BA says farewell to the jumbo as the plane with the hump looks set to be heading for the dump - Home News - UK - The Independent
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BA says farewell to the jumbo as the plane with the hump looks set to be heading for the dump"
Simon Calder reports on the order for the 787s and mentions Peter Woodrow's comments from Air N There
"The aviation consultant, Peter Woodrow, described the decision as “a surprising choice” given that BA operates from the most constrained airport in the world. In his Air ‘N There blog he wrote: “The order is not a cause for celebration by those who want to fly BA in the future. The opponents of new Heathrow runways might also raise gleeful eyebrows and claim that the capacity of the two existing ones is not being exploited to the full.”"
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"this new order does look disappointing for anyone hoping to see a vigorously resurgent revitalised BA fighting its corner against all comers. It seems to be an updating of what the airline does now, along with the uninspiring acceptance of a longhaul future of little or no passenger growth and an ongoing steady decline in overall market share on many routes other than the Atlantic. It doesn't give the airline's staff much to go for either."