- IAG to place order for 53 new long-haul aircraft
- Discloses order of 18 aircraft from March
- News comes a day after Britain, US announce trade deal
May 9 (Reuters) – British Airways owner IAG on Friday unveiled plans to buy 71 long-haul aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, sharing a major fleet expansion across the Atlantic a day after Britain and the U.S. announced a trade deal.
The airline group announced a new order for 32 Boeing 787-10 aircraft for British Airways, and 21 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft. It also disclosed for the first time options exercised in March for six Airbus A350-900s, as well as six Airbus A350-1000s and six Boeing 777-9s.
IAG, whose airlines also include Iberia and Aer Lingus, said the Airbus A330-900neo aircraft would be powered by Rolls-Royce engines and British Airways’ Boeing 787-10 aircraft would be powered by General Electric engines.
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