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BA FLEET: NEW AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND RETIREMENTS WIKI
BA are in the mid-stages of a large fleet renewal programme. The new aircraft enabled BA to retire the 767 and 737 Classic fleets with retirement of the 747 fleet and selected 777/A319 aircraft currently in progress.
This Wiki has been divided into:
BA are in the mid-stages of a large fleet renewal programme. The new aircraft enabled BA to retire the 767 and 737 Classic fleets with retirement of the 747 fleet and selected 777/A319 aircraft currently in progress.
This Wiki has been divided into:
- Projected Fleet
- New Arrivals
- Retrofits
- Retirements
- Historical Fleet
(Click on the aircraft type, where there is a link, to go to the relevant details in this wikipost.)
Projected Fleet
This renewal programme, which is being complemented with a cabin refresh for some of the older aircraft, is expected to see the following fleet numbers at year end 2022.
Heathrow Fleet and Gatwick Fleet
Shorthaul
• A319: 9 (38 currently in fleet)
• A320ceo: 67 (67 currently in fleet)
• A320neo: 22 (12 currently in fleet)
• A321ceo: 14 (14 currently in fleet)
• A321neo: 13 (9 currently in fleet)
Midhaul
• A321: 4 (4 currently in fleet)
Longhaul
• A350-1000: 18 (6 currently in fleet)
• A380: 12 (12 currently in fleet)
• B747-400: 12 (30 currently in fleet)
• B777-200ER: 43 (43 currently in fleet)
• B777-300ER: 16 (12 currently in fleet)
• B777-9: 8 (0 currently in fleet)
• B787-8: 12 (12 currently in fleet)
• B787-9: 18 (18 currently in fleet)
• B787-10: 9 (2 currently in fleet)
London City Fleet
Shorthaul
• E170 / E190: 28 (24 currently in fleet)
Longhaul
• A318: 1 (1 currently in fleet)
New Arrivals
Airbus A320ceo: Ten A320ceos were delivered between June 2013 and October 2014, based at LHR. Ten second hand A320ceos were delivered to LGW between December 2014 and August 2016. Details are archived here.
Airbus A320neo: 35 A320neo family aircraft (25 A320s and 10 A321s) were ordered to replace 21 of the older A319 and A320ceos and add extra capacity. Deliveries started in 2018. In May 2019 three A320neos were converted to A321neo bringing the split to 22 A320s and 13 A321s.
G-TTNA - Delivered on 10 Apr 2018
G-TTNB - Delivered on 25 Apr 2018
G-TTNC - Delivered on 07 Jun 2018
G-TTND - Delivered on 26 Jul 2018
G-TTNE - Delivered on 21 Sep 2018
G-TTNF - Delivered on 27 Oct 2018
G-TTNG - Delivered on 29 Nov 2018
G-TTNH - Delivered on 17 Jan 2019
G-TTNI - Delivered on 20 Feb 2019
G-TTNJ - Delivered on 28 Feb 2019
G-TTNK - Delivered on 27 Feb 2020
G-TTNL - Delivered on 09 Mar 2020
G-TTNM - Due in May 2020?
G-TTNN - Due in Jul 2020
G-TTNO - Due in Sep 2020
G-TTNP - Due in 2020
G-TTNR -
G-TTNS -
G-TTNT -
G-TTNU -
G-TTNV -
G-TTNW -
Airbus A321neo:
G-NEOR - Delivered on 23 Nov 2018
G-NEOS - Delivered on 29 Jan 2019
G-NEOT - Delivered on 01 Mar 2019
G-NEOP - Delivered on 27 Mar 2019
G-NEOU - Delivered on 10 May 2019
G-NEOV - Delivered on 30 Aug 2019
G-NEOW - Delivered on 25 Oct 2019
G-NEOX - Delivered on 23 Dec 2019
G-NEOZ - Delivered on 17 Mar 2020
G-NEOY - Due in May 2020?
G-TNEA -
G-TNEB -
G-TNEC -
Airbus A350: BA ordered 18 A350-1000s for delivery between 2019 and 2021. They will all be based at LHR are being delivered as 3-class in a 56J/56W/219Y configuration. Deliveries started in July 2019.
