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United Airlines Makes History, Unveils Order To Purchase 200 New Boeing Aircraft

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December 14, (THEWILL) – United Airlines has announced the largest widebody order by a US carrier in commercial aviation history.

The order includes 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners with options to purchase 100 more.

This historic purchase is touted as the next chapter in the ambitious United Next plan and will bolster the airline’s leadership role in global travel for years to come.

United also exercised options to purchase 44 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft for delivery between 2024 and 2026 – consistent with the United Next 2026 capacity plan – and ordered 56 more MAX aircraft for delivery between 2027 and 2028.

Commenting, United CEO, Scott Kirby, said “United emerged from the pandemic as the world’s leading global airline and the flag carrier of the United States. This order further solidifies our lead and creates new opportunities for our customers, employees and shareholders by accelerating our plan to connect more people to more places around the globe and deliver the best experience in the sky.”

President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Stan Deal, said with this investment in its future fleet, the 737 MAX and 787 will help United accelerate its fleet modernization and global growth strategy.

“The Boeing team is honoured by United’s trust in our family of airplanes to connect people and transport cargo around the world for decades to come”, he said.

The firm order for 787 aircraft addresses United’s current widebody aircraft replacement needs through the next decade – their greatly improved maintenance and fuel burn economics will further United’s efforts to improve its overall cost profile. In partnership with Boeing, this order also helps United maintain flexibility with the timing of widebody aircraft retirements.

At the same time, the 787 options allow United to continue to grow its global network and would help maintain the airline’s industry-leading margins in international flying among US carriers.

Also, Gerry Laderman, United’s EVP and Chief Financial Officer, added, “this order solves our current widebody replacement needs in a more fuel-efficient and cost-efficient way, while also giving our customers a best-in-class experience. And if the future of long-haul flying is as bright as we think it will be, United is able to capitalize on those opportunities by exercising these new widebody options. I look forward to the incremental margin and earnings these aircraft will generate.”

The exercised options for MAX aircraft are consistent with the 2026 capacity and two margin targets associated with the United Next plan. United has also started to build the order book for 2027 and beyond, with the firm order for 56 additional MAX aircraft.

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Anthony Awunor, is a business correspondent who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics (UNILAG). He is also an alumnus of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria Kaduna State. He lives in Lagos.

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