Originally Posted by
avm2806
At the rate they are going... we'll be lucky if 3 aircraft are done by the end of year... I suspect it won't be till Q1 2026 that we see all 788's done which is a real shame as I avoid direct BA flights to India and fly either QR or EK (south India) or AI's 359 to Delhi so I can be guaranteed a decent biz product and I was hoping to switch back to BA direct.
The plan is for completion by early Q4 25.
Originally Posted by
BAflyer1971
Does anyone know why JC has not headed to CWL for club suites fitment? JB has been back for some time.
or is it possible JE has been put into the programme after sitting at CWL for three months awaiting engines?
G-VIIW is being retrofitted at the moment. Then we also have G-YMMK and G-VIIV in for scheduled maintenance. Theoretically, BAMC has 3 bays and 2 nose-in facilities, so (manpower & spares allowing) there could be another retrofit at the moment.
However, what I don't know is if one is already being prepped for A350 in-sourcing (the heavy checks are currently done outside) and thus is off-limits, or if indeed they're doing JE too. What I did hear was that Rolls Royce didn't have a firm idea on when they'd be able to get the engines back.