Great British Air

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Great British Air

Connecting Britain and the World - If you'll pardon the pun

CALLSIGN: SWIFTBIRD IATA: GB ICAO: GBA

Great British Air is a major British flag carrier airline based at London-Gatwick, providing a high-class service around the world from the United Kingdom. We are renowned for having the finest first class service in the world, with champagne and chocolate onboarding, and well-cooked meals on long-haul flights. On short haul flights, both first and economy class passengers are given a small glass of fresh orange juice and a complimentary browse of The Daily Mail. Great British Air has carried Princess Anne on one of our flights.

Hub

• London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK)
  

Alliances and Codeshare Agreement
Great British Air is a member of Global Group Alliance, and also codeshares with the following airlines:

• Oasis Air
  
• Pakair
  
• China Pacific
  

Frequent Flyer Program - WishWings
Great British Air frequency flyer program is called "WishWings", which has over hundreds of users registered to the program. Our frequent flyer program can be used for many reasons, such as:

• Free Upgrade
  
• Able to use the miles and purchase Great British Air tickets
  
• Priority Boarding
  
• Extra Baggage Allowance
  

Fleet
                                                    In Service            Orders

Airbus A350-900                           29                    10

Airbus A380-800                            5                      4

Boeing 737-800                             15                    15

Boeing 737 MAX 9                          0                     20

Boeing 767-300ER                         3                      8

Boeing 777-300ER                        10                     9

International Long Haul Fleet

Airbus A350-900 - Our Flagship Aircraft

Our Airbus A350-900 seating layout includes 16 First Class seats, 30 Business Class seats, 35 Premium Class seats, 40 Economy Plus seats and 200 Economy class seats.

Airbus A380-800

Our Airbus A380-800 seating layout includes 18 First Class fully closed suites (apartments), 40 Business Class seats, 45 Premium Class and Economy Plus seats and 350 Economy class seats. The Airbus A380-800 also includes 2 private shower, 4 bars and 6 self-serving snack bars.

Boeing 767-300ER

Our Boeing 767-300ER seating layout includes 12 First Class suites, 16 Business Class seats, 30 Premium Class Seats, 35 Economy Plus seats and 160 Economy class seats.

Boeing 777-300ER

Our Boeing 777-300ER seating layout includes 4 closed suites, 32 Business Class seats, 38 Premium Class seats, 40 Economy Plus seats and 290 Economy class seats.

Our First Class seats include closed suites with a 180-degree recline, massaging seat, with a 32" personal TV, fitted with Great British Air On-Demand Video Studio and a free Netflix and Amazon Video account. Free wifi is also included. Every first class seat has 2 regular 110v AC power port.  In addition, every suite has 4 USB port and every suite has an Ethernet port. The USB port allows you to display your PDA or MP3 player information on the personal TV screen with a BOSE noise-cancelling headset. All first class seats are equipped with an amenity kit, complimentary blanket and a pillow. A full 6-meal course is served with a full English breakfast.

Our Business Class seats include flatbed seats with 180-degree recline, with a 22" personal TV, fitted with Great British Air On-Demand Video Studio and a free Netflix account. Free wifi is also included. Every first class seat has a regular 110v AC power port.  In addition, every seat has 2 USB port and every seat has an Ethernet port. The USB port allows you to display your PDA or MP3 player information on the personal TV screen. All business class seats are equipped with an amenity kit, complimentary blanket and a pillow. A full 6-meal course is served.

Our Premium Class seats include standard seats, with up to 140-degree recline with a 16" personal TV that streams Great British Air On-Demand Video Studio. All premium class seats feature a fold-out adjustable footrest, so you can really put your feet up! Every premium class seat has one regular 110v AC power port and 2 USB ports, allowing you to charge your charger whenever you feel like to! A 5-meal course is served.

Our Economy Plus seats include standard seats, with up to 120-degree recline with a 14" personal TV that streams Great British Air On-Demand Video Studio. Every economy plus seat includes one regular 110v AC power port and 4 USB ports for every 3 seats in the row. A 3-course meal is served.

