Heathrow airport - August 1990

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alistair.

6 жыл бұрын

Trip back in time to 1990. Video credit to JCC.

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@AndreiTupolev 3 жыл бұрын

Just how classy the Landor livery was. And TriStars and Tu-154s, how splendid.

@kbahrami346 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was going to comment as well, especially the Tristars. I love that aircraft. I was a kid then and loved flying them back and forth on BA.

@erikwoods821 3 жыл бұрын

So many planes & airlines in this clip that I have flown on back in the day. I loved the BA Tristars, really comfortable. Tu-154's were scary and the Concorde well what can I say, I am blessed that I was fortunate enough to cross the pond numerous times on this iconic 'bird'. Never got to fly Luxair though...

@alistair-01 3 жыл бұрын

Delighted at how much nostalgia this one is bringing out folks. Only wish I had some more footage :-(. Oh how to travel back in time...

@Tirana44 3 жыл бұрын

You can almost smell the Jet A1. Look at all those wonderful and easily recognisable types and liveries! I have many happy ‘rooftop deck’ memories from the 70s, 80s and early 90s. We had the best of it, no question. Great video.

@keithdraycott Жыл бұрын

Concorde in Landor livery looked fantastic. The Queens Building was amazing, in the late 70's all of my paper-round wages were usually spent on the bus fare to get there. Binoculars and Ian Allen's "Civil Aircraft Markings" in hand of course! I remember space up on the little "bridge" like structure was always at a premium. We were so lucky to live in such an amazing period of aviation history.

@alistair-01 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, and I agree. We don't realise what we miss until it's gone 😞

@aviationvideos 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic piece of aviation history from Heathrow. Such a popular location for so many people and not surprising. Great to see the historic aircraft and airlines too. Too many to list but TWA was a highlight and the TU154 and Concorde.

@abcd1234.... 5 ай бұрын

This was the peak of aviation, so many different aircraft absolute bliss for a child !

@Nlogax 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this you can practically smell the Jet-A. Love it.

@dahum Ай бұрын

This has bought a smile to my face. So many trips to my grandparents who lived nearby were spent on that terrace in the 80's.

@alistair-01 Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Daniel! Memories! Thanks for leaving a comment 👍🏻

@voltafy 3 жыл бұрын

The Concord looks way too futuristic, even for 2022. 5:38

@brentsummers7377 3 жыл бұрын

The viewing deck at Heathrow was incredible. Guys running all over the place getting tail numbers and writing them down. Lots of fun watching the planes & people!

@wolfgangneuser8530 3 жыл бұрын

Wish i could sit in a time machine travelling back to the 80s + 90s.

@Ground53 Ай бұрын

Actually no; whilst I enjoy nostalgia trust me sitting in a long haul jet as a passenger (in the 80s and 90s )was a dire experience.

@KabbyHandSguru 4 ай бұрын

Just like most of these aircraft types…. We’ll never get a view like this ever again. I was only lucky to visit Heathrow roof visitors area a few times as a lad but boy were those some great lasting memories. Blissful times. Thanks for sharing the memories

@alistair-01 4 ай бұрын

Happy that so many people are enjoying this. My dad who filmed it is no longer with us, but he'd be delighted too, especially as I remember he wasn't too happy I insisted he film the visit for me! Those big video cameras weren't too much fun to use back in the day 🤣

@RichRockster 3 жыл бұрын

I could watch classic footage like this all day!..Thanks for sharing!

@alistair-01 3 жыл бұрын

At the back end of last year the Luxair F50 was written off in Africa: "The aircraft departed Mogadishu-Aden Abdulle Airport on a cargo flight to Beledweyne, carrying four crew members and various goods on behalf of the AMISOM, the African Union Mission in Somalia. After takeoff, the crew informed ATC about hydraulic problems and was cleared to return. After touchdown on runway 05, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway to the right and collided with a concrete wall. Two crew members were slightly injured while both pilots were seriously injured after the cockpit was severely damaged on impact."