G-XWBA - Delivered on 27 Jul 2019
G-XWBB - Delivered on 19 Sep 2019
G-XWBC - Delivered on 26 Nov 2019
G-XWBD - Delivered on 23 Dec 2019
G-XWBE - Delivered on 12 Feb 2020
G-XWBF - Delivered on 20 May 2020
G-XWBG - Due in Jun 2020
G-XWBH - Due in Jul 2020
G-XWBI - Due in Oct 2020
G-XWBJ - Due in Jan 2021
G-XWBK - Due in Feb 2021
G-XWBL -
G-XWBM -
G-XWBN -
G-XWBO -
G-XWBP -
G-XWBR -
G-XWBS -
Airbus A380: Twelve A380s were delivered between July 2013 and June 2016 and are based at LHR. Details are archived here.
Boeing 777-300ER: Six 777-300ERs were delivered between September 2013 and August 2014 and are based at LHR. Details are archived here. A further three were ordered in November 2018, and a fourth in December 2018. These final four are due to be delivered from Q3 2020.
G-STBM - Due in Jul 2020?
G-STBN - Due in Aug 2020?
G-STBO - Due in 2020
G-STBP - Due in 2020
Boeing 777-9: In February 2019 BA announced an order for 18 Boeing 777-9 aircraft plus 24 options which will be powered by General Electric GE9X engines. Each aircraft will be fitted with 325 seats in a 4-class, 8F/65J/46W/206Y configuration. The 777-9s on order will be used to replace 14 Boeing 747-400 and four Boeing 777-200ER between 2022 and 2025.
Boeing 787-8: Twelve 787-8s were delivered between June 2013 and November 2018 and are based at LHR. Details are archived here.
Boeing 787-9: Eighteen 787-9s were delivered between September 2015 and June 2018 and are based at LHR. Details are archived here.
Boeing 787-10: BA has 12 787-10s on order to be delivered between 2020 and 2023: Each aircraft will be fitted with 256 seats in a 4 class 8F/48J/35W/165Y configuration.
G-ZBLA - Due 24th May 2020
G-ZBLB - Due in Jun 2020
G-ZBLC - Due in Aug 2020
G-ZBLD - Due in 2020
G-ZBLE - Due in 2020
G-ZBLF - Due in 2020
G-ZBLG - Due in 2021
G-ZBLH - Due in 2021
G-ZBLI - Due in 2022
G-ZBLJ - Due in 2023
G-ZBLK - Due in 2023
G-ZBLL - Due in 2023
Embraer 190: Three more new Embraer 190s were delivered in May 2014 and September 2014. Details are archived here. Seven second hand aircraft have since been sourced. Two more are due in 2020.
G-LCYV - Delivered on 19 Dec 2015
G-LCYW - Delivered on 25 May 2016
G-LCYX - Delivered on 10 Jul 2016
G-LCYY - Delivered on 22 Dec 2017
G-LCYZ - Delivered on 17 May 2018
G-LCAA - Delivered on 23 May 2019
G-LCAB - Delivered on 21 July 2019
G-LCAC - Due into service June 2020 (currently at WAW)
G-LCAD - Due in June / July 2020? (currently at CAN)
G-LCAE
G-LCAF
G-LCAG
G-LCAH
Retrofits
A320ceo:
The A320ceos currently based at LHR are being reconfigured from CY168 to CY180. These feature Pinnacle seats throughout and still have tables in CE, (unlike the A320neos).
There are currently 55 completed.
Completed (CY180):
G-EUUA/D/E/F/G/H/I/J/K/L/M/N/O/P/R/S/T/U/V/W/X/Y/Z
G-EUYA/B/C/D/E/F/G/H/I/J/K/L/M/N/O/P/R/S/T/U/V/W/X/Y
G-MEDK
G-MIDO/S/T/X/Y
G-TTOB/E
The following aircraft are currently undergoing cabin refit at Madrid:
G-EUUB/C
A321ceo (Completed):
All 14 shorthaul frames have now been reconfigured from a CY205 to a CY218. These feature Pinnacle seats throughout and still have tables in CE (unlike the A321neos). The four midhaul frames remain unchanged in a 23J/131Y layout.
