By Tracy Rucinski
By Tracy Rucinski
CHICAGO, Dec 3 (Reuters) – United Airways Holdings Inc UAL.O introduced on Tuesday an order for 50 Airbus SE AIR.PA A321XLR jets to fly between the usEast Coast and Europe, changing into the most recent U.S. airline to ink a deal for the European planemaker’s new passenger jet.
The long-range A321XLR jets will exchange United’s 53 Boeing 757-200 planes starting in 2024, the Chicago-based planemaker mentioned, flying to cities like Porto, Portugal and different potential new locations.
United’s 757 planes will attain the top of their lifespan in a couple of decade and Boeing Co BA.N isn’t constructing any extra of the big single-aisle mannequin.
As an alternative, the U.S. planemaker has been contemplating a brand new twin-aisle airplane, provisionally generally known as the NMA, however has delayed a launch determination till 2020 whereas it manages the continued world grounding of its 737 MAX jets following two deadly crashes.
United’s chief working officer Andrew Nocella…