Boeing 747 days are numbered
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The inflight entertainment on BA's 747s seems to date from the 1990s. Even in Business/Club Class you usually end up with a little LCD screen that seems to offer blur-o-vision films or TV. That's if it works at all: several flights I have been on have required a re-boot of the IFE system, whether that be just at my seat or across the whole aircraft. All of this ancient technology is controlled by a wired telephone handset and the chance of you being provided with clear sound in both ears from the wired headphones is 50/50 at best.
Still if BA thinks this is still good enough for Business Class fares for a good few more years yet, then good luck to them.
One other annoying point which I am sure affects all airlines: why do we have to have our movie viewing interupted by so many dual language cabin crew announcements?
Still if BA thinks this is still good enough for Business Class fares for a good few more years yet, then good luck to them.
One other annoying point which I am sure affects all airlines: why do we have to have our movie viewing interupted by so many dual language cabin crew announcements?
yellowjack said:
Polite M135 driver said:
paulguitar said:
Just about to board:
looks like a cut and shut job, you can see where the fuselage is a different colour at the back than it is at the front.have a good flight.
...waste not, want not...
Whats the story with the vintage one?....
Bandit110 said:
Am I missing the different colour fuselage bit?
The two B-17's in the photo's had clearly been "field repaired" buy replacing the rear and front fuselage sections with those from other aircraft as one has a painted front and natural metal rear, and the bottom one has a painted rear with a natural metal front section. LotusOmega375D said:
The inflight entertainment on BA's 747s seems to date from the 1990s. Even in Business/Club Class you usually end up with a little LCD screen that seems to offer blur-o-vision films or TV.
I assume you mean the Rockwell Collins one?Half of the fleet has the Panasonic eX3 system:
https://londonairtravel.com/2017/08/12/ba-flight-e...
aeropilot said:
The two B-17's in the photo's had clearly been "field repaired" buy replacing the rear and front fuselage sections with those from other aircraft as one has a painted front and natural metal rear, and the bottom one has a painted rear with a natural metal front section.
Thanks... also the joke about the 747? 
pushthebutton said:
LotusOmega375D said:
The inflight entertainment on BA's 747s seems to date from the 1990s. Even in Business/Club Class you usually end up with a little LCD screen that seems to offer blur-o-vision films or TV.
I assume you mean the Rockwell Collins one?Half of the fleet has the Panasonic eX3 system:
https://londonairtravel.com/2017/08/12/ba-flight-e...
Had a couple of trips on the 747, always in Cattle Class. Pan Am Frankfurt - Washington DC return in 1987. Sat next to a USAF B1 pilot so interesting company on the flight. A little later booked with the (then) growing Virgin Atlantic to go Gatwick - Boston return. Turned up at Gatters to be told that 'the' 747 was tits-up and that alternative transport had been chartered. Flew out on a TransAer DC8 held together with speed tape that was older than I was. Return from Boston was on a 747 though. The seat pitch was pretty tight in plebville even though I'm only the same height as Yellowjack.
A mate is a 744 skipper with BA. Loves it. He's a Boeing Man through and through, preferring the extra cockpit workload to the Airbus. I remember when BA first got the 744/757/767s and the 1st gen glass cockpits and autothrottles seemed like something out of Star Wars. The aeroplane I fly at work has 3D synthetic vision, 3D flight director, software-tuned radios, the works. Looking at the pics of the 747 flight-decks on this thread rams home how old they are!
A mate is a 744 skipper with BA. Loves it. He's a Boeing Man through and through, preferring the extra cockpit workload to the Airbus. I remember when BA first got the 744/757/767s and the 1st gen glass cockpits and autothrottles seemed like something out of Star Wars. The aeroplane I fly at work has 3D synthetic vision, 3D flight director, software-tuned radios, the works. Looking at the pics of the 747 flight-decks on this thread rams home how old they are!
LotusOmega375D said:
pushthebutton said:
LotusOmega375D said:
The inflight entertainment on BA's 747s seems to date from the 1990s. Even in Business/Club Class you usually end up with a little LCD screen that seems to offer blur-o-vision films or TV.
I assume you mean the Rockwell Collins one?Half of the fleet has the Panasonic eX3 system:
https://londonairtravel.com/2017/08/12/ba-flight-e...
India is on 777s and 787s as far as I know and without specifically looking it up. I think some of the 787 trips have been subbed the 777 due to the engine issues.
The LHR > CPT flight I have in Feb will likely be a knackered old BA 747 as usual.
Trip back I'll be going via JNB, so at least I'll get a relatively shiny 380 on the way back. Experience has taught me it's worth the extra couple of hours faff dealing with the internal flight.
Trip back I'll be going via JNB, so at least I'll get a relatively shiny 380 on the way back. Experience has taught me it's worth the extra couple of hours faff dealing with the internal flight.
Edited by Badgerboy on Sunday 16th December 11:26
Last week flew 747-400 in Club World home from Dubai, 0225 Friday morning flight back to LHR. Best flight I've ever had - got at least 6 hrs sleep, really comfortable, quiet and plenty of room. Infotainment stuff was pretty good, better than the BA 777 that I took to Saudi on the way out last week.
Loved it - hope that it won't be my last trip on a 747.
Loved it - hope that it won't be my last trip on a 747.
b14 said:
Last week flew 747-400 in Club World home from Dubai, 0225 Friday morning flight back to LHR. Best flight I've ever had - got at least 6 hrs sleep, really comfortable, quiet and plenty of room. Infotainment stuff was pretty good, better than the BA 777 that I took to Saudi on the way out last week.
Loved it - hope that it won't be my last trip on a 747.
So, I’ve read that sat at 38,000ft in Premium on Pretty Woman. Been a good flight so far and well, as I’ve said before, I’ll be sad to see the old girls go! Loved it - hope that it won't be my last trip on a 747.
Edited by Shotgun Jon on Monday 17th December 16:27
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