I've taken BA287 from LHR to SFO a number of times since 1987, and it's still going strong, leaving around 1300 and arriving around 1700, seasonally adjusted. I think it's been around since the '70s. In fact, if I happen to be looking out the northeast windows of my office building at the right time, I can usually see it land. -- Michael C. Berch mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 11:01 AM, David Lee Provo JR wrote: > Matthew > > From my days back in London, I remember AC856 as a daily return to > London, > but even in the 70s, BA9 and BA11 daily flights from LON to Oz. Many > others > come to mind, but most of those airlines have disappeared now. > AC856/857 > go back at least to the 70s for sure. I think that most airlines have > long-standing flt numbers that do operate over a long spate of time > (like > dailys). > > dl > > > At 10:01 AM 10/29/2003, you wrote: >> As I boarded AC149, the 7:30pm departure from YYZ-YVR tonight, I >> thought that 149 has been the flight # for a good long time, maybe >> over >> 10 years. >> >> Similarly, AC has run 965 from YYZ to POS for most of my life. Even I >> think back to the L1011 and DC-8-63 days! >> >> Other than the premier flight #s, like 001 and 002, do most airlines >> have long-standing flight numbers that have been used for the same >> routing at approximately the same time of day for a long time? >> >> Matthew > > David Lee Provo > Travel Masters West Broadway > 200-2678 West Broadway > Vancouver BC > V6K 2G3 > Direct Line 604 659 4172 > Toll Free 1 888 683 9933 >