First Boeing 757-200 landing at St Helena Airport by Titan Airways
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- Historic first landing of a Boeing 757-200 passenger jet at St Helena Airport, and largest aircraft to date, when the Titan Airways flight touched down on Thu 30 July, 2020.
This special repatriation charter flight from UK brought in 51 passengers, (including 7 from Ascension Island) and returned to the UK next day with 94 passengers.
This video was taken over two days - the arrival on 30 July, then a series of training circuits on the airport the next morning.
Special thanks to St Helena Airport for facilitating the making of this video.
Check out our blog post story & photos about the 757 landing at whatthesaintsdidnext.com/boeing-757-200-lands-st-helena-largest-aircraft-date/ and stay up-to-date with HLE airport at sthelenaairport.com/
This is wonderful footage and a B757 at St Helena is so exciting. Loved the blog post, too! Comprehensive, fun to read! And the photos! As I planespotter myself, I give it thumbs up! Thank you, Darrin.
@@prciktomes hey you're welcome, thanks for the very nice feedback. We had such a great position to capture the operations this time and so chuffed with the pictures & video ourselves! Take care and stay safe.
The place looks amazing, I'd love to visit. Thanks for the upload, great footage.
@@mark747captain you're welcome, thanks for the comment. Hope you get to visit someday.
Still amazed by the fact that they built an airport on this remote island
They certainly did :) whatthesaintsdidnext.com/the-brand-new-st-helena-airport-is-amazing/
Strategic location in case we ever need it 🤜
@@andrewtowell6074 Who are "we"?
It’s inhabited … How else are people meant to get there?! 😂
@@cybercowboy3310 the British or Americans, obviously.
Great footage of my colleagues and I landing. Great angles and a good coverage of our visit. “Captain JEV” on behalf of the other three pilots and I, the engineer and cabin crew.
Hey Captain JEV, great job by you and your Titan colleagues. Was fantastic watching the training circuits and seeing how well the plane performed, especially the tailwind take-off and landing. Look forward to seeing you back some day. Stay safe in your travels.
The 757, such beautiful aircraft. Absolutely love flying on these when possible. Almost had one last week (ATL to DTW) but Delta switched the flight to a 767-432 (ER) smokey Joe, still a lot of fun though. Got knocked around pretty good on the ascent, never worried a bit. Great to see Delta maintaining the vast majority of 57's still airworthy and a very respectable number of 67's as well.
The pilots make it look so easy. A trademark of extremely skilled people.
Agreed Vondahe
Beautiful footage as a lifelong 757 fan this delighted me and proves the capability of the amazing 757.
Thanks Julie
Anyone gonna talk about how good this pilot is?
They probably chose their best pilot for this flight.
6:49 I am thoroughly impressed by the tail wind landing, Now I know that the STOL performance of the 757 is legendary, I remember the BA 737 suffered because of the wind. Great Job Saints!
Hi Rakgwadi, thanks for the comment 👍
Yes, Titan Airways' 757 did an amazing job for the island during the Covid years. Everyone we spoke to, who travelled on it during that time, only had good things to say about the aircraft.
Thanks for visiting our channel 😊
This is the sort of operation the 757 was designed to handle! Short runways and difficult approaches.
Good to know.
The 757 is really capable of anything
Good to know.
can it vtol
Amazing aircraft. Tho a pain to load when its bulk. But if Boeing was going to make another plane they should make something similar.
Back in the 80's when Eastern Airlines started getting 757's they use to powerback out of the gates with them at some airports.
It is ❤
Nice footage indeed! I'm so surprised seeing the 757 landing at Saint Helena. HOORAY!!!
Thanks Djalma. We were surprised also!! But nicely so :)
Every time I see large jets take off, or sitting onboard as a passenger, I thank Bernoulli's principle for getting the plane safely off the runway in time.
Hey Aaron, thanks for checking out the video 👍 yes, it's fascinating watching planes, both landing and taking off. We love filming them.
Not surprise at the great performance of the 757 at St Helena airport. The 757 is one of the best planes made by Boeing. To bad they scraped its production in favor of the disastrous 737 series. The 757 is one of the best performing aircraft for short runways.
Here on island we had heard a lot about the 757 so it was fantastic to finally see it visit.
They should’ve made a next generation 757 replacement to the first gen and Boeing could of made the 737 max 7 and 8 and scrapped the 9 and 10 in favour for the new 757 generation
Max series are being a completely disaster! (Except for now the exclusive variant made for Ryanair, the Max 8-200 which adds an extra emergency gate at the rear because of its 200 passengers capacity)
Pretty tight runway length, but the 757 has 💪. The day of the final 757 flight I’m off outta to heaven.
