I must admit that I don't get this. The 77W is so much larger than the 787 that I do not see how it can be an interim solution? Surely as interim lift the 772 would be better? Are they planning to use 77W's to replace 772's on some routes, then redeploy the 772's to cover for the 787's? If so then BA are increasing capacity on some 772 routes markedly. If they want to use 77W's on routes planned for 787's then somewhere along the line their planning has gone badly awry. I don't believe this
Surely the best interim for the 787's would be the 767 fleet - which apparently are being laid up.
Something does not seem to add up here - what am I missing?