Ansett Australia used Clay Lacy Aviation to get air to air footage of it's aircraft for the use of TV ads, this is an old Ansett VHS tape of a lot of the footage, that they used in the ads.
When I was a child, I used to go to the airport once a year with my parents and brothers. I used to see the 747s Ansett planes and QANTAS planes parked. I always knew there was something special about the airline or planes especially seeing the font and tails which were highly updated compared to the QANTAS in the 90s. Ansett was my favourite plane apart; they were blue which is my favourite colour. I never got the privilege to fly on the Ansett planes. They will always be my favourite airline in my heart.
This ad is really special to me. My Dad used to work for Ansett when I was little, and I have so many memories of going to the airport and Ansett depot with dad and meeting all the staff. That was such happy times 😊 I used to hear this song all the time! It was terribly sad Ansett went out in the early 2000s 😢. My dad died 5 years after 💔 😢 thank you very much for posting this, it brings back all the happy memories 💕✨🌈
My uncle worked for Ansett too at Tullamarine, a couple of times a year he'd come up to visit us here in Sydney. In 1994 he and my Aunt had come up to visit us for the weekend when my dad got sick, they left on a Sunday and the next day my dad passed away. He heard the news about my dads passing while at work and immediately told his boss about the situation, they told him to relax and they'd sort out everything, they sent a car to my uncle's place to pick up my Aunt and flew them up to Sydney for free due to the situation. The plane was booked out so they rode up front in my Aunt in a flight attendant's spare jump seat and my Uncle in the cockpit. Like many staff members of Ansett he was devastated when the company went bankrupt, he struggled for years and went into and out of semi-retirement until he got his position at Virgin but for him it wasn't the same as the old Ansett days.
Just absolutely love this footage. Ansett Airlines was such a special airline, a privilege to have those memories of the 20 years I worked for them. Ansett Airlines truly was a great airline and a unique work family to belong in ... this ad should live with us all for ever ... thank you Ansett Australia.
Such a beautiful nostalgia attached to scenes like this.. Thankyou for uploading! It's not really just about an airline, it represents our beloved country also :)
Now those were the days in Australian aviation! How I wish I could fly the magnificent Ansett still 👍 What a fine, truly world class airline. So polished and on point compared to the competition. Always remember...it was not Ansett who undid all their impeccable work, it wad their final owners.
@@martintheiss743 it might to be late, but hey had a variety of aircrafts that should of already been retired, plus with Air New Zealand trying to expand over the Tasman sea, ending Ansett’s life and Singapore at least try to help but the government denied it, people demanded Qantas to buy it but it was too big of a problem and can bring them down, at one point there were losing 1.3 million each day, Ansett collapsed in 2001 but its last flight was by a ‘new’ Ansett was in 2002, R.I.P ‘Ansett Australia’ 1936-2002
I used to work for Ansett Australia when its service came to Hong Kong, I thought I had found my dream job. But that dream job came to an end very soon.😢
It was a fabulous airline! Best service. My dad used to fly first class as national sales manager for a big pharm company and I joined him many times when I was very young. Very happy memories.
Me Too - !!! - So many Memories of Ansett truly a Great Airline from an aviation pioneer Sir Reg - !! - ... I was so proud 2 do the cool confident "Ansett Enya Walk" down the Ansett Terminal Concourse of Sydney Domestic Terminal - the Enya soundtrack made u feel U were flying b4 even boarding your flight, aircraft or reaching the gate lounge - !! - it also promoted a culture @ Ansett of friendly service & superior efficiency !! - There were at least 2 "Enya" ads & an extensive Enya modified instrumental 'atmospheric' soundtrack 2 aviate-motivate both staff & flying passengers - !! We miss u Ansett & ALL Ur Ansett Empire subsidiaries - !! - Don "Wingco" PATERSON Sunshine Coast QLD 🇦🇺
As a kid I loved to fly Ansett, being able to visit the cockpit and meet the pilots in flight, as well as the great kids packs they handed out. I also remember one of the ground crew put me up onto the engine cowling one time. I certainly remember the imagery of this ad too, and as an adult it seems it was a pretty classy airline. Just a shame I wont see it through grown up eyes.