Such a beautiful plane in an amazing location. I’ve flown on this actual plane several times via Jet2 subs. Titan really know how to maintain her, immaculate inside.
Thanks Luke, good to know it's well maintained. Was fantastic for us seeing this plane against the island backdrop.
Living on a island, I just loved this video!!
Thanks Madeira Airport - we actually had the pleasure of watching a few planes landing at the amazing Madeira airport in 2004, while sailing past on the RMS St Helena. We've been watching videos of your airport landings as well :)
@@whatthesaintsdidnext Must been a great experience coming to Madeira in the RMS St Helena, I really like your island!!
@@MadeiraAirport Olá, sou da Madeira :)
And they called you 'the most useless airport in the world'! Great job Saints, we are all proud of your remarkable achievements.
Thanks @CongoBlue
I followed the story of this project, from the outset: all of the challenges with the budget, the politics, the detractors (ever-present with ambitious endeavours!), the incredible feat of engineering and then the teething troubles at the commissioning stage. Well Done to St. Helena and all involved!
It's certainly been an interesting decade just gone :) Another charter is actually due in later today :)
I'm going there some day. My great great grandmother is from the island. I live in California.
Hope to see you here someday Debra :)
Me too , I've in Australia
Love that lady, flown on this actual plane several times, The 757 with RB211s will always be my best. Titan are such a great little operation. Fantastic crew.
Yes, we've been hearing good things so far about Titan. There are four more charter flights now planned with them up to January. Might be the start of something longer term someday.
757s are my favorite! Idk why!
bc they're sexy af
Nicely edited, ever since watching the documentary about the airport a few months ago, I’ve been wanting to visit, looks like a really lovely place
Joseph Stalin. Yes my comrade
Hey Mando, if you're planning to visit at any time, download the free, 'Inside St Helena' app which will give you a good insight to what's available from accommodation to restaurants to transportation to things to do. Look forward to seeing you here someday. insidesthelena.com/
I know they are getting on a bit now but the 757 just has grace when its flying, RB 211 power too, just a fine aircraft. Boeing should take a look what they did with that plane and be proud. Would love to see the 797 come to life soon, would be the child of the 757. Come on Boeing sort it out.
Nice video. This is the plane to serve St. Helena. It has twice the payload and twice the passenger capacity as the E 190. It also has much more range. It's fuel consumption per seat mile is only slightly higher that the newest planes. It is old technology with CRT cockpit displays but there should be tons of serviceable parts available from recently retired aircraft. It should go on to Cape Town and back.
It's just been announced Titan will be flying 4 more charter flights so could be we'll see this 757 back again soon, although the aircraft type has still to be confirmed. First of the four is week beginning 14 September (2020)
Lovely to see. I’ve flown on this plane 6 times out of London Stansted subbing for Jet2. @titan_airways are a class act. The 757 is ex-Iberia, it’s in an immaculate condition. The @Jet2tweets and Titan crew are always so caring and friendly.
Good to hear Luke.
Thanks for the comment.
Must have been a surreal event, a 757 taking off in this beautiful remote island
It really was, Malti 😊 Once we heard it was coming we were all looking the aircraft type up and there was so much anticipation. When it arrived that first time we were all so impressed with how easily it landed. The Titan Airways 757 kept the island connected throughout the Covid crisis, plus it provided direct flights to UK, so it is very fondly remembered by islanders.
St. Helena should definitely be on the bucket list of every aviation enthusiast out there alongside Gibraltar, St. Martin, and Lukla. I can imagine the views and experience as the plane battles the wind sheer on approach would be amazing.
We've met a few aviation enthusiasts who've come here just to experience the airport, especially the landing.
It's a shame the ticket is a bit pricey which probably puts more people off from making the trip.
This is so heartening to see.
I followed the project from the outset and it took foresight and a "Can-do attitude", to address the problem of the ageing seaborne service, from the UK: brilliant civil engineers, a great design and a supportive Island community; the critics were always small, wee men :)
Thanks Daniel, glad you enjoyed the video 👍
Agreed, the engineering has been brilliant; it helps we know what the area looked like before construction, which gives us a greater appreciation for the amazing job that was done in building the airport. 😊
Incredible footage!! St Helena airport is so unique
Thanks FMP :)
More skill and knowledge on that flight deck than in the entirety of some airlines!
Good to hear :)
Cough cough Ryanair cough cough.
Jeeze, the 757 is like a hybrid plane/rocket. She’ll always be my fav.
