The latest 007 film, which shows how Bond acquires his licence to kill with its '00' prefix, broke world-wide box office records for a Bond movie, and earned Daniel Craig a Bafta nomination for best actor. Shots of the tail fin of a Virgin plane have also been obscured.Ī spokesman for BA said only that it 'previews films before they are screened on our aircraft and regularly edits films' on the grounds of taste and suitability. The Virgin Atlantic chief is briefly featured in the original 007 film at an airport security scanner, but can only be seen from the back in the edited version. LONDON - British Airways has airbrushed a scene of arch-rival Sir Richard Branson out of its in-flight James Bond movie Casino Royale, sources close to the company said today.
