BA seeks go-ahead to wet-lease Qatar A330s amid Trent 1000 issues
British Airways has applied for regulatory approval to wet-lease 3 Airbus A330s from Qatar Airways in order to overcome schedule disruption caused by Boeing 787 engine maintenance. A regulatory filing published by the UK Civil Aviation Authority shows that BA requested permission to wet-lease the 3 aircraft between June 1 and Sept 30 to "support passenger operations" as it deals with the "impact of aircraft availability within its own fleet as a result of issues surrounding the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Package C engine". BA seeks to justify the leasing of aircraft from a non-EU carrier on the basis of "exceptional needs". Qatar Airways owns a 20% stake in IAG. IAG CE Willie Walsh said May 4 that "a number" of BA's 787s would be "unavailable" during the late spring and summer months of May, June and July. <br/>
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BA seeks go-ahead to wet-lease Qatar A330s amid Trent 1000 issues
British Airways has applied for regulatory approval to wet-lease 3 Airbus A330s from Qatar Airways in order to overcome schedule disruption caused by Boeing 787 engine maintenance. A regulatory filing published by the UK Civil Aviation Authority shows that BA requested permission to wet-lease the 3 aircraft between June 1 and Sept 30 to "support passenger operations" as it deals with the "impact of aircraft availability within its own fleet as a result of issues surrounding the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Package C engine". BA seeks to justify the leasing of aircraft from a non-EU carrier on the basis of "exceptional needs". Qatar Airways owns a 20% stake in IAG. IAG CE Willie Walsh said May 4 that "a number" of BA's 787s would be "unavailable" during the late spring and summer months of May, June and July. <br/>
