Speedbird One The Movie [Part Three of Three]

[2pb]

That particular berth was where Concorde usually used to park.

[mjakes20]

do you need to stop at shannon on the way back?

[alekos84]

very good to see, thanx for sharing

[MrJaySaffa]

Wonderful! All three of them just beautiful! So do they fly out of LCY to SNN with just enough fuel for that leg and then refuel for JFK? The take-off out of LCY was tremendous! 1... 2... 3... and your up & Climbing at one hell of a rate! Giving me the impression that the tanks couldn't have been be too full. What a remarkable flight this is... truly unique.

[giib]

Fantastic video m8 , really enjoyed all 3 .

[harberjon]

How much does the ticket for this flight cost?

[HeathrowSpottingHD]

they cost around 2K Each

[fosky075]

thedailydust(dot)co(dot)uk/200­9/09/08/british-airways-receiv­es-concorde-replacement/

[crapper1]

very awsome vid

[PALLEN8112]

As the passengers go through the domestic channel would it not make more sense to arrive into La Guardia? It's a pain that JFK is so far from Manhattan, La Guardia is practically on the doorstep.

[mackieap]

LGA has a law governing which cities can be served and London is not included.

Also, BA have no ground facilities at LGA - no lounge, no spa, no pre-flight dining etc. like they have at JFK. This is a key component of the service to maximise time for sleep on board the NYC-London flight.

[PALLEN8112]

That's a fair point. I suppose they could lay on some kind of ground transport to Manhattan as no doubt most businesses are located there.

[hotrod869]

@mackieap agreed, and LGA is not an international airport therefore no international flights would arrive.

[fosky075]

why would it make more sence to land at LGA when this service actualy is the replacement service for concorde, note the flight numbers and do ur research!!

[PALLEN8112]

As far as I'm aware, Concorde did not depart from London City. Just because it uses the same flight number it doesn't mean its a replacement for Concorde!

As mackieap pointed out, LGA doesn't have the ground facilities that JFK does but from a businesspersons perspective, departing from London City (< 5 mins from financial district) and landing at LGA (< 10 minutes from financial district) would be more convenient than landing at JFK which is at least an hour from Manhattan by road.

[fosky075]

no really do ur research, i no that concorde never departed LCY, but this is why it uses 001/002/003/004 as the flight numbers to newyork

[PALLEN8112]

I'm sure you'll find that many airlines recycle flight numbers. The fact that they are the same as Concorde is coincidence. They use them because they are well known and recognisable and as such are great for marketing a new flight.

Concorde's aim was to get there ASAP, using an A318 with a stop in Shannon isn't quick but its suitable for business travellers due to using LCY.

[fosky075]

read that link

[jetboy66]

They couldn't use LGA even if they wanted to. LGA has a 1500 mile perimeter rule. No flights further than that are allowed out of LGA, with a few exceptions, and London isn't one of them.

[funkabby1]

@fosky075 do you realy need to be rude and in your face with the comments i mean really, you can make a point without being so sarcastic or is that out of your reach.

[fosky075]

lol

[mackieap]

The flight crew are 'based' at London Gatwick, where they report for duty. They are then bussed to a hotel in London and stay a night. They then operate operate LCY-SNN and change for a new crew. The day after, they operate SNN-JFK and then the day after that, operate the return to LCY.

Currently the crew consists of two Airbus pilots and a B777 pilot trained in ETOPS procedures, until the service gets more established, at which point the B777 pilot will be removed.

[tb992]

Why do the flight crew have to be changed at SNN after a 40 min flight from LCY?

[FlyGuy824]

Do they change flight crew at Shannon, or carry 2 Captains and 1 F/O? Because the name of the captain is different in Video part 1 departing LCY to that given in the PA on rollout at JFK. Or am i just imagining things?

[GreatRailwayJourneys]

Is that Long Island at the beginning.

Nice Vid,

5/5

[virtualaviation]

Why are all male FAs Scottish?

[britanniaairlines12]

5:32

Woo! Its the French Biz class Boeing 757-200 WL, Openskies!

[qwertdr]

Openskies is British...

[britanniaairlines12]

Yeh I know, But its based in France and Netherlands

[tb992]

Its a french licence airline

[qwertdr]

Yes, but it is a British concept and is British owned.

[tb992]

True but I have heard its gone down hill loads since the L'avion merger e.g. its now much more like L'avion thatn the orgional openskies.

[trekster1]

FANTASTIC.

Love that they play the Music on taxi.

Hope to catch this bird tomorrow, well today at LCY as she goes off to SNN

[xxquiker]

JFK looks like the new heathrow with all those speedbirds. NIce video mate

[papabaer123]

Is that ramp agent on the gangway taking a photo at 6:30 ? :)

[s9901470]

Half way through with the camera panning to the BA 747 Fin with the music playing...it fair brought a tear to my eye!

[yvr2002rtw]

Excellent video!

I've noticed that this flight arrived at Gate 1 of Terminal 7 at JFK. Since the flight arrives in NY as a domestic flight (as customs/immigration already cleared in Ireland), shouldn't BA use the gates on the other side of the terminal which are closer to the domstic baggage claim area (the same one used by UA)?

[mackieap]

Currently they seem to be using gates 1 or 2, which are BA gates and good for departure (close to BA premium security line). On arrival, one has to walk from gates 1/2 all the way round to domestic baggage claim, but as T7 is pretty small this is not too much of a problem.

[spitfir3ace]

Lol at the start ahah :P

[cocokirk33073]

Loved all three videos. Bravo to you on a brilliant video trip report!

[lukeyboy95]

A very nice finish with all the BA heavies sitting there, the classical BA music, a sunset and of course the OpenSkies showing what a diverse dedication BA had to JFk.... Concorde would have been the cherry on top... but still very nice. Many thanks

[jezrelnyc2000]

that was bouncy! great videos and tr :D

[netwhizkid]

lol! Bouncy looks smooth to me, you should try flying Ryanair, then you'd see what a bouncy landing was like, shot down more like!