Aer Lingus - Boeing 747 (EI-ASJ) Dublin - New York

Archive TV footage from 1975. On board Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to New York.
Narrated by Capt Aidan Quigley

[@kaamkmca]

I remember waiting at Las Palmas airport in 1983 for a flight back to Dublin. While in the airport lounge, I watched aircraft from different parts of Europe coming and going. Their insignia indicated their country of origin. Their aircraft looked much the same. But when the Aer Lingus 747 touched down it was something else! What an entrance! Such elegance, what a presence, it stood out amongst them all. Seeing the shamrock emblem on it's tail as it taxied in sent shivers of pride up my spine. It had come to collect me and my fellow travelers. We felt so proud and so special. It was one of those moments I will never forget. What a wonderful aircraft!

[@kevinkehoe9551]

I flew as one of the first flight stewards on that very aircarft with that very captain from 1978. Also flew the two sister 747's (ASI and BED) as well as the 707's on the TA routes. Great times, great crews and great trips. When flying was still classy and special.

[@antman5474]

From 1976 to 1981 that aircraft (EI-ASJ) was leased to British Airways and registered as G-BDPZ affectionately referred to as Paddy Zulu. I was a lone child passenger on two occasions and logged the flights in my British Airways junior jet club log book. I remember the flights as if they were yesterday.

[@j.o.1516]

@@antman5474 As far as I remember EI-ASJ was the original St. Patrick but they renamed the EI-ASI as St. Patrick when the pope flew on it in 1979. Did EI-ASJ ever come back into service at Aer Lingus?

[@antman5474]

@@j.o.1516 Not sure but definitely worth looking into. Keep us posted

[@tiadaid]

@@j.o.1516 According to this, it did. Returned to Aer Lingus in 1981, flew on until Aer Lingus replaced its entire 747 fleet in 1997 www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b747-19745.htm

[@pmacc3557]

Oh yes them days are gone

[@chriscboland]

I remember Dublin Airport used to have notices at the bottom of the escalators advising passengers unfamiliar with such devices to seek assistance from a member of staff. 'C'mon, Mary! Will we chance it'? 'Ah, no' ....

[@ThatstaticEKHatch]

😂😂made my day

[@DrKevGuitar]

The sound of those 4 engines at take off thrust, brings back some memories! Shame it wasn't recorded in stereo for the full effect. It was a beautiful sound. Back in those days I could tell from the sound what aircraft was overhead - they all had a unique sound. Aer Lingus were flying 747s, 707s, 737s, and BAC1-11s. The 1-11s were small but noisy feckers! British Aiways were flying Tridents into Dublin back then too and I could hear them take off and reverse thrust on landing from Portmarnock! Days before noise regulations and hush-kits. The narrator of this film, Aidan Quigley wrote two short books about flying for Aer Lingus. Fabulous reading. Worth looking out for.

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

Kevin Kretsch AL also flew the Boeing 720 for a while.

[@DrKevGuitar]

@@user-ky6vw5up9m Yes, through the 60s. My mother was cabin crew on them and the 707s.

[@foxymm]

"We are merely following the routes of the old European immigrant ships" - Great comment, great description and great nostalgia!

[@ei5hw]

Very interesting. Thanks you for making it available to view here on KZbin.

[@barryvincentredmond3973]

I recall flying transatlantic on those Aer Lingus 747-100's.Roomy and spacious.And a wonderful humming engine sound on take off.Those were the days,before much smaller twin jets took over.Memories.!.

[@charlieridgway3824]

Those were the days! Have happy memories of seeing them many times at the airport as a child. Loved when one would be parked at B gates where I would usually be boarding a more short haul craft. Never flew in one of Shamrock's, sadly. Also recall sitting on the roof of my Dad's car at the viewing bay on the perimeter road watching planes taking off and landing. The Jumbo's were so massive! No airlines run a scheduled 747 service out of Dublin since, afaik. :/

[@EricIrl]

Nice to see Dublin Airport as it was in my plane spotting days. I spotted a Finnair Caravelle and a LOT Tupolev Tu134 parked at Pier A. Old habits die hard.

