From Aviation HQ@2:292/854 to All on Mon Oct 9 13:50:48 2023
British Airways parent company IAG is in discussions with Airbus and Boeing about an order for at least 20 widebodies, insiders report to Bloomberg. The new aircraft are mainly intended to replace some of the Boeing 777-200ERs.
The British have 43 aircraft of this type (in addition to sixteen larger and younger 777-300ERs), making the 777-200ER the most common aircraft in the longhaul fleet. However, with an average age of 23, they are already quite old and need to be replaced.
British Airways still has 17 Boeing 787-10s on order (in addition to 2 Airbus A350-1000s and 18 Boeing 777-9s), but more orders are needed to replace the entire 777-200ER fleet. The Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 appear to be the biggest contenders for the additional order.