize that they are flying on 35 year old aircraft. While not an immensely popular aircraft, these A310s have served their owners and passengers well.

[@justinr7542]

Great video, Air Transat is a pretty good airline for flying to the UK from Toronto. Have been on the A310 to Glasgow many times. I just did YYZ to LGW in January on the Airbus A321 Neo. Was an absolute bargain at £198.

[@amtrakharry]

That was excellent Noel !!! Thank you for sharing !!! :):):)

[@paulturner2911]

I remember when I was about 13 years old, I flew on a Cyprus Airways A310, BHX-LCA and LCA-BHX, and I have remembered to this day those flights were probably the most comfy flights I've ever taken. Then again, at 13 I wasn't 6ft tall so that was likely a factor! I still love the A310.

[@eslSlightz]

6:56 lol that would be a lot of mold 😄

[@mohammedarfan5499]

Hi Noel Phillips nice vlog

[@bladurok]

I´ve flown this airplane 5 times and I have to say that is not difference between flying an a330 from the passenger perspective, except for the size of the cabin. I love it

[@PaulSvk84]

Nice to see mood lighting installed on such an old aircraft. I flew on new A330s that don’t have it installed...

[@petethetraveler]

I flew on Club Class to Ireland summer 2019 on AT. Very nice flight.

[@Suursaadik]

Super video! :-)

[@iainblenkinsopp6055]

Cheers Paul (only joking) great video as always looking forward to the next adventure

[@marcgardner868]

Great aircraft. Not flown on a A310 but flew on Monarch A300 G-Mons and G-Monr in 2009,10 and 11 to Rhodes. Fantastic aircraft. Was disappointed we got a A321 on the return 2011.

[@aaronloftus6125]

Is always going to be a gloomy morning in Scotland 😂😂

[@airplanegod]

Would probably be more cramped if that middle seat next to you was occupied. Great video as always.

[@SZKYT]

I will say to my dad if we can go on the airbus a310 to Canada cause that’s cheap and looks nice

[@josadler35]

Fascinating that video was. I remember seeing an Air France A310 at (IAD) Dulles as a Northwest Airlines employee’ in the early 2000s

[@WillScaryForCandy]

Good on ya for doing the A310 before they are gone in a few month. I run the largest online A310 / A300 fan group and will be sharing this video there, many will enjoy. Cheers

[@Saad.H]

Hope you enjoyed Toronto I visited the uk last year and I too went on a air transit

[@richardmichael9538]

I used to fly those A310’s in the 90’s when Emirates owned them (DEL-DXB-LGW). EK’s economy configuration was 2-4-2. Air Transat mist have converted them to a more dense 3-3-3.

[@ajc3268]

i used to be cabin crew on the a310 and it was my favourite aircraft to work on and actually still is. it was basic but always worked and i feel it was actually ahead of its time. im glad you enjoyed your time on it. was your take off very long ? as it used to use loads of runway on take off and landing even though it was fast

[@arminwilde5022]

We had a complete opposite experience about a year before your flight. It included huge delays, zero compensation, zero communication, extremely rude ground staff, and even ruder flight crew. We have sworn off air transat for life. Even if given a free flight with them, I would pass. I would never willingly subject myself to that experience ever again LOL

[@ameliawarren1868]

More Noel content 🙌🥳👏

[@jr13227]

Was pleasantly surprised to see an Air Transat a310 at FLL last month. Surprisingly big bird.

[@flexiexpress6713]

RIP the air Berlin aircraft in the background

[@justinklingbeil9449]

I'm from Berlin, it was really nice to see the Airberlin Aircrafts at Tegel Airport in Berlin, i flew with them a few time

[@thecaynuck4694]

Noel: opens mouth to speak Cabin lights: we're gonna stop you right there...

[@SuperBoris81]

Czech airlines used to have 3 A310's with 2-4-2 configuration and flew to Montreal and JFK from Prague in the 90's and early 2000's.

[@jmaresq7756]

I flew on a Air Transat from Vienna to Toronto back in 2009, and a nice flight was had.

[@CallumSpotting]

Amazing video mate... Your so lucky to fly the a310 I love the aircraft but won’t have chance to fly it as they go at the end of 2020 and it’s an airbus with a yoke ... keep up the good work 👍🏻😃

[@monibstar]

0:50 Noel has experienced how it will feel like flying in a all systems, equipment and bugs fixed up 737 max in this Rudder fallen off and reattached A310 :) so this is how it might feel flying in 737 max in the future :) 🙂👍

[@jasonclayton2054]

Another top video noel, cant wait for the trio trip of me, you and pat sharp 😂😂😂

[@noelphilips]

We need the twins too.

[@cda_official27]

I love how many of the passengers are seniors

[@pom669]

My parents just cameback yesterday from Punta Cana with air transat, onthe way to punta cana their plane was a A310. I was like, Wow my first airplane ride almost 20 year ago was on that plane. its so old. And then i opened youtube and saw your video.. weird timing haha

[@diegogarcia2515]

New sub! From Mexico.

[@walkingwithsteve0583]

It came round with what I thought was mouldy bread but actually it was fruit bread - 😂 😂 😂

[@internetmarketingauckland1364]

Wow .... thats a trip down memory lane, I used to boot a lot of people on the Air TransAt flights when I was in the travel industry, used to originally be a summer charter service. Old and dated aircraft but I guess at that price its a good fare .... A310, wow

[@joelsanders429]

"Airbusses(ssss)" haha yes!

[@andysalmon9162]

Those seats look really comfortable.