South African Airways 747-444 ZS-SAK takeoff New York Kennedy Intl Airport

[tintsap]

Proper flights back home no stop overs!

[F15SPEED4EVER]

When u say she is now in service with Transaero, what do u mean?

[Starboard76]

@F15SPEED4EVER South African Awys has gotten rid of all their 747s.

Transaero has picked up a few from SAA & Japan Airlines.

[F15SPEED4EVER]

@Starboard76 I know they got raid of them all......Someone that works with SAA told me that he was there when SAA handed over the 747's and the contract was that ......Airbus is not allowed to sell them to any other airline......This individual that I spoke too said he was there for the hand over........Are you sure that Transaero have one?

[Starboard76]

@F15SPEED4EVER ...One??? They got 6 of the 8 SAA had and Cathay Pacific got the other two. Transaero has this one featured here and ZS-SAS, ZS-SAX, ZS-SAY. ZS-SBK and the 6th ZS-SAZ is about to be delivered to Transaero.

[F15SPEED4EVER]

@Starboard76 And where do you get your infor from.....Just want to know who is giving the right info lol....Iam not saying that you are wrong!

[Starboard76]

@F15SPEED4EVER just google up any airline production list site and see for yourself. This stuff is very accurate.

[F15SPEED4EVER]

@Starboard76 Kool, buts thats strange how somebody that works with South African Airways would lie about something like that lol

[Starboard76]

@F15SPEED4EVER well, that's not the 1st case of me hearing about someone working for a company and knowing squat about 'certain' operations or division..to some people working for an airline is like working for the DMV,,it's just a job, they don't care about details. But to be fair, the planes were returned to their lessors (WFB) as SAA was leasing most, I don't think they actually 'owned' any ships outright..I could be wrong. But Transaero obtained some via Wells Fargo Bank..

[F15SPEED4EVER]

@Starboard76 I know what youre saying lol....And thanks for all the info

[zsiyw]

She was named after my hometown of Port Elizabeth (iBhayi). Locals refer to Port Elizabeth as "Die Baai", "The Bay" referring to "Algoa Bay". She cannot land there, but did do a fly-by once. Beautiful.

[tintsap]

wtf!!!? world trade centre towers when was this video taken???????

[Starboard76]

@tintsap ..well clearly before they were destroyed, and back when South African flew 747s which they've long abandoned. This was from the summer 2001...just months before.

I have WTC in many of my NYC shots..and glad I captured them, they were the true symbol of New York City.

[tintsap]

@Starboard76 thxx dude for the video and true they really were the symbol of new york city and great video overall south african looks gr8 too

[sirArchitect]

2:14........daing

[tealmarlin]

Great Plane, Great Sky, Great Skyline, Great memories of the 1990s

[Sandler41882]

Beautiful aircraft.

[DylJuicyGlam]

seeing the Twin Towers makes Me cry :(

[cam9408]

wow what a view! nice sunset and everything! and its even more special seeing them wtc in the back ground!

[judeznerol05]

i think there retire it at 2010.......

[JohnRhysMusician]

Oh man the WTC towers. I miss them so much.

[Starboard76]

@JohnRhysMusician yep, a big chunk of NYC there...

[hmasurg]

Gorgeous.. can you imagine how pretty it would look from the cockpit? The only thing that would have made this even more special if it were the old SAA livery with the mask on the cockpit.

[Starboard76]

@hmasurg no kidding, that view had to be magical.

I know, those masked-747s were something special! Well you did catch the masked-747SP in the 'when the 747 Ruled the World' vid..right?

[hmasurg]

@Starboard76 Oh yeah!!

[tbird209]

Great footage!! This brings back such great memories for me. I flew on Ibhayi twice (and also it's fleetmates Imonti, Kempton Park, Vulindlela and the Great North). Thumbs up buddy!!!

[Starboard76]

@tbird209 you lucky @#*&%!... I mean that in the envious of ways of course...it's cartoon swearing so it's not real!

That's awesome TBird! Since I 'only' filmed them all...maybe I got lucky and filmed one of your takeoffs or arrivals! Where all of your rides on them from JFK or did you get some Heathrow moves in there along the way of rackin' up those miles?

[tbird209]

BTW, was that shot from the top of the old Pan Am Worldport observation deck?

[Starboard76]

@tbird209 exactly!

ANd good thing I didn't know you when you were flying all these SAA birds outta ATL, IAD, MIA, etc...cuz I woulda been nagging u with "video this, video that...and don't miss thia, etc..." ..yep, nagged to death!