British Airways scraps its Embraer E170 fleet
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It looks like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A318 won’t be the last fleet casualties at British Airways.
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BA CityFlyer is the British Airways subsidiary which operates flights from London City Airport.
The length of the runway at London City, and the need for departing aircraft to gain height quickly enough to avoid Canary Wharf, means that the smaller Embraer aircraft have been the preferred choice there. In the last few years, BA CityFlyer has been investing in the larger E190 version.