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G-EUXJ has positioned out to Madrid....do you know what maintenance that has gone for? TIA

Re: A380 when will they all have the updated business class seats fitted?

Amazing in-flight footage from the window!

The 195's new seat's are bloody awful now. The older ones were really comfortable.

I love the BEA liveried A319 PJ. I enjoyed flying her when on the fleet. Capt A350

When do they expect to replace the B777-300 and B777-200 series. They have been a most excellent work horse for BA over the years .

Great video

Be nice if B.A actually got hold of a few A220’s in their fleet. They’ve saved enough scrapping the breakfast panini’s on the NCL-LHR over the last 10 years for a good few.💁🏻‍♂️😆

Enjoying these. Learning a lot. Thank you!

Amazing 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Thank you

Thank you again, very informative

Embraer 190 not 195 at LCY :)

How long does this ICE took to reach Bonn from Frankfurt?

I had the privilege of being invited into the cab of one of these, including a reversal at this station. It's up there with Earl's Court as one of the most interesting LU stations on the network.

Hi mark just watched your video with Geoff as someone who lives near to the marlow line it was fascinating learning some of the history behind it

Another great update

This may sound a daft question but at any point in this flight did you need I.D or Passport? I've never flown before and being disabled I've not had a D.L for over 30 years and never owned a Passport. I've always said if I did get one I'll use it very little and is it worth the hassle. I would love to take a little flight this in the UK. Thank you! Great channel! Discovered it after Geoff Marshalls Marlow Branch video!

Was lucky enough to find a bit of time to do this on my last trip to LA back in 2022. Great spot, great burgers.

Great, interesting BAs fleet updates. Loving these videos.

Loving the BA fleet update Mark, thank you. I think it is safe to say that we all want BA to get through their turbulent time and become top dog once more

Nice summary - seems realistic too! Thanks

Love these Mark. Thanks for providing them.

Most informative thanks

Great video as always; always look forward to viewing them.

It crazy BA don't fly to Manilla already. Why can't they have started the refurbs on the a380's?

Please mention the fact that none of the B787 10s do not have bunks for the crew to rest on a long hauls. 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

Airbus have made the a350 cabin wider and now 10 abrest is the same seat width as a 10 abrest in the 777

I heard Air New Zealand are planning on going to an all 777 long haul fleet, that would free up 14 787-9s there at some point, maybe not enough capacity on the 9s though.

BA initially struggled with the A380.. most airlines do but they have matured into a great bonus on those busy routes. Yes I think they will take perhaps a cpl of RR powered A380,s Yes they have been stored for a period of time but in a very dry climate so they are still within capable aircraft. BA have fully capable engineers who can go over the aircraft with a fine tooth comb and select the best. Yes the interior will have to be changed but the A380,s are in line to get the new interior! Now re the new club suites, they will drive down the number of club seats on board so say in a A380 which presently have 98 club seats on board, when the new suites are fitted your going to have significantly less seats. Yes much more updated and comfortable but that’s a huge loss of revenue

A very useful review; Thanks. Aer Lingus have a great A330 product - the Business Class cabis has served us well (living close to MAN, it is easier for us to transit through DUB than wait for "London Airways" to get us into LHR then hit delays at T5 (or get around to LGW again for a clapped-out 777-200ER!!!) by which time we are out over the Atlantic. Would love to see more A380s in the skies.

Great video,very informative and i totally agree with your analysis

I wish I was a British Airways first officer ✈️💫😏

Love these updates! Thanks

Are you Mark Hopwood the MD of First Great Western?

I think the only suitable replacement for the Gatwick/Trent 800/GE90 777-200ERs is the Airbus A350-900 - similar capacity but those Trent XWBs are better at dealing with Caribbean climates than the 787-10 which are best for East Coast US and Middle East. They should also seriously consider taking up the options for the A350-1000.

Really insightful. British airways should deffo look to grow their Airbus A350 network

Hi Mark, a great video, thank you. This is a subject I’ve been mulling over for a few years as the 777-200ER gets older and in need of replacement. I agree it could make sense to add to existing models across Boeing and Airbus to build resilience, capacity and ease of introduction to the fleet. Economies of scale would benefit the operations too. I agree, that adding new models would not make sense in my opinion as the fleet is already more fragmented now compared to the simplicity during the 80s, 90s and 00’s of a 747, 777, 767 fleet. I expect an announcement may come in the next few months during 2025. Thanks again.

Great report, can you share a link to the data sheets? Thanks

Thank you for a very good presentation. I am no expert but I am surprised that the members of the IAG family do not seem to choose to mix the fleets around ? I am thinking particularly of the Iberia long haul aircraft. I see they have a number of Airbus 330 aircraft in their fleet. I understand that Air Lingus also use the A330 family. Would it not be possible to create a pool of A330 aircraft with a common layout to be shared ? You could brand them as One World alliance planes . I doubt the passengers would really care about this. I think you are being very optimistic about the delivery times for the 777-9 so using the Airbus 330 short term especially for the Gatwick routes where Premium Economy / Economy are more important would seem sensible but please feel free to reject his suggestion given your knowledge of the subject.

Great Video! What are your thoughts on the Gatwick 777-200’s fleet most of which are 24 years old. I would think that a 787-10 or A350 would be a suitable replacement. I guess the 777 X will be a challenge given delays and issues with the MAX knocking confidence in certification. Having a single fleet type of 777’s based at Gatwick will give operations an advantage given they can easily switch aircraft if inbounds are delayed or aircraft go technical, but having a mixed fleet while they start to adopt a new aircraft type will create a mismatch in maybe range but more likely capacity that would cause a few headaches, although the ability to move a replacement aircraft from LHR to LGW (and visa-versa) might mitigate this. My money would be on the 787-10, but would love to hear your thoughts as the current long-haul 777 are getting old! Do you think they would have to operate a mixed fleet for a while before they find a suitable replacement or do you think there will be a few “second hand” 787’s making there way to Gatwick as a stop gap?

Very good vidéo. Only disagreement is on the used A380. Even BA said they were an attractive option at the right price. Time will tell! All the best.

Like the analysis and generally agree, I would be surprised if the options on the A350-1000 haven’t already been taken up as line slots are guaranteed therefore earlier delivery, maybe some of the announced orders to undisclosed customers. Could even be an extension to the 18. Also agree on the 787.

Where do you get all your information from?

Your audio seems in and out on this one?

I love the channel mate. Especially the BA fleet update videos. I enjoy the threads on Flyertalk so it's great to have a summary video too. Interested about G-XLEC doing 4 hours over the channel. Surely that would have gave BA plenty of time to arrange a new aircraft and crew to take at least some of the passengers on to MIA? Albeit perhaps not on a 380. You any more info on this?

Just to be sure, all 16 British Airways 777-300er now have club suite, right?

BA had options on 18 A350-1000’s which they don’t appear to have exercised which is surprising in view of the success of that fleet and their shortage of wide bodies, why is this? Additionally, with the problems of the A380 fleet why doesn’t BA purchase some secondhand A380’s?

Great review. So question if traveling in BA first but leaving through T3, are we not allowed to use First wing at T5 and use concorde lounge there? Follow-up if staying at T3 but BA first, is CH first lounge better or Galleries first BA? Thanks in advance!

Have they reintroduced the old BEA livery?