David wow your a pilot hum at that time i was only working in Twa terminal b in concession air i was a supervisor when the other supervisor don't show up or got sick missed everything i was there in 1989-1994 God bless and keep it commin'

I take it you retired when they retired the 767s

I noticed the exact same thing in a McDonald's video from the early 1990s. People had couth and social skills back in the day!

Yep. Sanity and normal people , for the most part, in the world then. Now, complete 💩🤡 show of Karen's, tatooed 400 lb freaks with face rings, anger issues, over medicated on pharmacutical drugs, wasted on street drugs, no common sense, no critical thinking skills, no thinking period, no couth, no respect for anyone, entitled narcissistic selfie focused , nose in phone 24/7, brain dead morons. This era wasn't that long ago, really. MAN, have we devolved as humans. Downright scary. Yes, internet, cell phones, social media factors into it ALOT.

Quite ironic! In the old days, we would hand down the past through stories and books. Now nobody wants to listen, they think they already know everything because of the internet.

You boomers love to say that everything was better back then. Lol.

wrong after 9/11 people arent fun while flying

You’re right. Flying back then was really a special thing and airlines to passengers treated it that way. Now, we’re all cattle

@@thihal123 probably a cheap trick to try to trigger passengers to buy business class, that can be one cause. Another reason and the most likely one is… money, they squish passengers and lower prices so they attract passengers.

same here...TWA 1011 in 1987 from LAX-IAD-CDG...I'll never forget it

Great story. The plywood tunnel part is hilarious. Boy JFK has been a real dump at times. It’s improved over the years, but considering New York’s status as of the most important cities on earth, JFK should reflect that. At least in my opinion.

I miss those days. Thanks for sharing that.

Thank you.

Did you fly on N93119? Any pics?

My heart goes out to you. I took flight 800 several times as a kid with my Grandma. Usually in June to spend the summer in France. Grandma flew 800 even more than me due to her parents living over there. I’ll never forget where I was when I heard about 800. We often saw the some of the same crew different trips. I’m so so sorry for your loss of the flight…your friends and colleagues and passengers…and the eventual loss of the best airline ever.

I don’t know if you know what it is they call an ‘ARG’, if not then it’s basically like a disturbing or haunted, horror video disguised as a normal, say, cooking tutorial or commercial for a car, but I immediately thought of an ‘ARG’ when you mentioned that about flight 800. It’s really eerie indeed.

Thank you for the kind words.

That flight number eerily sounds like the flight number of the 747 that exploded. Idk, maybe it’s the one near the TWA800 plane that exploded?

Thank you for the kind words. I had a blast working with some great people. TWA will always have a special place in my heart, and especially Elsie Lopez, my friend and co worker, who was lost on TWA 800.

@I Love Aviation For someone who loooves aviation, you sure are bleak about it. Lol

Thank you for flying with us.

Hope you enjoyed it. We loved having you.

Did you hear the news upon arrival?

Yes

I would say then that it’s your destiny to still be here with us and able to tell us about your experience. The flight 800 disaster is one of the few events in history that makes me the most uncomfortable, just because of the unpredictability of it. Those people that boarded that flight didn’t know what was going to happen, innocent people, men women and children, it’s just so disturbing to me. I hope you’re doing well especially during these times, your comment means a whole lot considering your relative closeness to the event

Thank You. I didn’t fly fir about 5 years after that. My first flight was in the Spring of 2001. That summer I got a job at Verizon in NYC. My building was next to WTC7 and I was outside the building when 9/11 occurred. Suffice to say I didn’t fly again fir awhile

Miss them too.

The TWA tea was always a treat!

@@frankgrimesification We appreciate it.

@@frankgrimesification hahahalol

Yes they were.

Me too. Thanks very much.

@@TWA-km9wt worked for TWA Express. Often had to attend training or meetings in JFK or STL! Plus just being a pax on such awesome aircrafts / airline was an 👏👏 experience. No other airline like it!

@@reneecollin8825 Thanks Renee. I was mainly Tkt Ctr, and gate on day shift in terminal B. Although I did work TWE too right before I left. I worked together with Elsie Lopez, who sadly was lost on flight 800. She was such a nice woman, and a joy to work with. I'll never forget her.

