31-Hour ATR-72 Flight Across 3 Continents: Morocco to the Caribbean

Aircraft Delivery Flight

• ✈️ The video documents an epic adventure taking delivery of an ATR 72-600 from maintenance in Morocco.
• 🌍 The journey spans approximately 40 hours of flight time across three continents, returning the aircraft to service in the Caribbean.

Route and Notable Airports

• 🇲🇦 The flight begins with a test flight from Morocco, heading to Casablanca, then to France.
• 🇮🇸 From France, the route proceeds to Iceland (Reykjavik), followed by Greenland.
• 🇨🇦 The journey continues to Canada (Quebec, Montreal) before heading south to the Bahamas and the Caribbean.
• 💡 Special airports included Cherbourg, which is unmanned and requires pilots to activate runway lights from the cockpit, and Reykjavik, which is not a typical international flight airport.

Scenic Highlights

• 🏙️ A 15-minute scenic flight around Montreal provided unique views of the city.
• 🗽 The highlight was being permitted by ATC to fly very low over the Hudson River, offering amazing views of New York City.

Flight Details and Crew

• 📊 The flight involved various stages, including departures like the SID Tulsi one delta, and cruising at flight levels such as 240.
• 👨‍✈️ The crew expresses gratitude to the maintenance team, specifically Mr. Denia, and to Just Planes for documenting the journey.
• ✈️ The video showcases multiple legs, including flights over Greenland to Ealit for refueling and then to Quebec.

Air Antilles Operations

• 🏝️ The flight aims to return the ATR 72-600 into service in the Caribbean for Air Antilles.
• ✈️ Other Air Antilles videos are mentioned, highlighting exciting landings at St. Barth's and St. Maarten, and flights across the Caribbean.