Oct 6, 2018, 2:19 pm

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Configurations (with links to AeroLOPA seatmaps, where available):

777-200ER
32J 48W 252Y (code 77S)
32J 52W 252Y (code 77T)
14F 48J 40W 134Y (code 77R)
48J 40W 184Y (New Club Suite) (code 77L)
8F 49J 40W 138Y (New Club Suite) (code 77M)

777-300ER
8F 76J 40W 130Y (New Club Suite) (code 77H)

Updated 777 aircraft now in service:

LGW Based Aircraft:
Completed (re-entry to service date):
G-VIIX - 08 March 2018
G-VIIR - 20 April 2018
G-VIIO - 23 May 2018
G-VIIP - 25 June 2018
G-VIIT - 07 October 2018
G-VIIU - 07 November 2018
G-VIIV - 25 January 2019 (currently operating from LHR)
G-VIIW - 02 April 2019 (currently operating from LHR)
G-YMMC - 15 May 2019
G-VIIY - 04 June 2019 (currently operating from LHR)
G-YMMF - 03 October 2019

G-YMMD - 01 November 2019

G-YMMB - 20 November 2019

G-YMME - 14 December 2019

G-YMMA - 14 July 2022

LHR Based Aircraft:
Completed (re-entry to service date):
G-RAES - 08 October 2019
G-VIIL - 31 January 2020

G-VIIK - 02 March 2020
G-VIIM - 20 March 2020
G-VIIN - 14 April 2020
G-VIIB - 25 April 2020
G-VIIF - 15 June 2020
G-VIIS - 12 July 2020
G-VIIC - 08 September 2020
G-STBM - 01 October 2020*
G-STBN - 05 October 2020*
G-YMMI - 08 October 2020
G-VIIG - 28 October 2020
G-STBO - 06 January 2021*
G-STBP - 08 January 2021*
G-VIID - 28 February 2021
G-YMMN - 04 March 2021
G-YMMO - 21 April 2021
G-VIIE - 29 April 2021
G-STBD - 20 July 2021
G-YMMP - 23 July 2021
G-VIIH - 16 August 2021
G-YMMJ - 03 September 2021
G-YMMH - 05 October 2021
G-VIIJ - 29 October 2021
G-VIIA - 14 December 2021
G-YMMG - 07 January 2022
G-YMML - 31 January 2022
G-YMMK - 24 February 2022
G-STBH - 31 March 2022
G-YMMT - 24 May 2022
G-STBG - 14 June 2022
G-STBK - 21 August 2022
G-STBL - 09 October 2022
G-STBJ - 27 November 2022
G-YMMS - 22 February 2023
G-YMMR - 31 March 2023
G-YMMU - 04 May 2023
G-STBA - 24 June 2023
G-STBE - 22 September 2023
G-STBF - 12 December 2023

In Progress at CWL:

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Planned:

G-STBB - TBC (originally planned for March 2021)

G-STBC - TBC (originally planned for July 2021)
G-STBI - TBC
G-VIIV - TBC
G-VIIW - TBC
G-VIIY - TBC

*G-STBM/N/O/P were delivered new with cabins installed; date reflects entry into service rather than re-entry into service

LGW & LHR selected 777s go 10-abreast (3-4-3) in Y 2018 onwards

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Mar 2, 2020, 10:42 am

#886

Scotflyer80

Join Date: Nov 2013

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G-VIIN is to be flown to CWL refit on 3rd March.

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Mar 20, 2020, 12:41 pm

#887

Joeykins

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G-VIIB has arrived at CWL, anyone able to shed light on whether this is for the refit or just for storage?
EDIT: I see someone's just beaten me to it on updating the wiki!

Mar 20, 2020, 12:52 pm

#888

Schind

Join Date: Mar 2017

Posts: 726

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joeykins

G-VIIB has arrived at CWL, anyone able to shed light on whether this is for the refit or just for storage?
EDIT: I see someone's just beaten me to it on updating the wiki!

