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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.

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