by kleinbl00

Despite the fact that you need to pump iron if you want to keep it from gettin' crashy, British Airways is abruptly and forcefully shifting from Airbus to Boeing. Why? Benjamins, bitch!

But the deal, covering a period at least four years away when some airlines are already hesitating to commit due to economic risks, will have come at what one experienced aircraft negotiator described as a “spectacular” price discount.

Aircraft typically sell at about half the official catalog price, but discounts on the deal will be steeper, he said.

“Boeing gets an endorsement at exactly the right moment and this completely shifts the narrative; IAG gets to lock in very good pricing,” aerospace consultant Richard Aboulafia said.