British Airways new A350-100 damaged before delivery

British Airways is looking to add to its list of A350-100 aircraft, however, the delivery schedule for its full total of 18 aircraft that it has on order from Airbus could be harmed. The airline’s delivery of the new A350-1000s are scheduled to be by the end of 2022. However, it’s being reported that Airbus is undertaking repairs to BA’s latest A350-1000, which was damaged in an “incident” at the manufacturer’s facility. The British carrier will use the A350-1000s to replace its Boeing 747-400s, which are due to be phased out of BA’s mainline fleet by 2024. Details of the