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 4, 2018, 7:08 pm
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Mid-J 747 Cabin Refresh
BA have started a program to refurbish the cabins on its 16 Mid-J 747’s. Each aircraft will undergo a deep clean and will be refurbished to the same standard as the Super Hi-J 747’s. Nine aircraft will also be upgraded with Panasonic IFE
The rolling programme of refreshment, will be aligned to the aircrafts' annual maintenance checks, will take place over the coming 18 months.
The first aircraft to be refurbished (G-CIVM) returned to service on 3rd of April.
The rolling programme of refreshment, will be aligned to the aircrafts' annual maintenance checks, will take place over the coming 18 months.
The first aircraft to be refurbished (G-CIVM) returned to service on 3rd of April.
Last edited by Scotflyer80; Apr 5, 2018 at 7:55 am
Apr 5, 2018, 1:12 am
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Mainly the T3 regulars; LAS, DEN, CPT, MIA etc etc
They tend to make a daily rotation on JFK too - I guess for the higher Y capacity ?
Apr 5, 2018, 1:29 am
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This is great news.
If anyone is wondering whether their flight will be operated by one of the refurbished aircraft, flightrader24 usually offers one or two days advanced info.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ba293
The link above is for BA293 but you can adjust the flight number at the end of the URL to match your corresponding flight no.
If anyone is wondering whether their flight will be operated by one of the refurbished aircraft, flightrader24 usually offers one or two days advanced info.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ba293
The link above is for BA293 but you can adjust the flight number at the end of the URL to match your corresponding flight no.
Apr 5, 2018, 1:55 am
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They certainly need it! I fly LHR/CPT quite a bit and the last time I did that trip I noticed there had been a huge decline all round. Didn't enjoy the trip at all. Dirty, falling apart, worn, terrible IFE. It would be very a very welcome refurbishment!
Apr 5, 2018, 3:03 am
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Do you (or does anyone else) have the list of these aircraft that are due to receive the new IFE, please?
Apr 5, 2018, 3:27 am
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G-CIVN arrived in Cardiff on the 3rd April: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-civn
Apr 5, 2018, 3:41 am
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The retirements wikipost has forthcoming planned dates for three aircraft, which equally unsurprisingly happen to be the three oldest. All the information is in the tracker post.