It was a masterful ad series: it's almost as if Storms in Africa were written for Ansett. It used to be always playing when you boarded. Of course, flying on JQ and DJ now is a completely different experience. It's certainly cheaper, but it's not anywhere near as nice as it used to be on Ansett.
It's a great ad. It does give you an insight into the Australia of the mid-90s. Ansett, to me, was tapping into more than just the 'aspirational' consumer market. This ad showcased people who, even though they weren't known to us, had clearly 'made it' in life. The shots on board were luxurious, spacious, quiet. QF was sending brats around the world to sing Peter Allen at us, wanting to evoke that homesick feeling which is dissipated every time you step on board a Qantas aircraft heading home, but those ads didn't portray anything of the exclusivity of flying Qantas. Ansett, on the other hand, went all out.
LOL and who won?! Yes it was a grand airline but QF really tipped the scales with their ambush marketing during Sydney2000. AN paid a squllion to be official airline yet the opening ceremony and subsequent telecast was flooded with those 'brats' TVCs and it worked. AN didn't last another 2 years after that
Thank you for uploading! Remember the ads in which some of that footage was use. Also brings back memories, like the first time I was served ice cream in economy!, on an Ansett Australia 767-300 flight from Jakarta to Sydney. They were always very innovative, the first to use automated check in kiosks for domestic flights too. I wonder if they has survived their financial woes, what would they be like now..
Enya's instrumental tracks & music works a treat with any natural or in this case manmade and natural scenery! Such a shame to loose this iconic company!
I'm old enough to remember this, Storms in Africa being associated with the Ansettt brand. Never got to fly Ansett, too young, but the ad made a powerful impact. It was really powerful stuff I thought. Another ad with this song is here: th-cam.com/video/xVbduA0QSdY/w-d-xo.html But there were others.
covoflyer There would have been without question. Virgin still absolutely would have come to Australia, Ansett being here or not would not have changed that. The only thing that may have been different is Virgin just may have stayed as a low cost airline as opposed to a direct competitor to Qantas
Not so. I worked for Ansett Australia. Virgin Australia were on the ropes and struggling. Had Ansett been around a bit longer, Virgin would not be here. In fact, Virgin are not doing well at all, even now. They made the mistake of entering the market as a value based airline to then change their business model when they realised they needed the corporate traveller inboard, and so had to compete with Qantas.
darren ross The airline was already dying. Air New Zealand was just a false hope. Besides if I recall correctly Ansett chose Air NZ over Singapore Airlines as well, they also rejected a government bailout as well.
Such a brilliant marketing campaign. Very memorable even after a half a lifetime working in aviation. I do seem to recall Qantas responding with the “I still call Australia home” adverts that for me didn’t seem to have the same impact. A marketing pull that qf are still peddling incessantly to this day.
1:14
The BEST air-to-air shot I’ve ever seen 😍😍😍
When I was a child, I used to go to the airport once a year with my parents and brothers. I used to see the 747s Ansett planes and QANTAS planes parked. I always knew there was something special about the airline or planes especially seeing the font and tails which were highly updated compared to the QANTAS in the 90s. Ansett was my favourite plane apart; they were blue which is my favourite colour. I never got the privilege to fly on the Ansett planes. They will always be my favourite airline in my heart.
This ad is really special to me. My Dad used to work for Ansett when I was little, and I have so many memories of going to the airport and Ansett depot with dad and meeting all the staff. That was such happy times 😊 I used to hear this song all the time! It was terribly sad Ansett went out in the early 2000s 😢. My dad died 5 years after 💔 😢 thank you very much for posting this, it brings back all the happy memories 💕✨🌈
overextended the Asian service or what?
❤️❤️ Beautiful memories.
My uncle worked for Ansett too at Tullamarine, a couple of times a year he'd come up to visit us here in Sydney. In 1994 he and my Aunt had come up to visit us for the weekend when my dad got sick, they left on a Sunday and the next day my dad passed away. He heard the news about my dads passing while at work and immediately told his boss about the situation, they told him to relax and they'd sort out everything, they sent a car to my uncle's place to pick up my Aunt and flew them up to Sydney for free due to the situation. The plane was booked out so they rode up front in my Aunt in a flight attendant's spare jump seat and my Uncle in the cockpit.