Our Economy seats include standard seats with up to a 100-degree recline with a 12" personal TV that streams Great British Air On-Demand Video Studio. Every 3 seats in the row feature two regular 110v AC power point and 3 USB ports. All Asian based flights feature complimentary headsets, but other flights include headphones for purchase. A 2-course meal is served (Main Course then Dessert)

Short Haul Fleet

Boeing 737-800

 

Our Boeing 737-800 seating layout V1 includes 120 Economy seats, 20 Premium Economy and 16 Business Class seats. V2 seating layout includes 15 Premium Economy and 160 Economy Seats

Boeing 737 MAX 9

Our Boeing 737 MAX 9 seating layout includes 140 Economy seats, 25 Premium Economy and 18 Business Class seats.

Our Business Class seats include recliner seats with up to 130-degree recline, with a 14" personal TV that streams Great British Air On-Demand Video Studio. Every seat comes with 2 AC Power outlet, 2 USB port and an Ethernet port. All business class seats feature a fold-out adjustable footrest. Free Wifi is also included. Complimentary drinks are included. Meals are provided for free for routes above 800km (~500miles)

Our Premium Class seats include standard seats with a 12" personal TV that streams Great British Air On-Demand Video Studio. All premium class seats feature a fold-out adjustable footrest, so you can really put your feet up! Every premium class seat has one regular 110v AC power port and 2 USB ports. Complimentary drinks and snacks are included. Meals are available for purchase for routes above 800km (~500miles).

Our Economy seats include standard seats with a 12" personal TV that streams Great British Air On-Demand Video Studio. Every 3 seats in the row feature two regular 110v AC power point and 3 USB ports. Complimentary drinks and snacks are included. Meals are available for purchase for routes above 800km (~500miles).

Route Network

Great British Air has currently established premium international long-haul routes with our Airbus A350-900, Boeing 777-300ER, Airbus A380-800 and Boeing 767-300ER. Domestic and inter-European routes are operated on our Boeing 737-800 and some routes are operated by ourr Boeing 767-300ER.

Long Haul Route Map

African, Asian and Australian Destinations

Americas Destinations

Short Haul Route Map

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3/6/18 - More Caribbean Destinations

Great British Air will be expanding our international presence more into the Caribbean region; allowing for the ability to connect United Kingdom to the Caribbean and all of the commonwealth nations. Effective June 7, 2018 Great British Air will deploy it's Airbus A350-900 to Nassau, Bahamas to allow for Visiting Friends & Relative traffc and also tourists to experience UK & Bahamas. Great British Air will then deploy it's Boeing 767-300ER to Kingston, Jamaica to target the Visiting Friends & Relatives market. We will then expand to places such as Dominican Republic, Barbados, Trinidad, Montego Bay, Jamaica, Cuba, Curarcao and San Juan.

We are assured that these addition to Great British Air will be plentiful and to allow greater connection to the Caribbean, Europe and Asian cities. Therefore, all Caribbean destinations will be aligned to allow connection to the Eastern World (Asia, India, etc) for all our travellers. Remember, with Great British Air 3 bags fly free!

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27/5/18 - Arrival of Boeing 767-300ER

Great British Air, United Kindom's leading airliner has received it's first Boeing 767-300ER (registered G-AAAA, nicknamed "Aaron"-which if the first name of our first female Captain's child. This aircraft will be deployed on both international and european routes. We will be connecting the United Kingdom with this aircraft to parts of Spain, Portugal, Italy, South & Central America and Caribbean. The first flight will depart London-Gatwick at
12:00pm, to arrive at Barcelona at 2:53pm.

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17/5/18 - Inaugural Great British Air B737-800 Flight

After weeks of negotiating, and anticipating, Great British Air has finally completed it's first inaugural flight, after GBA47 departed London-Gatwick at 5:00am.
Onboard our inaugural flight included our CEO, COO, Chief Pilot for the Boeing 737-800, some Boeing executive personnel and passengers who scored the tickets within the 2 hours it was sold out. Everyone was greeted with a free meal, an amenity kit and gifts from Great British Air.
The Boeing 737-800 cements our commitment into dominating United Kingdom's short haul market, allowing to complete our long-term goal: Connecting UK and the World.

