SAN FRANCISCO Airport 20 YEARS AGO! (1997)

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[@alexmartin0824]

Man I miss that old United battleship livery. It's one of those liveries where it could be flying at 36,000 ft, and you were on the ground and could tell that it's a United, it's like the Southwest livery now. I love iconic liveries like that.

[@nathalievargas3453]

Me too 😊

[@arnaldosandoval453]

You are not alone mate

[@connorcook6171]

Same with easy jet.

[@tedpittsinger9688]

I like the livery they have now! I think they were smart by taking Continental's, after they merged. That dull grey looked depressing. (My opinion only)

[@ThatGuy-te9wh]

Liveries don't even need to be iconic. I just wish they were distinctive.

[@tmreed]

It's interesting how a lot of those airlines, logos and planes are all gone.

[@ytbytb8103]

tmreed yes

[@peterradosevich7975]

Yep, some of them are not in bidness no mower

[@philschroeder]

Wow, and not a damned A320 among ‘em! I loved this era of jetliners and especially miss the tri-stars. L-1011 never grabbed market share but had such elegance about it on takeoff. DC-10s were ballsy, powerful monsters and so comfortable to ride. Also, fun to consider the vantage points for shooting that will likely never be available to the public again. Thanks for posting this.

[@dredhead117]

1:45 - the slower plane is an A320, or at least some variant of it

[@Glacifly]

1:52 definitely an A320.

[@alvexok5523]

@dredhead117 Why was one landing so noticeably slower than the other one? And they were so close to each other side by side that it appeared that there were 2 parallel runways one inch apart from each other

[@iamra_n3189]

@@alvexok5523 different airplane types. One a Boeing 737, the other an Airbus A320. Even two identical types can approach & land at different speeds side by side, just because of differences in weight, flap setting and even pilot technique.

[@tonyde52]

Love them ALL, but those TWA birds made me choke up a bit! Also LOVED the PARALLEL landings!

[@philschroeder]

tonyde52 you can still see those every day at SFO and there’s a little park by the Airport Marriott or from Coyote Point for good viewing.

[@jocelynharris-fx8ho]

Especially the TWA 757 taking off. I miss TWA and a lot of the old carriers.

[@DominatorPlayer]

i miss the battleship grey united planes especially the 747s

[@Edward2Fan47]

If only United bought those 747-8s… That airline isn’t complete without them.

[@DominatorPlayer]

@@Edward2Fan47 exactly

[@nycaviator3204]

I love that part were the A320 and the 737 are landing together nice catch

[@DeltaTristar500]

you saved the best for last, a departing Delta L10, thanks JustPlanes

[@CorporateJetpilot]

Golden age of aviation. The greatest times.

[@zhiracs]

Nice, Aeroflot in the old soviet livery flying a Russian jet! Not a sight seen anymore!

[@christophertolley2972]

Seeing the old British Airways livery make me wanna stand up and start singing the National Anthem.

[@ariel340]

Nice landing of UA's 727. 1997, when air travel still was a pleasurable experience.

[@car-style-bazooka]

SmartChannel but very pollutive

[@caltrain910]

Now air travel is shit overbookings, beatings and draggings.

[@allamericanwiseass]

Now they’re flying cattle cars

[@redDL89]

@@notused6779 IMO 9/11 was the beginning of the end of decent/comfortable air travel

[@vdubproductions2646]

1997 when an entire family can accompany someone to a gate even if it's just one person who travels, and an entire family can wait at the gate for an arriving passenger. Different life time ago.

[@bmrg641]

Bring back the L1011, the most beautiful aircraft ever!!!

[@howtobebasic2122]

the last l1011 retired on January 7 2019

[@badmingtonsunset1386]

Brings back the old memories of 747s

[@seanwdc10]

Reno Air!!! I was an FA for them in 98/99. Miss those green planes!