@Ladh 70 good to have that power available at St Helena :)
Had the best time of my life that one week on Saint Helena with Derek and Linda Richards. This brings tears to my eyes. The world's best kept secret place.
Hey Pierre, you were clearly in good hands with Derek & Linda. Wonderful to hear the island made such a good impression. Cheers 😊
I would LOVE to spend some time on Saint Helena … it looks amazing
@@stankythecat6735 hope you get to make that return visit. 👍😃
@@whatthesaintsdidnext is the island open yet ?
@@stankythecat6735 yes we are open, albeit, a mandatory 10-day quarantine requirement is still in place. But scheduled flights from South Africa have now resumed (on a fortnightly basis) and so things are starting to move back towards normality. Once the health service is fully staffed and all equipment operational, it is likely the quarantine requirements will ease.
Great video, well filmed. Always loved the B757, happy memories of flights to Chania/LGSA back in the day with Monarch :-)
Thanks for the comment, Georgina.
Brilliant video! I read about this flight on flightradar24 before it landed, but to see it happening up close is fantastic.
Thanks Tex, glad we could fill in the story for you :)
757 has a great wing for short field performance like this airport.
It was designed for stuff like this.
And engines
@@kylecampbell1444 one of the reasons why some airlines just cant get rid of it and why air freight loves them and the 67 too. in fact you can still order the 67 f
@@CaptRye They are still selling the 767F. Thanks to FedEx and UPS.
Certainly looked comfortable at HLE
very amazing how the 757-200 can do thing like land on a very short runway.
It provided the air service to St Helena for 2 years due to Covid-19 disruptions to the normal service, and throughout that time was an impressive performer at our airport. Seemed to handle the short runway as well as any other aircraft.
@@whatthesaintsdidnext that's cool
Congrats ! So excited !
Thanks Varun K
Response on that beast looks quite impressive!
These where my first experience. Loved it and still do.
I can’t wait until things open up for travel!!! Definitely want to see this island.
That's a gorgeous airstrip and airport ! Wow !
The setting is pretty special 😍✈
Perfect landings, nicely filmed and great sound!
Thanks a lot!
Just read the blog and watched the footage. Very interesting and well documented. Also making your island more interesting and keen to visit. I think the B757 is the perfect plane for St. Helena airport for tos landing, take off performance, payload and range. The load factor will be the main decision on this. Will keep watching.
A 757 on a 1600m runway surrounded by cliffs and strong winds. This is actually really amazing
For most Saints, (as people of St Helena are known) who've only had an airport since 2015/16, it is still a real novelty to watch a plane landing here. It will be a long while before this wears off.
@@whatthesaintsdidnext runway lenght is 1850 meters or 6070 feet when read data on FLIGHT RADAR 24. True or not??
@@34500dauphin Ok, here’s the info as best I can interpret from the official Aerodrome Obstacle Chart, available from the St Helena Airport website. (note, happy to be corrected if I’ve misread the chart):
Total concrete runway: 1950m x 45m (6398ft x 148ft)
RWY 20 Take-off run available: 1850m / 6069ft
RWY 20 Landing distance available: 1550m / 5085ft
RWY 02 Take-off run available: 1635m / 5364ft
RWY 02 Landing distance available: 1535m / 5036ft
Elevation:
RWY 20 Threshold: 309m / 1013ft
RWY 02 Threshold: 304m / 997ft
Hope this helps.
@@whatthesaintsdidnext Thanks you ;and friendly from south of France BZR/LFMU Beziers
skilled pilots on that 75 landing with windshear and an ovios tailwind touching down smoothly perfecty on centerline and touchdown zone wow
Thanks for the comment WWNB Gaming, yes, the pilots that come here are very impressive :)
Superb footage. The Saint is a place I must visit as it`s where my Father was Born.
Look forward to welcoming you some day Stephen :)
great shots of historic moment for the island's airport (Titan Airways) ZAP 757 thanks for up-loading
You're welcome Richard, thanks for the comment
Looks a magnificent sight to behold amidst the rocky terrain.
It is rather magnificent Anthony, as you say. Living here it's easy to become used to. However, when we travel abroad for a bit and come back the dramatic make up of the landscape really hits us again.
That was a heck of a landing. Previously a B737-800 had quite a struggle for landing. While this landing is much better then previous landing.
The 737 only did one "go around". That is not "quite a struggle for landing". That whole story was blown way out of proportion by the sensational journalists who have no clue about aviation, yet alone these first time flights to airports.
@@556johny556 I agree but landing a 737-800 during tailwind was quite difficult. That's why Comair decided not to fly to saint Helena and Air Link got contract to fly there. Watch Wendover productions video " World's most useful Airport "
Superb footage, thankyou
You're welcome Mark, thanks for watching.
