IAG orders 53 long-haul airliners from Airbus and Boeing, and discloses previous order

Airbus A330neo (Image: UK Aviation Media)
Airbus A330neo (Image: UK Aviation Media)

International Airlines Group (IAG), which owns British Airways (BA/BAW), Aer Lingus (EI/EIN), Iberia, Level and Vueling, has placed orders for 53 long-haul airlines split between Airbus and Boeing. The group also disclosed a previous order with Airbus for 12 long-haul aircraft.

Airbus order consists of 21 A330-900neo aircraft, adding to the previously undisclosed order for six A350-1000s and six A350-900s.

The order with Boeing is for 32 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, a type already in service with British Airways.

British Airways Boeing 787-10 flying above the clouds.
British Airways Boeing 787-10 flying above the clouds.

IAG’s A330-900s and A350’s will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent engines made in Derby while the Boeing 787-10s will be powered by General Electric engines.

The Airbus aircraft will also be fitted with wings made in Broughton, North Wales.

The list price for the Boeing 787-10 is $397 million making the Boeing deal worth $12.7 billion, although airlines rarely pay list price.

The A330-900neo list price is $374 million and the A350s have a list price of $356 million and $309 million for the -1000 and -900 respectively. This puts a total value of the Airbus orders at around $12.2 billion.

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