[@jontyslade]

This is fantastic - love the TWA mad dog & the parallel landing

[@pedrornunes96]

3:06 Countless times I have watched this video, but this moment is for me THE best in your collection! Speechless every time XD

[@1bullsprig]

Just a few years before this was filmed, I lived in SF and watched planes take off and land on my days off from a nice viewing area next to a main runway. 747's were very common due to the volume of international flights into SFO. The best day ever was on a strong crosswind day, when planes had to land into an east wind across the mountains. Only about half would make it to the ground on the first attempt. I miss those days!

[@rpwVideoInstruction]

I remember taking an AA DC-10 from LA to Newark that year...I was creeped out by the plane's history, but it was one of the nicest flights I'd ever taken.

[@bosimmons2626]

Funny. Just before I clicked this, I saw 2 UA 788's (one going to DEN and the other going to SFO) and a UA 772 going to NRT. Still waiting on the daily KE and UA 772's (KE to ICN and another UA to NRT). As of now, just a bunch of 738's and 739's!

[@Rea1mHD]

man i remember back when i was in kindergarten around 2001 or so my parents got me a justplanes vcr tape from las vegas international for christmas. i loved rewinding to the america west 757 buzzsaw noise takeoffs... I still even have that vcr!

[@Sherpaful]

+Rea1mHD God, you're young

[@Rea1mHD]

I guess so, I feel kind of sad that I never got to ride on a DC-10 or an L-1011 in the glory days. The scary thing is that even the 757 is being phased out more as the years go by. I'm starting to feel a little old now that half of the airlines I flew on as a kid are either gone or merged, with their older aircraft on the way to being scrapped if they haven't been already.

[@Sherpaful]

Rea1mHD I know how you feel. For me the glory days of flying were from the early eighties to the mid-nineties. There were so many more major airlines back then and very rarely did they put you on a regional jet. Short hops were usually a 727 or DC-9. I flew L-1011's several times and greatly miss them. Plus, the whole experience became worse after 9/11 and with the advent of "peanuts fares". Airlines didnt treat you like cattle either. It's sad to say I don;t really enjoy flying anymore :(

[@Rea1mHD]

I agree. The closest that I can relate is back in the early 2000s, when American used to send 767s on domestic routes to and from O'hare. Those felt like flying palaces compared to the 737-800s that they use today. The newer 737s have less leg room to accommodate the electrical screens behind each seat that don't work half of the time. Pre-UniCon merger, I still loved flying to O'hare to see the beautiful line of United tulip tails extending down the terminal in contrast with the dark storm clouds that would sometimes gather on the hot summer afternoons when we flew there. I guess the glory days of flying are relative, but I agree that flying just isn't as exciting any more. It's a little unsettling to think that my future kids might never see a 757 in action unless it's a package freighter.

[@BenficaMike]

Worked at SFO for UAL maintenance logistics from 98-01. SFO till this day has many different companies coming. God forbid the weather go bad or foggy and we were down to one runway operations. Those side by side landings on 28L and 28R are eliminated during fog or bad weather. Fortunately with newer technology that will soon change and delays should get way better.

[@SKS8080]

MAD118 or u can count on Air Canada captains to land on the taxiways

[@barneyward6448]

3:08 Damn what an awesome double Battleship shot.

[@KBurchfiel]

A great look back in time! Thank you for uploading!

[@Niddam69]

1997, my birthyear.

[@neonlx2669]

:P

[@pwbuzzsaw8438]

You know that t-shirt with the dinosaur that's sad because all of his friends are dead? This video brings that same feeling - all of these planes are either scrapped or resting in the desert somewhere.. save for the TWA 757 and the United A320.

[@edwardzen7340]

Still remember when the 747's still rule. Sadly the numbers have been diminishing.

[@karlosbricks2413]

even more so now. after 2020, aside from BA, passenger 744s will be tiny as just about every airline seems to say they'll be withdrawn by then.

[@monishshah6376]

Welp its 2020 and its worse sadly. 747s and A380s are going away rapidly

[@jrc99us]

So amazing to see L1011s, DC-10s, 737-100s and 200s, and the 727s!!!

