Originally Posted by
rapidex
Looks like BA is not buying these 3 B777-300er's, but leasing them. I think this will get them early delivery, but the length of the lease has not been announced. It might only be 5 years, or it could be much longer. Time will tell when more details get released.
The 77W were originally part of the 787 delivery delay compensation package, but BA remains one of the words largest 777 operators and plans to keep the current fleet in service for around 30 years, which takes us into the 2030s.
BA wants to replace the 3 non-ER 772s, so quickly available, cheap, reliable 77Ws seem a good choice. They had been looking at used examples, but weren't able to secure the ones they wanted, apparently.
I think these are likely to be the first 777s with the next Club World seat and the first 77Ws to have 3-4-3 from the HD-772.