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Jet stream blasts BA plane across Atlantic in record time. Boeing 777 reported at speeds of up to 745mph as it flies from New York to Heathrow in just 5 hours 16 minutes. The Boeing 777-200 jet reached a ground speed of 745mph as it rode winds of more than 200mph across the Atlantic Photo: Alamy. By Rob Crilly, New York.