British Airways owner orders 53 Boeing and Airbus aircraft in a bet on long flight

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International Airlines, the owner of British Airways, has requested 53 broad planes from Boeing Wrbus in a bet on the continued strong demand for long flight.

IagOn Friday, the owner of Five Airlines announced the request of 32 aircraft from the Boeing 787-10 aircraft for British Airways and 21 Airbus A330-900neo Aircraft, which it said would be transferred by Aer Lingus, Iberia or level.

Howard Lootnick, US Trade Secretary, welcomed the Boeing aircraft on Thursday, when the United States and the United Kingdom announced a commercial deal, without naming Iag as a buyer.

On Friday, IAG has reached the 198 million euros profits for the first three months of the year, an increase of 68 million euros a year ago, by increasing passenger revenues and reducing fuel costs. All day Heathrow Airport closing In March due to energy reduction, it cost about 40 million pounds.

Iag has reported a series of standard annual profits since the epidemic, helped by the strong demand of passenger from postgraduate studies and first -class passengers for long -term trips, especially across the Atlantic Ocean. However, some airlines recently began to indicate cracks in demand amid US President Donald Trump’s trade war.

Iag said on Friday that airline appetite remained strong despite the total economic uncertainty. But she warned of “some last smoothness” in the economic tickets that vacationers bought in the United States.

The orders of the aircraft announced on Friday will allow Ig to replace 35 of its old aircraft and increase the size of its long -term fleet through 18 aircraft.

Applications also include options to buy up to 10 others Boeing 787 aircraft, and an additional 13 Airbus A330s. Boeing will be operated by General Electric engines and Airbus aircraft by Rolls-Royce.

“We look forward to the next decade, these new aircraft will enable us to enhance our basic markets and improve our customer experience,” said Luis Galligo, Ig CEO.

On Friday, the Airlines Group revealed that in the first quarter, options were made by a former order to purchase six aircraft from the Airbus A350-900 for Iberia, six Airbus A350-1000 and six Boeing 777-9 for BA.

The new joint requests reach 71 additional aircraft, in addition to 601 aircraft where the five airlines operate in Iag at the present time.

Iag faced questions from analysts and investors about the power of the high -level market after the uncertainty caused by the Trump tariff and their fears that travelers will be postponed by hostile American border patrols.

On Friday, Gallowo said that the reservations remained “flexible. Through all our markets”, especially in business and first study. Iag said that strong sales in her distinguished cabin have alleviated the challenges in securing economic reservations from American vacationers.

Many other airlines including Air France-KLM, Luffhansa and Virgin Atlantic have warned of similar scratches from demand throughout the Atlantic Ocean, while they said that Trump’s policies in general had no material impact on the demand for aviation.

Ig shares rose by 1 percent in morning trading in London.