British Airways is ordering 32 new long-haul aircraft from Boeing in a deal worth nearly $13 billion, the airline's parent company, International Airlines Group confirmed Friday.

IAG, the airline’s parent company, announced the order a day after Britain and the United States confirmed the framework for a trade agreement to lower tariffs.

British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines said it ordered the planes to bolster its long-haul fleet after earnings rose.

British Airways parent IAG is poised to order about 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

A $10bn (£7.5bn) jet order for British Airways played an unexpected role in getting Britain’s trade deal with America across the line.