@alejandrosequera7655 11 ай бұрын

Goegeous finally some Tristar 500´s action thanks for a wonderful video.

@JokeriPokeri17 3 жыл бұрын

This video had everything! Thank you!

@rainerpingel7817 3 жыл бұрын

Lieber Lars

@loudini4666 3 жыл бұрын

Tupelov 154’s 😍

@marktaylor6055 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. So many happy memories on top of the Queens Building. Looking back, the variety of aircraft types was brilliant. Seems to be only 777, 787, 330, 350, and the 320 family now.

@ae4042 3 жыл бұрын

What about the a380s

@marspp 2 жыл бұрын

This surprised me... 31+ years of A320 at BA. Time flies...

@user-vo5hy6sy2c Жыл бұрын

Planes were so diverse back then, it’s all just a320s and 737s now

@bmused55 3 жыл бұрын

What an awesome time capsule of a film. Back when Lang Haul flights were almost guaranteed to be a 747. Back in the days of drop down CRT screens from the roof and everyone had to watch the same movie, or if lucky enough choose from a range of "radio" channels from the little control pad built into the seat arm rest. I was living in Germany at this time, Dad was in the Army. It's fascinating for me to see what normal goings on where in places I had at that point never visited.

@alistair-01 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it bmused. My dad took this recording on a big shoulder camera, state-of-the-art back then I bet. It's bittersweet looking back as he has passed away now. He would be amazed at the amount of views and comments his video has got, though.

@bmused55 3 жыл бұрын

@@alistair-01 His passion is allowing us to relive the past. Well done to him. And thank you for taking the time to digitise and upload it all

@alistair-01 3 жыл бұрын

@@bmused55 thanks for your kind words

@SCNNER 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant

@Starboard76 6 жыл бұрын

an amazing job for shooting nearly 30 years ago and with such good quality! I hope you have more!

@af757 27 күн бұрын

I used to love going home after a day spotting on Queens Building smelling of JETA1 !!

@loudini4666 3 жыл бұрын

Aviation was so much better back then, now you just have 777’s everywhere

@tonyde52 3 жыл бұрын

and Airbus 320s

@skedyt 3 жыл бұрын

its basically just either a319, a320 or 777

@imonymous 3 жыл бұрын

Or bloody 737s. Even with the MAX grounded. I don't even know if I'd get into aviation if I was growing up now.

@skedyt 3 жыл бұрын

@@imonymous Nah mate, been to heathrow couple weeks ago for 8 hours and saw only one 737, now its all a319s and a320s

@rhysgittoes6544 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of 787s out to Heathrow now, and a350s less regularly

@ithewonder 5 ай бұрын

What a brilliant video, remember the Queens building well and all the old type aircraft and liveries

@carlhaluss 2 жыл бұрын

Great footage and memories! Thank you so much!

@Forzalazio1231 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, and thank for sharing! Many a happy day spent there, then I discovered the top floors of the car parks before they added the fencing. Great views of the rest of the old T2 and T3 as they were. Love the Ok Jet tail livery, proper old school 😎

@MrFlashjet 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing, I was there at the time and these days were fantastic.

@jonz2984 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant footage, thank you for sharing it!

@loveaodai100 3 жыл бұрын

I love this video.... this is back when in-flight entertainment was one pull down screen in each cabin compartment. The only thing you could control was volume that went into twin air-tube (non electrical) headphones using big round dials. If you were lucky there might be a second dial giving you a few choices of music in addition to the sole film playing at any one time. When getting restless go to the back of the plane and hang out with the folks congregating together with a drink in one hand and a lit cigarette in the other. Always great conversation back there where hours would melt away.

@neelghai 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, blast from the past. The observation point looking down into the T2 ramp area was the Foxtrot stands. Worked on the ramp for Air France Service Ltd (AFSL) during the weekends (1998 - 2001) whilst at Uni.