[@victorgrasscourt3382]

For a number of years, British Airways leased a 747 (ex EI-ASJ) from Aer Lingus. It’s UK registration (G-BDPZ) ended in the letters ‘PZ’, so it was known as Paddy Zulu. It had the old Dash 3 engines and was used initially on the Chicago and New York routes. Then it became a dedicated aircraft on the Dharan route. When the aircraft was returned to Aer Lingus and re-painted in their new colours, there was a little plaque left on the flight deck. It read:”Fly Green-side up”.

[@wiltner]

Great old skool footage of the glory days of relaxed hassle free air travel.

[@waynefarrellvoiceovers]

Anyone notice the nosewheel getting airborne again after touching down at 8:25

[@papilot312]

Beautiful 747 Classic! Thanks for sharing this!

[@PilotOfNorway91]

Ah darn low fare airlines, taking away the service we once had! Thanks for the uplaod, rare footage!

[@maryolivermurphy3406]

The flight dispatcher is my brother lovely to see.

[@taimbreamh]

@GarGPS Seen the first one to arrive in Ireland in (I think) 1971.Now THAT was a blast !!!Made our way out from finglas on our bikes.

[@Angolaviators]

Thanks you very much for sharing this video with us.

[@wd23st]

Great video - thanks for posting

[@Shane028]

Amazing video! Thanks for posting :)

[@VickersV]

Just brilliant I love this, not complacation, just cool for 🇮🇪 the best, great job.

[@Andybucker]

@quigley6542 This is very interesting. My grandpa who flew for Aer Lingus, also spoke about Cpt.Quigley a couple of times. What a small world...

[@LeprechaunFlyer]

Fantastic video, great footage, thanks for uploading! This truly is aer lingus in its glory days, and brings back the magical feeling of being at the airport when i was a child. If you get the chance try to have a look at my aer lingus flight simulator video and let me know what you think.

[@Jonneca]

great video! thank you very much!

[@Dragonflygooy]

Oh my god i wish they still flew like that and served food like that

[@wr1830]

Excellent! (I put this link on my facebook status just now to share it.)

[@dancole3711]

9:26 Uh-Ohh. Look out for those two buildings up ahead.

[@blackbirdangrybirdsisawsom1048]

if only they still did 747s......:(

[@bsasteve]

EI-ASJ is now located at Roswell Industrial Air Center New Mexico under a new number 5N-AAA

[@RadioEspial]

Sadly broken up in 2013.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

Amazing footage! All three Aer Lingus 747 aircraft have been chopped up!

[@philipmcdonagh1094]

Yea the Langoliers got them.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

@@philipmcdonagh1094 There’s one in Mirana County near Tucson, Arizona. It’s not far from my relatives house. It’s private airplane graveyard!

[@oc8824]

@@KRAZEEIZATION it isn’t EI-BED by any chance?

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

@@oc8824 yes, that was there, and there’s photos of it picked away like a turkey after Christmas.

[@AerLingus2308]

wow. that was brilliant!

[@ioannis21shum]

amazing!

[@ermis3617]

Wow, just wow.

[@dancole3711]

6:08 Riverdance...in the 70s....AAARRRGGGHHHH!

[@chriscboland]

That was The Chieftains, if I'm not much mistaken. Their flute player, Matt Molloy, was an engineer for Aer Lingus before he turned pro as a musician.

[@aviationfan2637]

Why is the fuel control lever for engine 4 in cutoff and the plane is airborne at 4:11

[@benthejrporter]

The WTC is there in New York. That dates the film in a very sad way.

[@mjakes20]

amazing vid!!!! THX!!!! 5 stars!