[@Therion0184]

Man I love those L1011's

[@asteiner321]

Having watched planes at San Francisco since the late '50s when SFO had a viewing deck, I enjoy these videos that capture the thrill of plane-watching. I think Narita has a viewing deck, one of few places that still has one.

[@annieh.8175]

What a neat video...love all those 747’s - United, American, British Airways, Northwest, even TWA was still flying then. Looks like SFO airport was very busy even 20 years ago. Kind of foggy though...not the best day for flying.

[@brianp5205]

Thats the same plane I flew on today! Just that it had a paint job over the years. My arm rest still had the ashtray to prove it!

[@cgeorge6786]

Thank you. At 0:15 the Pan Am hanger in the background confirmed something I have been overly obsessed about for the past couple hours.

[@RedBeardedLife]

One of the things I noticed most about this is even though this was back in 1999......Air France's livery has pretty much gone unchanged, compared to Delta, American, United, British Airways, Frontier etc......

[@edwardzen7340]

Air France has pretty much revised its livery in 2008, but not as heavy as others.

[@AlvinKTo]

Edward Zen they changed the font for the logo and the tail design slightly

[@RedBeardedLife]

They have.......But compared to most other airlines........It's still pretty much the same general design......Compared to other airlines like British Airways, American, Air Canada, Qantas etc.

[@AlvinKTo]

Yeah

[@muhammadakramalhanif6840]

Air France did have a little changes in 2000's. From to the normal livery to the Air France-KLM livery.

[@tanoy.debnath2561]

Old planes I miss .

[@mauricesfascinatingmodeltr8657]

Man I am honest this are gonna be awesome and valuable videos for me . Keep going on🎉🎉🎉

[@tuolumne9]

Almost 20 years later, UAL still rules SFO! NO, they didn't die, they're HERE TO STAY!!

[@BeckerAviation]

I like the variety of airlines and plane liveries still today at SFO :)

[@barefooboy17]

United has terrible service

[@ATPTransit]

They've been here over 80 years anyways...

[@Therion0184]

@@barefooboy17 Eh, having flown on just about every US airline in the last few years, they're all roughly the same (at least as far as the legacies are concerned), what exactly is so terrible about it? Besides "hurr durr dey dragged dat doctor off da plane!1!!"

[@SKS8080]

Just watch out for the SF poop patrol

[@stingyaviation]

Nice!747-400 mixed in with L-1011s

[@cheongyei]

So many livery paint jobs have changed. Nice to see several Lockheed L1011 beauties

[@jocelynharris-fx8ho]

For those of you who loved the liveries, you would have loved the original Braniff, with their multi-colored planes and Hughes Airwest,; their planes were bright yellow. Sadly, the days when air travel used to be fun, are over.😢

[@ChrisZoomER]

I can't believe how much air travel has changed since then and how it continues to change!

[@mentallarry]

What a video! I'm speechless!

[@Rv12_pilot]

Rip UAL 747s

[@liviagraves3313]

awesome spotting in san francisco airport

[@jacobocaj5778]

Man that Canadian airlines brings back childhood memories

[@DannyGoldingTV]

I was born in 1997 in Palo Alto, CA very close to SFO my favorite airport!

[@annieh.8175]

I do remember that time...the parallel landings, TWA, Northwest, United with the old livery, even Reno Airlines which was very convenient if you didn’t want to drive. Most of them are gone especially now with Covid 19. Even now with the shots nothing will ever be the same again. Now we see all the things we lost but took for granted.

[@MrHorseRacer]

excelent vid. lotsa legacy aircraft (lotsa tri-stars). and some sad now defunct airlines.

[@MAU04NC]

My favorite 747-200!!!! :)

[@tmreed]

Even the airport has changed a lot.

[@michlo3393]

The Aeroflot IL-96 at 1:29 had to have been the catch of the day!

[@moisespineda1789]

When the 747-400 was a new plane.

