2021 UPDATE: The Boeing 747 is no longer part of British Airways' fleet. The Business Class seats seen in this video are still in use on some of their Boeing 777s, Boeing 787s and Airbus A380s. However, BA has introduced a new type of seat which is being rolled out across the long-haul fleet at the moment and can already be found on newly-delivered aircraft such as their A350-1000s. To see what they are like, please refer to fellow air travel blogger DENNIS BUNNIK's video here: th-cam.com/video/wvBrtXSueOI/w-d-xo.html
British Airways is one of the few airlines which won't give up the 747s (That's a good thing), but it doesn't have its classic livery anymore with the corner of the British flag on the tail. Lufthansa still has 747s also, but they still have their old livery. American airlines (as we saw a number of when arriving in Philly) has new livery, and I like their present livery one better than their old one. But British Airways, I like the old one better, sorry. BA has a nice first class now though, as seen in this video
Here is what i love about flying. I love to do that so much. I don't know why i feel so happy when i do these things. Going to the airport, getting in the luggage line, passport control, entering the lounge if i can, going to the gate, sitting down to my seat, and take off. During these times i feel like i am in different world
This was the flight I took when I travelled to the States for the first time back in 2013, although that was on a 777-200. Manchester-Heathrow-Philadelphia. Great memories!
I love your trip reports I couldn’t click quick enough when I had my notification today! I love our Airline, I think they have hugely upped their game of late, I am just hoping after this crisis they still have some Jumbo’s in their fleet. Stay safe and looking forward to us all returning to the skies soon.
It is a little bit sad that due to the COVID-19 all BA 747's are retired so fast. I have a good rememberance on them! Thank you so much to pleasure me with this report! Greetings from the Netherlands by Arie Bert Versteeg ;-)
I had an opportunity to try this business class configuration 20 years ago and must say I really liked it. It’s especially good for long haul flight if you have to get up for a stretch or to the washroom without disturbing your neighbour.
The Boeing 747 was an amazing airplane. Shame they’ve been retired and are all being scrapped. I watched this show called Inside Mighty Machines and they were dismantling one of those flying beasts. They salvaged parts that could still function and eventually put them in other planes, including the engines. Then the rest of the plane was cut apart and sold for scrap
Jasmine Johnston I hear from most people that it just feels like a regular rear facing train seat. Not to mention that rear facing seats are safer in a crash.
WrongNumberZ yes but the 777 fleet is getting the same club suites as the A350. Most of the Gatwick fleet already have it and they’re working on the Heathrow fleet. Or at least they were but not sure if still are due to current events. The 787-10 will have the new seats too
The shoulder height reading light is switched on by using the sliding button next to it, the button on the remote controls the light in the overhead compartment.
Hi David, not sure if you have any insight on this but here goes nothing. Whenever I sit on a rear facing seat, i.e. in a train or a car, I somewhat get motion sickness because I'm not facing the direction of travel. Do you think it could be the same feeling on a plane as well? As I want to try out rear facing seats on a plane one day.
It's hard to say...flying is certainly different than riding a train, but except for take off I don't think you'll even notice that you are facing the other way. I don't think it would be a problem for you, but I am not sure if I am the right person to tell you that because I also don't find facing the wrong way when riding on a train...
