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
Apr 3, 2019, 2:44 pm
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All the 4 you have mentioned are the "Super High-J" and not "Mid-J"
Can see them all here: B747-400 | The BA Source
"Super High-J" (86J): G-BYGA/B/C/D/E/F/G, G-CIVF/G/H/I/R/S/V/W/X/Y/Z
"Mid-J" (52J): G-BNLN/Y, G-CIVA/B/C/D/E/J/K/L/M/N/O/P/T/U
Apr 3, 2019, 3:26 pm
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Super High-J - 86J (86 Business Class)
High-J - 70J (70 Business Class) - There are no more of these.
Mid-J - 52J (52 Business Class)
There was a Low J some time ago too.
All the 18 Super High J frames have the new interiors. This thread and Wiki above tell you which Mid-J frames have the new ones. The old ones IFE is very much outdated and borderline not worth using.
Last edited by george77300; Apr 3, 2019 at 3:31 pm
Apr 4, 2019, 4:34 am
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Just the different configurations based on numbers of business class seats.
Super High-J - 86J (86 Business Class)
High-J - 70J (70 Business Class) - There are no more of these.
Mid-J - 52J (52 Business Class)
There was a Low J some time ago too.
All the 18 Super High J frames have the new interiors. This thread and Wiki above tell you which Mid-J frames have the new ones. The old ones IFE is very much outdated and borderline not worth using.
Apr 4, 2019, 4:45 am
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Apr 4, 2019, 5:29 am
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For a short period around 2000/2001 there was a 102J version as well which had no WT+. Club was the upper deck and all the way from the back of First to the rear galley. There was one zone of economy at the back. If I recall correctly this config only operated to New York and was the result of the grounding of Concorde.
Apr 4, 2019, 6:41 am
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Apr 8, 2019, 7:45 am
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Is the CWL-LHR positioning flight logged anywhere? I can't see it on FR24 or anywhere else, although more than one source reports that she is currently planned for BA59 tonight, as you say.
Apr 8, 2019, 7:49 am
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Apr 9, 2019, 3:00 am
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In the end, she didn't even make that time. But she did come back to LHR, and then went to CPT as planned.
Tracker updated - I think I have now caught up with everything.
Tracker updated - I think I have now caught up with everything.