United has divided its widely-anticipated widebody order evenly between rival airframers Airbus and Boeing, ordering 25 A350XWBs and 25 Boeing 787s.
The airline is also taking options to purchase 50 additional aircraft of each type.
"One of our financial objectives was to ensure any aircraft order not
impact the work we are doing to strengthen ourbalance sheet and improve
our liquidity. The deal needed to drive strong economics to justify the
investments, as well as provide fleet flexibility over the long term,"
says carrier CEO Glenn Tilton. Read more...
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