Iberia ordered 8 new A330-300's powered by GE which arrive in 2013.
The BMI A330's are older -200's powered by RR.
Iberia do not currently operate any A330's.
Can't quite see IB taking on the two BMI A330's, unless IB urgently need short-term fill-in longhaul capacity. But then so might BA if the BMI deal goes through.
IB would probably find some cheap used A340's that are reasonably compatible with their current A340 fleet a better fill-in option longer term, especially if contemplating operating their pilots on a pooled A330 / A340 fleet.
Maybe a damp-lease of the BMI A330's to IB is on the cards, as BMI recently did for Turkish Airlines. Especially if a pilot surplus is on the cards.
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