Tri-Star from LUZAIR replacing Jetair's famous OO-TUC B767

[stefanel]

Last Friday, I flew from Cuba with a Lockheed 1001-500 Tri-Star from Portuguese charter carrier LUZAIR (including its Portuguese pilots and staff + two Jetair stewardesses LOL)
I was very astonished and the crew explained Jetair's B767 was undergoing its annual maintenance.
I wonder how old this plane is ? And how long the 00-TUC will be grounded (I saw it in front of the sattelite when we landed, didn't seem to be under maintenance at all). I wonder if it's the real reason or if it's having some kind of trouble again. I am surprised there is no topic about it in here, since there was a major delay last week for the people flying to Punta Cana, I suppose due to this late change of plane.

[regi]

You are really lucky, it is one of the few occasions to fly such an old bird.
How was the experience by the way?

[JAFflyer]

OOTUC had a planned landing gear change in Shannon. It had received loans when undergoing it's C-check in March, and now he has his original feet again .
The subservice operated by Luzair was scheduled several weeks in advance. Many aviation enthousiasts would have loved to fly a Tristar once, now you had this opportunity. I'd like to fly one someday, must be a great experience. Any pictures to share with us?
Grtz.

[stefanel]

You are really lucky, it is one of the few occasions to fly such an old bird.
How was the experience by the way?

Yes, it was the second time only I flew a Tri-Star, the other time was back in 1995 from JFK to St Louis with TWA (!).

It was ok, nothing special to tell the truth, not too noisy, small rise gradient, just both landings at Punta Cana and Brussels were super rough (each time the overhead lockers opened). But I think those planes fly a little faster don't they ?

The last time I saw one in Brussels was years ago with Bangladesh Air.

[Stij]

That was probably A DC10 of Biman Bangladesh. Delta Airlines and Hewa Bora used to fly to BRU with Lockheed Tristars.

Cheers mates,

Stij

[JAF 23]

I still remember the one from Hewa Bora, i saw a plane of them once in a terrible state here in Brussels. Oil was just gushing out of the tail engine.

[spotter1102]

That was probably A DC10 of Biman Bangladesh. Delta Airlines and Hewa Bora used to fly to BRU with Lockheed Tristars.

Cheers mates,

Stij

Delta Air Lines also flew the MD-11 in BRU !

[Kcinnay]

That was probably A DC10 of Biman Bangladesh. Delta Airlines and Hewa Bora used to fly to BRU with Lockheed Tristars.

Cheers mates,

Stij

Delta Air Lines also flew the MD-11 in BRU !

Delta used to use the TriStar for a decade at Brussels before they where replaced with MD11 and 767

[744rules]

I also remember TWA and BA operating L1011 into BRU

[Robin_Bamps]

Not to forget Air Transat (even until 2003), Royal Jordanian and Air Lanka !

Regards, Robin Bamps.

[TUB001]

I had the chance to fly an Air Transat L1011 to YMX (at that time). Quite nice but of course the -TUC is better inside...

[DC3 Fan]

Back in 1974 we were driving by Palmdale, California, returning from a motorhome vacation in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. One of our kids asked if we could tour the aircraft plant we could see on east side of the road. I expressed doubt, but turned off the freeway into the Lockheed parking lot and told my 16 year old son he could go into the office and ask. He did, and to make a long story short, the sales manager for the L-1011 program took us on a personal tour of the TriStar assembly buildings using his personal car. It was fascinating. If memory serves, the Rolls Royce engines in their nacelles were flown to Palmdale from Belfast in C-130's. The paint hangar was mildly pressurized to exclude windblown desert sands.

Later I flew many times in Delta L-1011's. Many felt that the TriStar was the best of the early wide bodies. One of my memories is the low frequency growl from the fuselage mounted 3rd engine. I have home video of the flaps working on approach to LAX.

[MayerFM]

Last Friday, I flew from Cuba with a Lockheed 1001-500 Tri-Star from Portuguese charter carrier LUZAIR (including its Portuguese pilots and staff + two Jetair stewardesses LOL)
I wonder how old this plane is ?

Hi stefanel, interesting experience, thanks for sharing.

As for your question, this plane had its first flight on August 1983, in fact it is one of the last L1011 to be built. Not so old, uh?

Best regards!

[spotter1102]

Not to forget Air Transat (even until 2003), Royal Jordanian and Air Lanka !

Regards, Robin Bamps.

Air Lanka flew in BRU ?

[Robin_Bamps]

Air Lanka flew in BRU ?

Yes, if I'm well informed they operated into BRU in the 90's.

I'm 100% sure of RJ and TS.

Regards, Robin Bamps.

[stefanel]

Not to forget Air Transat (even until 2003), Royal Jordanian and Air Lanka !

Regards, Robin Bamps.

This is the one I was talking about, Air Lanka, and not Bangladdesh, sorry.

[stefanel]

Last Friday, I flew from Cuba with a Lockheed 1001-500 Tri-Star from Portuguese charter carrier LUZAIR (including its Portuguese pilots and staff + two Jetair stewardesses LOL)
I wonder how old this plane is ?

Hi stefanel, interesting experience, thanks for sharing.

As for your question, this plane had its first flight on August 1983, in fact it is one of the last L1011 to be built. Not so old, uh?

Best regards!

God, in 2007 to fly with a 24 y-old bird !!! Isn't this a bit dangerous ?
I can't say it's the oldest plane I flew since I flew every single Russian plane of TAROM in the 7 80's.

I have a question on the Tri-Star though, isn't the fuel cosumption enormous ? Especially on such long flights to Cuba then Mexico...

[Duke]

In August 1997, I flew in a RJ L-1011 from Amman to Brussels.
My only trip on this plane.
The plane was standing in for a damaged A310 (on the way down flight 10 days earlier, the stairs clipped the door when they were moved backwards, and damaged the hinges badly. Only after a 36 hours delay and a night in an Brussels hotel, we were brought to Amman in an A 320, which was doing normally Milan - Amman, and rerouted via Brussels).
At that time, there were no GSM's to call to a news station, nothing at all about this incident was mentioned in the press...

[LX-LGX]

Last Friday, I flew from Cuba with a Lockheed 1001-500 Tri-Star from Portuguese charter carrier LUZAIR (including its Portuguese pilots and staff + two Jetair stewardesses LOL)
I was very astonished and the crew explained Jetair's B767 was undergoing its annual maintenance. I wonder how old this plane is.

Your plane was CS-TMP, and that plane is almost 24 years old: first flight was on 22/08/1983.

http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-l10-1248.htm

I assume many passengers must have been unpleasantly surprised, as they've expected to fly home with a Belgian 767.

When was the change announced to you?

[b-west]

I assume many passengers must have been unpleasantly surprised, as they've expected to fly home with a Belgian 767.

Ask 50 people in the street if they can tell the difference between a 767 and a L1011... you'll get a lot of puzzled looks. The general public couldn't care less what plane you put them on, as long as it takes them home.

Now, ask 50 people here if they would mind their 767 being replaced with an L1011... most of them would probably go "yes! finally a chance to be on the good old threeholer!"