Final visit of a British Airways Boeing 757 to Glasgow Airport , 30th October 2010.

British Airways retired the Boeing 757 from it's fleet after almost 28 years service with a series of 'shuttle' flights around the UK on the 30th October 2010. G-CPET was painted up in original 1983 livery to mark the event. And can be seen here arriving and departing. The first ever BA 757 visted GLA some 27 plus years prior in February 1983 and was registered G-BIKB.

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• British Airways
• Boeing 757
• G-CPET
• Glasgow Airport
• Allen McLaughlin
• final flight.

[whisky110]

@LTF85199 "PET" refers to the unique part of the aircraft's registration mark. This particular aircraft was G-CPET, other BA 757's had similar reg's... G-CPEO, G-CPER etc etc...

[whisky110]

@88mroux The traditional Shuttle routes have been replaced with the Airbus A319/A320/A321, certain European routes too but with the 767 as well.

[whisky110]

And I would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for you pesky ramp-rats !!! lol

[whisky110]

Note former BA 757 G-CPEU now of Thomson in the background...

[campbell123]

Ppl I work with in this vid

[MrSkodaman]

@88mroux

Nothing can ever replace the 757 - just look at that take-off! As whisky110 says, most of the former 757 routes are now worked by Airbus narrow-bodies

@allyum

It's the air intake for the auxiliary power unit which is normally only required when the engines are off.

[aliyum]

Hey, anybody know what that box thing is @ 7:00 at the base of the tail section? It disappeared at 7:55. Is that some sort of air intake?

[gaz141]

reminds me of the 'fly the flag' era, sighs with nostalgia

[fsxboycalledBraDleyx]

i have never saw that type of british airways i always see the other ones

[LTF85199]

Why does it say "PET" on different parts of the fuselage? I seen this on several planes

[88mroux]

What will be replacing the 757s?

[MrValeely]

I have fallen in love with it!! ;-)