Dec 6, 2017, 3:57 am
Last edit by: Forever in Seattle
List of flights cancelled (work in progress):
DOH - BA123/124 - 14 December to 7 January to DOH, 15 December to 8 January from DOH
AUH - BA72/3 - 3 and 6 November
EWR - 787 flights replaced with 777, giving timing changes.
IAD - BA291/2 4 January
LAX - 787 flights replaced with 777, giving timing changes.
SJC - BA278/9 - 2 to 7 January
MCT - BA 79/80 19-24 May
Current list of 787-8/787-9 at Heathrow Maintenance (Credit : BA Source) :
British Airways B787-8
December 2, 2017
G-ZBJE Enters Heathrow Maintenance.
British Airways Boeing 787-8 G-ZBJE entered the London Heathrow maintenance facility this morning after arriving as BA98 from Toronto.
British Airways B787-9
November 10, 2017
G-ZBKA Enters Heathrow Maintenance.
British Airways Boeing 787-9 G-ZBKA entered the London Heathrow maintenance facility this morning after arriving as BA202 from Boston.
December 23, 2017
British Airways Boeing 787-9 G-ZBKA entered service this morning with a flight to Moscow (DME) as BA233.
November 17, 2017
G-ZBKD Enters Heathrow Maintenance.
British Airways Boeing 787-9 G-ZBKD entered the London Heathrow maintenance facility this afternoon after arriving as BA132 from Jeddah.
December 30, 2017
British Airways Boeing 787-9 G-ZBKD returned to service late this afternoon operating BA203 London Heathrow – Boston.
DOH - BA123/124 - 14 December to 7 January to DOH, 15 December to 8 January from DOH
AUH - BA72/3 - 3 and 6 November
EWR - 787 flights replaced with 777, giving timing changes.
IAD - BA291/2 4 January
LAX - 787 flights replaced with 777, giving timing changes.
SJC - BA278/9 - 2 to 7 January
MCT - BA 79/80 19-24 May
Current list of 787-8/787-9 at Heathrow Maintenance (Credit : BA Source) :
British Airways B787-8
December 2, 2017
G-ZBJE Enters Heathrow Maintenance.
British Airways Boeing 787-8 G-ZBJE entered the London Heathrow maintenance facility this morning after arriving as BA98 from Toronto.
British Airways B787-9
November 10, 2017
G-ZBKA Enters Heathrow Maintenance.
British Airways Boeing 787-9 G-ZBKA entered the London Heathrow maintenance facility this morning after arriving as BA202 from Boston.
December 23, 2017
British Airways Boeing 787-9 G-ZBKA entered service this morning with a flight to Moscow (DME) as BA233.
November 17, 2017
G-ZBKD Enters Heathrow Maintenance.
British Airways Boeing 787-9 G-ZBKD entered the London Heathrow maintenance facility this afternoon after arriving as BA132 from Jeddah.
December 30, 2017
British Airways Boeing 787-9 G-ZBKD returned to service late this afternoon operating BA203 London Heathrow – Boston.
Cancellation of 787 services - Q4 2017 / Q1 2018 - Rolls Royce engine issue
Dec 7, 2017, 1:58 am
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Some reading here on Trent / 787 issues - rapidly found so not all of these are necessarily linked to the problems that BA is having at the moment:-
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Dec 7, 2017, 3:35 am
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So my BA95 LHR-YUL on 11.12 has been swapped from a 788 to a 789... Not sure if this is related? I guess so. The F cabin is not being sold, as I've read happens often with equipment swaps on 77s out of LGW. As there are more J seats on the 789 I doubt it will go out full so I assume F will remain closed, and given I no longer have any status I wouldn't be a candidate to be moved up anyway.
I was in 3K and have been moved to 13K... Not too happy about that. I paid to have a window seat forward of the wing, now I'm directly on the wing and right next to Y. There are no window seats left in the forward mini-cabin. I'm guessing if I ask for a refund for the seating change (I paid 70 quid for 3K FFS) I'll end up "unallocated" and have to pick at check-in? Should I act surprised on the day of flight and ask for a refund then?
I was in 3K and have been moved to 13K... Not too happy about that. I paid to have a window seat forward of the wing, now I'm directly on the wing and right next to Y. There are no window seats left in the forward mini-cabin. I'm guessing if I ask for a refund for the seating change (I paid 70 quid for 3K FFS) I'll end up "unallocated" and have to pick at check-in? Should I act surprised on the day of flight and ask for a refund then?
Dec 7, 2017, 3:50 am
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You're certainly entitled to a refund at any rate. I don't know what will happen to your seat if you ask for one now, but given seating can be quite dynamic in the days up to flying, why not just wait anyway. If 3K opens up somehow, you should be put in it, if it doesn't you can apply for the refund after.
Appreciate your frustration. Mrs BertieB and I are on an LHR-YUL later this month, and I've got 3J/3K bagged for the BA94 return. Hopefully won't get swapped out, but I've got an EF alert set up on both legs, so if it does hopefully I can get in quick.
Dec 7, 2017, 4:55 am
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Air New Zealand have now grounded all B787-9's due to 2 aircraft returning to AKL after departure this week. Not sure if this is 100% related to the same engine issue but suspect it likely is. RR are said to be assisting.
if BA have more aircraft that will need to Trent 1000 modification, the back order for replacement blades is getting longer by the day.
My feeling is this problem could be around for a substantial period of time but certainly hope not.
if BA have more aircraft that will need to Trent 1000 modification, the back order for replacement blades is getting longer by the day.
My feeling is this problem could be around for a substantial period of time but certainly hope not.
Dec 7, 2017, 5:27 am
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Notably, one article - Air New Zealand Dreamliner Rolls-Royce engine problems cause cancellations - NZ Herald - contains this:-
Rolls-Royce told the airline that some of its engines on the Boeing 787-9 fleet will require maintenance sooner than previously advised and that it does not have any spare engines available while that work is undertaken.
Dec 7, 2017, 11:54 am
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Dec 7, 2017, 12:01 pm
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The fleet tracker thread had originally scheduled G-BNLK as being retired in Nov’17, but it then went and spent a week in LHR maintenance so it’s quite possible they have pushed its retirement back to Q1 while the B787 issues are resolved.
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Dec 7, 2017, 12:04 pm
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Dec 7, 2017, 12:16 pm
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The fleet tracker thread had originally scheduled G-BNLK as being retired in Nov’17, but it then went and spent a week in LHR maintenance so it’s quite possible they have pushed its retirement back to Q1 while the B787 issues are resolved.
Dec 7, 2017, 2:47 pm
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So my question is why did NZ ground their fleet and BA is still flying some 787-9 ? I ask because I am booked on one from SJC early next week
Dec 7, 2017, 3:03 pm
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