BA Flies Newly Refurbished B777

British Airways has launched its newly refurbished Boeing 777-200s by flying to New York Newark airport with passengers on board.

The aircraft was the first of the 18 to be fitted with British Airways’ recently launched first cabin, new world Traveller and World Traveller Plus cabins and the airline’s latest Thales in – flight entertainment system.

Commenting on this innovation, the managing director, Brands and Customer Experience of the British Airways said the exciting and ambitious refit now brings our 777s right up to date, with new interiors and the very latest in-flight entertainment system.

“We have had fantastic customer reaction to our new fleet of Boeing 777-300 ERS, which originally show-cased our new cabins, and we know those who travel on these 18 aircraft will be equally impressed with our investment.

“Customers will be able to enjoy the very best travel experience British Airways has to offer, with more comfortable seats and brighter, more contemporary cabins”.

In the next five years British Airways will be investing more than £5 billion in new aircraft, smarter cabins, elegant lounges and new technologies to make life more comfortable in the air and on the ground.

It takes British Airways’ Cardiff-based engineers, at the airline’s Welsh maintenance base, approximately a month, or 5,700 man-hours, to carefully remove a 777’s old seats and interior and replace them with the airline’s very latest cabins.

Meanwhile, Caverton Helicopters has won a contract with Cameroon Oil Transportation Company.

The Nigerian-based company supports oil and gas companies in exploration, extraction and transportation of vital commodities.

Caverton Helicopters Limited is a long servicing logistics and aviation company that serves oil and gas companies in Nigeria.

The executive vice chairman of the company, Adeniyi Makanjoula who disclosed this, said the company had been awarded a five-year contract to provide aviation logistics support services to the Cameroon Oil Transportation Company.

Reward Akwu