The A340-200/300’s are ‘classics’ already? LOL

The 747’s appearance definitely did improve with the stretched upper deck of the -300, and came full circle with the winglets on the -400. I still love the classic -100/200’s, though. Especially flying on the 747-131’s of TWA in the 70’s (althought I was too young to remember specifically) and 80’s.

Ironic how Essendon and Tullamarine are literally right next to each other. Do they actually use the same runway/s? What was wrong with the 707, Mongu? Were the engines just so loud (moreso on the early turbojets, to my understanding) that the noise penetrated the cabin, or was it not lined like today’s airliners?

It’s a mutant A340!

Mongu, before I came in here, I had never even heard the words, “Isle of Man,” and I consider myself pretty knowledgeable in Geography, as I did rather well in it back in the day, plus I enjoyed it. When I flew KLM in 1989 from LAX-ATH via AMS, they had the inflight maps on the 743’s.

Nice pics Ren. Just to let you all know, the Aer Lingus pic was taken at the gate, after security check, naturally. However, that BA pic was taken upstairs in the Lobby, prior to security. You can always get a decent glimpse of the aircraft that is parked adjacent to the window on either side of the Bradley Terminal. Not to mention, aircraft taxiing from the North side of the Airport to the Southside, at the very back of the Bradley terminal, upstairs.

Graci…Graci.

I saw on Airport that the Aussie Prime Minister, when traveling to the UK to meet with Tony Blair, flew QANTAS. Nobody on board knew about it. He just got driven by car on the tarmac, up the stairs, and into the plane. I’m sure at that stage, some near the door knew. But no prior knowledge for obvious security reasons.