We were very proud of the Electric Jet when it first arrived in BA and spent most of our time showing it off to numerous jump seat occupants from all over the airline and aviation world.
I remember the first time we took one into (still Soviet) Moscow on service, thinking as I got off:
That aeroplane probably has more computer power on board than the whole of Moscow put together. Shouldn't we lock it up or something?
But it was still there in the morning, a guard fast asleep against the nosewheel.......
Happy Days! The first, and only, time I was ever able to switch on the last word in brand new ground-breaking electronic technology and use it fully,
without asking the kids how.