Boeing 777-200ER:
For full details on the complete refit plan of the 777s, see the following detailed thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...8-onwards.html
LGW Cabin retrofit of 777-200ERs with 10-across economy seating and upgraded Panasonic IFE. These do notfeature the new Club World seat. This commenced in January 2018.
There are currently 14 completed.
Completed (32J/52W/252Y): G-VIIO/P/R/T/U/X
Completed (32J/48W/252Y): G-YMMB/C/D/E/F
Completed (14F/48J/40W/136Y): G-VIIV/W/Y
The following aircraft are currently undergoing cabin refit at
Cardiff:
None
LHR Cabin retrofit of 777-200ERs with 10-across economy seating and upgraded Panasonic IFE. These feature the new Club World seat. This commenced in August 2019.
There are currently 6 completed.
Completed (8F/49J/40W/138Y): G-VIIB/K/L/M/N, G-RAES
The following aircraft are currently undergoing cabin refit at Cardiff
G-VIIF - Arrived at CWL on 14 April
G-VIIA - Arrived at CWL on 25 April
Boeing 777-300ER:
Cabin retrofit to commence in October 2020 in an 8F/76J/40W/130Y configuration with the new Club World seat.
Retirement
With all the new arrivals there are also some much loved/hated (*delete as applicable) older aircraft heading for scrapping. Until 2015 most of these ended up in Victorville (VCV) in California for storage and ultimately part out for scrap. Since then most ex-BA planes have been sent to St Athan (DGX) in Wales for scrapping. Recent 747 retirements have been to Kemble (GBA) in England for scrapping.
Airbus A319:
G-DBCI - Retired to MAD on 07 Mar 2018
G-EUPV - Retired to DGX on 01 Nov 2018
G-EUOH - Retired to DGX on 05 Sep 2019
G-EUPX - Retired to DGX on 07 Sep 2019
G-EUOI - Retired to DGX on 04 Nov 2019
G-EUPE - Retired to DGX on 11 Mar 2020
G-EUOC - Retired to DGX on 11 Mar 2020
G-EUOD - Retired to DGX on 11 Mar 2020
G-EUOB - Retired to DGX on 16 Mar 2020
The next to be retired (subject to change) are:
G-EUPA - Due to be withdrawn in Sep 2020
G-EUPC - Due to be withdrawn in Nov 2020
G-EUPB - Due to be withdrawn in Oct 2021
G-EUPF - Due to be withdrawn in Nov 2021
G-EUPH - Due to be withdrawn in Nov 2021
G-EUPJ - Due to be withdrawn in Nov 2021
G-EUPK - Due to be withdrawn in Aug 2022
G-EUOE - Due to be withdrawn in Oct 2022
G-EUOF - Due to be withdrawn in Oct 2022
Airbus A320:
G-TTOB - Due to be withdrawn in Feb 2022
Boeing 747-400: As of 27 April 2020, 29 747-400s have been retired from the original fleet of 57, leaving 30 aircraft in service. Of those remaining, 17 are "super high-J" aircraft (14F / 86J / 30W / 145Y). (Cabin refresh dates here). The remaining 11 aircraft are "mid-J" aircraft. (14F / 52J / 36W / 235Y). (Cabin refresh dates here). All remaining aircraft have been refurbished.
The current plan is for all aircraft to be retired by February 2024. According to the Capital Markets Day presentation in November 2019, BA plan to have the following amount of 747s in the fleet at year end:
- 2020: 25 aircraft
- 2021: 20 aircraft
- 2022: 12 aircraft
- 2023: 3 aircraft
Since then the following have been retired:
G-BNLN - Retired to DGX on 24 Jun 2019
G-CIVG - Retired to DGX on 25 Nov 2019
G-CIVM - Retired to DGX on 16 Mar 2020
G-CIVL - Retired to GBA 14 Apr 2020
G-CIVJ - Retired to GBA 15 Apr 2020
G-CIVN - Retired to GBA on 16 Apr 2020
For a further analysis of the fleet and retirement plans: see Globaliser's tracker.
