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BusinessOnly Jan 10, 2019 9:19 am

G-XLEB has positioned to Manila 06/01/2018 for maintenance - I can only suspect WIFI will be fitted whilst there?

Flying on A380 this weekend so hopefully i'll have one of the 4 WIFI enabled jets.

Schind Jan 19, 2019 5:43 am

Another snippet of info on the EAN launch in an article dated 15th January.


https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...315988dfc9.jpg


Deutsche Telekom: European Aviation Network readies for take off | Market Mettle

johnaalex Jan 19, 2019 1:50 pm

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Scotflyer80 Jan 19, 2019 5:58 pm

G-VIIN - Has been in CWL for nearly a week. WIFI to be fitted prior to returning to service

G-YMMG - Was flown to CWL. WiFi to fitted prior to being returned to service

TCX69 Jan 19, 2019 10:57 pm

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Schind Jan 20, 2019 3:40 am


Originally Posted by TCX69 (Post 30676918)
A few changes to the above Wiki.

G-CIVW, VIIW, G-VIIX and G-YMMK do have WiFi installed


G-CIVW is the only 86J 747 no to receive WiFi


Great update!
Don't you mean CIVG as the only 86J not to receive wifi though?

musehead Jan 20, 2019 4:10 am

I used the "browse" plan on BA7 to Japan a few days ago. Very slow, tested several times at around 300kbps. Not really fast enough for comfortable browsing! It also cut out a couple of times for around 30 minutes during the flight. Perhaps they were having issues with it.

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TCX69 Jan 20, 2019 5:30 am

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Can I help you Jan 20, 2019 5:48 am

Why isn’t going yo have it fitted?

Schind Jan 20, 2019 7:06 am


Originally Posted by Can I help you (Post 30677623)
Why isn’t going yo have it fitted?

It's due to be retired this year.

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...r-tracker.html

Can I help you Jan 20, 2019 7:10 am

Didn’t realise that a super J was being retired so soon.

ThatT1Feeling Jan 20, 2019 7:57 am


Originally Posted by rockflyertalk (Post 30629175)
I wondered why WiFi wasn’t mentioned on a recent JFK flight. Had it not been for FT I would have never known. There wasn’t mention anywhere. Is there a reason for the lack of mention? I don’t particularly mind, as a crowded WiFi network is never enjoyable but I thought BA would want to capitalise on the revenue from the WiFi packages by announcing it.

I had wifi both ways to / from JFK last weekend. Wasn't mentioned at all. Maybe as so may competitors already have it, then they think it's not a differentiator.
Have to say though that it's disappointing that BA charges so much for the service even in F. I had to use it on the outbound for work, but on the return I didn't pay out of principle. On AY if travelling business, you get 1 hour (I think) free which is a good balance of cost of cabin vs Wifi benefit.

Shenson Jan 20, 2019 3:29 pm


Originally Posted by TCX69 (Post 30676918)
A few changes to the above Wiki.

G-VIIB does not have WiFi installed
G-CIVW, VIIW, G-VIIX and G-YMMK do have WiFi installed

Current planned dates for WiFi fitting, for the remainder of 2019:

G-VIIN - In progress CWL
G-XLEB - In progress MNL
G-VIIK - 26JAN-09FEB
G-STBI - 11FEB-02MAR
G-ZBKI - 03-12MAR
G-VIIO - 04-17MAR
G-XLEC - 10MAR-13MAY
G-VIIP - 18MAR-08APR
G-ZBKJ - 05-14APR
G-VIIR - 09-30APR
G-ZBKK - 14-23APR
G-ZBKH - 23APR-02MAY
G-YMMH - 03-13MAY
G-XLEJ - 13MAY-18JUN
G-YMMG - 13-23MAY
G-STBK - 30MAY-18JUN
G-XLED - 19JUN-18AUG
G-VIIB - 20-30JUN
G-ZBKL - 24JUN-03JUL
G-ZBKM - 03-12JUL
G-YMMI - 11-21JUL
G-ZBKG - 12-20JUL
G-ZBKN - 20-28JUL
G-ZBKO - 11-20AUG
G-XLEE - 23AUG-24OCT
G-VIIT - 11-24OCT
G-XLEK - 24OCT-29NOV
G-STBH - 11-27NOV
G-ZBKP - 13-22NOV
G-XLEF - 29NOV-15FEB

G-CIVG is the only 86J 747 not to receive WiFi.

G-XLEG/L, ZBJA-J, ZBKA-H, ZBKR/S will all be completed in 2020.


Wanted to ask about some missing frames there :)
G-STBF
G-STBJ
G-ZBJK
G-ZBJL
Or are they after 2020 :)

Also are the due frames, namley the 3 ish 77Ws as well as the A350s/B787-10s delivered with the wifi already done?

Only frame I've flown on with wifi was G-CIVW back in november, the wifi was up and running but seemed to have no external data connection as it would fall over whenever trying to verify/contact the bank for the card details upon payment.

Thanks
Also first post~!

mmogdan Jan 20, 2019 4:11 pm

Any word on Short Haul WiFi rollout ?

rockflyertalk Jan 20, 2019 5:15 pm


Originally Posted by mmogdan (Post 30679364)
Any word on Short Haul WiFi rollout ?

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