BA Orders New Fleet For London City Routes
December 22, 2008
British Airways has ordered 11 Embraer aircraft to replace the current short-haul CityFlyer fleet operating out of London's City airport, the airline said on Monday.
The order includes options for three more aircraft and the whole deal is worth GBP376 million pounds (USD561.7 million) at current list prices, British Airways said.
CityFlyer will take delivery of the first aircraft from September 2009 and the more fuel-efficient jets will operate on routes from London City Airport to Scotland, Ireland and Europe.
"This significant investment in new aircraft further demonstrates British Airways' commitment to services into and out of London City for our customers," said Peter Simpson, managing director of BA CityFlyer.
(Reuters)