BA was going to change this flight BA67 to the A350 on March 29th but due to Covid they’ve been partially operating the service with a mix of 772,788 and 789s. I was going to fly BA67 in Club Suite in August. I’ve got my fingers crossed Covid will calm down by then. Great video as always guys :))
In West Philadelphia born and raised. On the playground is where I spent most of my days. Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool. And all shooting some b-ball outside of the school. When a couple of guys who were up to no good, started making trouble in my neighborhood! I got in one little fight and my mom got scared, she said "you're moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air"
I really give ur channel 10 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️And this is because of the good quality of filming the video and the trip report videos are organized and clearly shows every thing just like I am really traveling , i really watched nearly all of your videos and prefer them upon all. I would like to thank you extremely much for starting this channel
No!! Don't tell people about the B lounge! Those of us who use it want to keep it quiet. There must have been something wrong with your seat as they do fold flat. They're actually quite comfortable to sleep on and you have space to move your legs around without them being in a cubby hole, an issue with some other business class seats. They're also quite long which is good if you are tall, but the whole seat is quite narrow which isn't so good if you are not. A lot of people complain about having to step over others to get into some seats, but conversely the two in the middle are good if you are a couple. I've flown these plenty of times and compared with other airlines the whole experience is pretty average but it's better than being at the back (where I usually sit)
My uncle lives around Heathrow airport. I've only ever been to his house once or twice, but I saw many planes coming in to land in 2 hours. I couldn't see out of the window his house is facing the other way lol but I could see in the garden so I just sat and admired the 747s taking off and landing and A380s. I saw some A330s and I saw the BA 777s as well
She's such a beautiful lady, it's a shame that only a tiny handful of airlines still use them, I quite like BA on long haul as well.... you're looked after pretty well even in cattle class. 🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌
I've flown in this club configuration multiple times and there are 2 things that can get annoying. One is if you are against the window (or very middle) and you need to get out, you might have to climb over the foot rest of the seat next to you. It's no big deal if the foot rest is up, but if they are sleeping, it can be quite a big step to get over for vertically challenged people. Second is if you are sitting in an aisle seat, the flight attendant will sometimes lean over you to pass items to the other seat. Usually you can get a good whiff of what perfume/cologne and underarm deodorant odor they use. The club configuration in the new A350 is superior in layout compared to the current layout. Hope they can make the changes to the new layout throughout the fleet quickly.
Sizzlemann they aren’t currently converting the Heathrow fleet of 777’s to this seat and the 787-10 will arrive with this too. The 747 won’t get it but eventually the other 787’s and A380 will (assuming they stay)
@@riccardosorace5184 Really hope so. I flew back from Miami last September on BA 747 registration G-CIVE. Probably was the last ever 747 I went on but hope I'm wrong
Flew on this route in November. Booked premium economy and got a free upgrade to business class when we arrived at the check in desk. I felt like royalty 😂
This is an easterly departure, take off from runway 09R towards central London before turning left to head north west towards Scotland 🏴 and out over the Atlantic
@10.57 when you said the light doesn’t work - it probably does you use the slider next to it to adjust the light. The button on the IFE is just there I think because they retrofitted these old seats with new IFE
The old club world seems outdated but the seats are really comfortable and the window seats (and middle) have a lot of privacy once the privacy screens are raised, the IFE isn't the best but it gets the job done so no complaints
What makes Simply Aviation better then other flight review channels? Well it’s the fact that they show all the different classes on airlines and not just business or first class. I’ve seen other channels that focus way too much on either business or first class and barely shows economy class. Again Noel from Inflight and Paul Lucas comes to mind. They’re good channels but I kinda got the feeling they’re mostly avoiding regular economy class because they don’t fancy it. I know Noel is quite tall so I’ll give him a pass because not all economy classes suits a tall person. Again good channels but not for me. I’ll probably stick to watch Simply Aviation.
To be fair, it seems like the 86J 747's were replaced by Boeing 777's and the 52J 747's were replaced by the Airbus A350's. (Although the routes that did use 777-300ER before seem to be allocated with 787-9's)
I am always curious as to why the engine manufacturers put the swirl on the turbines of their engines. The only reason I can gather is so the pilot can see that they are turning.
