BRITISH AIRWAYS 1989 - 1992. Highlights. BA’s 747-400; Super Shuttle relaunch; Club Europe & more.

[@bmthba]

It was a great era to be working for BA, I loved every minute of being a member of staff then ❤️✈️

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@Paul Ham. I agree. Definitely!!

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@user-sf7kl9uh7k 🤣👍👍

[@globalnomad450]

Then….

[@lizzapaolia959]

No janitors pretending to be pilot's. Thank you for sharing your videos 🙏

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@lizzapaolia959 Thanks very much for watching! 👏👏

[@Clipper1094]

What?

[@Mike5890Aviation]

BA is my all time favorite airline.

[@psrpippy]

At 11:45 that’s my mate David. We trained together at BA 33 years ago. I left last year but he’s still flying. The 90’s were the best days. It’s hard slog and terrible pay these days. The new intake of cabin crew just don’t seem to care or take any pride in their work. Glad to be out of it but got some amazing memories.

[@FarnboroughAviation-nb2or]

@psrpippy wow - was it a surprise to see him on the film or had you seen him on screen before? I also worked for BA in the 90s and agree they were golden times… where have those years gone?😢

[@psrpippy]

@@FarnboroughAviation-nb2or someone had said he was on a BA corporate video along with a load of other mates but I’d never seen it until now. Loved wearing that uniform, was a much happier time. I have several friends who stayed after most of us left during Covid. Most of them wish they’d taken the money.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@psrpippy (Farnborough Aviation is my other new channel - replying on the Heathrow channel now 🤣) Yes I know a couple of people who took the money and left cc a couple of years ago when Covid had grounded everything. They don’t regret leaving and wouldn’t go back ….

[@cdcg1231]

The new intake of cabin crew is too underpaid and overused (compared to old fleet CC) to take pride in their jobs and airline…

[@dfb1976]

When Boeing used to make planes and not earning per share.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing life in our industry.😊

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@LMays-cu2hp You’re welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@LMays-cu2hp]

@@HeathrowAircraft Thanks.

[@peterfinn6098]

The food was amazing, especially on the MAN to LHR and LGW flight in the mid 90s. Full breakfast and wonderful trays of sandwiches and cakes and evening meals. It was even better than what you receive on a Long haul flight today. My god what happened

[@HeathrowAircraft]

I remember! The Super Shuttle breakfasts were superb. My favourite! I never knew how they managed to serve a full meal on the LHR-MAN route - they would start the descent more or less as soon as they reached top of climb. Happy days!

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing.😊

[@taniablack5018]

Flew on a 747-400 LGW-MCO in March 1990. Amazing times.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@Tania Black - awesome. Great memories I’m sure!

[@MatteoMariano]

Great watch. Cool to see. Thanks for sharing Steve! Hope you’re keeping well :)

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@Matteo Mariano. Thanks v much Matteo. That was “my” era at BA so I was immersed in all of those projects day in day out. Amazing seeing some of the technology like that massive brick mobile phone 🤣. I remember being totally awestruck seeing someone in the terminal heaving one out of a huge suitcase, pulling the aerial up and making a call on it! 😂 But the aircraft were a class act - especially the 757s. I used to time the takeoffs from start of roll. The fastest I recorded was 15 seconds from brakes off, on a half empty 757 back from Glasgow. Amazing rate of climb- literally took your breath away sometimes. Happy days!!

[@aviationin4k258]

Wow! Sad to see how much has changed since covid.

[@rajnirvan3336]

Lord King Mr British Airways.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@Raj Nirvan- hi Raj - yes he was such a key person- with Sir Colin Marshall they really transformed BA post privatisation.

[@rajnirvan3336]

@@HeathrowAircraft loved the Landor livery too. I'm going to Dunsford to see the preserved Landor B747 this weekend

[@r12004rewy]

BA have never been the same since the Lord King days, they were the World's Favourite airline, today they are making a name for themselves for unreliable IT issues and passenger dissatisfaction.

[@rajnirvan3336]

@@r12004rewy tell me about it after all what's happening

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@@rajnirvan3336 Hi Raj - brilliant! I know you will love it! ✈️✈️👏👏

[@sampochin]

my just seeing the of the 80s takes me back to the glory days or British Airways. for me anyway growing up in the 80,s

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@sampochin Yes me too!

[@tgvettes]

I have spent many hours in BA 747-400 between the USA and Europe!

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@tgvettes awesome! Great memories I’m sure! 😍

[@matthiashaenni]

Interesting video! Just subbed to your channel.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@matthiashaenni hi thanks a lot! I remember those days like it was yesterday!

[@michaelmohammed6166]

I was first time on flight by British Airways (BA) 747-400 from London Heathrow (LHR) to Detroit (DTW), USA (1985) 😊.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@michaelmohammed6166 Amazing! Can’t beat the 747 in my view. ✈️

[@therealTanzanian]

Aaaaahhhhhh Landor and the 90s BA was majestic man!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@therealTanzanian ✈️ it was a great time to be working for the airline for sure! 👍

[@rossmason8812]

I haven’t yet Steve. Also, that 747-200 is going to remain at Dunsfold isn’t it? Lastly, why didn’t BA preserve their first ever 747-400?

