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Originally Posted by LondonCanuck
(Post 28878415)
Excellent. Will be in a 747 to Denver in Nov so will hopefully get one that have it... Maybe worth starting a Wiki as more planes get enabled and people can report their experiences ?
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With respect to pricing, I would hope the basic service would be offered free in F or J. I favour hotel chains that have fast, free wifi and I suspect this will increasingly become a factor on airlines in the future.
An an option to pay using Avios would also be welcome. |
Interesting, I was on BA 114 (JFK to LHR) 2 days ago (747) and received a survey after asking if I knew that wifi was available. I did not, as there were no announcements or inserts in the seat pocket. My first thought was the survey was wrong as they asked other questions that did not apply.
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Originally Posted by batrm
(Post 28878805)
You will not, I’m afraid. DEN is not a HI-J route and there is no plan to install Wi-Fi on the MID-J 747s.
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I've put a wiki on to the thread. What I think would be useful would be getting a note of those aircraft with a working wifi available for passenger list, so any updates there would be good.
To find out which aircraft may operate your flight use this URL: Code:
http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ba174 |
The South Wales Aviation Group website is a great source of information, as it tracks BA long haul aircraft as they go into the BAMC for their scheduled overhaul.
2017 movements in/out BAMC at Cardiff source: http://cardiffstathan.blogspot.co.uk/p/bamc.html G-CIVR/S/X are highlighted below: G-CIVA B744 52J 04/11/16 9170 - 04/01/17 9151 G-BNWX B763 06/12/16 9272 - 14/01/17 9272 G-YMMT B772 10/12/16 9174 - 04/01/17 9171 to Gatwick G-CIVC B744 52J 22/12/16 9170 - 24/01/17 9173 G-VIIF B772 22/12/16 9150 - 10/01/17 9171 G-ZBJG B788 23/12/16 9154 - 02/01/17 9154 G-BNWA B763 09/01/17 9274 - 09/01/17 9275 (day visit) G-YMMN B772 10/01/17 9170 - 01/02/17 9171 G-BNWA B763 11/01/17 9278 - 22/01/17 9275 G-BNLP B744 14/01/17 9270 - 21/02/17 9173 G-BNWB B763 22/01/17 9274 - 06/02/17 9270 G-VIIG B772 22/01/17 9170 - 08/02/17 9171 G-ZBKE B789 31/01/17 9174 - 01/02/17 9175 (hangar fit checks) G-CIVJ B744 52J 05/02/17 9170 - 28/02/17 9171 G-VIIU B772 06/02/17 9604 from Kingston Jamaica - 12/02/17 9171 to Gatwick G-BNLY B744 52J 11/02/17 9172 - 22/04/17 9170 G-VIIE B772 11/02/17 9170 - 28/02/17 9174 G-VIIY B772 17/02/17 9172 from Gatwick - 21/02/17 9179 to Gatwick G-ZBJE B788 22/02/17 9170 - 05/03/17 9177 G-CIVE B744 52J 22/02/17 9172 - 11/03/17 9171 G-STBG B77W 26/02/17 9170 - 08/03/17 9173 LN-LND B788 03/03/17 8984 from Stockholm - 09/03/17 8983 to Copenhagen G-VIIK B772 09/03/17 9170 - 19/03/17 9171 LN-LNH B788 09/03/17 8982 from Copenhagen - 15/03/17 8982 to Gatwick G-BNLO B744 52J 11/03/17 9170 - 22/03/17 9179 to Teruel G-BNLN B744 52J 11/03/17 9173 - 06/04/17 9172 LN-LNE B788 14/03/17 8982 from Copenhagen - 21/03/17 8983 to Copenhagen G-VIIH B772 19/03/17 9170 - 28/03/17 9171 LN-LNA B788 20/03/17 8982 from Copenhagen - 28/03/17 8983 to Oslo LN-LNF B788 28/03/17 8982 from Oslo - 03/04/17 8983 to Oslo G-ZZZC B772 28/03/17 9170 - 05/04/17 9174 LN-LNB B788 03/04/17 8982 from Oslo - 10/04/17 8983 to Oslo G-CIVF B744 86J 04/04/17 9171 - 18/04/17 9171 G-CIVP B744 52J 06/04/17 9170 - 19/05/17 9174 LN-LNG B788 10/04/17 8982 from Oslo - 17/04/17 8984 to Oslo G-VIIK B772 14/04/17 9170 - 19/04/17 9173 G-ZBJF B788 19/04/17 9175 - 29/04/17 9171 G-VIIW B772 19/04/17 9172 from Gatwick - 23/04/17 9178 to Gatwick G-VIIV B772 24/04/17 9177 from Gatwick - 30/04/17 9170 to Gatwick G-YMMO B772 29/04/17 9178 - 20/05/17 9173 G-CIVW B744 86J 29/04/17 9170 - 15/05/17 9171 G-CIVL B744 52J 14/05/17 9170 - 31/05/17 9175 G-YMMP B772 20/05/17 9172 - 12/06/17 9171 G-CIVR B744 86J 20/05/17 9170 - 01/07/17 9173 G-BNWZ B763 31/05/17 9171 - 12/06/17 9172 G-YMMU B772 12/06/17 9170 - 29/06/17 9171 G-BZHA B763 12/06/17 9173 - 24/06/17 9270 G-BZHB B763 24/06/17 9271 - 05/07/17 9172 G-VIIH B772 28/06/17 9170 - 04/07/17 9175 G-CIVS B744 86J 01/07/17 9172 - 11/08/17 9171 G-ZBJG B788 05/07/17 9170 - 14/07/17 9171 G-CIVG B744 86J 06/07/17 9170 - 25/07/17 9174 G-ZBJH B788 15/07/17 9170 - 24/07/17 9173 G-CIVX B744 86J 24/07/17 9170 - 03/09/17 9173 G-STBL B77W 26/07/17 9170 - 02/08/17 9171 G-RAES B772 02/08/17 9172 - 14/08/17 9172 G-ZZZB B772 10/08/17 9172 - 26/08/17 9172 G-CIVU B744 52J 11/08/17 9170 - 25/09/17 9175 G-VIIL B772 22/08/17 9173 - 31/08/17 9171 G-ZZZC B772 26/08/17 9171 - 10/09/17 9173 G-CIVV B744 86J 02/09/17 9171 - 02/09/17 9170 (CIVX not ready) G-CIVV B744 86J 04/09/17 9172 - Current G-STBE B77W 10/09/17 9170 - 13/09/17 9173 G-STBB B77W 14/09/17 9170 - 22/09/17 9176 G-CIVK B744 52J 21/09/17 9172 - Current G-STBC B77W 22/09/17 9177 - 29/09/17 9171 G-BNLY B744 52J 25/09/17 9174 - Current G-VIIS B772 29/09/17 9173 - Current To assist you cross referencing the 86J 747s, here is a list of these aircraft. Those that we know have working wifi are highlighted : G-BYGA G-BYGB G-BYGC G-BYGD G-BYGE G-BYGF G-BYGG G-CIVF G-CIVG G-CIVH G-CIVI G-CIVR G-CIVS G-CIVV G-CIVW G-CIVX G-CIVY G-CIVZ |
