I flew on a British Airways Airbus A320 for $195. It's definitely better than flying budget, but I can see why the airline is spending $9 billion on upgrades. Review by Pete Syme ...

Over the next five years, British Airways is expected to take 72 new aircraft including the A350, Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, along with the Airbus A320/A321neo.

BA’s current A320 family fleet comprises the ten CFM56-powered A320s and 57 V2500-powered aircraft – 33 A319s, 17 A320s and seven A321s.