[@AnthonyLuke-ym5wb]

Great memories

[@fbi7267]

Out of the 3 747s in the fleet the first one was scrapped, second was sold to another airline and brought up to date then it was later scrapped, the third is I. Some hanger in US Being Fixed and modified. BANG! That's The Feckin story Boyssss!

[@Phoebekeely]

I have this full programme somewhere. Will find and post it. I think it's called "Anoraks".

[@conjoly]

Check out Dublin Airport! It's like a ghost town...

[@ryanair737400]

i think aer lingus should bring back the 747's they should buy 3 or 4 747-400 great video 5/5

[@themadhattertwofoursixeigh6747]

The Boeing 747 is the safest plane in the world

[@antman5474]

Great footage of Paddy Zulu (G-BDPZ) in its former colours.

[@anthonywilfredwong4545]

What's the name of the Captain First Officer and Flight Engineer on this flight?

[@DavidFennessy-yj7du]

How can this be 1975, Aer Lingus had the solid green livery by then surely, white shamrock on tail etc

[@VickersV]

That was brilliant, as a 50 Nice memerese 747 200 exelent!

[@kevinkehoe9551]

..actually that was a 747 100, one of the first off the line in Seattle. We took delivery in Dec 1970.

[@VickersV]

@@kevinkehoe9551 thank you I didn't know, but now I do, cheers and best wishes!

[@LegoTornado123]

what runway did it use for take-off?

[@terryoconnor9405]

If you're still interested after 7 years :-) It was called runway 35 back then. At the moment the runway is called runway 34 (341 degrees magnetic to be precise) . This is because over time changes in the earths magnetic field means magnetic alignment of a runway changes, which forces the authorities to issue a new designation.

[@j.o.1516]

@@terryoconnor9405 Two years later, I'll add that you hear 35 being announced over the radio by ATC. But the footage of the takeoff run, that cannot be runway 35 because there is nothing on the horizon in the background. If it was 35 you would easily spot the 2 chimneys (unless they weren't there yet). Dubline mountains also missing. Also, that dip in the runway reminds me of runway 24. I assume RTE took a lot of footage at the airport for that programme and they edited it all together, so not all of it is of the same flight.

[@TerryOConnor71]

@@j.o.1516 visibility isnt great. Grey misty old day by the looks of it so not unusual that you cant see poolbeg or the mountains in the background as the plane takes off.

[@helloguy987]

when did they change the 747s

[@dancole3711]

2:49 That guy on the right seems to have 2 left hands.

[@philipmcdonagh1094]

Interesting fact Boeing's First customer for a 747 was Pan Am, second Air Lingus.

[@j.o.1516]

Aer Lingus and a whole rake of other airlines.

[@Farawayrope096]

Looks way better than aer lingus now anyway

[@mic1028]

Excellent footage, do you have any of EI-ASI and EI-BED, pitty they dont have any more 747's, the A330's lack character....

[@simonclark29041978]

Love it

[@skyviewireland8904]

“The weather in New York is somewhat similar to Boston” yet nobody knows the weather in Boston so how was that relevant😂

[@sleepeasy-asmr8071]

Stopover, not shown

[@blueb0g]

Yes it is, the island of Ireland is part of the British Isles.

[@GetOnTheFloor82]

Eh........NO!!! No, just no. Learn your geography. Ugh.

[@looneyirish007]

the British isles was introduced as the British Isles into English in the late 16th or early 17th centuries by English and Welsh writers, whose writings have been described as propaganda and politicised. In documents drawn up jointly between the British and Irish governments, the archipelago is referred to simply as "these islands". Open a book, it will do you good Ben.

[@edwardhealy477]

What month in 1975 was this fligth..thougth I saw my grandmother in a frame..they came over to JFK june 75

[@DavidFennessy-yj7du]

Did she meet Kojak?

