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ON A HIGH
BOEING ENDS 2022 ON flag carrier of the United States,” said United CEO Scott Kirby.
“This order further solidifies our lead and creates new oppor-
A HIGH WITH HISTORIC tunities for our customers, employees and shareholders by
UNITED ORDER accelerating our plan to connect more people to more places
around the globe and deliver the best experience in the sky.”
ATUL CHANDRA United expects to take delivery of the new widebody planes
between 2024 and 2032 and can choose among the 787-8, 9
Boeing has bagged a firm order for from or 10 models, providing flexibility to support a wide range of
U.S. carrier United Airlines for 100 new 787 routes. “Our widebody fleet will be re-energized by these new
Dreamliners - plus options to add 100 more. 787 deliveries and further strengthen what we do best: connect
The deal for 100 787 Dreamliners with options people and unite the world with modern, customer friendly and
for 100 more is the largest order for the type fuel-efficient aircraft,” said Andrew Nocella, United’s EVP and
in Boeing history. United is also purchasing Chief Commercial Officer.
100 737 MAX jets by exercising 44 existing
options and placing 56 new orders. The orders Approximately 100 of the 787s are slated to replace United’s
from United represent the largest widebody older Boeing 767 and Boeing 777 aircraft, with all of the former
aircraft order by a U.S. carrier in commercial to be removed from the United fleet by 2030. The new 787s
aviation history and allow Boeing to end the will deliver an impressive 25 per cent improvement in fuel use
year on a high note. compared with the airplanes it replaces, depending on the con-
figuration. The noise footprint of the new B787s is also more than
Future Perfect 60 percent smaller than those of the airplanes it will replace.
The latest orders from United take its total “This order solves for our current widebody replacement needs
orders with Boeing past 530, including more in a more fuel-efficient and cost-efficient way, while also giving
than 430 737 MAX airplanes. “With this our customers a best-in-class experience,” said Gerry Laderman,
investment in its future fleet, the 737 MAX United’s EVP and Chief Financial Officer. “And if the future of
and 787 will help United accelerate its fleet long-haul flying is as bright as we think it will be, United is able
modernization and global growth strategy,” to capitalize on those opportunities by exercising these new
said Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing widebody options - I look forward to the incremental margin and
Commercial Airplanes. earnings these aircraft will generate.”
The firm order for 787 aircraft addresses The 44 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on order with Boeing are slated
United’s current widebody aircraft replace- for delivery to United between 2024 and 2026, while the addi-
ment needs through the next decade. The tional 56 MAX aircraft are slated for delivery between 2027 and
new aircraft will require significantly reduced 2028. United now expects to take delivery of about 700 new
maintenance and far improved fuel burn eco- narrow and widebody aircraft by the end of 2032, including an
nomics. “United emerged from the pandemic average of more than two every week in 2023 and more than
as the world’s leading global airline and the three every week in 2024.
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