Great Video, Thanks!
You're welcome, Tim :)
I’ve been on 3 757s and there amazing planes
Very skilled pilot. Bravooo
That was a very good looking training. Thank you.
You're welcome, thanks Lemard
You are welcome. Stay safe for the summer.
Great views from the other side of the runway. Lets hope this mammoth engineering feat gets the usage it deserves. Go Saints!
It was our first time on the other side of the runway, very cool position. Thanks for the feedback Prof.Heinous
Nice one , I’ve seen this 757 a couple of times at Belfast International.
Great video. Thank you.
You're welcome Gilly
Bravo, may their be many, many more .....
Jamestown is in my mind. I wish I could go there. Love you st.helena
Hey Ravi, we are working on a Jamestown video. Keep an eye on our channel, coming soon 😊
In the meantime, you may enjoy a blog story we posted about Jamestown a few years ago: whatthesaintsdidnext.com/jamestown-st-helena-searching-for-breadcrumbs/
Beautiful island & i love it.
From Kefamenanu-Timor Island.
Thanks Capunk Melky :)
Nice, thanks for de video!
Thanks Luiz
Airport is beutiful and the boing 757 one of the most versatile and beautiful airplanes ever
Thanks for the comment, Mery 😊
very cool.thanks for sharing.
Cheers Gem
What a beauty!!! 😍
It was a beautiful sight :)
Wow! Amazing!
Dankie/ Merci Saints for this video. I watch it 2x. I thought it was possible for 3 000m runway. I will be in a cross to Runway 20. Now I see, with St. Helena in the back-round. I will be very very expensive job. Too expensive, BUT not impossible....
Thanks for the comment David.
At the end of the day most things like this boil down to funds. In hindsight, a tiny bit more length on the runway would probably have made all the difference and travel from here would have been a lot more affordable.
Glad you liked the video. Cheers
Can't wait to visit this airport in msfs 2020
Kai Tak, Gibraltar, now St Helena. The BOTs have had some terrifying airports over the years.
Would love to visit once the world goes back to normal
That would be great - please come and visit.
Nice landings !
great catch
Thanks
3:33 positive climb rate, gear down?... Yep!
Parabéns pelo registro,imagem belíssima
Obrigado Keith
Beautiful!
Thanks :)
Nice landing. I know St. Helena sometimes has ALOT of windshear and crosswinds.
We still have challenging weather conditions, especially wind, however, the knowledge gathered these past few years and the weather forecasting expertise all now contributes to a smooth and reliable service.
Delays, when they do happen, are mostly due to low cloud conditions rather than the wind.
You may enjoy viewing our Aviation Weather Forecasting on St Helena video, also on this channel, here's the link: czcams.com/video/MWfCh_S0_ow/video.html
This is great news having flights to visit
Hi Angelo, the Titan Airways flights (in this video) operated for two years, 2020-2022, during Covid-19 isolation.
Since March 2022 the island is once again served by a regular, weekly flight (Saturdays) from Johannesburg, South Africa, by Airlink.
You book tickets via the Airlink website.
And for holiday accommodation on the island, see: travelsthelena.com/
Great video.
Thanks ST DMC
skilled pilot
For sure 👍
At last I can think about visiting St. Helena. The airport was constructed for a plane of this size.
Seems odd they need a control tower in St. Helena. Cool video!
Thanks Charlie Baker, glad you enjoyed the video. There have been occasions (not many) since we opened when there have been 2 or 3 aircraft here at once.
What The Saints Did Next very cool! I find airports like yours really interesting. Best wishes to you all.
Very cool video, and I am glad a relatively large plane like the 757 makes an appearance at St.Helena. Hopefully it means more opportunities to visit the island when this coronavirus non-sense is done and be over with.
Yes, let's hope Paul. Thanks for the comment.
Historic. WTG Titan!👍
Historic indeed 👍 Titan Airways did a brilliant job for the island, keeping us connected to the outside world during the pandemic years.
An interesting update: the title of largest aircraft to land at St Helena passed in May this year (2023) to an RAF C17.
what a sound those engines radiate, just Great
We obviously don't get many aircraft, even before all the 2020 disruptions, so just hearing jet engines is quite a thrilling novelty here on the island :)
RR 'chainsaw' sound, as it often described.
@@glynnwright1699 ah, can hear what you mean. Thanks. We will start using that as well now :)
Great vid! I have one question - are they doing the training circuits? I saw the A319 did it too a few months ago - is that some type of certification process for the airport to be able to accept these types on a regular basis or is Titan airways itself planing a more frequent connection to the Island? It would be exciting if there would be more options to fly there!