Originally Posted by Prospero
(Post 28879653)
The South Wales Aviation Group website is a great source of information, as it tracks BA long haul aircraft as they go into the BAMC for their scheduled overhaul.
There there are 788 aircraft such as G-ZBJH. Did that get fitted? This aircraft does things like BWI, YUL and Indian destinations. |
Interestingly, (well to me), G-CIVG has recently had the old prototype WiFi removed but not had the new one fitted!
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Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave
(Post 28879670)
Very interesting. From the above list there are several aircraft that were in for similar lengths of time which therefore may have been fitted, so G-CIVG for example, which had a prototype wifi on it previously and is 86J, whereas CIVU is 52J.
There there are 788 aircraft such as G-ZBJH. Did that get fitted? This aircraft does things like BWI, YUL and Indian destinations. |
Originally Posted by skipness1E
(Post 28879677)
Interestingly, (well to me), G-CIVG has recently had the old prototype WiFi removed but not had the new one fitted!
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Originally Posted by batrm
(Post 28878805)
You will not, I’m afraid. DEN is not a HI-J route and there is no plan to install Wi-Fi on the MID-J 747s.
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Will new aircraft come with wifi already installed? The latest 787 G-ZBJI arrived at LHR on Friday (as far as I am aware).
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Sorry I wasn’t really in test mode yesterday, it was more an idle how to kill the last couple of hours and thought I’d see if I could (a) get on in the first place and (b) what kind of stuff I could do if I did,
I went for the 1hour simply connect and plugged my Amex details in. Got the Amex notification straight away, unsurprising as online.. billed to Adyen UK Ltd. The speed for web browsing was fine, I am guessing I had pretty much all the bandwidth to myself tho. First thought was post to FT :cool: I did a quick WhatsApp video call (yes very discreet and I wouldn’t make a habit of it!), a few emails, YouTube and Netflix streaming was really quick but from the pricing structure shouldn’t have been available unless I had gone for the Connect Plus option. There’s a timer screen showing how long you have left. I am sure they’ll have a way to bundle free access to certain customers by giving them a code, 23.99 for the top tier seems either expensive or good value depending what you’d want out of it. I am already torn between being very impressed and thinking its a bit sad that one of those places you really are cut off from all the instant connectivity won’t be for much longer. With a 747 full of people all doing “i’m on the plane” shouty video calls! I’ll see if it’s available on my flight home and maybe stump up for the full flight and run some speed tests etc. [IMG]http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/...sseaidtgu.jpeg[/IMG] |
On AA flights, which have had inflight wifi for some time, I have never noticed anyone video calling from the flight. Much like the fear that inflight wifi will cause everyone to talk all the time with Skype, it does not happen in practice. People can already talk loudly to their travel companions, and some definitely do (my transatlantic then transcontinental(US) flights yesterday both had some groups who were very loud for part of the flight). In addition, on a 747, you can't hear anyone more than a few seats away over the noise of the ventilation system so you need only fear loud people close to you.
Meanwhile, is the wifi gear not visible? Does it not require a noticeably bulge on top of the fuselage to hold the satellite antenna? With the collective eyeballs of BAEC FT on any 747, they would soon be spotted. For example, here's a 777 with satellite antenna used for wifi, it's the bulge on top of the fuselage near doors L4/R4. https://runwaygirl-5389.kxcdn.com/wp...77-800x415.jpg |
Originally Posted by flatlander
(Post 28880034)
Meanwhile, is the wifi gear not visible? Does it not require a noticeably bulge on top of the fuselage to hold the satellite antenna? With the collective eyeballs of BAEC FT on any 747, they would soon be spotted. For example, here's a 777 with satellite antenna used for wifi, it's the bulge on top of the fuselage near doors L4/R4.
https://flic.kr/p/XNqgV3 |
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