British Airways Buys Boeing 777X Big

Instead of Airbus turning the tables on Boeing, the table turned on Airbus as BA choose the 777-9X  in this go-round of orders. The BA orders righted the 777X program for an on-course production flow as now Boeing will commit more to the 777X program and more risk can be taken with its NMA announcement coming in 2019. The order basic involves 34 747 retirements by 2022.

British Airways Score Card:

• (-34), 747 retired by 2022.
• 18, A350-1000 booked with delivery beginning in 2019
• 18, 7779x booked with starting delivery in 2020
• 24, 7779X Optioned for after 2022

Net growth of 26 WB frames

The retiring of the 747 fleet nets a fleet increase

Total British Airways value of Boeing's 777X aircraft at list price 18.5 billion including firm and optioned aircraft for 42 units.

BA has already in the fleet or ordered WBs per below chart.

Wikipedia BA Fleet Chart

                                      -1st2B PEc  Ec  Total

Boeing 777-200	3	—	17	48	24	127	216	To be replaced by 777-300ER[138][139]
Boeing 777-200ER	43	—	14	48	40	124	226[140]
			—	48	24	203	275
			—	32	52	252	336[141]
Boeing 777-300ER	12	3[142]	14	56	44	185	299
Boeing 787-8	12	—	—	35	25	154	214
Boeing 787-9	18	—	8	42	39	127	216
Boeing 787-10	—	12[143]	TBA

Just a quick summary of the BA fleet size concening Boeing product. It could replace many of its 777-200ERs with 777X currently from the MOU (24 LOI). Knowing this order will take about 5 years to complete 18 777X's and if the 777X meets and exceeds expectation in service Boeing could expect another 50 of its 777X to be ordered by 2025 for a complete fleet renewal of its total 777 classic version 777's.