The last known planned dates of the next retirements were as follows (but should all be regarded as subject to change). All the retirements will be of the "mid-J" configuration unless stated otherwise.
G-CIVI - Due to be retired in Apr 2020 [super high-J]
G-CIVD - Due to be retired in May 2020
G-CIVH - Due to be retired in Jun 2020 [super high-J]
G-CIVK - Due to be retired in Jan 2021
G-CIVF - Due to be retired in Jun 2021 [super high-J]
G-CIVB - Due to be retired in 2022
G-CIVC - Due to be retired in Nov 2022
G-CIVE - Due to be retired in Nov 2022
G-BYGC - Due to be retired in 2023 [super high-J]
G-BNLY - Due to be retired in 2023
Boeing 777-200:
G-ZZZC - Retired to DGX on 13 Jan 2020
G-ZZZA - Due to be retired in Sep 2020 [potential early retirement - stored at LHR 19 Mar 2020]
G-ZZZB - Due to be retired in Oct 2020 [potential early retirement - stored at LHR 20 Mar 2020]
Embraer 170:
G-LCYE - Retired to WAW on 07 May 2020
Historical Fleet
Boeing 737: The last remaining 737 was retired in Oct 2015. Details are archived here.
Boeing 767: The last remaining 767 was retired in Nov 2018. Details are archived here.
BA Fleet : New aircraft arrivals and retirements master tracker
Dec 3, 2017, 2:18 pm
#1861
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL / GfL
Posts: 3,261
On the Boeing visit - B787’s or B77W’s are the only products I can assume they are shopping for at the moment, and 1 already has lots of options while the other is coming to the end of its production life, guess we’ll wait and see!
Pilot37
Dec 3, 2017, 2:28 pm
#1862
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 689
I didn't say new, and they are not shopping in Seattle.....
Dec 3, 2017, 2:46 pm
#1863
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,237
(No, I'm not bitter about it! ... just).
Dec 3, 2017, 3:40 pm
#1864
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,221
Well, from the Capital Markets Day presentation, x3 77Ws is a given: it's just a question of where from! Throw in the Monarch slots at LGW and it makes for an interesting shopping spree.
Dec 3, 2017, 4:36 pm
#1865
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: LHR, LGW
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 3,436
Is this why BA are holding on to the 747 for much longer than other carriers as they are just simply reliable despite the aging looks?
Dec 3, 2017, 5:48 pm
#1866
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Windsor
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 909
Interesting end comment given they are apparently discussing the purchase of SQ’s early A380 birds!
On the Boeing visit - B787’s or B77W’s are the only products I can assume they are shopping for at the moment, and 1 already has lots of options while the other is coming to the end of its production life, guess we’ll wait and see!
Pilot37
On the Boeing visit - B787’s or B77W’s are the only products I can assume they are shopping for at the moment, and 1 already has lots of options while the other is coming to the end of its production life, guess we’ll wait and see!
Pilot37
Dec 4, 2017, 1:00 am
#1867
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 399
Boeing fans are ever hopeful of a 779 order from BA (IAG) and there are those final 12 744s to replace by February 2024. I have doubts that there actually are 12 unallocated production slots for 779s, all for delivery in 2023., which is what would be needed.
Dec 4, 2017, 1:04 am
#1868
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,258
They're being held on to as they are long paid off. However, as much as it is my favourite aircraft, the 744 have had a lot of unreliability recently
Dec 4, 2017, 3:38 am
#1869
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London
Programs: Mucci. Nothing else matters.
Posts: 38,644
It would seem that the 380 and 787, albeit very different spectrums of aircraft, are not going to live up to their legacy siblings such as the 747 or 340.
Is this why BA are holding on to the 747 for much longer than other carriers as they are just simply reliable despite the aging looks?
Is this why BA are holding on to the 747 for much longer than other carriers as they are just simply reliable despite the aging looks?
So for similar reasons, I wonder whether the 747s really are being any more unreliable than usual, or than other fleets.