I went to HT5. British Airways Sydney to London via Singapore in Economy. On my way back, I travelled Premium Economy. Quite a nice flight, and not on a 747. 🤨. Anyway, I like your videos 😃 (HAPPY 400K SUBS!) I wouldn’t resist the scones either 😂
Ethan Pender do you stay on the plane at Singapore or have to get off and wander around the terminal. I was supposed to go this month but can’t now for obvious reasons and was curious as to what happens. Assuming you got back on the same plane and didn’t switch that is
Ethan Pender ok good to know thanks. I didn’t know whether only people switching planes would get off or if everyone got off whilst it was refuelled and you got to look around the airport. Hoping to do it in October now
I’ve only flown on BA long haul business once (LHR-MAD on a 777-200, was cheapest way) and thought it was ok but I can see what people are on about with how it looks outdated. To be honest when BA was a premium airline more people flew business class so this way they could still get 8 people in a row whereas now it’s a 1-2-1. A lot of airlines are ditching business class because the gap between modern business class and first isn’t big enough unless you fly Emirates or Singapore with those cabins
2021 UPDATE: The Boeing 747 is no longer part of British Airways' fleet. The Business Class seats seen in this video are still in use on some of their Boeing 777s, Boeing 787s and Airbus A380s. However, BA has introduced a new type of seat which is being rolled out across the long-haul fleet at the moment and can already be found on newly-delivered aircraft such as their A350-1000s. To see what they are like, please refer to fellow air travel blogger DENNIS BUNNIK's video here: th-cam.com/video/wvBrtXSueOI/w-d-xo.html
British Airways is one of the few airlines which won't give up the 747s (That's a good thing), but it doesn't have its classic livery anymore with the corner of the British flag on the tail.
Lufthansa still has 747s also, but they still have their old livery.
American airlines (as we saw a number of when arriving in Philly) has new livery, and I like their present livery one better than their old one. But British Airways, I like the old one better, sorry.
BA has a nice first class now though, as seen in this video
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aw i really liked theyre 747s
My Favorite Airline B747 400
BA should keep the 747-
Here is what i love about flying. I love to do that so much. I don't know why i feel so happy when i do these things. Going to the airport, getting in the luggage line, passport control, entering the lounge if i can, going to the gate, sitting down to my seat, and take off. During these times i feel like i am in different world
This was the flight I took when I travelled to the States for the first time back in 2013, although that was on a 777-200. Manchester-Heathrow-Philadelphia. Great memories!
11:05 the reading light does work but there’s a slider you use next to the light. For anyone else flying business class with BA :)
Jesus what A smooth landing. I couldn’t tell where they touchdowned
Yeah, British pilots are very good! In 2018 I flew on a BA 747 from LHR to Phoenix and I couldn't tell that we landed!
It’s a british 747 what would you expect 🤣
I thought the same. Mega smooth.
Yeah, especially in Philadelphia
stop taking God's name in vain
The sound of the engines! Lovely
We're definitely going to miss these engines
I know right :(
The queen of the skies where she is on her best ❤️ nice report David and what a great view of those powerful blue beasts
17:37 you know their British when everyone is just saying “sorry!”
Isn't that Canadian lmao
@@p1xlb522 Yeah its Canadian
😂
The beautiful Queen of the Skies
Benjamin Téry what’s the king? A380?
Hugo hudson You are right the king is the A380 😂
747 is queen Of the skies A380 is the king of the skies
Correct
These things are gone now
13:05 fighting with the sea trout haha
13:10 I get it. Forks are hard to use 😂
Lool
When i see David in business it make me happy
+1 if you agree :D
When I see anyone from simply aviation flying in any class I’m happy :)
What's your ancestry?
Awesome video man! Congratulations on 400K
😳😳 that’s my nephew at 1:31 ……this video is priceless 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I absolutely love the BA B744's, also the safety instruction video is the best!
b744s new plane?
I love your trip reports I couldn’t click quick enough when I had my notification today! I love our Airline, I think they have hugely upped their game of late, I am just hoping after this crisis they still have some Jumbo’s in their fleet. Stay safe and looking forward to us all returning to the skies soon.
love.bristish n my fav no.1 B 747 400
6:02 That sound 😍
Sadly we miss that epic sound of the RB211s :(
A G yes =c
It was a really iconic plane of British airways.....I get really emotional when I think of it because British airways had already retired their 747s.
I feel you
It is a little bit sad that due to the COVID-19 all BA 747's are retired so fast. I have a good rememberance on them! Thank you so much to pleasure me with this report!
Greetings from the Netherlands by Arie Bert Versteeg ;-)
You are my favorite TH-camr 😄
I wish these beautiful Queens are still alive.
Their retire is scheduled for 2023
Yeah me too
ok
@@riccardosorace5184 They are gone now sadly.
