Air Atlantique were using DC3's well into the the mid 90's on freight flights

Out of interest what year was that LTNman?

last visits
 

Difficult question to answer without having comprehensive logs of every movement preferably computerised for easy searching (which most of mine aren't). Here's the best I can come up with. Anyone with more info I would be interested as well.

last DC-4 probably Aer Turas EI-ARS which was still operating for them in 1976. My last sighting 19/9/76.
last DC-6 probably G-APSA which Air Atlantique brought in when they had it painted in British Eagle colours which was 2008.
last DC-7 probably Aer Turas EI-AWG when it overran landing on 3/3/74.
last DC-8 probably Air Charter Express who operated a few flights June 2009 with 9G-AXA/B.
https://i.imgur.com/50N0q4G.jpg
9G-AXB 14/6/09

last 707 probably John Travolta's N707JT which he brought to Europe in Qantas V-Jet colours in 2003. Seen at LTN 28/6/03.
last Ambassador probably Dan Air G-ALZO which I only saw at LTN once on 10/10/69 (diverted from LGW). Not sure if it visited again before its withdrawal in May 1971.
last Viking probably Europe Aero Service F-BMEU on 21/3/69. Autair had withdrawn their last 2 by October 1967.
last Viscount I recorded was British World G-APEY on 23/11/97.

Probably 1984. Aerocaribbean had 3 Brits in for maintenance that summer - CU-T114 above plus CU-T120 and CU-T121.

last 707 probably John Travolta's N707JT which he brought to Europe in Qantas V-Jet colours in 2003. Seen at LTN 28/6/03.

The last 707 was probably TZTAC which arrived on the 8th December 2009. It certainly had everyone out of the ATC offices when it taxied past!

That's one I didn't know about. Ahhh...just to hear the scream of those 4 JT3's again....

It would be rude not to.......

Magic!


Ahh...just to hear the whine of those 2 CFM56's again....er, I don't think so. Maybe in 50 years time

Cuban Brits
 

Before Aerocaribbean it was Cubana Brits that appeared regularly for maintenance with AEL/MAEL:-

https://i.imgur.com/51vSgwL.jpg
CU-T669 2/5/71

https://i.imgur.com/bRzBVX1.jpg?1
CU-T669 again in their later scheme 9/11/82

https://i.imgur.com/npd53Hp.jpg
This is the same aircraft having been reregistered CU-T114, arriving minus titles 31/5/84 prior to repainting in Aerocaribbean colours

What about the two people on their hands and knees, beneath the tail of the Cubana brit? Did someone drop a box of cigars?

I think the captain lost his contact lens!!

The last Boeing 707 I saw at Luton was executive configured N88ZL. It parked on Stand 16 and was a bit taken aback when the flight deck disembarked wearing T-shirts and jeans! I would think this was in the middle 2000s.

Luton in the snow

https://i.imgur.com/a1eoARK.jpg
Previously published by Graham Alexander

When do we think the above picture was taken 1972/3? Or one year later. Surprised there was still a Britannia Airways Britannia there

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...ED&FORM=VRDGAR

Not seen this before although it might have been posted before. It looks so dated now - only twenty years on that voice would be far too posh for a promotional video me thinks.

Last one was withdrawn in December 1970. Although G-ANBE and G-ANBL survived until 1972 before getting the chop, I doubt they would have been parked on the main apron during their idle months. "Halcyon Sky" was G-AXMG which arrived late December 1969. I remember a very heavy fall of snow on 4th March 1970 - around 14 inches - and suspect the picture may date from then.
This taken on 8th March when it had melted a little....
https://i.imgur.com/GOfrRV5.jpg

That kind of voiceover is still pretty common on corporate promotional videos, used for example, on exhibition stands - but as you say, way too posh for today's mass audience.

What occurs to me is how, certainly so far as leisure passengers are concerned, standards of customer service have fallen, whilst at the same times passenger's expectations have at least remained the same, possibly even increased.

I'm sure I heard a major error in the narration, where the script said Britannia were the first airline in Europe to fly the 737 - surely that accolade went to Lufthansa, with the -100 series fleet? Mind you, where promotional films are concerned it's sometime beneficial to not allow the truth to get in the way of a good story!!

He's not posh, he just speaks proper like. :ok:

Lufthansa were the first operator of the 737 full stop - Britannia first in Europe with -200 series aircraft.

In the film I glimpsed the large British Airways Express sign than used to be at the end of the check-in desks at Luton. I thought Luton had made the big time when they started to fly to Paris. On Saturday’s they flew to Jersey so I spent a day on the Island before returning home.

Sabre 727
 

I guess Sabre were the last sched pax 727 operator? They did PMI IIRC late 90's.