[@kevinfitz8516]

still using maps and coordinates, oh how times have changed

[@DavidFennessy-yj7du]

I flew to Prague on an EasyJet A319 and on the ground there was a delay in finding a parking space so the captain said anyone interested can come up front and see the flight deck, he was using a Jeppeson map and said..‘don’t mind me I’m working on the flight plan back to London’…so they still use these Jeppeson charts in a glass cockpitted Airbus!!!!

[@huhuboyd123]

why did Aer Lingus get rid of its 747 fleet?

[@RadioEspial]

Increasing fuel costs to run 4-eng jets, and the 747 interiors were getting a little tired and needed complete refurbishment again in the 1990s. They were phased out from 1994 for the Airbus 330 ETOPS and over the next ten years Aer Lingus switched primarily to Airbus short and long haul. There's been the odd long haul exceptions since with some leased 767 and 757s. The last leased 757 went back to ASL (lessor) in 2019. Aer Lingus has been receiving multiple new A330s and the start of the new A321 long range order over the past 18 months. Aer Lingus is now exclusively an Airbus fleet and likely to be for another couple of decades.

[@chriscboland]

@@RadioEspial Yes, Aer Lingus were an early 747 customer. This is supposedly from 1975 but I suspect the footage is earlier - I don't think the Aer Lingus 747s wore that scheme for very long. I think they retired them in the mid-90s as the A330 became available. The A330's a good aircraft but I miss the 747s. I grew up near Heathrow - saw them all the time. One thing the Yanks got right.

[@RadioEspial]

@@chriscboland I think you are right on the time - could well be late 74 and the date is just the production/broadcast date of 75. The actual docu title is in the end credits... I think this is only a segment out of the longer production. Fondly remember my first few transatlantic trips on the EI 747s in the 1980s.

[@EricIrl]

@@chriscboland The first two 747s (ASI and ASJ) were delivered in the Spring of 1971. The scheme shown in this film is that original 1971 scheme. Aer Lingus introduced a new "green roof" scheme in October 1974. The first aircraft to carry it was one of the 707s. It took a couple of years for the whole fleet to be repainted in the new scheme so there is a good chance that both ASI and ASJ continued in their original schemes well into 1975. EI-BED is delivered around 1978 so only ever carried the later scheme.

[@antman5474]

@@EricIrl In 1976 ASJ ended up with half British Airways livery.

[@DartzIRL]

One of the first 747's built. Aer Lingus was a launch customer. It's coke-cans now.

[@flaziola]

2:50 Looks like the co pilot has two left hands.

[@RadioNul]

the narrator read this at gunpoint

[@IDance56781]

yeahhh, i landed in Shannon air port, and i thouight we had gone back in time like 50 years ago!!! absoluttly no technology and kit was pretty much deserted. I guezss this is extra wierd for us Americans being used to our extravigant airports.

[@philipmcdonagh1094]

The days when pilots had to actually fly the planes. Not like today their only there for ornamental purposes.

[@pmacc3557]

You've obviously never landed with Ryanair...if that's autopilot landing then their Fleet needs recalibration

[@rkan2]

So you think Aer Lingus brankrupted itself? Nope. Check out who O'Leary is. :P

[@mdrhogan1035]

The plane was half empty...

[@cJ-cr8gp]

How did they make any money? The plane is half empty....

[@ldowling2714]

The dopey taxpayers paid for it all

[@philipmcdonagh1094]

Remember the fairs back then.

[@kevinkehoe9551]

They also picked up pax in SNN

[@philipmcdonagh1094]

Well its half full.

[@mjakes20]

shannon used to only fly to the states. They even used U.S airlines to fly to the states!

[@j.o.1516]

It was a compulsory stop.

[@davida41200]

why would they?? you here at the start of the video the captain telling control that there is 208 souls on board, for an airplane that can hold roughly 400 people it wouldnt make a whole lot of sense to do so, but sir i will tell you something with an attiude like that you could make it as a director of aer lingus, they love throwing money at silly ideas.

[@EricIrl]

I don't think Aerlingus' 747s were configured for 400 passengers anyway.

