Future Fleet
Any news/predictions on the rumoured new aircraft order? They've got the 747 "beach fleet" at Gatwick to replace with A350, 777X or 787 mooted as potential replacements. Also, how does the A330 fleet fit in? I understand they're leased and they always seemed like a bit of a stop-gap with the 787 delays, so is the long-term plan to phase them out?
I guess the 787 would be a nice choice to potentially have a one-type fleet in 5-10 years, with the -8/-9 replacing the A330 and -10 to provide capacity at LGW. Alternatively the A350 (or even a Delta style A330neo/A350 mix) would keep the Airbus/Boeing competition, which could be more valuable than the single-fleet efficiency. There's also the A380 deposits to be considered...