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Dec 7, 2021 | 7:50 am

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skipness1E

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Originally Posted by PHM76

G-ZBJG did not have Wi-Fi yesterday. Crew said the aircraft had not been fitted with it but perhaps it was a technical fault.

As I type this, I believe that :
1. None of the B787-8s have WiFi,
2. B787-9s G-ZBKE/F/R/S are also still not fitted, although the new B777-300ERs have now all been to Cardiff to have their WiFi installed having entered service without it, for some reason it wasn't installed on the production line like the B787-10s and A350s.

You can eyeball whether your aircraft has WiFi or not, there's a bloody great flat aerial thing (actual technical term right there good people, be blinded by my level of science !) on top of the forward fuselage on the B777-200ERs, mid fuselage on the B787-9s and on the rear fuselage of the B777-300ERs and all the A350-1000s. It's not aerodynamic friendly believe me!

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