Dec 4, 2017, 7:19 am
#1870
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Programs: American, BA, United,Marriott
Posts: 170
British Airways B747-400 G-BNLK Returns from Heathrow Maintenance.
November 27, 2017
British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-BNLK, which has been under maintenance at London Heathrow since 20th November, returned to service this morning operating BA65 London Heathrow – Nairobi.I missed this from last week on BA Source. It would seem that after a weeks worth of maintenance that would be unlikely that BNLK is being retired before the end of December.
Dec 4, 2017, 11:57 am
#1871
Join Date: Oct 2008
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 887
Interesting. Only Airlines I can think of who could have 77W available that BA might be interested in are CX, EK or SQ.
2nd hand 77W for LHR could allow for equivalent number of 772 to be transferred to LGW and also for a shakeup of the routes operated ex LHR by the 744.
2nd hand 77W for LHR could allow for equivalent number of 772 to be transferred to LGW and also for a shakeup of the routes operated ex LHR by the 744.
Dec 4, 2017, 2:15 pm
#1872
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Australia
Programs: SQ & QF
Posts: 1,302
EK have a number of 77W's in storage. They have sold some older 77W and have sold some that have not yet been delivered.
What happened to the Jet Airways 77W that they didn't want?
Dec 4, 2017, 2:26 pm
#1873
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,596
CX are returning 15 B777's to the lessor.Not sure which models.
Dec 4, 2017, 2:36 pm
#1874
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,237
A few weeks ago a very senior person in BA, of the department usually involved in buying/sourcing/deciding where to fly airplanes came on the internal social network to deny categorically that there were purchases, or leases, of 777s on the cards. Things might've changed since then, surely the LGW slots require more frames than there are at Gatwick (and Heathrow doesn't have the spare to support more flying), but that was the latest that us got to know about fleet plan. If I had to bet, despite all that's been said around these slots from the upper echelons of management, I'd say that LEVEL will do the flying.
In terms of used 77Ws lying around, I don't think used frames from SQ, CX or EK would do the trick. Even assuming they are 77W and not 773s, those are planes with a very high number of cycles, used on mid-haul routes... I suspect they're not BA's cup of tea. There were some interesting ex Kenya Airways 77Ws on the market a while ago, but they've been scooped up by TK. Fact is, the 77W is an incredible machine and I don't see airlines partying with it anytime soon...
In terms of used 77Ws lying around, I don't think used frames from SQ, CX or EK would do the trick. Even assuming they are 77W and not 773s, those are planes with a very high number of cycles, used on mid-haul routes... I suspect they're not BA's cup of tea. There were some interesting ex Kenya Airways 77Ws on the market a while ago, but they've been scooped up by TK. Fact is, the 77W is an incredible machine and I don't see airlines partying with it anytime soon...
Dec 4, 2017, 11:48 pm
#1875
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,596
A few weeks ago a very senior person in BA, of the department usually involved in buying/sourcing/deciding where to fly airplanes came on the internal social network to deny categorically that there were purchases, or leases, of 777s on the cards. Things might've changed since then, surely the LGW slots require more frames than there are at Gatwick (and Heathrow doesn't have the spare to support more flying), but that was the latest that us got to know about fleet plan. If I had to bet, despite all that's been said around these slots from the upper echelons of management, I'd say that LEVEL will do the flying.
In terms of used 77Ws lying around, I don't think used frames from SQ, CX or EK would do the trick. Even assuming they are 77W and not 773s, those are planes with a very high number of cycles, used on mid-haul routes... I suspect they're not BA's cup of tea. There were some interesting ex Kenya Airways 77Ws on the market a while ago, but they've been scooped up by TK. Fact is, the 77W is an incredible machine and I don't see airlines partying with it anytime soon...
In terms of used 77Ws lying around, I don't think used frames from SQ, CX or EK would do the trick. Even assuming they are 77W and not 773s, those are planes with a very high number of cycles, used on mid-haul routes... I suspect they're not BA's cup of tea. There were some interesting ex Kenya Airways 77Ws on the market a while ago, but they've been scooped up by TK. Fact is, the 77W is an incredible machine and I don't see airlines partying with it anytime soon...