United targets rapid completion for fleet review

United Airlines continues to evaluate its fleet needs and order book, following decisions to defer 61 Boeing 737 deliveries and park its Boeing 747 fleet. “Our fleet review is a work in progress and we will update you later this year,” said CFO Andrew Levy during a quarterly earnings call Wednesday. His comments did little to quell questions about the future of United’s order for 35 Airbus A350-1000s, as well as the possibility of additional Boeing 777-300ER orders. The fleet review, which covers United’s narrowbody, widebody and regional fleets, was launched last year following the restructuring of its senior leadership team that August. The first move was to defer indefinitely 61 of 65 737-700 deliveries and convert them to the Max in November. The remaining 4 aircraft were converted to the 737-800 due this year. <br/>