BRITISH AIRWAYS is unlikely to be placing any significant aircraft orders in the immediate future according to chief executive Rod Eddington. With an average age of 7.5 years BA says that it has a young fleet and no requirement to seriously consider committing itself to new ”planes at the present time. With the Boeing 767 fleet not now being converted to tankers for the RAF those aircraft will be staying with the airline for some time. Speaking to the media after the Investors” Day briefings last week Eddington made it clear that the carrier was very pleased with the Boeing 777 and that ”more of the same” could be on the cards. The Boeing 7E7 was being monitored but with the short range version appearing to have priority BA did not have to commit itself as yet. As for the Airbus A380 he made it clear that the airline would watch partner carrier Qantas performance with the super Jumbo on the ”Kangaroo” route before committing themselves. The Aussie BA boss will have more opportunities than most to view the aircraft from a passenger point of view when he goes home from time to time. He might even try the back end for a leg. Eddington said that in the volatile airline industry there is however always commercial movement and did not rule out an aircraft order if a manufacturer came along with a exceptional deal.
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