British Airways | Behind the Scenes of Our First Boeing 787-8 Retrofit

G-ZBJA is the first of our Boeing 787-8 fleet to have completed its retrofit.
Featuring three refreshed cabins, including our Club Suite, its interior has been transformed over at our British Airways Engineering Wales base.
Hear from the team in Cardiff on the end-to-end process which will benefit our customers and crew, as part of our £7bn investment journey.
#BritishAirways #Boeing787 #AircraftEngineering

[@AIRLINERVIDEOS]

Nice to see the faces of those who work incredibly hard behind the scenes to keep these aircraft flying! The new seats look fantastic. 👍💯

[@galaxy98765]

I love the British Airways crew. I flew from Seattle to Heathrow and back last year and the crew were so nice to me. Love them! ❤❤❤

[@HMSDaring1]

I hope that aircraft got a refresh to the exterior as well, because it's looking very tired on the flight into Cardiff.

[@DanielKat2012]

Yeah xD

[@Travelsbydreamer]

Great stuff! Looking forward to getting onboard ✈️

[@NicolaW72]

Very nice, thank you very much!🙂👍

[@devon896]

New refresh interior looks so much nicer.

[@Abhi-fx3gb]

I flew on G-ZBJA- I could tell it needed a retrofit- well done BA!!

[@cbb_o]

really interesting to see the space reduction of the aisle to accomodate a 1-2-1 layout, same as the 777 fit out. Hope there's still enough room to move around.

[@aaaviation1]

Good job guys!

[@robllan]

This retrofit can’t come soon enough. I flew business class on G-ZBJC around 12 days ago with my family. I feel completely ripped off. It cost £15k for my family of 4 to fly MAA-LHR-MAA (which we do every year) in business class and we found that 3 of our 4 seats were faulty. The seat motors constantly trip due to over current because they’re no longer being properly maintained. To add insult to injury, they stocked only 6 chicken dishes between 37 BC passengers so we had to choose an alternative veg dish which gave 2 of us food poisoning.

[@devon896]

The seat motors trip because the rails get clogged with dirt and the motors aren't powerful enough to overcome it.

[@mwd331]

Look into Emirates, a far better business class product than BA. If you’ve got £15k a year spare just to spend on flights, it might be better to look elsewhere in the market.

[@robllan]

@@devon896 yes that’s what I meant by the lack of maintenance. BA knows the seat will be replaced soon, so the cleaning / greasing regime is not happening on time.

[@robllan]

@@mwd331 I’ve flown Emirates 🇦🇪 twice now. It has the advantage that I can fly on to BHX which is closer to my family’s homes. However, the change at DXB is tough for my family. We have 2.5yr old twin daughters. Also, the Emirates 777 isn’t proper lie flat. It’s lie on a slope! To get a decent experience you have to fly on their A380 which only serves 1 leg of my route. Also the baggage allowance is crap. They follow the weight concept. Whereas, with BA I get 250kgs for my family and I use it ! 😂

[@beautifulworldvm]

Finally about time 🎉

[@shakesnbake]

I thought it was Jeff Goldblumm in the thumbnail!

[@tomstravels520]

Did he really just say a 787-800? 😮

[@911HRW]

And? Big deal

[@tomstravels520]

@@911HRWhe’s an aircraft technician and called it something it isn’t. May as well have called it an Airbus

[@YelpBullhorn]

Correct, because it's a 787-8, and not an -800.

[@richnash82]

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one that was outraged by this

[@chucklesuk]

@@richnash82 outraged geez get a life.

[@MohammadTaher]

niceeeee

[@ppcfoc]

8, not 800!

[@911HRW]

Picky. I assume you’re an aircraft expert working on them?

[@BayAreaTraveler]

@@911HRW It's more like attention to details especially if you are an aircraft mechanic, details matters.

[@timeslidez]

@@Flugzeuge4K Actually you are incorrect, Boeing never used customer codes for the 787 and has stopped using them for all models since 2016.

[@ppcfoc]

@@911HRW It's not picky, it's about being accurate and true to form. I'm no expert on birds but I know the difference between a magpie and pigeon!

[@mikehindson-evans159]

Does the aircraft fuselage still creak if you are sitting in seat 1K?

[@cruisinaltitude]

Are the Club World seats still facing backwards? Can't tell

[@santstravels]

The new Club World cabin (known as Club Suites) is all forward-facing.

[@neelghai]

10yrs late...better late than never...BA needs to catch up with the competition....

[@csjames69]

That’s more like it, a sensible business class seat unlike the weird reverse seats. They were just horrible.

