Originally Posted by
UA857
Obviously all the airlines have been hurting, but if an airline like EY or even CX are going to cancel their 77X orders, is there a once in a lifetime opportunity to make a 77X order? I’m sure UA will receive step discounts. If air travel returns to pre-COVID patterns I could see UA converting their 45 A359s into 30 779s. .....
But given all that, UA just
"United Next", UA announces purchase of 200 Boeing 737 Max and 70 Airbus A321 Neo. The CAPEX budget is well commitment for many years into the future. Note the lack of mention of 777X or any super capacity aircraft.
Additionally, Airbus and RR (for the engines) are not likely to release UA from their commitment to buy Boeing / GE. And adding more fleet variants is not the way UA is going, it is looking to simplify its fleet. And has made contractary agreements for those 789 engines.
And finally, 777X has been continuously slipping schedule. The latest bing FAA concerns with the aircraft. So between that and post-COVID traffic levels many carriers are backing off from 777X