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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
Sep 11, 2018, 8:08 pm
#2446
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 378
Does anyone know when the first A320CEO is planned to undergo cabin refit?.
Sep 14, 2018, 12:07 am
#2447
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 162
B787 ZBJK
on it’s way to LHR - due in about 12.50
Sep 14, 2018, 2:52 am
#2448
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: HUY & PIK
Programs: baec, HHonours
Posts: 175
Hi All
Anyone know what aircraft type is likely to replace the B763 on the 662/663 rotation to Larnaca after retirements. The A320 has a few less seats but a dummy booking shows an A320 scheduled in March 19.
Is this likely to in crease demand and possibly prices?
TIA
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Anyone know what aircraft type is likely to replace the B763 on the 662/663 rotation to Larnaca after retirements. The A320 has a few less seats but a dummy booking shows an A320 scheduled in March 19.
Is this likely to in crease demand and possibly prices?
TIA
ss
Sep 14, 2018, 4:27 am
#2449
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,596
Hi All
Anyone know what aircraft type is likely to replace the B763 on the 662/663 rotation to Larnaca after retirements. The A320 has a few less seats but a dummy booking shows an A320 scheduled in March 19.
Is this likely to in crease demand and possibly prices?
TIA
ss
Anyone know what aircraft type is likely to replace the B763 on the 662/663 rotation to Larnaca after retirements. The A320 has a few less seats but a dummy booking shows an A320 scheduled in March 19.
Is this likely to in crease demand and possibly prices?
TIA
ss
Sep 14, 2018, 4:29 am
#2450
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,020
Hi All
Anyone know what aircraft type is likely to replace the B763 on the 662/663 rotation to Larnaca after retirements. The A320 has a few less seats but a dummy booking shows an A320 scheduled in March 19.
Is this likely to in crease demand and possibly prices?
TIA
ss
Anyone know what aircraft type is likely to replace the B763 on the 662/663 rotation to Larnaca after retirements. The A320 has a few less seats but a dummy booking shows an A320 scheduled in March 19.
Is this likely to in crease demand and possibly prices?
TIA
ss
Last edited by george77300; Sep 14, 2018 at 4:35 am Reason: Grammer
Sep 14, 2018, 4:34 am
#2451
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,596
Currently an A320 is scheduled. Taking it to 2x A320 from LHR and 1x from LGW. It was originally planned to be a 788 a while ago but that obviously changed because of the issues. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the A320 flights is up gauged to an A321/A321neo as BA start getting some more.
Sep 14, 2018, 5:30 am
#2452
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 408
B787 (G-ZBJK) had arrived now as BA9158 (Wiki Updated)
Last edited by Fontana; Sep 14, 2018 at 5:32 am Reason: Wiki Update
Sep 14, 2018, 8:47 am
#2453
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: HUY & PIK
Programs: baec, HHonours
Posts: 175
Thanks
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Sep 15, 2018, 4:58 pm
#2454
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 958
Deleted.
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Sep 15, 2018, 7:42 pm
#2455
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: London, Babylon-on-Thames
Programs: BAEC Blue (back to Earth)
Posts: 1,510
The same aircraft type initially entered service with 150 seats in 1988 with BA.....
Sep 16, 2018, 2:01 am
#2456
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Bombay
Programs: EC Blue, EB Silver, FB Gold
Posts: 551
Sep 19, 2018, 10:29 am
#2457
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 162
I must have missed an earlier post on this. Are all the A320s going to be refitted with 180 seats? How long will the transition period be as scheduling will be a nightmare with 180, 177 & 168 configurations. Will the sharklets be fitted to selected aircraft at the same time or is this a separate exercise?
Sep 19, 2018, 10:36 am
#2458
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,020
I must have missed an earlier post on this. Are all the A320s going to be refitted with 180 seats? How long will the transition period be as scheduling will be a nightmare with 180, 177 & 168 configurations. Will the sharklets be fitted to selected aircraft at the same time or is this a separate exercise?
As for LHR all (except the neos) are 168 going to 180. They are getting the same 180 seats as the neos so all A320 at LHR will have 180 seats, both ceo and neo to streamline the fleet.
However, I'm not sure if they are going half Pinnacle and half slimline with no CE tables like the neos or still all Pinnacle with the tables. For reference the A321 refit currently half done from 205 to 218 seats is keeping all Pinnacle and CE tables. I'm not sure if the A320ceo refit is following the neo pattern or the A321ceo pattern. Also would be interesting to see how the A321neo's get delivered.
Sep 19, 2018, 11:17 am
#2459
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 162
The 177 is the LGW fleet and seperate. I don't think there are plans to refit those.
As for LHR all (except the neos) are 168 going to 180. They are getting the same 180 seats as the neos so all A320 at LHR will have 180 seats, both ceo and neo to streamline the fleet.
However, I'm not sure if they are going half Pinnacle and half slimline with no CE tables like the neos or still all Pinnacle with the tables. For reference the A321 refit currently half done from 205 to 218 seats is keeping all Pinnacle and CE tables. I'm not sure if the A320ceo refit is following the neo pattern or the A321ceo pattern. Also would be interesting to see how the A321neo's get delivered.
As for LHR all (except the neos) are 168 going to 180. They are getting the same 180 seats as the neos so all A320 at LHR will have 180 seats, both ceo and neo to streamline the fleet.
However, I'm not sure if they are going half Pinnacle and half slimline with no CE tables like the neos or still all Pinnacle with the tables. For reference the A321 refit currently half done from 205 to 218 seats is keeping all Pinnacle and CE tables. I'm not sure if the A320ceo refit is following the neo pattern or the A321ceo pattern. Also would be interesting to see how the A321neo's get delivered.
Sep 19, 2018, 11:24 am
#2460
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,020
Thanks - it will be interesting to see the results. Any idea on time scale? Also, any idea on the sharklet retrofit? EUYA to EUYN + 6 others were supposed to get them in 2018/2019 or has this been shelved as too expensive and not cost effective. Very few other airlines seem to be bothering with the retrofit - so maybe the return on investment is marginal.
G-EUUW is the first A320 to go in replacing G-EUXI so unless they speed things up it will be one A320 or A321 complete every two weeks. The last entry was Sep 15th so expect G-EUUW to return very end of September then either another A320 or A321 is likely to go in.
I don't have any inside information unfortunately so someone else might get you so more conclusive information.