Like many staff members of Ansett he was devastated when the company went bankrupt, he struggled for years and went into and out of semi-retirement until he got his position at Virgin but for him it wasn't the same as the old Ansett days.
My dad used to work for Ansett
Just absolutely love this footage. Ansett Airlines was such a special airline, a privilege to have those memories of the 20 years I worked for them. Ansett Airlines truly was a great airline and a unique work family to belong in ... this ad should live with us all for ever ... thank you Ansett Australia.
It was a dream job working for Ansett International. Till today memories fills my heart and soul.
Props, to the Pilots and the cinematography .
Such a beautiful nostalgia attached to scenes like this.. Thankyou for uploading! It's not really just about an airline, it represents our beloved country also :)
Now those were the days in Australian aviation! How I wish I could fly the magnificent Ansett still 👍 What a fine, truly world class airline. So polished and on point compared to the competition. Always remember...it was not Ansett who undid all their impeccable work, it wad their final owners.
Wow. Just Wow. Weren't those the days. The finest looking airline that ever flew.
so what went wrong with it?
@@martintheiss743 it might to be late, but hey had a variety of aircrafts that should of already been retired, plus with Air New Zealand trying to expand over the Tasman sea, ending Ansett’s life and Singapore at least try to help but the government denied it, people demanded Qantas to buy it but it was too big of a problem and can bring them down, at one point there were losing 1.3 million each day, Ansett collapsed in 2001 but its last flight was by a ‘new’ Ansett was in 2002, R.I.P ‘Ansett Australia’ 1936-2002
I have seen this CM so many time when I was live in Australia about 25 years ago.
I love this one and Ansett still now.
Beautiful, as soon as I heard the music I thought "Enya", it goes so well with the air to air that it's kinda sad that we know they've gone.
I used to work for Ansett Australia when its service came to Hong Kong, I thought I had found my dream job. But that dream job came to an end very soon.😢
It was a fabulous airline! Best service. My dad used to fly first class as national sales manager for a big pharm company and I joined him many times when I was very young. Very happy memories.
Best 15 years of my life!!! This makes me tear up every time
Me Too - !!! - So many Memories of Ansett truly a Great Airline from an aviation pioneer Sir Reg - !! - ... I was so proud 2 do the cool confident "Ansett Enya Walk" down the Ansett Terminal Concourse of Sydney Domestic Terminal - the Enya soundtrack made u feel U were flying b4 even boarding your flight, aircraft or reaching the gate lounge - !! - it also promoted a culture @ Ansett of friendly service & superior efficiency !! - There were at least 2 "Enya" ads & an extensive Enya modified instrumental 'atmospheric' soundtrack 2 aviate-motivate both staff & flying passengers - !! We miss u Ansett & ALL Ur Ansett Empire subsidiaries - !! - Don "Wingco" PATERSON Sunshine Coast QLD 🇦🇺
As a kid I loved to fly Ansett, being able to visit the cockpit and meet the pilots in flight, as well as the great kids packs they handed out. I also remember one of the ground crew put me up onto the engine cowling one time. I certainly remember the imagery of this ad too, and as an adult it seems it was a pretty classy airline. Just a shame I wont see it through grown up eyes.
One of the greatest Airlines ever!
It was a masterful ad series: it's almost as if Storms in Africa were written for Ansett. It used to be always playing when you boarded. Of course, flying on JQ and DJ now is a completely different experience. It's certainly cheaper, but it's not anywhere near as nice as it used to be on Ansett.
lundimardi1975 DJ?
GarudaGuy used to be the airline code for Virgin Australia/Virgin Blue
Loved the tv ad from 4:14. Been looking for it for years! Thanks heaps for uploading!
It's a great ad. It does give you an insight into the Australia of the mid-90s. Ansett, to me, was tapping into more than just the 'aspirational' consumer market. This ad showcased people who, even though they weren't known to us, had clearly 'made it' in life. The shots on board were luxurious, spacious, quiet. QF was sending brats around the world to sing Peter Allen at us, wanting to evoke that homesick feeling which is dissipated every time you step on board a Qantas aircraft heading home, but those ads didn't portray anything of the exclusivity of flying Qantas. Ansett, on the other hand, went all out.
