Originally Posted by
Globaliser
I wonder whether there was also a timing question, ie the 77Ws could come much faster, if a temporary stopgap is what BA is really looking for.
As others have pointed out, there is a strong likelihood (unconfirmed) that the 77Ws will be reconfigured in a Hi-J layout to replace the similarly named 744 sub-fleet. That being the case, a top up would be needed. Although, with 12 in the fleet and another 4 to come, that isn’t quite a one for one replacement for the 18 744s.