I would love to think the 757 is so badass that it gets instant certification but I don’t know really
Enjoyed it a lot 😂👍
Thanks
I would love to go.
It all seems so beautiful and serene there.
Would love for my kids to grow up in a place like St Helena.
Who knows I might one day get the chance.
Thanks for the commetn, JdeMunter 👍
Sometimes when we look at the turmoil in the news, from other places, it does make us appreciate the peacefulness of St Helena even more.
Hope you do manage to make a visit one day. If you do begin to plan, then check out Travel St Helena for holiday accommodation options: travelsthelena.com/
Cheers 😊
You can buy St Helena coffee in the UK from Cardews of Oxford, currently £18.75 for 125g, by mail order or at the Covered Market, it's nice stuff.
Good to know, thanks for the info. You may also be interested in our blog post about Solomons coffee, here on the island: whatthesaintsdidnext.com/st-helena-coffee-growing-one-of-the-worlds-best/
The 757 is best suited for St. Helena's short runway. It's a beautiful super powerful aircraft.
The Titan Airways 757 certainly did serve the island well. All we ever heard back from people who flew in/out of St Helena on this aircraft was positive 👍😊
Braziliam Embraer was first approved craft for St. Helena
My dad landed that he was the captain 🫡
Respect to your dad, Daniel 👏👏👏we all greatly appreciated the work of the Titan teams keeping us connected to the world during those crazy Covid years.
Thanks for the comment 👍😊
@@whatthesaintsdidnext thank you, I am very proud of him and it was his first time landing there so it must’ve been very stressful especially with the windy conditions landing there and considering how big of a plane the 757 is but yet a very capable plane too, Boeing make the best aircraft hands down 🫡 and my dad handles the 757 extremely well, sadly the 757 has now been sold but is now used as a British airforce anti missile system test bed, better than the 757 being scrapped or left in a desert to rot
@@MB.S560 wow, that's so interesting to know where this aircraft is now, thank you.
Yes, your dad and all the pilots who land here do a fantastic job. We were on a flight in ourselves just last week and the pilots announced the wind conditions were 50-60km/h just before we landed, but they really nailed the landing first time, it was so impressive and reassuring. We never flew on the Titan flights ourselves, but one of our parents did, out and back, and they had nothing but praise for the pilots and crew. All the best Daniel
Fantastic. Can't wait until they build an airport on Pitcairn Island...
The company who built ours on St Helena, Basil Read from South Africa, certainly did a great job :)
They built one on the Isle of Dogs
a good and secure pilot!
These guys do a fantastic job every time :)
We need Jerry to do a show from here… wait for it, easy son…
but how would he get the van there?? LOL
@@russell1882 I'm sure Gilly could find a way!
To see 1 plane lol
@@crazyblock9093 You know he would do it if he could!
@@Professor_sckinnctn with his energy and enthusiasm, you are right..
Looked on the money to me and room to spare on all of the landings/take-offs. What a very nice job they did with this great airport.
It certainly looked good from close up :)
Good see the UK Government along with our sister nations working together to keep everyone safe.
It's a much appreciated effort here on the island as well. Moving into 2021 we thankfully remain Covid-free still, with 100 vaccines received on the first charter flight of the year. Looking forward to receiving more as they become available which would allow incoming travel restrictions to be reconsidered. Thanks for the comment Jonathon.
Wow landing a 757 there and stopping it looked scary ^^ but a really nice practice sessions video 👌😊
Thanks @monibstar :)
@@whatthesaintsdidnext ur most welcome 😊🙏
Beautiful spooling
Thanks for the comment, @tulioleal 👍we had to look up what 'spooling' was so we now have another aviation term to use in future blogs/posts 😊 Cheers
If Napoleon raised his head.... IAE engines sound! Next video in the cockpit, right? :) Lovely video. Cheers from Spain.
Thanks Mike, would love the chance to do a film from the cockpit! That would be soooo cool :)
Touched down just short of the aiming point, gotta love the attention to detail!🤑✈
You mean the piano keys?
Jacek HKT The piano keys are threshold markings, they touched down somewhere between the piano keys and aiming point markings😉
Amazing
Thanks
The planned missed was the most stable approach of them all... isn’t that how it always works?
very windy place, prob changes all the time lol
Stunning landing....not alot of runway...🍀🐢❤️
Yes, Titan Airways did a great job for us during the pandemic upheaval. Was great seeing that 757 each time 😊
Thanks for the comment 👍