[@alyssaboyett9182]

I think American and United DC10s both retired back in the early millennium. I also think some Boeing 767s and some Boeing 777s replaced them.

[@Sherpaful]

+Alyssa Boyett I can't remember the last time I saw a DC-10

[@StratMatt777]

Right! When United approached Boeing in the early 1990s (very late 80s?) they told Boeing that they needed to replace their "Diesel 10s"... the result is the 777.

[@Edward2Fan47]

If only I had the chance to go on one when they were in service…

[@locoHAWAIIANkane]

Man I miss those trijets!

[@howardcod4]

Loved the L-1011 Delta in the old livery, just beautiful!

[@JThom-yh3ef]

RIP 747s. Gone but never forgotten.

[@Edward2Fan47]

Lufthansa and Korean Air has the 747-8s… Though Cathay Pacific, Air New Zealand, United and British Airways would’ve also been the best choice of customers.

[@tmreed]

Such a flashback.

[@jimbranca1565]

delta never should have changed that livery or american for that matter

[@bryanguilbeau5636]

Alot of classic "heavies"...:)

[@danielapearson350]

TWA. ATA. Northwest. Legends ✈️✈️

[@jr13227]

Crazy that United still has active planes in their fleet that flew alongside the ORGINS 747. Shows us aviation really isn’t they old.

[@howtobebasic2122]

The last commercial TriStar flight operated on January 7, 2019

[@paraplui5056]

Anyone from 2019?

[@oeman7363]

Think it's just me!

[@luketansiongco3953]

Where is PAL!!! IT GOES TO SFO TOO!!

[@nysportsfan9680]

United planes looked so freaking cool back then!

[@mswsjsu]

Reno Air at 2:22!!

[@GetOnTheFloor82]

1.40 holy hell, I thought there was a crash coming. But then realised it was 2 runways 😅

[@danielfourman966]

United Battleship grey, just wow. Nothing more!

[@nickhawthorne7740]

I'm wondering what routes those United DC-10s and 747-200s were flying. That 777 is a nice glimpse of the future.

[@kanishkasoldhiskidney528]

old is gold

[@AK_6179]

1997: 747s everywhere 2021: a350s and 787s everywhere

[@fracturedmind8124]

Man, back when 747s and DC-10s ruled the sky. Also I don’t like the battleship United Livery I always thought it was ugly my favorite is the blue tulip. And also an IL-96? You never see those over here!

[@Magnus44711URI]

This reminds me of the movie 'Bullitt'...

[@oeman7363]

25 years late man...

[@kyoakland]

I was in 7th grade who knows I used to fly out of San Francisco all the time even though I lived in Oakland I could have been on one of those planes who knows gaha

[@timvath908]

Love the L-1011

[@leefa]

Is it normal for the 747 to have landing gear at the angle seen at 3:09?

[@walterhenostroza4388]

yes

[@DominatorPlayer]

yes

[@StratMatt777]

It appears to be- Check 3:52 and 4:07

[@johnfarr2738]

leefa yes the back wheels of a plan always touchdown before the front.

[@johnfarr2738]

They are huge planes that weigh a ton

[@ninjamoto21]

the old ba livery was waaaaay better

[@Edward2Fan47]

Agreed. That old BA really does make it feel British unlike that current livery that makes it too modern. It would look nice on the A350s and the A380s.

[@josemanuelbenusic4333]

1:08 TWA B757 rocket climb!

[@bobbypaluga4346]

One of the very best, how about those jumbos

[@tendotaki]

I miss Northwest Airlines’ 747 :(

[@SKS8080]

U can pick out the new United (Continental) Globe logo

[@christianoaraujo7302]

Did the Boeing 777 not exist in the year 1997 ?

