Originally Posted by
Schind
It does make you wonder why BA haven't gone for the newer models. I think we can safely assume price is the main factor.
While cost is definitely a strong factor, BA have been on record a few times saying they will never take early production models of any new plane again after the issues they encountered with the B744 fleet. The few B777A models they bought did go against that trend, but otherwise you can see the orders placed for the B787, A380 and A350 fleet have all been for production slots on a well established line.
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