{"id":381995,"date":"2022-12-21T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T20:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=381995"},"modified":"2022-12-21T06:00:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T20:00:52","slug":"united-to-buy-up-to-200-new-boeing-787-dreamliners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/united-to-buy-up-to-200-new-boeing-787-dreamliners\/","title":{"rendered":"United to buy up to 200 new Boeing 787 Dreamliners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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United Airlines expects to take delivery of 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners between 2024 and 2032.(CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CHICAGO\u2014United Airlines announced the largest widebody order by a U.S. carrier in commercial aviation history: 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners with options to purchase 100 more.<\/p>\n

This historic purchase is the next chapter in the ambitious United Next plan and will bolster the airline\u2019s leadership role in global travel for years to come.<\/p>\n

United expects to take delivery of the new widebody planes between 2024 and 2032 and can choose among the 787-8, 9 or 10 models, providing flexibility to support a wide range of routes.<\/p>\n

United also exercised options to purchase 44 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft for delivery between 2024 and 2026\u2014consistent with the United Next 2026 capacity plan\u2014and ordered 56 more MAX aircraft for delivery between 2027 and 2028.<\/p>\n

The airline now expects to take delivery of about 700 new narrow and widebody aircraft by the end of 2032, including an average of more than two every week in 2023 and more than three every week in 2024.<\/p>\n

Additionally, United continues its unprecedented effort to upgrade the interiors of its existing fleet. More than 90% of the carrier\u2019s international widebodies now feature the United Polaris business class seat, as well as United Premium Plus seating\u2014upgrades for the remaining aircraft will be completed by the summer of 2023. United also will retrofit 100% of its mainline, narrow-body planes with its signature interior\u2014about 100 aircraft are scheduled to be completed in 2023 with the remaining expected to be completed by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n

Approximately 100 planes of the new widebody order are expected to replace older Boeing 767 and Boeing 777 aircraft, with all 767 aircraft removed from the United fleet by 2030, resulting in up to an expected 25% decrease in carbon emissions per seat for the new planes compared to the older planes they are expected to replace.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnited emerged from the pandemic as the world\u2019s leading global airline and the flag carrier of the United States,\u201d said United CEO Scott Kirby. \u201cThis 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this investment in its future fleet, the 737 MAX and 787 will help United accelerate its fleet modernization and global growth strategy,\u201d said Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. \u201cThe Boeing team is honored by United\u2019s trust in our family of airplanes to connect people and transport cargo around the world for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nThe firm order for 787 aircraft addresses United\u2019s current widebody aircraft replacement needs through the next decade \u2014their greatly improved maintenance and fuel burn economics will further United\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the 787 options allow United to continue to grow its global network and would help maintain the airline\u2019s industry-leading margins in international flying among U.S. carriers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis order solves for our current widebody replacement needs in a more fuel-efficient and cost-efficient way, while also giving our customers a best-in-class experience,\u201d said Gerry Laderman, United\u2019s EVP and Chief Financial Officer. \u201cAnd 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

The exercised options for MAX aircraft are consistent with the 2026 capacity and two margin targets associated with the United Next plan. United also has started to build the order book for 2027 and beyond with the firm order for 56 additional MAX aircraft. (PR)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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