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I had an opportunity to try this business class configuration 20 years ago and must say I really liked it. It’s especially good for long haul flight if you have to get up for a stretch or to the washroom without disturbing your neighbour.
Love the shot high above Portland, ME! I'm about 2 hours north of there in Bangor
i cant travel now in these times but instead i watch these vids , thank youuuu
The Boeing 747 was an amazing airplane. Shame they’ve been retired and are all being scrapped. I watched this show called Inside Mighty Machines and they were dismantling one of those flying beasts. They salvaged parts that could still function and eventually put them in other planes, including the engines. Then the rest of the plane was cut apart and sold for scrap
Congrats on 400K! Deserve it! :)
Nice video! I hope to be able to fly on British airways one day. Congratulations on 400k subscribers!
For my opinion I like British airways in-flight meals and service
The engine sound is out of this world!
5:58 Backwards takeoff. Looks uncomfortable. I’d rather be in a forward-facing seat
Jasmine Johnston I hear from most people that it just feels like a regular rear facing train seat. Not to mention that rear facing seats are safer in a crash.
I actually wouldn’t mind trying it out one day
Is it just me or is the 747's business class similar to the 777-200's business class?
Btw: 13:07 Poor David struggling to get a bite of that fish
WrongNumberZ yes but the 777 fleet is getting the same club suites as the A350. Most of the Gatwick fleet already have it and they’re working on the Heathrow fleet. Or at least they were but not sure if still are due to current events. The 787-10 will have the new seats too
Of course they look similar - they’re the same product
Lovely trip! However, I’m going stir crazy here in my house!
The shoulder height reading light is switched on by using the sliding button next to it, the button on the remote controls the light in the overhead compartment.
Hi David, not sure if you have any insight on this but here goes nothing. Whenever I sit on a rear facing seat, i.e. in a train or a car, I somewhat get motion sickness because I'm not facing the direction of travel. Do you think it could be the same feeling on a plane as well? As I want to try out rear facing seats on a plane one day.
It's hard to say...flying is certainly different than riding a train, but except for take off I don't think you'll even notice that you are facing the other way. I don't think it would be a problem for you, but I am not sure if I am the right person to tell you that because I also don't find facing the wrong way when riding on a train...
@@simply_aviation Thank you for the reply! I hope to be flying soon once the pandemic dies down.
BA was going to change this flight BA67 to the A350 on March 29th but due to Covid they’ve been partially operating the service with a mix of 772,788 and 789s. I was going to fly BA67 in Club Suite in August. I’ve got my fingers crossed Covid will calm down by then. Great video as always guys :))
In West Philadelphia born and raised. On the playground is where I spent most of my days. Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool. And all shooting some b-ball outside of the school. When a couple of guys who were up to no good, started making trouble in my neighborhood! I got in one little fight and my mom got scared, she said "you're moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air"
7:25 this scene in the present outros along with Far Away hits different
Dude this flight is amazing 🤩! But you know what’s funny 😆 ? It’s the name of Philadelphia it’s like a Swedish sauce lol
Love the BA B747. Truly Queen of the Skies.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💐
Holy cow what a smooth landing!!!
Drinking game: take a shot every time there is a smiley emoticon. Great vid!
I really give ur channel 10 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️And this is because of the good quality of filming the video and the trip report videos are organized and clearly shows every thing just like I am really traveling , i really watched nearly all of your videos and prefer them upon all. I would like to thank you extremely much for starting this channel
That was a Powerful take off!!!!!!!!!
No!! Don't tell people about the B lounge! Those of us who use it want to keep it quiet.
There must have been something wrong with your seat as they do fold flat. They're actually quite comfortable to sleep on and you have space to move your legs around without them being in a cubby hole, an issue with some other business class seats. They're also quite long which is good if you are tall, but the whole seat is quite narrow which isn't so good if you are not.
A lot of people complain about having to step over others to get into some seats, but conversely the two in the middle are good if you are a couple.
I've flown these plenty of times and compared with other airlines the whole experience is pretty average but it's better than being at the back (where I usually sit)
Thanks for the heads up regarding the lounge in terminal 5B,I had no idea it was there.
