Apr 5, 2018, 3:58 am
Last edit by: Globaliser
In April 2018 BA announced that they had started a programme to refurbish the cabins on the Mid-J 747-400 fleet. In January 2020, this programme was completed.
As part of the refurbishment all of the aircraft involved have undergone a basic refresh which consisted of:
* Full aircraft deep clean
* Seats in WT/WTP refurbished with new seat foams and cushions as on Super Hi-J aircraft
9 of the aircraft received an ENHANCED refurbishment to bring the cabin up to the same standard as the Super Hi-J 747-400 fleet. This consisted of what is listed above plus:
* New carpets fitted throughout
* All curtains replaced
* New Panasonic IFE fitted in all classes
Note: It was initially believed that the enhanced refurbishment included LED mood lighting throughout, but this is not the case. All retained standard lighting. There were no plans to install WiFi to any Mid-J configured 747-400 aircraft.
Note: Aircraft that have undergone an ENHANCED refurbishment are shown in red
Aircraft are listed below in the order that they were refurbished and show return to service date, along with retirement date where applicable.
G-CIVU - 11 October 2019
G-BNLY - 24 November 2019
Mid-J 747 Cabin Refresh
Nov 28, 2018, 2:49 pm
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Nov 30, 2018, 3:36 pm
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That seems too quick for all that refurb work surely....? CIVK anticipated refurb date was stated as "TBC" in the recent list posted (after 4th November) by @TCX69
Also, and strictly not Mid-J refurb related (but it is related to Mid-J's) I notice that BNLK had an anticipated retirement date of November '18 and yesterday it landed at LHR and was moved to LHR maintenance shortly afterwards. Perhaps we now have one less 747 in the fleet.......... :-( .......... is someone chopping onions........ sniff sniff......
Also, and strictly not Mid-J refurb related (but it is related to Mid-J's) I notice that BNLK had an anticipated retirement date of November '18 and yesterday it landed at LHR and was moved to LHR maintenance shortly afterwards. Perhaps we now have one less 747 in the fleet.......... :-( .......... is someone chopping onions........ sniff sniff......
Dec 1, 2018, 3:00 am
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Also, and strictly not Mid-J refurb related (but it is related to Mid-J's) I notice that BNLK had an anticipated retirement date of November '18 and yesterday it landed at LHR and was moved to LHR maintenance shortly afterwards. Perhaps we now have one less 747 in the fleet ...
Dec 19, 2018, 8:40 am
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Flightradar24 has tomorrow’s BA283 (LHR-LAX) being operated by G-CIVM. Looks like I’ll have crappy IFE when it makes the return trip as BA282. Wiki shows this as the oldest refurb, which is better than no refurb I guess, though it has had 8 months to get grubby again.
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Dec 19, 2018, 1:15 pm
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Hi All,
New to this site and just read through 18 pages of replies! Flying to JFK from Heathrow on BA175 and returning on 172. Can anyone advise if they normally use the same aircraft for this route (if so, does this have new IFE?)
Thanks in advance!
New to this site and just read through 18 pages of replies! Flying to JFK from Heathrow on BA175 and returning on 172. Can anyone advise if they normally use the same aircraft for this route (if so, does this have new IFE?)
Thanks in advance!
Dec 19, 2018, 2:09 pm
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Both flights at the moment mostly use 86J 747's (not the Mid-J ones being refreshed talked about here), but that does mean new IFE as far as you are concerned.
Dec 19, 2018, 2:18 pm
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Thank you! I’m not really up to date with plane talk (86J, mid-J etc) so it was just easier to ask. Thanks again
Dec 19, 2018, 2:33 pm
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Dec 19, 2018, 3:11 pm
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JFK is a flagship route for BA, and typically the JFK bound 747s have the latest inflight technology. You should be reasonably safe but there is a small chance of a late aircraft change and the substituted aircraft might not have the most recent IFE system.
Welcome aboard ^
Dec 20, 2018, 4:34 am
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That'll be me ^
Welcome to FlyerTalk eds1996 and especially to the BA section. As you have already seen, we have a great crowd here who are always happy and willing to help and share their experiences. I hope you'll stay around and join in the fun. Please don't be shy in asking any question, no matter how daft you think it might be.
JFK is a flagship route for BA, and typically the JFK bound 747s have the latest inflight technology. You should be reasonably safe but there is a small chance of a late aircraft change and the substituted aircraft might not have the most recent IFE system.
Welcome aboard ^
Welcome to FlyerTalk eds1996 and especially to the BA section. As you have already seen, we have a great crowd here who are always happy and willing to help and share their experiences. I hope you'll stay around and join in the fun. Please don't be shy in asking any question, no matter how daft you think it might be.
JFK is a flagship route for BA, and typically the JFK bound 747s have the latest inflight technology. You should be reasonably safe but there is a small chance of a late aircraft change and the substituted aircraft might not have the most recent IFE system.
Welcome aboard ^
Dec 20, 2018, 7:14 am
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It doesn't work like that. Any aircraft in the correct configuration can be used (and if necessary, BA may even send an aircraft that's in a different configuration).
During the last month, BA has been using 18 mid-J aircraft - one retired during that period. Of those 18 aircraft, only one has not been to Cape Town during that period.
During the last month, BA has been using 18 mid-J aircraft - one retired during that period. Of those 18 aircraft, only one has not been to Cape Town during that period.
Dec 22, 2018, 4:55 am
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Flightradar24 has tomorrow’s BA283 (LHR-LAX) being operated by G-CIVM. Looks like I’ll have crappy IFE when it makes the return trip as BA282. Wiki shows this as the oldest refurb, which is better than no refurb I guess, though it has had 8 months to get grubby again.
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