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
Mar 8, 2020, 7:36 am
#676
Join Date: May 2014
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Impossible to say. Plans constantly change and evolve based on how the world mutates. Who'd have guessed that we'd have had a 9/11 in August of that year? Or, for that matter, who'd have thought that COVID0-19 would've popped out of Wuhan? Plus, even when plans are made, they can be changed.
Mar 9, 2020, 2:33 am
#677
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Essex
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 271
Apologies if this is a stupid question, but is there any consistency (for want of a better word) for plane allocation on the same day each week? To give an example, I'm flying on BA207 in September on a Saturday (so obviously there's not going to be a plane allocated for nearly six months), but having kept an eye on it for the last few weeks it seems that the Saturday service tends to get an enhanced refurb 747. Is it likely that BA does aim to have this sort of consistent allocation? I appreciate that things change and you're better off trying to read palms than predict allocation this far out, but I might as well ask...
Mar 9, 2020, 2:41 am
#678
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 71
Apologies if this is a stupid question, but is there any consistency (for want of a better word) for plane allocation on the same day each week? To give an example, I'm flying on BA207 in September on a Saturday (so obviously there's not going to be a plane allocated for nearly six months), but having kept an eye on it for the last few weeks it seems that the Saturday service tends to get an enhanced refurb 747. Is it likely that BA does aim to have this sort of consistent allocation? I appreciate that things change and you're better off trying to read palms than predict allocation this far out, but I might as well ask...
Mar 9, 2020, 4:13 am
#679
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,464
Some weeks there is the same aircraft that operates LHR-NBO-LHR consistently - sometimes for more than a week - so it does happen on some routes where it makes sense. It may happen on other routes, but I do not have evidence of that.
Mar 9, 2020, 5:29 am
#680
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: 30 miles from London
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Apologies if this is a stupid question, but is there any consistency (for want of a better word) for plane allocation on the same day each week? To give an example, I'm flying on BA207 in September on a Saturday (so obviously there's not going to be a plane allocated for nearly six months), but having kept an eye on it for the last few weeks it seems that the Saturday service tends to get an enhanced refurb 747. Is it likely that BA does aim to have this sort of consistent allocation? I appreciate that things change and you're better off trying to read palms than predict allocation this far out, but I might as well ask...
I will load up my ipad just in case of Rockwell Collins IFE. I'm sure I will have some lovely WW crew looking after me in F anyway
Mar 9, 2020, 8:50 am
#681
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: London
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This pattern does happen for routes out of Terminal 3 where the timing of inbound and outbound suits.
Mar 9, 2020, 9:00 am
#682
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 37
Will be great to try the new Club Suite, however flying out in F and return in CW and was looking forward to my first F on a 747.
Apr 13, 2020, 11:31 am
#683
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 89
I noticed on the BA fleet retirement thread, that G-CIVM has been retired, leaving five mid-j 747's with the old IFE.
G-CIVD is expected to retire in May.
Meanwhile G-CIVJ, G-CIVK, G-CIVL and G-CIVN are all being transferred to Cotswold Airport, presumably for storage before retirement.
So pretty soon all the old IFE mid-j aircraft will no longer be flying.
G-CIVD is expected to retire in May.
Meanwhile G-CIVJ, G-CIVK, G-CIVL and G-CIVN are all being transferred to Cotswold Airport, presumably for storage before retirement.
So pretty soon all the old IFE mid-j aircraft will no longer be flying.
Apr 25, 2020, 12:56 pm
#684
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: London
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Looks like G-CIVN has been retired officially...
from BA Source:
"Withdrawn British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-CIVN positioned London Heathrow – Kemble for part out and scrap early this afternoon, Useful components had been removed/replaced at London Heathrow"
*didn't realise there was a retirement page already on this forum where its already listed as retired..
from BA Source:
"Withdrawn British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-CIVN positioned London Heathrow – Kemble for part out and scrap early this afternoon, Useful components had been removed/replaced at London Heathrow"
*didn't realise there was a retirement page already on this forum where its already listed as retired..
Last edited by Kwi; Apr 26, 2020 at 3:22 am
Apr 26, 2020, 6:15 am
#685
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Looks like G-CIVN has been retired officially...
from BA Source:
"Withdrawn British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-CIVN positioned London Heathrow – Kemble for part out and scrap early this afternoon, Useful components had been removed/replaced at London Heathrow"
*didn't realise there was a retirement page already on this forum where its already listed as retired..
from BA Source:
"Withdrawn British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-CIVN positioned London Heathrow – Kemble for part out and scrap early this afternoon, Useful components had been removed/replaced at London Heathrow"
*didn't realise there was a retirement page already on this forum where its already listed as retired..
AFAIK The rest of the 747s that are at Kemble/Teruel are just stored, although especially with the Mid-Js at Kemble, there is a good chance they won’t return to service.
Jun 3, 2020, 2:42 pm
#686
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Any 744's in the air?
Not sure this question is best suited on this thread (or previously answered) but are there any of the BA 744's operating passenger revenue flights or are all grounded?
Jun 3, 2020, 3:57 pm
#687
Join Date: Mar 2018
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Just posted in another thread that I see G-CIVP flying tonight's BA59 (Cape Town). I assume this is freight only as it shows as cancelled on the BA website.
https://fr24.com/BAW59/24a01d85
Jun 3, 2020, 4:06 pm
#688
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Just posted in another thread that I see G-CIVP flying tonight's BA59 (Cape Town). I assume this is freight only as it shows as cancelled on the BA website.
https://fr24.com/BAW59/24a01d85
Just posted in another thread that I see G-CIVP flying tonight's BA59 (Cape Town). I assume this is freight only as it shows as cancelled on the BA website.
https://fr24.com/BAW59/24a01d85
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-ad...turn-to-the-uk