United Airlines orders 150 737NG/MAX

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Announced at Farnborough:

100 737MAX and 50 NGs.

Here's the Boeing news release...

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2342

Since United currently operates 320s, this might be significant that they didn't order 320 NEOs.

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Announced at Farnborough:

100 737MAX and 50 NGs.

Here's the Boeing news release...

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2342

Since United currently operates 320s, this might be significant that they didn't order 320 NEOs.

This order was a toss-up. Remember that United now also contains Continental and they have a large fleet of 737s with (I believe) new ones still on order.

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kinda surprising, one would think that with 150ish A319/320's already in the fleet AND a need to continue to play the manufacturers against each other that UAL would have ordered some more 'busses. Big win for Boeing IMO.

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Thanks for posting that link MSR.

The number that surprised me was that CFM has outsold PW 2 to 1, even having slightly won the competition on the NEO.

For all the blather about the GTF that PW has been spouting for the last 5 years one would have thought that they had the market cornered.

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Not at all surprised really by UA's decision to buying Boeings...as they have been the North American launch customer for many of Boeing's aircraft fleet from the 767-200/400ER, 777-200, 787, and they will also now become the launch customer for the new 737 MAX 9.