@90taetaeya 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for documenting

@Ground53 Ай бұрын

Love the Jumbos 💙

@steliosvlassopoulos7710 3 жыл бұрын

The Olympic Airways A300 😍😍

@SCNNER 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic

@woodrowclose 2 жыл бұрын

Went back to Heathrow a few weeks ago. Looks like the inside of a fridge. Miss the variety.

@bolton94 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice Video.

@chris-rfs 3 жыл бұрын

Why didn't they keep a viewing area,i recall going here as kid in the 80s.? It was a proper day out!!

@gteixeira 3 жыл бұрын

The excuse to close it was the 9/11, but the reality is that they wanted the public to spend more time shopping rather than watching planes. Plane spotters market was too small to be taken into account.

@brentsummers7377 3 жыл бұрын

@@gteixeira Yep, at Sydney they had an excellent viewing deck. I think it is closed now. There was a small shop selling drinks and snacks but it was never open - guess it was not viable.

@gteixeira 3 жыл бұрын

@@brentsummers7377 Yes, and passengers or companions would be distracted from shopping if they remained plane spotting.

@shahbazmehmood6464 2 жыл бұрын

every major airline included good job and btw thanks for capturing PIA 747 TAKEOFF WHEN PIA WAS A GREAT AIRLINE AND REGULAR CUSTOMER TO LHR

@alexanyanEVN 3 жыл бұрын

Oldiest Goldiest...

@marksimons6657 Жыл бұрын

So many happy times at the various viewing spots on the QB then heading off to the car parks when it was closing time

@Anandamigo 3 жыл бұрын

Good old days. A lot of liveries and air frames we'll probably never see again in service.

@kylehill3643 3 жыл бұрын

My left ear thanks you!

@bigtaxrefund 3 жыл бұрын

busy airport. the planes never sleep

@allongman 3 жыл бұрын

The good old days at heathrow spent a good few hours on the roof terrace about this time have plenty of VHS video somewhere in the house !

@michelmotta4339 2 жыл бұрын

Um desfile de belas aeronaves.

@user-ep4lv4fw9o Ай бұрын

Great to see Concorde in her glory days. Worst mistake BA ever made, is ditching the Landor Livery for what they have now. :(

@Reynoldsstyle Жыл бұрын

Bring back Cheatlines! They were so classy.

@DaBlazesUSay 21 күн бұрын

Ah, the Nineties, when airliners were anything but boring! And, BA's Landor livery was the handsomest ever, especially on the Concorde!

@JetFlix 3 жыл бұрын

I miss the aviation book and hobby shop up there on the Heathrow obs deck in the 90s. And of course there were the local blokes who I think lived up there. Whenever I would be at Heathrow from Canada I’d see the same fellows. They were enthusiasts but I wondered if they were rough sleepers too. Some were like soccer hooligans, lots of swearing, f bombs etc.

@erikwoods821 3 жыл бұрын

The endless hours we spent up the Queens building as a kid ( and we never paid because we used to bunk in via the fire escape! )

@avtom_ 2 жыл бұрын

Sneaky, but you had to do what you had to do I guess! Was definitely worth it I’m sure!

@ChrisZoomER 3 жыл бұрын

I like how the Concorde takeoff was saved for last!

@mickboakes7023 3 жыл бұрын

Those were the days. Many a happy hour spent roaming around the rooftop viewing area with it’s shops and cafes. That’s when the enthusiast was catered for, unlike today when you have to stand in a field and even then with a limited view. Terrorism security brought an end to all that unfortunately.

@ilarikousa1500 3 жыл бұрын

Some airports do still have these, but they are much rarer than 30+ years ago.

@rugbydazz2264 Жыл бұрын

Back when this was an airport to be proud of.

@hepphepps8356 3 ай бұрын

There are several European cities 1/10 of Londons size with airports as big as Heathrow back then. Tiny compared to today.

