Best USAir commercial EVER!

[Wannabe Airways]

I cant believe that this is out there, fantastic. Reminds me of the days sitting under the lights of 32 in PIT or at the end of 28R.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nPd-kWXspQ

 

[jetpiedmont79]

I cant believe that this is out there, fantastic. Reminds me of the days sitting under the lights of 32 in PIT or at the end of 28R.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nPd-kWXspQ

That's a great commercial. I wonder where it was shot?

 

[CaptBud330]

Wish the name was changed back to USAir. Everytime they speak about US, they say USAir NOT US Airways. I think that commercial and song wre the best USAir ever produced.

 

[WestCoastGuy]

That was THE BEST commercial US ever did. I dont know the Ad Agency that was responsible, but it put the company in a beautiful light. In the late 60's & early 70's PSA had some great ones too. Even had one with Sonny & Cher singing the background. Would love to see some of those posted if anyone has access to them.

 

[Walmartgreeter]

There was actually a longer version of this ad, that had a little more lead up to the part shown. Thanks for finding this and posting it. Greeter.

 

[JAXPax]

People keep posting links to my youtube account. 🙂

 

[Boeing4me]

I cant believe that this is out there, fantastic. Reminds me of the days sitting under the lights of 32 in PIT or at the end of 28R.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nPd-kWXspQ

I think I remeber this being a Piedmont ad back in the mid-80's. Did they re-make it as a USAir ad once the takeover occured? I could swear there was a Peidmont ad that was just like this one....

 

[N965VJ]

I forgot all about that one! Thanks for posting that.

I remember an Allegheny commercial from the 70’s that had a gal that sounded like Karen Carpenter singing “Allegheny __________â€￾ Time to fly? Astrodyne? Vista Jets?

I was a kid then, and Google tells me nothing.

 

[Bus Driver]

I think I remeber this being a Piedmont ad back in the mid-80's. Did they re-make it as a USAir ad once the takeover occured? I could swear there was a Peidmont ad that was just like this one....

Hi,

This was not a Piedmont Ad. This was a new commercial that was produced shortly after the new paint, which was after the merger with Piedmont.

I think I remember the commercial was shot in Florida, around Gainsville Fla if I remember correctly. The plane is a 757, which came after the merger with Piedmont.

This was the Scholfield era, and just before the British Airways investment.

The commercial did not run for long as the company never did advertise much and money was tight by this time.

Anybody remember anything else?

Bus Driver

PS Piedmont had their own neat commercials, with McLean Stevenson (?) (the MASH guy) and others.

 

[Gio305]

I cant believe that this is out there, fantastic. Reminds me of the days sitting under the lights of 32 in PIT or at the end of 28R.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nPd-kWXspQ

so umm, how old is this commercial? looks early 90's to me

 

[LGA777]

Bus Driver is correct, was filmed at GNV using Ship 604, the first (ex Eastern) 757. I believe it was filmed prior to the start of scheduled 757 service. There was another commeroial filmed around the same time primarily at MIA that parts of are still in the current East safety video.

Cheers

LGA777

 

[JAXPax]

Bus Driver is correct, was filmed at GNV using Ship 604, the first (ex Eastern) 757. I believe it was filmed prior to the start of scheduled 757 service. There was another commeroial filmed around the same time primarily at MIA that parts of are still in the current East safety video.

Cheers

LGA777

Do you mean this commercial?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFcJepMncqs

 

[LCC_#1]

Can anybody find the full USAir begins with you commercial? I've yet to see the entire commercial with the entire song. There wa also an awesome orchestrated version that few heard.

 

[700UW]

I liked the one that started with the 757 being pushed out of the hangar and ended with kid in the field pretending he was an airplane.

 

[airport]

Many of the Piedmont commercials are available for viewing here:

Piedmont Commercials

This has always been one of my favorites:

Don't Look Back