British Airways has launched the first of 18 revamped Boeing 747-400s on selected flights to New York JFK, Chicago, Lagos, Dubai, Boston, Riyadh and Kuwait, with further routes to be added in summer 2016.

The refreshed aircraft is fitted with Panasonic’s next generation eX3 entertainment system, which gives customers a choice of over 1,300 hours of entertainment, including more than 130 movies and 400 TV programs on larger, touch screen, swipeable high-resolution screens.

“We know that in-flight entertainment is really important to our customers, being able to relax and watch a film or listen to music helps customers to pass the time enjoyably, so by installing this state-of-the-art equipment we will be able to deliver even more programming on board,” says Richard D’Cruze, British Airways’ in-flight entertainment and technology manager.

As part of the upgrade, passengers travelling in World Traveller Plus, the airline’s premium economy, can now access to a universal power socket, which is capable of accepting plugs from the UK, US, and Europe.

New seat foams are also installed in World Traveller, the airline’s economy class, and World Traveller Plus to increase customer comfort, and new style seat covers fitted to match those on the A380 and 787 have also been added. Carpets and curtains throughout the plane have also replaced to mirror the new aircraft colour pallet. www.britishairways.com