[@kevinkehoe9551]

@@EricIrl Actually they were. I was an instructor in theri training department. In full economy layout it could hold 440. With First Class it was 397. The flight took off from Dublin - so likely they picked up more passengers in SNN.

[@EricIrl]

@@kevinkehoe9551 Was it normal for Aer Lingus to kit their 747s out with a full economy layout?

[@noelio67]

Cool video...still in contact with Gander in Greenland.....the planes these days,to see the twin towers(WTC) in the background then,and a Pan-am 747

[@GOLD1702]

i totally agree with u! :) they should get some brand new proper boeing aircraft in like the 737NG , 777 , 747-8i and the 767 and 787 i mean come airbus aren't great tbh so i totally agree with ya

[@martinbyrne5626]

Have a look at Airbus vs Boeing now. The once mighty Boeing is in a sorry state. Such a shame

[@rachelbabixx]

RTE 2 woop woop

[@75mrmanutd]

Dublin Airport IS NOT in the uk

[@megatop412]

Nice Allegheny BAC 1-11 at 9:10. Shame that all JFK visits by "Shamrock" are now in the form of the A330. Times do change

[@coonagh1]

Noticed that too, loved the BAC 1-11.

[@philipscotland]

best in the feckin skies

[@TheBenzer9]

Sounds like fuckin father Ted...God if he could only see it now lol

[@mossfitz]

look how many empty seats there are - this was because of the inflated prices back then when regular flying was still fairly elitist

[@kevinkehoe9551]

Remember that it had to stop in Shannon to pick up passengers also. This was from Dublin.

[@genicidegt]

i agree totally,aerlingus all the way..we have a sayin that ryanair use trainee pilots lol

[@Oddsweb]

err Dublin is NOT part of the British islands either..... :¬D

[@eddiebrennan126]

I could fly dem easy peasy

[@morrs]

Time to look at a map, Dublin is not in the uk!

[@stephenroberts7004]

Part of the British isles??? Check again there Ben. The Republic of Ireland is completely independent from Great Britain.

[@DIETRICHCICCONE]

The islands are referred to as The British Isles dear; Britain, Ireland, Isle of Man, Hebrides, Isles of Scilly etc. - while the Orkneys and Shetland are referred to as The Northern Isles. #basicgeography #inferiorityComplex

[@EricIrl]

The term "British Isles" is nothing to do with Britain or the UK. It is a geographical term (not a political one) for this group of islands which used to be inhabited by Celtic peoples usually referred to by the Romans as "Britons". In many ways, the Irish are more genuine "Britons" than most people who live in the UK today.

[@TheRealJoshInDallas]

Don't eat the potatoes!

[@wiltner]

The Engines massive take off thrust! One Boeing 777 Trent 900 has more power than 2 of those 1970's Pratt and Whitney hair dryers. Lol

[@lakefire9985]

yeah but look how boring the 777 300 er .. is compared to the 747 100

[@ferrari24680]

world trade center 9.30? i think...

[@141gregmor]

Airbus is a piece of shit with that fiddly little joystick feels like you are playing a game

[@niamhallen416]

Airbuses are the most high tech planes in the world such as the a380

[@Struckgold]

Statist crap. We should all be thankful to Ryanair for making regular flight in and out of Ireland cost effective for the average man.

[@liamkeane9159]

1980s Emigration

[@mbokanibezua1987]

# lol

[@ryanair737400]

ha ha ha i think it would just be nice to bring back a few 747 400's anyway a 747-400 holds more that an a330

[@davida41200]

character doesnt put money in the bank,

[@1969atam]

Those were the days when Aer Lingus had proper planes! The Boeing 747 instead of the shitty old Airbus!

[@kylehegarty8933]

1969atam airbuses are the futures technology

[@EricIrl]

Why do people spout such ignorant nonsense.

[@1969atam]

@@kylehegarty8933 yeah? The A380 has failed, making it a white elephant of the airline industry!