@jasonelias8882 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve definitely flown that Turkish Airlines A310 spent all summers in Turkey flying from Heathrow as a kid!

@gaguy1967 3 жыл бұрын

was the service good?

@jasonelias8882 3 жыл бұрын

@@gaguy1967 I remember THY being hectic, as a kid the A310 felt so big. And everyone smoking, including the crew

@primo6968 3 жыл бұрын

My left ear enjoyed this.

@alistair-01 3 жыл бұрын

There's always someone............

@zeproo 3 жыл бұрын

Is it me or am I right you had more much more exotic looking planes in the 90's compared today

@wheeliebinfan1747 2 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable to watch. To see so many 747s makes me feel how backwards the world is going now with so few left

@British_airways_747 Жыл бұрын

This looks so weird to me as I barely see a 747 at Heathrow and I have never seen I trijet in person and the Concorde sneaking in 5 minutes into the video

@ritzgj3666 3 жыл бұрын

Sehr interessant.

@757Superfan 3 жыл бұрын

OH I LOVE THE BRITISH AIRWAYS 757-200!! 😩😩😩 1:00

@sundek88 3 жыл бұрын

This is why I wanted to become a pilot. Noisy and smokey planes, no stupid yellow hi vis jacket and tons of different airplanes! Now we are just employees with a beautiful view outside the office.

@jacoblathrop1835 3 жыл бұрын

Before 9/11, before twin-jets killed off everything else, old livery’s, old low-bypass smoggy engines, old airlines. I wish I could have seen it myself

@alyssaboyett3615 3 жыл бұрын

Some old British Airways livery colors!

@gradnitzersl 3 жыл бұрын

Alot has changed in 30yrs. You don't see alot these aircraft like the concodrde or the b747.

@senabecool7232 3 жыл бұрын

question: in the 90s and early 2000s what airlines served Terminal 1 and old terminal 2 and what terminal is in this video

@Machine744 3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, the viewing spot from the video is from Terminal 2. The airlines that served in Terminal 1 in the time period you asked was mainly British airways and British midlands (Short haul). There was also Air Lingus, Iceland air ,South African airways, EL AL, star alliance and a few others. Terminal 2 was Iberia, Alitalia, Swiss air, Lufthansa, TAP, Malta air, Air France, SAS, Finn air and Olympic (Pretty much all the European flights) There were many others airlines there, I think Aeroflot? but these are the only ones I am sure of, Hope that helps :-)

@senabecool7232 3 жыл бұрын

@@Machine744 yes yess it does

@senabecool7232 3 жыл бұрын

@@Machine744 what was terminal 4 and terminal 3's airlines

@Machine744 3 жыл бұрын

@@senabecool7232 Hi mate, Terminal 4 was all British airways/British airways Concords, KLM, Canadian and I think you had the odd Sri Lankan air or Jamaican airways but cant fully remember. Terminal 3 was United airlines, American airlines, Air Canada, Virgin Atlantic, Cathay pacific, ANA, JAL, Singapore airlines, Egypt Air, Iran Air, Emirates, Royal Jordanian, Air India, Biman Bangladesh, PIA, Saudi Arabian, Qantas, Varig, Air Mauritius, Royal brunei, Gulf Air, BWIA West indies, Ghana Airways, Kuwait airlines, Turkish Airlines and a few more I am sure :-)

@paulconner9354 3 жыл бұрын

Look at all those 747s. Now lucky if 1 freighter lands at Heathrow in a day

@aliefabdurrahman3302 3 жыл бұрын

0:20 from far distance British airways Boeing 767-300ER Rolls-Royce.

@vakerasooo 3 жыл бұрын

Great video..... Pratt and Wittney engines everywhere..........I dont know why BRITISH AIRWAYS killed that elegant Royal Crown LOGO to a generic one, same for IBERIA and AA ..... Aeromexico has always keep its "caballero de aguila"