British Airways upgrading 777-200s

Newark New Jersey, the alternative airport for New York, has seen the arrival of the first British Airways Boeing 777-200 with the new long haul cabins.  A multi-million pound refurbishment project will give the airline’s 18 Boeing 777-200s the same contemporary interiors as British Airways six brand new Boeing 777-300ERs.  All four classes gain the kit plus the airline’s latest Thales inflight entertainment system.

At British Airways maintenance base at Cardiff it takes engineers approximately a month, or 5,700 man-hours, to take out the old seats and interiors of the 777s and replace them with the very latest interior.  Each aircraft has a staggering 13 kilometres of wiring removed and lightweight fibre optic cables installed to power the new entertainment system. 

One particular and highly visible feature of the new cabins is the larger high-resolution video touchscreens.  World Traveller passengers will be able to watch TV and films on 35% bigger offerings (now 8.9 inches); in World Traveller Plus they are 60% larger (now 10.6 inches); Club World widescreens increase by 16.3% (now 12.1 inches) while in First the screens increase by 27% (now 15.4 inches).  The entertainment system offers over 700 hours of viewing, or 230 TV programmes, 70 films and 400 CDs. www.ba.com

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