Originally Posted by
47741
Reading between the lines, I would take it to mean new 773s which will be placed with a lessor (like the majority of the current BA 773s). However, like you say it does seem deliberately vague presumably because everything isn't finalised yet.
Originally Posted by
BrianDromey
If they were used Boeing wouldn’t be making the announcement at Farnborough. That Boeing are making the announcement themselves implies new-build aircraft.
That would be the normal natural inference, which is why it seems curious that the press release doesn't actually say so explicitly. Just a word that nobody thought needed to be said, or deliberate ambiguity? I wonder whether we'll find out. Personally, I hope that they are indeed new ...