LOL and who won?! Yes it was a grand airline but QF really tipped the scales with their ambush marketing during Sydney2000. AN paid a squllion to be official airline yet the opening ceremony and subsequent telecast was flooded with those 'brats' TVCs and it worked. AN didn't last another 2 years after that
How I loved working the 23 and a half years I had with this beautiful Airline. So many memories. A fantastic company I loved so much. Thanks
what happened?
I worked as a flight attendant and loved my time with Ansett.
Thank you for uploading! Remember the ads in which some of that footage was use. Also brings back memories, like the first time I was served ice cream in economy!, on an Ansett Australia 767-300 flight from Jakarta to Sydney. They were always very innovative, the first to use automated check in kiosks for domestic flights too. I wonder if they has survived their financial woes, what would they be like now..
This song was one of the reasons Ansett Australia was so successful.
proprietary or otherwise?
@@martintheiss743 no just feeling some nostalgia! lol
Have you watched the earlier ads from the 70's.
Enya's instrumental tracks & music works a treat with any natural or in this case manmade and natural scenery! Such a shame to loose this iconic company!
Those were the days, it would be great to see Ansett back.
Thanks so much for posting this. I also came from an Ansett family and it brings back great memories.
Great footage of one of the world's best airlines! Thank you for sharing!
I actually play this song everytime I fly my ansett 767 in Microsoft Flight Sim.
Enya=Ansett...just a beautiful pairing!
Paula Kelly thought it was Enya. Yes beautiful pairing & Ansett simply the best
Great tune, love that 747-200 too!
Such a great airline!
of course, you gotta miss those days when the airline around
Great footage of all the Boeing and Airbus jet Ansett used at the time including the "Queen of the Skies," the incomparable Boeing 747.
I'm old enough to remember this, Storms in Africa being associated with the Ansettt brand.
Never got to fly Ansett, too young, but the ad made a powerful impact. It was really powerful stuff I thought. Another ad with this song is here: th-cam.com/video/xVbduA0QSdY/w-d-xo.html
But there were others.
Great shots of the incomparable Boeing 747.
😢😢😢😢😢😢 miss Ansett
Ansett Boarding music 🎶
This is beautiful! :D Thank you so much for sharing.. :D
Flew Ansett dozens of times to Asia back in the day
727 and DC9 missing 😢
Fantastic! Thanks so much for this
"THE" Greatest airline on this planet at the time. And still would be now!
i wonder what ansett would have been like today if they never collapsed, there would be no virgin australia though thats for sure
covoflyer There would have been without question. Virgin still absolutely would have come to Australia, Ansett being here or not would not have changed that. The only thing that may have been different is Virgin just may have stayed as a low cost airline as opposed to a direct competitor to Qantas
Not so. I worked for Ansett Australia. Virgin Australia were on the ropes and struggling. Had Ansett been around a bit longer, Virgin would not be here. In fact, Virgin are not doing well at all, even now. They made the mistake of entering the market as a value based airline to then change their business model when they realised they needed the corporate traveller inboard, and so had to compete with Qantas.
superb
Does the plane in 3:59 really stop @.@
its a boeing 747-400 boeing 767-200 and airbus a320 in the clips dumbo
Albert Da Silva iment boeing 747-300
DAMM YOU AIR NZ FOR KILLING OUR AIRLINE. KARMAS A BITCH WAIT FOR IT
#ANSETTAUSTRALIA #FIGHTFORANSETTAUSTRALIA
darren ross The airline was already dying. Air New Zealand was just a false hope. Besides if I recall correctly Ansett chose Air NZ over Singapore Airlines as well, they also rejected a government bailout as well.
well your entitled to your opinion and I am entitled to mine
My dad told me
Such a brilliant marketing campaign. Very memorable even after a half a lifetime working in aviation. I do seem to recall Qantas responding with the “I still call Australia home” adverts that for me didn’t seem to have the same impact. A marketing pull that qf are still peddling incessantly to this day.