@@TWA-km9wt awww , I'm sorry for your lost. I didn't know her, but we were all family! I worked tkt/gate in RIC, and loved it except for the "irates"! lol. I was hoping for a "comeback",but ya never know what life will present us with?!✈🌸

@@reneecollin8825 Yep. Very true.

Thanks very much.

Are you seen in the video?🤓

Great story. Glad we were able to help.

Well the 747 used for 800, N17119TW, flew in from ATH. Then became 800 to CDG. That was the standard rotation for that particular 747.

I've met one of the staff who did the boarding for the AF447... It's pretty much the same.

I don’t think that’s what was meant by her statement

Yep. I flew on TWA in 1999 and I was scared to death for months. Our flight was 900. My mom had to put vodka in my drink before the flight. I was 15. Despite pouring rain, it was the smoothest flight. I love flying now.

I find that interesting

Unfortunately, I can't say that's true. We learned a lot from the loss of flight 800, and it mostly revealed a lack of proper maintenance, due to the mismanagement of the airline for decades.

TWA747100 was TWA 800 poorly maintained that caused the crash?

@@danielchavira9968 The crash was caused by the faulty wiring in the fuel tank, which was old and frayed. This caused a short, which resulted in an explosion of the center fuel tank, which eventually led to the breakup of the airplane. The airplane was old, and in fact at the end of it's useful life, and was scheduled to be retired the following year. Whether or not maintenance played a role cannot be said with certainty. However I can tell you, the airline had made several cutbacks in every department during the 90's, including maintenance.

@@TWA-km9wtI respectfully wish to add an extension to your answer. There are a plethora of eyewitness reports and since ‘silenced and buried’ testimonies from fisherman, boaters and residents of East Moriches on Long Island … who stated there were ‘pyrotechnics’ or a ‘streaking plume of light’ sighted and riding up from the water into the sky as TWA800 climbed out over the water. There were confirmed reports of armed US Naval vessels conducting training exercises in the area the night of July 17th … I’m not saying this was the cause … but I find it more than a little convenient it was all silenced with such effort and fervour by the FBI, CIA and FAA. Given what we are all learning about every day now, with regards to government involvements and shady practices … I’m very suspect of anything these days. One of the chief investigators was so adamant on his testimony that the flight was shot down … then he miraculously changes his story?? And now denies he ever said such things … Last but not least … there have been several cases of explosions in the fuel tanks of airliners … mostly by lightning strikes … which carry millions of volts more in energy than the power systems of the Boeing 747 … the very make up of Jet-A1 kerosene fuel makes it incredibly difficult to vaporise or ignite unless it is being sprayed under pressure into engine combuster cans … however the explanation given as to how the center fuel tank of N93119 became a ticking bomb … certainly seems plausible … I just refuse to have it as the only one when sooooo many questions remain … if it was the case, I do believe it was an accidental shoot down … what I cannot understand, it’s why they would keep quiet about it, if this was actually the case. There have even been wild conspiracy theories that Flight 800 was somehow involved as a pre-runner to 9/11 … A test run to gauge the temperature of the blood of the American people. Whether there’s any truth in that, who knows … I don’t think we will ever find out the truth on so many things … but as far as TWA800, the the fuel tank explosion theory holds up, but so do other explanations as well. Some we rightly need evidence and explanations on, in order to put them to bed. 👍🏼

Frankfurt

I wonder what they are all doing now?

Was he a supervisor or a manager? He seems very nice. Employees seemed to like him to.

This was called a dual flight-2 flight numbers in just one aircraft . Why that ? It did depend where the flight originated bringing some THRU passengers in transit via JFK in correspondance (transit) on to Athens in that particular case.

Of course....feel free!!!

@@xristinal thank you just wanted to respect your copyright first. Do you know the song names in the beginning of the video?

Fugget about it!

Lol, that was the hotel, at the time it was a terminal. I’m not sure it was considered to have a rooftop pool at the time. They put it for plane views when the hotel was made

Funny😅😅

2 words. Carl Icahn.

They were bought by American.

@@saxmanb777 That was not the question.

@@TWA-km9wt Without Icahn, they’d still be around, I can’t imagine what a lie flat TWA First would look like, and there is a chance they will end with the same fate as the Big Three now in service terms, they could be still around but they would become the blandness the modern US airlines have now

Same flight number, but not sure about the plane