United Fuels Growth Plans With Purchase of 110 More Aircraft
- Airline to buy 50 Boeing 787s, 60 Airbus A321neos by 2031
- Orders lock in United supplies as plane production lines fill
The latest purchases build on a multi billion-dollar deal with Boeing for 100 planes and 100 options that was placed in December.
Photographer: Bing Guan/BloombergUnited Airlines Holdings Inc. will buy 110 more aircraft that will be delivered starting in five years, extending its aggressive bets on growth and future travel demand.
United converted existing options it held into firm orders on Tuesday for 50 Boeing Co. 787-9 Dreamliners, to be delivered from 2028 through 2031, and for 60 Airbus SE A321neos for delivery between 2028 and 2030. The planned double-digit purchase of Airbus jets was reported earlier by Bloomberg.
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United Fuels Growth Plans With Purchase of 110 More Aircraft