[@jakim1360]

Great controversy and biochemistry 🧬 Obey cell Every moment by moment)

[@voicelag]

Always a last min equipment swap to a 777 🤣

[@Alex-om1be]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤

[@isaacbarwood6361]

can i just buy one of the club world seats pretty please

[@Anudeep842]

🎉🎉🎉😊🎉🎉🎉

[@castlegate2015]

Yeah, black really does brighten up a cabin and make it look welcoming..not. Blue is much better psychologically.

[@evagolldwing2623]

💎♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@needleontherecord]

They probably wont get it finished as everyone in the UK likes to go on strike

[@WILLIAM1690WALES]

As it is a Boeing, make sure you refit the plug doors correctly. I’m sure you will because you are Welsh, unlike some other individuals in Seattle, Washington?

[@mohwybar5832]

The 787 does not have plug doors

[@WILLIAM1690WALES]

@@mohwybar5832 so obviously Boeing have no problems with their credibility that seriously been ramped up the last six years with 737 max aircraft and numerous other problems with quality control. And of course if you are X Boeing engineers who then whistle blow you will end up being dead.

[@devon896]

Doesn't have plug doors, it's only on the 737 where an emergency exit isn't needed.

[@WILLIAM1690WALES]

@@devon896 Boeing corporation is in severe crisis, but because they supply that much to US military that keeping it under wraps pretty much like they’ve been doing with that idiot supposedly the commander-in-chief Joe Biden, it is total corruption. I don’t give a damn about to 737, 777, 787 and that even includes space, travel where they can’t get the astronauts back to earth

[@cupidstunt22]

Make sure the doors are screwed on properly

[@BennyBoy_Alpha]

its the 787, not the 737 MAX 9.

[@NicolaW72]

@@BennyBoy_Alpha Nevertheless...🤔

[@ryanlittleton5615]

Luckily the 787 doesn't have any plugs.

[@mdhazeldine]

Lovely interior.....but please make sure you double check the fuselage rivets while you're at it! I am hesitant to fly on a 787 right now because i don't trust Boeing when they say all the aircraft out there are "safe". What is British Airways doing to reassure the public in thos regard?

[@mohwybar5832]

The 787 has never had a fatal accident in its over 10 years of existence. Media is designed to scare you into clicking on it. If the 787 had serious problems that immediately affected flight, it would be grounded

[@mdhazeldine]

@@mohwybar5832 I heard the words of a Boeing quality control expert testify in front of the DOJ live on TV and then I heard the Boeing CEO try to defend the company. I wasn't convinced. The media's involvement in that was simply live streaming what happened.

[@mohwybar5832]

@@mdhazeldine well obviously the ceo defends the company. But the qc people are there to help Boeing. Also the media lives it for clicks

[@theqcguy]

787-800??

[@singhb5227]

Extremely disappointed with @British_Airways. The staff is the worst I have seen. Kids were terrified, tired, and sick due to the delay and the way the staff treated us. #CustomerService #FlightDelay

[@RobertH-qb5it]

Umm I am sorry, but what fool would brag about having a fleet of Boeing Airplanes?

[@ryanlittleton5615]

British Airways?

[@Dbodell8000]

The Uk the US’s trusty little terrier.

[@mattrichards328]

What a stupid comment 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@k1pp256]

0/10 rage bait

[@mohwybar5832]

A very good person, as their planes are epic

[@L_U-K_E]

If it's Boeing, I'm not going.

[@ZackAviator]

bro

[@mohwybar5832]

That’s just dumb. There hasn’t been a fatal Boeing accident this year related to them

[@ozbolli]

Just about to book my first holiday in ages and I’m so glad I’ve seen that British Airways still continues to support values that most British people find abhorrent. Vote Reform UK and fly Emirates.

[@MrMaster2k]

It's a nice retorfit - but unfortunately - I purposely avoided booking with @British Airways for my upcoming trip as they were only using Boeing Aircraft. Ended up booking with Lufthansa and the A350

[@ryanlittleton5615]

Last minute equipment changes are a thing though.

[@MrMaster2k]

@@ryanlittleton5615 I know, but Lufthansa operate mostly A350’s on this particular route. I spoke with customer services and that’s what they told me

[@mattrichards328]

Your hesistancy for long haul Boeing aircraft is misplaced

[@EuropeanRailfan]

But BA has the A350-1000 too - and plus, the 777-200ER and 777-300ER are some of the safest aircraft out there

[@MLIOGJXNUYAT]

For God's sake, kill the stupid music so I can understand what they're saying!

[@singhb5227]

Worst staff worst airline. Please avoid traveling with BA.

[@singhb5227]

Worst airline

[@almuric1baggins337]

And that's just economy class! ....... Wait until you see business and first class! LOL. I wish!