United's US$14b order signals Airbus gain on Boeing domain
United Airlines is expanding an earlier order for Airbus' A350 jetliner, handing the planemaker a critical win in its battle with Boeing for supremacy in the wide-body jet market. The deal for 45 of the A350-900 planes, which is valued at US$14b before customary discounts, replaces an earlier order for 35 of Airbus’s bigger and pricier A350-1000s. Earlier this year, United had indefinitely deferred the first 4 aircraft as it re-evaluated fleet plans. Deliveries of the new Airbus jetliners won’t begin until 2022, when United’s oldest Boeing 777 jets will start to reach retirement age. The transaction establishes Airbus’s marquee wide-body jet as a possible replacement for Boeing’s top-selling 777 aircraft at United, which was the launch customer for the twin-aisle jet in 1995. <br/>
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United's US$14b order signals Airbus gain on Boeing domain
United Airlines is expanding an earlier order for Airbus' A350 jetliner, handing the planemaker a critical win in its battle with Boeing for supremacy in the wide-body jet market. The deal for 45 of the A350-900 planes, which is valued at US$14b before customary discounts, replaces an earlier order for 35 of Airbus’s bigger and pricier A350-1000s. Earlier this year, United had indefinitely deferred the first 4 aircraft as it re-evaluated fleet plans. Deliveries of the new Airbus jetliners won’t begin until 2022, when United’s oldest Boeing 777 jets will start to reach retirement age. The transaction establishes Airbus’s marquee wide-body jet as a possible replacement for Boeing’s top-selling 777 aircraft at United, which was the launch customer for the twin-aisle jet in 1995. <br/>