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@Ross Mason. Hi Ross there is some uncertainty about the future of the Dunsfold site as there have been plans to turn the whole site into a housing estate 😞. If and when I hear anything I will let you know! And yes it would have been great if G-BNLA was preserved - I guess the issue is finding somewhere to store it and maintain it etc. For example the Negus 747 G-CIVB has cost £500k over the 20 months since she was withdrawn - albeit that some of those costs were to instal air con; remove seats in economy and kit the area out into a flexible space for parties etc! But even halving that cost still means whoever took a 747 on would have a massive annual maintenance bill to stop it gradually declining into dereliction!!

[@rossmason8812]

Perfect Steve. I just don’t want them 747s disappearing. Also, if they did turn the area into a housing estate what would happen to them 747s?

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@@rossmason8812 well there was at one point a year or two ago a planning application for housing that also included the erection of a building intended to display and store at least G-CIVW inside - but since then of course Landor has come along, not forgetting BDXJ already there plus the VC10? So I’ve not heard how all these aircraft could feasibly be preserved?? I’ll keep looking on the forums! 🙆

[@JimNaylor]

G-BNLY is preserved at Kemble Cotswold Airport at the moment, you can visit I think. I flew on her to Denver in 2018.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@JimNaylor Hi Jim - yes BNLY is for now, safe at Dunsfold and “Negus” (G-CIVB) at Kemble Cotswold. I’ve visited; filmed and been on board both. Negus is part converted to a “party plane” with a lot of the WT cabin seating removed. BNLY remains as it did when in service. Glad you got to fly on it before it was withdrawn!

[@jetjack74]

I flew on my first 747-400 flight from PHL-LHR in August of 1989

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@jetjack74 Snap. Mine was shortly after that; again in the -400. Crew were singing its praises saying how much better it was than the -200s.

[@devon896]

Funny how in a way BA's 2023 new uniform is going back to looking like the 1990s uniform.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@flynorthernva Hi yes - there is something of that Landor style uniform in there isn’t there

[@rossmason8812]

Hi Steve, it’s a great video as it teaches me a bit of the history of British Airways. By the way, did you know that British Airways have a preserved 747-200 at Dunsfold?

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@Ross Mason Hi Ross thanks very much - glad it gives some history on BA! Yes G-BDXJ is at Dunsfold. You catch a glimpse of it in my film of the go around and landing of CIVW. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKqym5auZthpsLM Have you had a go reading the Airport timetable in my new upload? ✈️

[@user-underdasea]

Hope that g-bdxj get her original engines&livery back

[@HeathrowAircraft]

Yes they don’t look right do they as they are at the moment!

[@rossmason8812]

Where can you buy a piece of the BOAC 747?

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@rossmason8812 Hi Ross if you check the Aerotiques website - they were selling pieces. www.aerotiques.co.uk/ Or try planereclaimers.aero cheers Steve

[@philsam1232]

Interesting how T5 was planned to open in 2002 groundwork didn't start till that year alongside opening years later in 2008.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@philsam1232 Hi yes - good point!

[@dwilliams6346]

30 years later: we need to retire the 747-400 due to its poor fuel economy, pollution, high maintenance costs, tired cabin, out-dated technology and excessive noise. I imagine we'll be saying the same thing about the A380, A350, 787 and 777x in 30 years too.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@dwilliams6346 yes I’m sure you’re absolutely right!

[@JonathanStearnes]

How times have changed...

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@JonathanStearnes yes absolutely!

[@elfulano5884]

I wish BA would bring back their Landor livery.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@elfulano5884 yes I agree!! ☝️

[@user-underdasea]

13:33 "1991 was the worst year in history of the industry" 2020: hold my beer

[@HeathrowAircraft]

🤣 well said! 😎

[@doveronefoxtrot4417]

This country could have built something like this from the onset, if it hadn't destroyed all of its industry.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@Dover One Foxtrot - yes - a real tragedy…..

[@geoffashden2]

Shame BA has declined into a 3rd rate airline. Now BA would never be my 1st choice!

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@geoffashden2 yes there’s still a way to go to catch up with the days of “the worlds favourite airline” …

[@parmdeepjagdev8395]

flights looked much more roomier in those days. the economy seats had only 2 by the window and 4 in the middle. now its 3 by the window 4 in the middle. They actually took pride in their catering. Now days is just a meal service for the sake of it if you are lucky. Only thing that has improved over the years is inflight entertainment.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@parmdeepjagdev8395 Hi - sadly I think you may be right….

[@markstafford6290]

Funny how we all wore suits back then to fly business……

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@markstafford6290 absolutely! I remember it well. Suit shirt and tie and case! 🤣

[@martinmichaels234]

terminal 1. what a shame.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@martinmichaels234. I know. My old stomping ground…..

[@bmused55]

Ah, the days before the super cheap airlines took hold, flooded the airports with the drunk and unruly and caused the mainstay airlines to need to cut their services to the bone to compete.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@bmused55 Yes - it was a different time that’s for sure. I remember it well!

[@kevinzickjylfurn6208]

March

[@paulboulter7823]

I remember those awful tribal/African art designs on the BA tails.What were they thinking!!

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@paulboulter7823 yes they were very “marmite” weren’t they? Love them or hate them!

[@888ssss]

who would have thought it would go bankrupt in june 2023

[@bobbastian760]

Back before Boeing suuuuucked.

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@bobbastian760 yes! ✈️

[@azeca0025]

Boeing is still good.

[@abbasawan1829]

Willie Walsh and Co destroyed this great airline but st least they're happy with their millions

[@HeathrowAircraft]

@abbasawan1829 I know - you’re right. Sad but true.