I Flew on the World's OLDEST Boeing 737. Here's What Happened...

I took a flight on the world's oldest Boeing 737, over 45 years old. Here's what happened.

[joananas]

„Worst case, we finish this journey by boat“ 😂

[Marcho]

The crazy thing is, the workers who put the rivets into that machine, watched it leave the factory in the 1970s are probably all retired or have passed on. The work of their hands however, is alive and well in a part of the world they could have never imagined

[joegrim]

My first flight ever, at 10 years old, was SFO to Disneyland in 1969 on an Air California 737-200. I retired last year as a 737-800/900 Capt at Delta Air Lines. I must say my friend, you have a lot of guts to get on that thing. I do love your enthusiasm though!!

[thaimaxcan]

The 737-200 was a great plane. Remember, Boeing was run by engineers and built by employees that loved planes. Now, only profits for shareholders counts

[Willma]

As I stepped on this piece of "history" 😂😂 Noel definitely had me thinking he was gonna say sh**

[mamasinger]

I won't lie, I would be nervous, especially seeing the wear and tear, it would make me wonder about the wear and tear I couldn't see, but I understand the nostalgia, and I love your enthusiasm. My grandfather worked for Boeing in the 1960s.

[jamesgay]

This must testament to design and engineering that it's still flying. Great video.

[Zweistein]

I thought he said "and we pushed back to what could be my very last flight..."

At least that's what I thought, according to the looks of this plane 😂🙈

[fireflyrobert]

As a retired pilot I can tell you my favourite jet to fly was the B737-200.

[xavilend]

I've been binge watching your channel for the last two weeks, and I've realised, I still don't care about the planes, but you're such a pleasure to watch! Keep up the great work

[MrSuzuki]

At 3:38 minute you see a United Boeing 737-200 N9025U, which was built in 1968. I flew that very airplane for United dozens of times when I was on that fleet from 1990 to 2000. I loved the 737-200 and flying it was like I was still flying in General Aviation as it had the same analog guages as the Cessna I flew on my days off. As I type this in my office, the entire forward instrument panel for United's N9019U/9619 and its log book are on my book shelf not 5 feet away. I was the last United captain to fly it before it went to the boneyard in 1998 and a friend retrieved it for me. The fun ended when I upgraded to the B-757/767 fleet and their all glass cockpits.

[christasmith]

noel i admire you on some of these older aircraft because without sounding over dramatic you are somewhat potentially risking your life, so thank you for the content.

[stevenholt]

Oldest and safest 737. No MCAS and door issues.

[jmaa]

As of February 2024, the oldest Boeing 737-200 passenger plane still in service is registered as C-GNLK and operated by Nolinor Aviation, a Canadian charter airline. The plane has the serial number 20836 and was first delivered on May 9, 1974, making it 49.7 years old. It's based in Mirabel, a suburb of Montreal.

[Super_Chief]

The 737-200 must’ve had issues with the overhead air controls (like the one dripping on you in the video). Back in 1989, I travelled aboard an Alaska Scarelines 737-200 from John Wayne Airport in Orange County, CA to Juneau, Alaska. I didn’t notice it at first, but once we were taking off down the runway, I immediately noticed ice cold air was blowing with great force on my head. Looking up, I realized that the little round control knob that you usually turn to increase or decrease the amount of air, was completely missing. There was only a large hole where it used to be, and the freezing cold air was now blowing out of it in full force directly on me!
I asked the flight attendant if there was another seat I could be switched to, but of course the flight was completely sold out. So, I had no other choice but to sit under that thing and freeze my rear off all the way to Alaska.
To give you an idea of how cold that was - When we finally got to Juneau, as I was unbuckling my seat belt to deplane, I took one last look at that overhead vent and realized a 4-inch icicle had formed under it! 🥶

[Qc_gambler]

4:04 little correction for the scheduled routes. Air Inuit in Quebec has 5 of them between 42 and 46 years of age.
C-GAIG
C-GMAI
C-GNDU
C-GOPW
C-GSPW
as always continue the good work noel!

[KevinJones-qper]

Now if this is not called addicted to aviation i dont know what is, love it Noel

[andyreynolds]

12:35 to borrow from classic vehicle ownership: “IT wasn’t leaking, SHE was marking her territory!”

[gregorymckenna]

Age doesn’t matter as long as maintenance and repairs are kept up. That being said, some airlines who only fly within one country sometimes cut corners with maintenance

[frederickvondinkerberg]

My 1st 737-200 was a Britannia airways flight from Luton to Heraklion in 1982