BA Summer Schedule 2006

[tristar500]

I see that the B767 is making a remarkable come-back in the BA longhaul network this summer with Canada and the USA being the initial countries involved. Seems a little odd really that not too long ago, the B767 was heading out of the airline with Qantas getting numerous examples at very good rates. Things could have been so much better if the B757 was still playing a major part too, with both aircraft able to fly medium/longhaul routes, common crewing, common ratings and excellent reliability. As new and spacious as it is, the Airbus just cant match the Boeing in adaptability and sector length, only adding to the not-too-distant fleet renewal woes BA are facing...

[flyer55]

Tristar , some of the 767's are being converted from shorthaul into longhaul and are doing a mixture of routes , but some of the 767's will remain on shorthaul .

[MarkD]

Rod E said before he left that more 763s might be converted depending on how things worked out.

[HZ123]

Indeed he did but not everything is looking rosy. Many of the substitutes are due to fall over in forward bookings, a trend that is likely to continue with a selection of LC / Charter entering into many of the traditional LH markets, once the domain of the state carriers and the american /canadian protected zones.

[Globaliser]

Originally Posted by tristar500

Seems a little odd really that not too long ago, the B767 was heading out of the airline with Qantas getting numerous examples at very good rates.

Things changed quite a lot when the tanker plan fell through - so not that odd when set in proper context.

[bermudatriangle]

Tristar,the 767 reliability suffered on tropical,humid routes.The electrics don't like tropical conditions for some reasons.Fine on north Atlantic,not so good to the Caribbean.