My uncle lives around Heathrow airport. I've only ever been to his house once or twice, but I saw many planes coming in to land in 2 hours. I couldn't see out of the window his house is facing the other way lol but I could see in the garden so I just sat and admired the 747s taking off and landing and A380s. I saw some A330s and I saw the BA 777s as well
She's such a beautiful lady, it's a shame that only a tiny handful of airlines still use them, I quite like BA on long haul as well.... you're looked after pretty well even in cattle class. 🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌
Excellent trip report. It's always cool to fly on a 744.
Loved the Air Canada building right after you took off. Other wise. stay safe out there! Glad you're at home safe and still cutting old video's
T5 at LHR is good. Thanks for that tip regarding the more quiet lounges. That takeoff was simply awesome!
Happy 400k subscribers @simply aviation
I would never get bored with the buttons to raise and lower the screen around the seat....
In West Philadelphia born and raised on the play ground is where i spent most of my days!!!(WILL SMITH YEAH!!!)
At the start you were in an Enviro 200 MMC I think. Sitting on 13k? My favourite number!!!
Simply aviation = Simply the best
Even this posted 2 years back and i watched in 2023 its still good(:
BTW, loved the shout out to Portland, Maine !!
Very neatly filmed and edited
Another great video from simply aviations!!!
Congratulations to 400k subscribers!
Wow.. When she took off she rocketed up into the sky.
How does facing backwards feel when you took off?
Air Travel 415 I want to know as well
Even I was thinking about the same.
It's not too bad. You're just have less pressure on your back against the seat.
Congrats Guyss!! 400k!!!!
I've flown in this club configuration multiple times and there are 2 things that can get annoying. One is if you are against the window (or very middle) and you need to get out, you might have to climb over the foot rest of the seat next to you. It's no big deal if the foot rest is up, but if they are sleeping, it can be quite a big step to get over for vertically challenged people. Second is if you are sitting in an aisle seat, the flight attendant will sometimes lean over you to pass items to the other seat. Usually you can get a good whiff of what perfume/cologne and underarm deodorant odor they use. The club configuration in the new A350 is superior in layout compared to the current layout. Hope they can make the changes to the new layout throughout the fleet quickly.
Sizzlemann they aren’t currently converting the Heathrow fleet of 777’s to this seat and the 787-10 will arrive with this too. The 747 won’t get it but eventually the other 787’s and A380 will (assuming they stay)
The seat does go fully flat but you said it didn’t?
It’s almost fully flat, but isn’t actually
CS7C3DLazyGuy222, I have experienced this seat & can assure it is fully flat!
@@josephmiddleton1 Huh, his seat must've been broken then. Wouldn't surprise me
CS7C3DLazyGuy222, Yeah - a very good point as them seats are very old. There’s more chance of a better experience on the 380/787/LGW 777
Just what I need. Some good trip report on the Queen! Thanks for sharing! Thumbs up
Sadly this airplane has been junked. Can’t find the registration anymore
Hope we don't see the end of the BA 747s just yet hopefully see theme back in the skies where they belong.
Their retire is scheduled for 2023. So, hopefully we’ll have some more years to fly/spot the Queen of the Sky 🇬🇧👑
@@riccardosorace5184 Really hope so. I flew back from Miami last September on BA 747 registration G-CIVE. Probably was the last ever 747 I went on but hope I'm wrong
Raj Nirvan I never had the chance to fly it. I hope I’ll fly the Queen once in a lifetime
i would like to fly in one! Sadly i couldn't
Hello! I’m from 3 months later, and guess what? BA retired their 747s...
Flew on this route in November. Booked premium economy and got a free upgrade to business class when we arrived at the check in desk. I felt like royalty 😂
This is an easterly departure, take off from runway 09R towards central London before turning left to head north west towards Scotland 🏴 and out over the Atlantic
@10.57 when you said the light doesn’t work - it probably does you use the slider next to it to adjust the light. The button on the IFE is just there I think because they retrofitted these old seats with new IFE
I love British airways it’s my fav airline, sad that they have no more 747s I think
Simply Aviation, congrats on 400K subscribers!