[@sergeylazarev4569]

Il-96 what a surprise

[@andersonrodriguez8258]

Seeing A DC MD aircraft makes me think those ppl on that plane never knew if they were getting to their destination safe with the problems those planes had

[@hectorzambrano4092]

I mean, the environment does matter, but the DESIGNS has nothing to do with this! Can't they build new efficient airplanes utilizing OLD designs? For example, a Boeing 727 with composite body, glass cockpit (without engineer panel) and fuel efficient PW JT8D's? That's what I'm gonna do if the Boeing 777 replaces every airliner there is (When i have my own aircraft company)

[@LMDProductionsOfficial]

Hector Zambrano I know right 727s are awesome sauce.

[@mikegaskin5542]

The 727 was designed as a trijet because you couldn't get enough thrust out of the engines of the time to make it a twinjet. Now, we have engines that more than capable of powering airliners of that size as a twin-jet. While the clean-wing design with rear-mounted engines has its merits, it's harder to mount today's fuel-efficient ultra-high-bypass turbofans on the rear, hence you see jets like the A220 mounting them under wing. So, no, the 727 design will not come back.

[@mpowerlife1832]

does anybody know if they will bring the MD 11 back or the DC 10 or the concorde

[@shahimagesyt]

No they will not be brought back. But, DC-10 is going out quickly. Orbis may be the last commerical operator of it. Fedex has 19 left. MD11s are still there as freighters.

[@pacify3178]

Oooo

[@OHAREAVIATION]

1:37!!

[@dreffed]

what

[@theuser698]

@@dreffed Il96

[@mrrockdaddy100]

american trans air never heard of them where are or was its hub?

[@edwardzen7340]

Pretty much Chicago Midway or Oakland, I guess. I only flew it once while flying to Hawaii. Their fares were the cheapest to Hawaii until its shutdown in 2008. At that time I flew American Trans Air, they operated 737s (-300, -800), 757s (-200, -300), and the L-1011 (-500).

[@mrrockdaddy100]

o ok thanks

[@jarkiiaviation4643]

it is now 26 years ago

[@danielgranados8459]

Wait, I didn’t know frontier had a 737 in the past

[@reeve509]

Sorry, noob question, but what plane is at 1:30 ( I normally know my planes quite well...)

[@ahm_767]

Not a noob question at all mate :) That aircraft is an Ilyushin IL96! Hope that helps

[@andreyzharkov812]

This is Aeroflot's Ilyushin Il-96-300.

[@reeve509]

Thanks all :)

[@josenar145]

IL-96

[@Chilax]

it looks like an airbus a340

[@nenblom]

Great video!! What happened to America West Airlines? Did USAIRWAYS buy them? I can’t remember. I know USAIRWAYS did buy a lot of smaller airlines Before American bought THEM up or merged with them.

[@ianj7194]

Looking it up it was a reverse merger, with legacy US Airways operations taken over by those of America West. They kept the US Airways name and kept the Cactus call sign and ICAO code "AWE" of America West.

[@shahimagesyt]

Damn I miss Aeroflot

[@Edward2Fan47]

Too bad that airline is currently suspended from International flights temporarily…

[@ethancampbell6076]

Hey did u know The BART System was opened in early 2000's

[@DaPlatinumJedi]

Ethan Campbell The BART extension south of the Colma station opened for service on June 22, 2003. It comprises 4 stations: South San Francisco, San Bruno, San Francisco International Airport (SFO Airport), and Millbrae.

[@gaguy1967]

still lots of 747-200s

[@StratMatt777]

2:08 3:07 3:49 ;)

[@grahamboaviation]

Waaaaaaaaiiit... Frontier had 737-200s?

[@AhlixL]

Yeah, I flew on them back in the day.

[@angelog4150]

Yep that was before they were acquired by Republic Airways and got their Airbus planes

[@fomme]

Wow 1:40

[@rbbartho1]

When did TWA shut down?

[@jackiebayliss]

2003

[@Edward2Fan47]

@@jackiebayliss 2002 actually.

[@ualman1138]

Back when the dot com bubble was just getting rolling

[@andrewanane9715]

Eva air and air France-you've got to change your livery 'completely' look at British Airways.