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14/5/18 - 2 More Days till Boeing 737-800 Arrives

It is now officially three more days until Great British Air receives it's first Boeing 737-800, 1 of 20 orders that have been currently placed. We are happy to release our new product on the Boeing 737-800 to all our customers. Our Boeing 737-800 seating layout includes 120 Economy seats, 20 Premium Economy and 16 Business Class seats, however, we may operate 2 different configurations in the near future.

Our Business Class seats include recliner seats with up to 130-degree recline, with a 14" personal TV that streams Great British Air On-Demand Video Studio. Every seat comes with 2 AC Power outlet, 2 USB port and an Ethernet port. All business class seats feature a fold-out adjustable footrest. Free Wifi is also included. Complimentary drinks are included. Meals are provided for free for routes above 800km (~500miles)

Our Premium Class seats include standard seats with a 12" personal TV that streams Great British Air On-Demand Video Studio. All premium class seats feature a fold-out adjustable footrest, so you can really put your feet up! Every premium class seat has one regular 110v AC power port and 2 USB ports. Complimentary drinks and snacks are included. Meals are available for purchase for routes above 800km (~500miles).

Our Economy seats include standard seats with a 12" personal TV that streams Great British Air On-Demand Video Studio. Every 3 seats in the row feature two regular 110v AC power point and 3 USB ports. Complimentary drinks and snacks are included. Meals are available for purchase for routes above 800km (~500miles).


Tickets have already been on sale for the first flight to be taken on May 17, 2018, with the plane departing London to Keflavik, and arriving at Keflavik at 6:55 am, and departing Keflavik at 07:25. We are hopeful that all our stakeholders will be extremely proud on Great British Air's progress and new entry into the Short haul market, where we will truly dominate and remain as the United Kindom's #1 Carrier. 

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10/5/18 - Codeshare Agreement with Oasis Air

Effective May 10, 2018, Great British Air will begin codesharing with Australian airline, Oasis Air on our non-stop London-Perth route, serviced by our award-winning Airbus A380-800. Passengers can also connect to other Australian cities with the addition of Perth-Sydney routes being announced by Oasis Air soon. We look forward to this partnership as this brings greater connectivity between Australia and London.

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7/5/18 - Introduction of A380 & B77W

Great British Air has successfully financed some used Airbus A380-800 and Boeing 777-300ER from other airlines on a lease agreement.

The 5 Airbus A380-800 will be entered into Great British Air fleet, with one being delivered every week as we increase capacity on our route network. These aircraft will be deployed to Perth, Australia and Asian cities. We have also received 15 used Boeing 777-300ER, with two being delivered every week.

The first Airbus A380-800 has already been delivered, registered G-UKAA, nicknamed "Amanda" and will be deployed to Perth, Australia. Great British Air is also proud to be the first United Kingdom carrier to offer London-Australia services, as it cements our commitment to be United Kingdom's number one carrier.

[Dokhu]

wow!

I had not seen this. It is magnificent!

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wow!

I had not seen this. It is magnificent!

Thank you!

[sameel]

Looks good mate, keep it up!

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Looks good mate, keep it up!

Thank you!

[Zortan]

Wow! I never remembered to check this thread out! Certainly worth it! I've got some work to do on mine! I think I might just delete mine and start over lol!

[Prop3ller]

As Qatar Airways is now defunct, GBA now codeshares with China Pacific a member of GlobalGroup

[palmertae]

Wow! I never remembered to check this thread out! Certainly worth it! I've got some work to do on mine! I think I might just delete mine and start over lol!

Thanks

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6/4/18 - Order of 20 Boeing 737 MAX 9

Great British Air is pleased to announce that we have struck a deal with Boeing to place 20 firm orders for the Boeing 737 MAX 9, with 25 more as options. Great British Air has been a loyal Boeing customer since day one of the Boeing 737 programme, both Next Generation and MAX aircraft.
Great British Air currently operates up to 28 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with negotiation with Boeing on purchasing the new Boeing 737 MAX 8.


The Boeing 737 MAX 9 will be placed on domestic routes that have a tremendous demand; allowing us to lower frequency and operate more efficiently. 

Remember, with Great British Air, 3 Bags fly free!