San Francisco Sunset Takeoff on the Airbus A350-900 Cockpit with French Bee

Join us in the cockpit of the French Bee Airbus A350-900 as the crew departs from San Francisco (SFO) at sunset on the final leg of their journey back to Paris. This breathtaking departure captures the golden hour lighting over the Bay Area, offering stunning visuals from the flight deck of one of the most modern widebody aircraft in the skies today.

This moment is part of a larger 4-hour 30-minute cockpit film, available now from Just Planes, documenting the airline’s long-haul service between Paris and Tahiti via San Francisco. The video features both the outbound and return segments, highlighting the crew’s preparation, ATC communications, in-flight procedures, and beautiful aerial views across continents and oceans.

French Bee operates the Paris–Tahiti route with a stopover in San Francisco, making this journey one of the most scenic and unique ultra-long-haul flights in the world. In this segment, you’ll witness the second takeoff from SFO, bound for Paris, just as the sun sets over the Pacific coast.

Watch the sunset takeoff video now:

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