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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:
  • 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
A list of retired 747-400s as of May 2019 is archived here.

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.







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BA Fleet : New aircraft arrivals and retirements master tracker

Old Jul 19, 2018, 3:11 pm
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Originally Posted by BarneyMcGrew
"We are delighted that British Airways, one of the world's leading airlines, has again chosen the Boeing 777 for its long-haul fleet," said Ihssane Mounir, senior vice president of Commercial Sales & Marketing for The Boeing Company. "This agreement is a testament to the enduring value of the 777, its superior range, outstanding efficiency and popularity among passengers.
surely it's more testament to the fact that BA are already a big B777 operator, and that Boeing had a few delivery slots left at relatively short notice, that they were happy to fill at an attractive price !
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Old Jul 19, 2018, 3:26 pm
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A rather surprising order TBH when BA are about to become a relatively large user of the A350-1000 - which is pretty much a direct replacement (and considerably more modern) for the 777W.

Like for like, the 777W is now a generation behind the A350-1000 so with the industry replacement for for the 777W on order from Airbus and deliveries starting soon, why buy more of the old generation? Unless a better delivery / dumped price for end-of-line frames. Probably both!

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Reading between the lines, I would take it to mean new 773s which will be placed with a lessor (like the majority of the current BA 773s). However, like you say it does seem deliberately vague presumably because everything isn't finalised yet.
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If they were used Boeing wouldnt be making the announcement at Farnborough. That Boeing are making the announcement themselves implies new-build aircraft.
That would be the normal natural inference, which is why it seems curious that the press release doesn't actually say so explicitly. Just a word that nobody thought needed to be said, or deliberate ambiguity? I wonder whether we'll find out. Personally, I hope that they are indeed new ...
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Originally Posted by BOH
A rather surprising order TBH when BA are about to become a relatively large user of the A350-1000 - which is pretty much a direct replacement (and considerably more modern) for the 777W.

Like for like, the 777W is now a generation behind the A350-1000 so with the industry replacement for for the 777W on order from Airbus and deliveries starting soon, why buy more of the old generation? Unless a better delivery / dumped price for end-of-line frames. Probably both!
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.
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Old Jul 20, 2018, 3:25 am
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I don't know if it's linked or just coincidental but Novus Aviation Capital today signed for 'up to four' 777-300ERs.
Looking at past news they leased BA an A321 for five years back in July 2013 so they know each other and that lease must be due to expire soon. Maybe they were in talks and the subject of 777s came up.

Or maybe I'm putting two and two together and getting five?
I believe the A321 was G-MEDM which they inherited from BMI who already had the leasing deal through Novus so it was just a renewal, not necessarily someone they chose to partner with back then.
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Old Jul 20, 2018, 3:26 am
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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.
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Old Jul 20, 2018, 3:31 am
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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.
Didn't BA buy the original 77W's and then immediately sell them and lease them back?
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Didn't BA buy the original 77W's and then immediately sell them and lease them back?
of the current 12 77Ws, it seems BA own 6 and lease 6.
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Whilst the 77Ws were part of the package for the delays to the 787, I believe that BA found them to be far more efficient and profitable than they had expected, hence the top up orders over the years which have slowly grown the fleet.

I remain a little surprised that BA doesn't seem to have done anything yet with the 777X. I know that they have a number of A35K and 787-10 on order but between them they aren't going to be able to replace all the 744s due to be retired and the early 777-200ERs (which are as old, or older than the 744s).
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Originally Posted by JimEddie
....I remain a little surprised that BA doesn't seem to have done anything yet with the 777X. I know that they have a number of A35K and 787-10 on order but between them they aren't going to be able to replace all the 744s due to be retired and the early 777-200ERs (which are as old, or older than the 744s).
Exactly. Btw IB's A350 arrives at LHR today, I wonder if some BA Execs who haven't seen it will pop to T5 to have a look over it.
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Old Jul 20, 2018, 6:43 am
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Originally Posted by JimEddie
Whilst the 77Ws were part of the package for the delays to the 787, I believe that BA found them to be far more efficient and profitable than they had expected, hence the top up orders over the years which have slowly grown the fleet.

I remain a little surprised that BA doesn't seem to have done anything yet with the 777X. I know that they have a number of A35K and 787-10 on order but between them they aren't going to be able to replace all the 744s due to be retired and the early 777-200ERs (which are as old, or older than the 744s).
They've already stated publicly that the 777-200ERs will have a 30 year life in BA's fleet. Even the oldest will then not need replacing until 2027 so it isn't a bit surprising they haven't ordered replacements yet. As regards the 744s, the most recent retirement plan is in the wiki of this thread. All retirements already have planes on order as replacements except for the final 12 744s due to leave in 2023 or early 2024. As all the planes for this last batch need to be delivered and crews trained during 2023, BA really need either follow on orders for existing types (and IAG have options for 787s, A350s, and even A380s, but no 777X) or if a new type, all 12 to be deliverable in 2023. There's considerable doubt that Boeing could actually deliver 12 777X to this timescale, unless existing 777X customers cancel or defer their orders, as there aren't the uncommitted production slots.
It's also debatable whether they actually need something like a 777X to replace planes that by then will be confined to shuttling between London and the USA/Canada. If they do buy this series eventually, it is likely to be for routes that actually need both the range and capacity, not the rump routes of the declining 744 fleet.

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Old Jul 20, 2018, 10:28 am
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...It's also debatable whether they actually need something like a 777X to replace planes that by then will be confined to shuttling between London and the USA/Canada. If they do buy this series eventually, it is likely to be for routes that actually need both the range and capacity, not the rump routes of the declining 744 fleet.
What's the likely plane to replace B744s on USA/Canada sectors from LHR that are say 10 hours or less ?
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Originally Posted by richardwft
What's the likely plane to replace B744s on USA/Canada sectors from LHR that are say 10 hours or less ?
It almost certainly wont be a straight swap like that even if BA order more aircraft and as now you will see a mix of 772, 77W, 787 and A380 as well as the forthcoming A350 depending on route and demand. However some have suggested that there may be a concentration of the 772s on these routes (especially if they are all refurbished and densified) as they are older and less fuel efficient, however it is all to some extent crystal ball gazing.
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Thanks, itll be very interesting to see what happens.
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why buy more of the old generation?
Probably to match the old generation club seats that will go in them.
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