United Airlines orders Boeing 787, Airbus planes
USA Today - 2 hours 53 minutes agoUnited Airlines on Tuesday said it would buy its first new jets since 1998, splitting an order for 50 planes between Airbus and Boeing.
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United Airlines on Tuesday said it would buy its first new jets since 1998, splitting an order for 50 planes between Airbus and Boeing.
United Airlines on Tuesday announced multibillion-dollar orders for 25 Airbus and 25 Boeing widebody aircraft in a bid to lower operating costs and expand international destinations.
United Airlines on Tuesday announced firm orders for 25 Airbus 350 aircrafts and 25 Boeing 787s, modernizing its fleet to make it more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly.
United Airlines is ordering 50 new airplanes the way some people ease into a cold lake. Toes first, and very slowly. The deal announced Tuesday has several conservative pieces. United split its order between the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350, and waited until the depth of a recession so it could press for better prices.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- United Airlines Inc. split an order for 50 aircraft between Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS, the first time the U.S. carrier that once belonged to Boeing has turned to the European manufacturer for long-range, wide-body planes.
United Airlines places order for 25 Boeing 787 widebody jetliners, 25 Airbus A350 aircraft
CHICAGO (AP) -- United Airlines says it placed an order for 25 of Boeing's long-awaited 787 widebody jetliners and 25 of the A350 aircraft from Airbus.
United Airlines orders 25 Boeing 787 jetliners and 25 Airbus aircraft
Chicago-based United Airlines said today that it would buy its first new jets since 1998, splitting an order for 50 planes between Airbus and Boeing Co.
United Airlines is ordering 50 new airplanes the way some people ease into a cold lake. Toes first, and very slowly.
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FILE - In this July 21, 2009, a United Airlines jet leaves the gate at Logan International Airport in Boston. United Airlines said Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, it placed an order for 25 of Boeing's long-awaited 787 widebody jetliners and 25 of the A350 aircraft from Airbus. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)
United Airlines said it ordered 25 of Boeing's long-awaited 787 widebody jetliners and 25 of the Airbus A350.
United said it ordered 25 of Boeing's long-awaited 787 widebody jetliners and 25 of the Airbus A350....
Taking advantage of down market prices, United Airlines said on Tuesday it placed a $10 billion-plus order for 50 wide-bodied jetliners divided between Airbus and Boeing Co , in a bid to slash fuel costs and emissions.
United Airlines is ordering 50 new airplanes the way some people ease into a cold lake. Toes first, and very slowly. The deal announced Tuesday has several conservative pieces.