Flew one of the most competitive international routes from LAX with an aircraft I actually saw depart a couple days ago before the fog came in.
Server: Solo
Airline: British Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER
Origin: Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California (LAX)
Destination: Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom (LHR)
Flight Number: BA282
Route: KLAX-EGLL
Seat: 2A (First Class)
Time En Route: 10 Hours 24 Minutes
Boarding at the iconic Tom Bradley International Terminal in the afternoon, just before the fog rolls in off the Pacific
Pushing back
Listening to the deep bass note of the #1 GE90 as it spools up while we wait to taxi behind an All Nippon 787-9 bound for Tokyo-Haneda as NH105
Speedbird 282 Heavy blasting off of 25L into a Pacific Sunset
Back over the coast over the Pacific Coast Highway south of Malibu
The sun finally slipped below the horizon east of the Sierras
Sunrise over the North Atlantic this time of year is at around 8:30
Descending through the overcast over the East Midlands
Landing in London
Parked at Terminal 5 before being towed over to the British Airways maintenance ramp for a cleaning, whereafter this jet will be heading down to Cape Town, South Africa in the evening as BA43