Gread video - well edited - shows the best bits and concisely too.
The seat looks super comfortable. I always thought the BA business class was a bit outdated. And of course, this engine view must have been awesome!
Leander Travels it is a bit but the A350’s, refurbished 777’s and the upcoming 787-10 have the new club suites
The old club world seems outdated but the seats are really comfortable and the window seats (and middle) have a lot of privacy once the privacy screens are raised, the IFE isn't the best but it gets the job done so no complaints
Soon or later they might retrofit the 787-8 and 787-9 with Club Suites
What makes Simply Aviation better then other flight review channels? Well it’s the fact that they show all the different classes on airlines and not just business or first class. I’ve seen other channels that focus way too much on either business or first class and barely shows economy class. Again Noel from Inflight and Paul Lucas comes to mind. They’re good channels but I kinda got the feeling they’re mostly avoiding regular economy class because they don’t fancy it. I know Noel is quite tall so I’ll give him a pass because not all economy classes suits a tall person. Again good channels but not for me. I’ll probably stick to watch Simply Aviation.
Outstanding wing view!
Really enjoyed the video.
U were cruising over my city ( Im from Portland Maine ) nice revivew btw :)
I love the backward seat in Club World. What I found interesting in Club World on the 747 on the upper deck, you have more storage under the window.
Congratulations on 400K! Great report as always. Flying backwards looks interesting :D
This is as modern as a 747-400 can get. Kudos to BA!
To be fair, it seems like the 86J 747's were replaced by Boeing 777's and the 52J 747's were replaced by the Airbus A350's. (Although the routes that did use 777-300ER before seem to be allocated with 787-9's)
Do the seat dividers have to be down during takeoff and landing? If so, that must be really awkward having someone face-to-face like that.
0:26 Ragriz Flight and Spotting just came here for the night to see the Shard and Big Ben
PHL's BA/American terminals are quite smart, but the gates are VERY far apart. I think they share a runway with PIT.
6:45 music to my ears
tripreport retired back to the memories of passenger 747s
I am always curious as to why the engine manufacturers put the swirl on the turbines of their engines. The only reason I can gather is so the pilot can see that they are turning.
ackpaintdude1 Birds think the swirl of the engine is the eye of a predator so instinctively avoid it
ackpaintdude1 captain joe has a video on that. It’s mainly that but also ground crew and I think can also scare away birds or something
2:42 Wow nice view with that queen i wish i could see that view in real life, because none of airlines in my country have boeing 747 :(
I went to HT5. British Airways Sydney to London via Singapore in Economy. On my way back, I travelled Premium Economy. Quite a nice flight, and not on a 747. 🤨. Anyway, I like your videos 😃 (HAPPY 400K SUBS!) I wouldn’t resist the scones either 😂
Ethan Pender do you stay on the plane at Singapore or have to get off and wander around the terminal. I was supposed to go this month but can’t now for obvious reasons and was curious as to what happens. Assuming you got back on the same plane and didn’t switch that is
What we did is we got off, walked around the terminal, and came on the same plane. Some others decided to join a Qantas flight to London though.
Ethan Pender ok good to know thanks. I didn’t know whether only people switching planes would get off or if everyone got off whilst it was refuelled and you got to look around the airport. Hoping to do it in October now
We are going to miss these beautiful birds #save747’s
I see British 747s from LHR to PHL all the time!
In the terminal lounge food are free or not
Lounges are always free
I’ve only flown on BA long haul business once (LHR-MAD on a 777-200, was cheapest way) and thought it was ok but I can see what people are on about with how it looks outdated. To be honest when BA was a premium airline more people flew business class so this way they could still get 8 people in a row whereas now it’s a 1-2-1. A lot of airlines are ditching business class because the gap between modern business class and first isn’t big enough unless you fly Emirates or Singapore with those cabins
You have such a great channel
Greetings from Belgium
i'm also from belgium
I'm also from Belgium :D
What was that black item which flew past the window, just after we see the turned down bed around 11:36?
That's just some dirt on the window, nothing flew past.
Woah.. That engine view!! Best!!
Am going to miss those beautiful 747's
congratz on 400k subs