Gotta be quick around here! IM has just returned to LHR and IB is next on the list.
I've added a note to YMMI as that's also at CWL but is a bit early. It may be there for storage for a couple of weeks until IN comes out or it may be having other work done. There's only space for two refits at a time and there are other aircraft at CWL having general maintenance so all bays are full right now.

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Mar 30, 2020, 6:57 am

#889

NoTiersForMe

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Location: London

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G-YMMI after a nearly a week at CWL returned to LHR 23 Mar and was off to JFK on 26th [FR24]. Trust ok to have deleted its mention of CWL appearance on the wiki tracker above. And assume densification/NCWS/4class->3class conversion didn't happen in six days!

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Apr 14, 2020, 9:21 am

#890

Scotflyer80

Join Date: Nov 2013

Posts: 378

G-VIIN is due to be flown to LHR later today having undergone its cabin refit,

G-VIIB I believe is currently in the hanger for its refit.

G-VIIC is the next aircraft planned to go in to begin its refit according to the wiki. Does anyone know if this is still the plan or is G-VIIF or G-VIIS which are both at CWL already going to be refitted instead?

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Apr 14, 2020, 6:42 pm

#891

champair79

Join Date: May 2012

Posts: 113

I believe IIF and IIN swapped so would assume IIF is having its refit instead.

I think (but can’t 100% confirm) that IIB is simply stored at Cardiff.

champ

Apr 25, 2020, 6:26 am

#892

opus99

Join Date: Jan 2019

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Honestly by the time we are fully back and flying again almost the whole G-VII heathrow fleet will be done! amazing! Shout out to all the engineers working in this difficult time and getting these aircrafts refurbished!

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Apr 25, 2020, 6:38 am

#893

bmibaby737

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As i added in the 777 CS thread, G-VIIA went in today for refit. She’s 24 years old, so I expect after paying for refit she’ll be going for at least another 5.

Apr 26, 2020, 10:38 am

#894

bowlingformatt

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Location: Here

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I appreciate the speed in which retrofitting can be completed is still limited by the production of the seats themselves by Stelia Aerospace. but would the experts on the forum attest that the rate of retrofitting has increased? Should we expect more to be completed this year than next?

Apr 26, 2020, 11:09 am

#895

Schind

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bowlingformatt

When we had the complete list of dates available the rate was two completed aircraft a month (apart from at the beginning of the project as they were also refurbing 747s at the same time). There was quite a change in the order the aircraft were to be fitted a few months ago but, with the odd exception, it's still two a month. That's the maximum capacity they have at Cardiff with each frame taking 4-5 weeks to do in their two bays.

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Last edited by Schind; Apr 26, 2020 at 11:22 am

May 12, 2020, 5:13 am

#896

Kasey Kay

Join Date: Jan 2020

Posts: 3

Which planes will be getting the new Panasonic IFE and which ones are retaining it's existing Thales IFE.

May 12, 2020, 6:05 am

#897

champair79

Join Date: May 2012

Posts: 113

777-236ER G-YMMK off to CWL as BA9170 to have seats removed and will fly as a ‘freighter’ (I use the term loosely as it’s not a true freighter with strengthened floors etc).

May 12, 2020, 6:25 am

#898

Keiran Newberry

Join Date: Apr 2020

Location: United Kingdom

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Will the "freighter" conversion slow the speed of the Club Suite rollout? Would have thought the more CS fitted airframes the better in a post-Covid world

May 12, 2020, 7:55 am

#899

BAeuro

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Location: London, UK

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Keiran Newberry

Will the "freighter" conversion slow the speed of the Club Suite rollout? Would have thought the more CS fitted airframes the better in a post-Covid world

I have no inside knowledge but I don’t think it will slow it down. These 2 frames are due to get the CS in the not too distant future anyway. Hence, they’re just removing the seats now and then when flying resumes they can go to CWL and get the new interior.

May 14, 2020, 4:43 pm

#900

BAeuro

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A bit of a random question, but why did BA decide to drop F from all the bunked 777s (G-YMM*) going forward? I know they want to reduce F seats, but do the routes them aircraft operate not justify an F cabin?