United Airlines Mahoosive order
I see that United has taken the plunge, as was long rumoured, to order 100 787s plus 100 options, plus 56 additional 737MAX.
Deliveries will take place from 2024-32. What the press haven’t so far commented on is that it’s an admission that the (also) long rumoured NMA is, for the foreseeable future, stillborn.
The subtypes of 787 haven’t been decided yet, but will be a mix of -8, -9 and -10. They will largely replace :
35 Boeing 757-200ERs, average age 26 years
20 Boeing 757-300s, average age 20 years
37 Boeing 767-300ERs, average age 27 years
16 Boeing 767-400ERs, average age 21 years
19 Boeing 777-200s, average age 25 years
55 Boeing 777-200ERs, average age 22 years.
So that’s 172 aircraft, just to more or less stand still, before any growth (I know seat counts vary, and newer may be larger seat counts).
An order that needed to be made! The interesting part is where that leaves the 45 aircraft A350 order.....
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