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Dalek welcomes British Airways customers at Heathrow

British Airways customers were surprised to find a special guest, a Dalek, while travelling through Heathrow’s Terminal 5 on October 27th. One of Doctor Who’s fearsome foes was seen keeping a watchful eye over British Airways’ arriving customers. The Dalek also mysteriously appeared in departures where confused customers spotted one of the planet’s best-known villains […]

October 30, 2023

Paramount+, British Airways channel partnership

SVoD service Paramount+ is partnering with British Airways to preview some of the streamer’s best television series on long-haul international flights. A dedicated channel on the airline’s Highlife entertainment platform will feature a curation of exclusive Paramount+ series for all ages, including Halo, The Offer, Queen of the Universe, Kamp Koral: Spongebob’s Under Years, Icarly, […]

December 5, 2022

Extreme E signs British Airways content deal

Extreme E, the electric SUV racing series, has announced that its acclaimed magazine programmes – How to Build a Race Car, Electric Odyssey and Climate Changers – have been selected by British Airways for its in-flight entertainment channel, High Life. High Life entertainment is available to passengers on all of British Airways’ long-haul flights and […]

July 23, 2021

Inmarsat: In-flight data-rates of 100 MB/s

London-based satellite operator Inmarsat says its European Aviation Network (EAN) in-flight broadband system, and used by companies such as British Airways, is now capable of handling video and data at around 100 MB/s – and more. Inmarsat launched its EAN system in March 2019 and anticipated peak traffic limits at about 75 Mb/s but says […]

June 16, 2020By Chris Forrester